Ok, so do you have any suggestions on most economical way to set up a blower?  

 I have nothing against the McCulloch, just would like to figure out a parts list that would apply to my truck.  By the way, I do have a crank pulley somewhere that has two grooves for the typical v belt. 

I have to agree with what You said on another post Frank, putting a blower on will get you the power potential & do it in most cases in one step vs all the tearing down & half rebuilding of internals.  It's been my experience that when you start changing bits & pieces of an engine that has been running for a while that things end up going wrong rather quickly once you put it back into service..

Like a transplant in which the body rejects the new part or something... A blower sound best for this combination, since that's what the larger chamber heads & low compression I used were intended for. 

I'll just have to find an old 30's or 40s ford in a field somewhere & use my G heads & make a Light weight Rat Rod & do the Big lumpy cam on that!  -oh, & then I can load that on a trailer, pull it w/ my truck & shoot for Columbus in 2009 or so.

did i read right???? a fellow y-block memeber put a modern blower on a y-block in a t-bird?????  got any pics or info on how they did it???????

Yes, what i wrote was Jerry Christianson setup Keith Macneil's 55 bird. You would have to check with Jerry, The only pic I had was in the link in my last response.

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just realized my pic wasn't showing up. should be ok now.

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Ok, so for the experienced blower guys, what do you make of this one on E-Pay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vintage-50s-McCulloch-Supercharger-W-bracket-Rare_W0QQitemZ130165656239QQihZ003QQcategoryZ34202QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Be wary of a little paint. Spins free isn't especially good either. The McCullouch's should have drag when you turn them. Other than that the starting price seems too high to suit me. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Ok, so can this be installed using frankes brakets?  How about the Idler pulleys? 

I think I have a homemade a/c braket with idler, maybe I can re-engineer?... HMM.

http://www.superchargersonline.com/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=PAX1016118

Red Stake Bed:

I can't see the bolt pattern on the front of the blower, but I don't believe it will bolt to Frank's bracket.  That's not to say it isn't adaptable to it.  Also, it probably has a serpentine belt pulley, which are not being made for the Y Block.  They would have to be fabricated or adapted from something else, or the pulley on the blower changed to a V type.

John

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Yeah, I figured I would get a v pulley from the paxton guys.  They sell complete kits for 60's mustangs with 289's, so I would just try to get the pulley from that application. 

I read something that even a Super Charger is somewhat effected by altitude.  We are above 5280 here.  Should I still try to stick with a 5lb boost like the original stuff?

Sorry about previous post. Should have read: McCullouchs don't spin but have drag on them. Can even be a little hard to turn. These superchargers turn at extremely high RPM so bearing surfaces and clearences are crucial. They can get damaged quickly if run out of oil! I've found that most of the sellers don't really know anything about them.

Franks brackets are duplicates of the origionals and he has the idler arm and pulley too. Brackets and pulleys can be quite difficult to find so Frank is always a great option. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire