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That's fantastic. No intercooler but the finned alloy pipes probably help reduced intake air temps slightly. I wish my project could support that level of fabrication!
Greg Gordon www.oldebottles.com/italiancars.htm
Greg Gordon www.oldebottles.com/italiancars.htm
It's belonging to an Alfa 8C 2900. There were several of them at Amelia Concours at the weekend. You should have seen the ones from the 40's that were GP racer chassis/motor, but with coachwork by the likes of Touring. Incredibly beautiful!
OK...I'd better stop; I'm in danger of thread hijacking.
OK...I'd better stop; I'm in danger of thread hijacking.
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hi greg, long time no speak eh. just curious to hear your thoughts on a straight 6, 4 litre engine running on straight l.p.g gas and considering supercharging. dunno if u are familiar with this concept, however i am trying to gain as many different opinions on this possible project of an aquantaince of mine. wat he has already is a straight gas throttle body and many different people have suggested different theories in regards to running the supercharger b4 or after it. some say it shoul be set up simply like a draw through carby set-up, while some say otherwise. wat everybody agress upon though is the fact that a supercharger is not needed due to the use of straight l/p/g gas. basically i just want u to throw a few ideas my way here.
patzo_3l
3l gtv6 turbo 85'
2006 147 gta selespeed
1990 75 twinspark
1998 spider
2.0l gtv 85'
33 1.7ie
3l gtv6 turbo 85'
2006 147 gta selespeed
1990 75 twinspark
1998 spider
2.0l gtv 85'
33 1.7ie
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Hi Patzo, I wish I could help with that but I have Zero experiece with LPG fueled cars.
As a general rule it's better to have the supercharger suck through the throttle body. Every OEM supercharger set up in production does it this way and every Magnuson kit (probably the best supercharger kits out there) does it this way. So I would suspect that's how to do it with LPG too.
Just like Turbos superchargers like intercoolers, and they really like liquid to air intercoolers so it's best if you can use one. I would imagine this is true with any fuel.
Good luck, this could be a tough one!
Greg Gordon
As a general rule it's better to have the supercharger suck through the throttle body. Every OEM supercharger set up in production does it this way and every Magnuson kit (probably the best supercharger kits out there) does it this way. So I would suspect that's how to do it with LPG too.
Just like Turbos superchargers like intercoolers, and they really like liquid to air intercoolers so it's best if you can use one. I would imagine this is true with any fuel.
Good luck, this could be a tough one!
Greg Gordon
Dave c,You are a very privilidged man to have been able to see so many great Alfa Romeo`s at the same time.....These cars are what made Alfa so great over the years..Sad ,by the looks of it, that the 8c 2900 is over restored in typical American fashion...
We have a great number of veteran and vintage Alfa`s in S.A.Some in original unrestored condition.The rarest would probably be the Zagato 1750 and the 8c 2900 Superleggeria coupe.Some wonderfull original 116gta 1300 and gta am 2000 as well..
Any one in Australia know if Ross Flewell-Smith still has his AlfA G3??
Barry
We have a great number of veteran and vintage Alfa`s in S.A.Some in original unrestored condition.The rarest would probably be the Zagato 1750 and the 8c 2900 Superleggeria coupe.Some wonderfull original 116gta 1300 and gta am 2000 as well..
Any one in Australia know if Ross Flewell-Smith still has his AlfA G3??
Barry
French cars are shit and shit expensive to service and bloody awful and unreliable and expensive and friends don't let friends drive french cars and you wait years for parts.
Performance
Hi Baz,
Sorry to say Ross has passed away. Don't know what happened to his estate. If you really want to know, I could do some research for you.
Sorry to say Ross has passed away. Don't know what happened to his estate. If you really want to know, I could do some research for you.
Transaxle Alfas Haul More Arse
Allright, help me find a site to post these on. There's no doubt the pics we took were incredible. Any fool with a point and shoot could have done a good job at Amelia. There was a stunning collection of cars on show. I don't ever think I'll see such a gathering again....
So....help me out here: where do I find a site that will let me post pix for free?
So....help me out here: where do I find a site that will let me post pix for free?
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Well, Greg, I've well and truly hijacked this post. I apologise for this.
As soon as someone can point me towards a photo posting site, I'll depart...
Promise.
TZ-2 (my fav Alfa) and Seinfeld's 1949 Porsche (oldest in existence) attached.
As soon as someone can point me towards a photo posting site, I'll depart...
Promise.
TZ-2 (my fav Alfa) and Seinfeld's 1949 Porsche (oldest in existence) attached.
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More Kits More Kits
Greg - so when are you going to make more kits? That's a great service you are doing for us.
My car is still in the body shop but making good progress (can't say so much for the Maratona donor). So I'll want to drive it for a while and maybe upgrade next winter? The supercharger kit is great since I have a very tight, low mileage 3.0 (S cams, headers, S pistons) that I'd like not to take apart...I guess the S pistons might be an issue so I'd have to run lower boost maybe with the water injection.
When you are ready...
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My car is still in the body shop but making good progress (can't say so much for the Maratona donor). So I'll want to drive it for a while and maybe upgrade next winter? The supercharger kit is great since I have a very tight, low mileage 3.0 (S cams, headers, S pistons) that I'd like not to take apart...I guess the S pistons might be an issue so I'd have to run lower boost maybe with the water injection.
When you are ready...
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