Supercharge my motor
I was wondering if it is possible to supercharge my V10 Ford engine? I want more power when towing up hills.
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I have seen two supercharger kits for the V-10. That is not counting drag racing uses. where mild boosts take the engine to 600+ HP, way short of levels achieved in similarly sized big block V-8s.
One kit is a centrifugal blower like the Paxton, boost goes up with the square of RPM, so it provides the most extra power where the engine. It fits where there is room in front of the engine for another accessory, or you might be willing to give up air conditioning for more power.
The other was a positive-displacement Rootes-type blower (like the scavanging pump on GMC 2-stroke diesels) or an axial flow compressor. This gives the same increase in effective displacement at all engine speeds, although at small throttle openings the mechanicals can use up most of the added power, so mostly what you see is more fuel consumption at light loads. The Rootes blower I saw was installed on top of the engine, replacing the intake manifolds. It fit under the hood of an F-series (and did fine on a Mustang with a hood cutout) but might not fit under a motorhome engine cover.
I've seen the V-10 turbocharged (it needs two fairly large turbos) but not as a kit for highway use.
For what supercharging might cost you, you could probably replace the engine-transmission package with a 6 to 7 liter turbodiesel from a wrecked pickup.
One kit is a centrifugal blower like the Paxton, boost goes up with the square of RPM, so it provides the most extra power where the engine. It fits where there is room in front of the engine for another accessory, or you might be willing to give up air conditioning for more power.
The other was a positive-displacement Rootes-type blower (like the scavanging pump on GMC 2-stroke diesels) or an axial flow compressor. This gives the same increase in effective displacement at all engine speeds, although at small throttle openings the mechanicals can use up most of the added power, so mostly what you see is more fuel consumption at light loads. The Rootes blower I saw was installed on top of the engine, replacing the intake manifolds. It fit under the hood of an F-series (and did fine on a Mustang with a hood cutout) but might not fit under a motorhome engine cover.
I've seen the V-10 turbocharged (it needs two fairly large turbos) but not as a kit for highway use.
For what supercharging might cost you, you could probably replace the engine-transmission package with a 6 to 7 liter turbodiesel from a wrecked pickup.
