Pete
Sorry for the delay in replying, work takes me away for long periods.
I used a Sprintex supercharger, mounted under the exhaust!. This was the only place that allowed a straight line to the drive pulley, but lead to the afor mentioned cooling problems.
Mix came in via a pair of 2 inch SUs, along an aluminium pipe to the blower, then over the back of the engine to the new manifold, All very complicated to make but looked the goods once in place. I found that the exhaust manifold needed to be lagged with heat tape and a heat shield made to protect the blower during operation. I looked at the possibility of mounting it above the engine, but this seemed a very inelegant solution, and would involve a hunchbacked bonnet!
The carbys were mounted down low on the passenger side of the car ( Thats UK/ Australia passengers) and were in an air box to keep the dirt and water out. I toyed with the idea of an intercooler, but was baffled by the plumbing! The generator was shifted to the other side under the oilpump and distributer drive on a special bracket to keep it clear of the crankcase. This was not a very satisfactory solution, but it worked. Ultimately I never kept on with the car and attempted to sort another way to provide electrical power. In the end the car made mad horsepower, well, mad for a 2000 perhaps; but the mods made it hard to drive smoothly, it was very all or nothing.
Ultimatly I lost intrest in the forced induction route, it really did not suit the engine at all, and it was difficult to adjust any thing. Initially I was expecting to be running about +7psi, but the damn thing was pushing +12 and it was a nightmare to swap pulleys, and put everything back in again.
If you have time and money to spare, the pursuit of power is addictive, and as you will all have seen from my other posts regarding my 3500 I am still hooked.
Good luck to anyone else mad enough to try supercharging the 2000, I can highly recommend it as a mental stimulus!!!!
Cheers
GUY.
