Ive been thinking of using a truck alternator with the rear airpump to run
a hydraulic oil pressure driven pump (modified power steering pump) instead
to power a supercharger sitting on top of a modded manifold similar to the
original manifold but more capacity.
Could the speed required be too high for hydraulic? Id like just a pressure line
going to the supercharger instead of a complex pulley system.
the SC would have to be spun to 5000rpm for 10psi and the problem would be
to get the drive to mutliply the speed of the pump from say 2000 to 5000rpm.
Can anyone think of why it wouldnt work?
Otherwise would it be just easier to use a cogged pulley at the rear such an
alternator and drive the supercharger directly (balancing the alternators strain
on the front pulley and sending it to the back)
I want to use the early block a12 and the alternator only mounts on the bottom
on the passenger side where modern A12 have the dizzie in the centre of the block
and the alternator sitting high on the drivers side.
So if I can put the SuperC on top of the manifold directly feeding it and the
pulley at the front directly connected to a pulley at the back of the alternator
it will allow me to have the simplest way reducing brackettry and mounts.

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