PeterC's Wade-blown TR6

[PeterC]

Road-going,. Now ready for higher compression head, water injection, revised cross-duct and plenum, and SU back-suction control.

...............when the garage heats up in spring. 

Blog site, updated irregularly: https://supertrarged.wordpress.com/

Edited January 6, 2018 by PeterC

[Nick Jones]

That's a big blower!  How much boost?  Is HP / torque known?

Extra washer bottle for water injection?  Though I guess they are not often called on, does the prospect of two PRVs venting flammable mixture not give some concern?

Nick

[PeterC]

Nick, Its a 'in period' Wade RO34 off the Commer TS3 diesels. So it revs at 80% of crank rpm, delivers ca 3.4 litre per rev.  A modern Eaton M62 ( £250 off ebay) would do the job better and fit easier but weren't around secondhand 20 years ago.

Max boost at present 9psi but its geared for 12, so hoping to find a couple more psi with a better cross-duct and no lead weighing down the SU piston

The back fire valves protect the rotors from explosions in the plenum and cross-duct. So its burned mixture that's released Two are after-thoughts after a backfire bent the 1/4 inch alloy plate bolted to the blower - it created a ca 0.5mm gap between studs 3 inches apart ! very lucky the blower was not junked.

Water bottle is for the windscreen, displaced by the air filter. The WI gallon tank is bolted to the rollcage as is a 10 bar window cleaner's pump. The jets and plenum  etc yet to be built.

Peter

Edited January 7, 2018 by PeterC