Fw: supercharged rocco motor?

["Ben Rogowski" <bgr13@earthlink.net>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>I forwarded some information about this guy's 75 Roc last week.  He's
looking into doing some engine work and wants some opinions.  Help him out
if you can.

Thanks,

Ben R
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--- Original Message -----
From: Hamilton Ayerhart <pork4chops@yahoo.com>
To: <bgr13@earthlink.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 7:52 PM
Subject: supercharged rocco motor?


> I have two engine considerations. One is to rebuild
> the stock 1.5 motor, even with it's lower power, to
> keep the car all original(the cheap way to go). The
> other would be to build a supercharged 1.8 8 valve,
> with the charger kicking in only when the secondary
> opens, so i only get boost when it really counts. I
> don't like the 16v cause of the interference design
> and the 8v tourque band comes sooner(1000 rpm
> lower)which is better suited to street driving. I have
> even thought of the possibility of swapping a f.i.
> head on the 1.5 along with the supercharger. I don't
> like turbos cause of the lag and higher boost into the
> motor when it doesn't need it(like between shifts)
> which puts unessisary strain on the motor. I am a fan
> of fine tuned supercharged motors rather than the
> "no-replacement-for-displacement" group. Tell me what
> you think and if you could, post this on the list to
> see if anyone has knowledge or experience in this. I
> would like to avoid the G60 motor with its high price
> tag and overly complex design. Thank you much for
> everything.
>
> Hamilton
>
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