Can anyone tell me if they have used an AMR 300 or 500 and whether they are any good on a 1916 engine?
Thanks

God no, they come off a 600cc 3 cylinder Subaru, so even a 1200 VW is too big let alone a 1916.

A fellow forum member had one on a 1500 that grenaded cos it had to be so overdriven for an engine that size.

for a 1916 you would want a toyota SC14, an SC12 would be on it's limits with an engine that big.

An Eaton setup might be cheaper too from the new mini's, the old toyota superchargers are getting harder to find. just throwing ideas out there.

Guys sc12 on a 1916 works sweet! I've done it.
They can happily spin at 9000rpm @1.2litred per rev that's heaps!

You do the maths. A 1916 per two revs (4 stroke) That is about 950cc per rev.

The SC12 is 1200cc per rev, so overdriven by 1.5 will give 1800cc per engine rev.

That will give about 6psi. Nice reliable torque.

SC12 will handle 14psi no worries but in blow through when pumping air only.

draw through with the fuel mix going through is fine upto about 10psi was the highest I had mine.
Beyond that the heat generated with a fuel mix in them spells disaster for the flourine coating on the lobes.

been there done that twice

Sooo can you guuys tell me whether I can fit an SC14 onto a type 1 or would I be better using a porche style cooling setup. Also if I used that how is the oil cooler fitted up?

go with the sc12 if you are doing a1600 up to a 1776 really easy to fit i think joel has a link to the one he fitted it is a really simple job just needs patience and there is a lo tot people on the forum that can guide you along the path to true blown happynes myself i would help if asked
happy blowing

Problem is greedy I have been cpollecting for a 1916 and think I would need an SC14 although I am only looking at a max of 8PSI boost. I have read Jols thread a couple of times now and from what I read there are 2 issues.
1. An SC14 might be more difficult to fit due to added length which is why I am thinking of a porsche style fan shroud and am wondering how the oil cooler is fitted.
2. Boost is addictive and I may not be happy with just 8PSI.

An SC14 could work on a Porsche shroud setup with some creative mounting but type1 upright cooling just doesnt have the room

I started mocking up one on an upright motor with twin blow through carbs but the extra length is just too much, the pulleys are way to far out of alignment.

Simple fix Baghall.

Run the Porsche fanhousing, and an SC12 either side with twin carbs! Dual blowers!!!
You have a Baja so there's plenty of room!

This is something I always thought about.


Smiley

Now, now smiley all my friends already think I'm mad driving a baja and considering blowing it. If I go twin blowers they'd try to lock me up.

If one is good, surely two has to be better

Cost brother cost. Already spending more than I planned. But maybe, it would certainly appel to my sense of symetry. Let me check on ebay.

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Originally posted by matberry If one is good, surely two has to be better

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Originally posted by Smiley Quote: Originally posted by matberry If one is good, surely two has to be better Or 4 maybe? You might start to run into problems with space then. I think a single SC12 would probably suit a mild 1916 no worries. As long as you don't have a top end screamer (which is not exactly what you want in a Baja anyway) you should have any dramas. Will give you plenty of low down torque and grunt, for crawling up hills and embarrassing 4WDs (yuck) I've always wanted to put a supercharger onto my Baja, but because I drive her everyday to work and do about 700+ kms a week the reliability issue starts to come into it. Plus if I had that much power I'd definitely go out and break the car every weekend Smiley

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Originally posted by baghall Come on smiley, you can do it you know you want to. Mine is a daily driver but with a low boost say max 8psi reliability shouldn't be too much of an issue, I hope. Plus I was told by a long time vw owner you should always have a spare engine ready to go in for when the original breaks down. PS can't find any SC12s for sale on ebay atm.

smiley....for a lad of your age you have more stuff just "laying" around that people 3 times ur age... least ur local to me and i can get stuff

steff.................

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Originally posted by DubCrazy smiley....for a lad of your age you have more stuff just "laying" around that people 3 times ur age... least ur local to me and i can get stuff steff.................

Smiley; I'll see your SC12 and raise you an SC14. There are quite a few of these for sale atm on ebay.
I will probably be buying one of these this week.

12s have always been the hardest to get, I got most of mine through Toyota Forums.

although 14s are starting to get decent money too, I nearly died when I saw what the last one I sold on Ebay went for

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Originally posted by Smiley Wow! You're not wrong. I just did a quick search and came up with at least half a dozen SC14s. But no SC12s. Have you already got one SC14? Smiley

An sc12 sold last week for 165.
I bought a spare last week for 210 on ebay

what carb plans you got at the moment?

Aahh, so your the buggar that beat me aintgotitmusthaveit.
Chris, I have got hold of a deloorto sidedraft from aintgotitmusthaveit, for the build. When i'm ready. Currently only looking at a single carb.

By the way guys anyone tell me about fitting up a porsche style cooling shroud. Particularly where the oil cooler goes.