Mad Max: Fury Road - Page 3

More "Hollywood Fiction" is built into this car. Notice the "air spoiler" on the roof - looks really cool doesn't it? (A special version of the AMC Javelin had one in I think 1969/1970) Unfortunately it does the exact opposite of what it is supposed to do. Air Spoilers are put on the back of cars to exert down pressure on the back end of the car at high speed keeping the rear tires firmly planted on the ground. But a roof spoiler sends the air over the back of the car then it turbulates literally lifting the rear end of the car up. Don "The Snake" Purdomme found this out when he mounted a roof spoiler on one of his Funny Cars in the early 1970's

Dads car, which was directly influenced by Mad Max:

^^^What a beaut! And probably a brute, too.

VERY nice! Whose supercharger is that?

This is the new Edelbrock, under the hood supercharger:

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...chargers.shtml

http://www.superchargers4less.com/procharger/index.html

Now we know why Jaguar uses an intercooled supercharger

It's a little B&M 144.

Did you change the cam before you bolted it on?

My lacking engine knowledge shows up again. Supposedly, you can install a clutch drive on a roots supercharger. So, what Mad Max was doing in the movies is indeed possible by engaging and disengaging it.

"I must say the early Mad Max films influenced my decisions on modifications to my Mustang. I never installed the clutch on the drive like Mad Max had to disengage the unit when not needed. The cam shaft was replaced as well as the intake manifold and carburetor. I later had to change the ignition system with one that retarded the ignition timing as the boost pressure increased and also altered the carburetor vacuum secondary sensing. The pistons also had to be changed to cast steel as the higher combustion chamber pressures sheared several of the stock cast aluminum piston ring glands."

Yes. It's a completely self-contained system as well. They say it should never need servicing. I did notice from that link that sometimes air filters are involved, and if so they need to be periodically cleaned or replaced. But I'm not aware of any such filters being part of my supposedly no-maintenance supercharger.

Lot of folks here know something about SC.

Here is the one on my 96 Mystic Cobra:
http://kennebell.net/KBWebsite/Home_...s/Homepage.htm
It is called "twin-screw."
Which is supposed to be more efficient than roots or centrifugal.

My Lightning had the Ford roots blower.

Not the same. With a clutch drive, the belt still turns but the supercharger just free-wheels until engaged. If the belt doesn't turn, then the rotors don't turn and you now have severe air/fuel blockage, The engine would starve itself and just shut off.

Did you have someone with supercharger experience help you?

That's a roots style blower. "Twin Screw" just means two rotors inside the casing. Then you have the difference in lobes on the rotors, their degree and their size. All that is is a larger displacement supercharger

Yep.

Usually there needs to be an oil change for the supercharger itself. But it could be a "lubed for life" one.

Some supercharger trivia . . .

In 1962, Andy Granatelli (who owned a supercharger company - Paxton - sold it to Studebaker) of STP fame took a "stock" 1962 Avanti with the R3 (304.5 CI) engine and bolted on dual superchargers then went to the Bonnevile Salt Flats to try to set a record of 200MPH (he called the car the Due Cento which is Italian for 200) but because he was using "stock" tires, he only made it up to 198 MPH.

One of THE fastest Muscle Cars of the 1962 - 1972 era was . . . the 1963/1964 Studebaker R2/R3 Super Lark. A 304.5 CI with a Paxton supercharger:





Rear end: Twin Traction, 4.56 gears

Best ET: 12.85 seconds at 111 MPH on street tires

If any of you have seen the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Nationals, you will see this little nothing car kick the crap out of LS6 Chevelles, A12 440 Six Pack Roadrunners and Hemi 'Cudas

Sequel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_(franchise)

What year is your Jag?
Is it an OEM supercharger?

2003 XKR coupe. The "R" designates an OEM supercharger. Bumps base HP up from 320 in "stock" XK engine to around 400. She'll do 0-60 in 5.3 seconds.



This photo was taken on the day I bought her a couple of years ago. If you notice the far left edge of the picture, you'll see the back end of my buddy's '86 Bitter SC coupe. Very rare; they only made about 450 of them, 400 for the American market.

Some nice pics. Arch, nice car! With the advent of computer control, supercharging is much more steetable than it was prior to that.

larry

I agree with Larry, that is a sweet ride Arch.

I thought about buying a Jag years ago (including the XKR).
Modern Jags are utterly beautiful IMO, very hard NOT to notice one going down the road.

With the current situation of American car companies and workers, I have been buying domestics.
But it sure doesn't mean I don't salivate over Mercedes, Maserati, Lambos, and especially Ferrari (drove the new 458 Italia last winter in Vegas....holy moly).

All I need is a stock MX5 or similar with a MT and I'm happy. I dont need complex high hp cars that I will never have a chance to reach max speed. But that's just me. As long as it's fun and obtainable, i'm there.

Lee,

That was a quote from the pops. He's the mechanical guy; knows lots about this stuff. I've built an engine before (under his guidance), and have done some research with my own car (I restored a 65 Galaxie). Done lots of welding/mechanical work to both engine, mounts, and bodywork. As I've mentioned, I find the enjoyment is with paint/body and that's where my expertise lies:

FendersRule in person:



Skim coating is the key to perfection. Though, Mad Max's car was far from perfect:



Finished product:








He's off showing the car right now, actually.

Very very nice. Good luck with it!

It isn't about "max speed."
Sure, some of these cars can get up to 200 mph.
But NOBODY drives them that fast (and remains in the Land of the Living for long).

It is about 0-60 times, it's the 1/4 mile times.
It's about the handling, it's the high speed cornering.
It's about aircraft carrier braking, it's the burning of rubber on command.
It's about the beautiful aesthetics, inside and out.
It's about the exclusiveness.
It's about passion.

Like I said, it most certainly ain't about 200 miles per hour....

Very well done....congrats!

AND . . . .

Women more attracted to men in expensive cars


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...ive-cars.html]

After all this discussion about how superchargers can and cannot work, don't you wonder if this is a perplexing aspect to resolve in making a new MM movie? Do you just retain the fictional aspect of a roots blower that can be activated via clutch and bypass-breathes when deactivated, or sacrifice an iconic, theatric element to MM with a SC that is simply always-on, or do you think up some contrived way it could be possible just to facilitate a satisfactory explanation for devout gear heads?

Actually, it's the money the cars represent that women are attracted to.

What you could do is rig up a "car" with a Supercharger AND a Nitrous Oxide System.
The visual discharge of excess gasses when the system is purged can be quite dramatic.

That would be a choice made by George Miller when producing the new MM movie.

My purpose was to show the difference between fact and fiction. Hollywood is "make believe" anyways so I have no problem using fiction to heighten the drama of a scene. LOL - it isn't the first time and it sure won't be the last time that Hollywood invents it's own way of doing things that doesn't equal truth/facts.

Yes, I know all of that. I was just asking how or if they would address this once and for all since this is an opportunity to revision the whole thing...