Hello fellow addicts!
I wrote to the supercharger people (hi-flow.com) and got a prompt reply that
some of you might find interesting. I don't think I can justify the upgrade as
yet, but one can dream...
(ps, thanks to the lister who posted this website!)
----- Original Message -----
From: Hans Pedersen
To: David Pennington
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: MGB unit
Hi David.
Thank you for your enquiry.
Our supercharger kit is designed to be fitted to a stock engine.
Provided the engine is in good condition, and within manufacturers
tolerances there is generally no extraordinary mods. required in the milder
stages of tune.
However, many mod's which work with conventional tuning can also be
successfully employed on supercharged applications.
Generally we find that the 96 octane leaded fuel available here is the
limiting factor in safe power production.
Therefore we would need to ascertain the actual ratio of each individual
vehicle to establish just how much boost could be safely used.
Bearing in mind that some of these vehicles are now over 30 years old, and
may have been rebuilt or modified with a higher than original comp. ratio.
We can tailor the kits to suit most comp. ratios and to run on super fuel or
unleaded.
Excellent results have been possible with 8.0 and 8.5: 1 comp. ratios.
Power would start around 30% improvement over standard and could reach 100%
given the correct set-up.
In our kit fuel requirements are taken of by the SU HIF 6 carby supplied
(the metering needle fitted may require slight changes to suit each
individual installation). The SU is generally considered to be better suited
to forced induction over the Weber downdraft.
The distributor advance curve should, ideally, be
modified to suit the engines new requirement, or we can supply a brand new
Bosch distributor with a suitable curve.
Our comprehensive kit includes all components (incl. new SU carby and K&N
filter) to convert a standard MGB to a supercharged MGB, including detailed
fitting notes.
The price of our MG kit is $5750 AUD (approx. $3105 USD at current
exchange rate), and air freight would be around $250 AUD (approx. $135 USD).
Most MG enthusiasts should be able to install the kit, with only the final
tuning of fuel and ignition system requiring specialised equipment.
Regards,
Hans J. Pedersen
HP High Performance Products
Victoria. Australia
Ph. +61 3 9874 1800
http://www.hi-flow.com
hans@hi-flow.com
----- Original Message -----
From: David Pennington
To: hans@hi-flow.com
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 2:54 AM
Subject: MGB unit
Please send pricing info (US dollars) for the complete MGB supercharger
unit. I have a 1970 model 18V engine.
also, I have a Weber downdraft, can it be used with the setup?
thanks!
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