Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-21 Thread Curt Raymond
Ahhh, I knew that page was there but couldn't find it quickly the other night... -Curt Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:02:07 -0500 From: Fmiser To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] forced induction Message-ID: <20120421010207.f5b83149.fmi...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain;

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Fmiser
> Peter Frederick wrote: > Screaming Jimmies are long gone except in occasional vintage > vehicles. They were NOT supercharged, they were pressure > scavanged, since it is somewhat difficult to supercharge a > two-stroke -- the exhaust and intake are ALWAYS open at the > same time. The blower

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Fmiser
> Curt Raymond wrote: > The "Screaming Jimmie" in the King of Obsolete's Ford is a 2 > stroke Detroit isn't it? > http://www.kingofobsolete.ca/weekend_trucking_with_a_1974_ford_9000_webpage.htm Yup. http://www.kingofobsolete.ca/8V71_DETROIT_DIESEL_TRUCK_ENGINE_WEBPAGE.htm -- Philip __

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread G Mann
as it got and diesel was cheap... Grant...AZ On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Did you follow the link? Its not a pickup truck... > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:28:52 -0700 > From: G Mann > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Screaming Jimmies are long gone except in occasional vintage vehicles. They were NOT supercharged, they were pressure scavanged, since it is somewhat difficult to supercharge a two-stroke -- the exhaust and intake are ALWAYS open at the same time. The blower was used to shove all the burn

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Did you follow the link? Its not a pickup truck... -Curt Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:28:52 -0700 From: G Mann To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] forced induction Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Nope, Ford [actually IH built them for Ford under contract

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread G Mann
, 20 Apr 2012 11:40:31 -0700 > From: G Mann > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] forced induction > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I presently own 3 Detroit 2 stroke diesel power vehicles. All have gear > driven supercharger

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread OK Don
Close, but -- the first gen BMW Mini has a mechanically driven supersharger, as did my Dad's C230 --- On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 11:30 PM, wrote: > > ...I don't remember the last time I saw a big truck hauling a load that > > did NOT have a supercharger. Remember the real name for a turbo is > > "

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Curt Raymond
The "Screaming Jimmie" in the King of Obsolete's Ford is a 2 stroke Detroit isn't it? http://www.kingofobsolete.ca/weekend_trucking_with_a_1974_ford_9000_webpage.htm Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:40:31 -0700 From: G Mann To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] forced

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread G Mann
I presently own 3 Detroit 2 stroke diesel power vehicles. All have gear driven supercharger with exhaust driven turbocharger above.. 2 are 6V92, 1 is 8V71 [6 = # of cylinders, V = V configuration, 92 = Cubic INCHES per cylinder {no CubicCentimeters in Detroit world for that time frame] The engin

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Fmiser
> Michael Canfield wrote: > As far as trucks > go every one out there running a Detroit has a supercharger > and most a turbo as well. The old 2-stroke Detroits were fitted that way. I don't know for sure when they quit selling those, but by the mid 1990s they were selling the Series60 which is

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Mitch Haley To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] forced induction Message-ID: <4f90ebd8.60...@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed relng...@aol.com wrote: >> ...I don't remember the last time I saw a big truck hauling a load that

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Michael Canfield
Roger, You better think again. There have been several supercharged models over the last few years. Gubbermint Motors has been messing with superchargers on several models. There's the Bonneville SSE, Buick GN, GMC Syclone for older GM's and then the Ford Supercoupe to compete. As far as tru

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-20 Thread Dieselhead
There were gazillions of the of Jimmy 2 cycle Diesel engines used in OTR trucks, (as well as all kinds if heavy equipment and even tractors.) each with a supercharger. What is the "kompressor" in the 230SLK Kompressor or the C230 Kompressor? In Deutsch, Kompressor means supercharger > ...I

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-19 Thread John Freer
There have been many supercharged engines in the past 15 years including Mercedes. John Sent from my iPad On Apr 19, 2012, at 9:30 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: >> ...I don't remember the last time I saw a big truck hauling a load that >> did NOT have a supercharger. Remember the real name for

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-19 Thread Mitch Haley
relng...@aol.com wrote: ...I don't remember the last time I saw a big truck hauling a load that did NOT have a supercharger. Remember the real name for a turbo is "turbo-supercharger". The altitude compensation is a result of the forced induction provided by a supercharger Turbos are exha

Re: [MBZ] forced induction

2012-04-19 Thread RELNGSON
> ...I don't remember the last time I saw a big truck hauling a load that > did NOT have a supercharger.  Remember the real name for a turbo is > "turbo-supercharger". The altitude compensation is a > result of the forced induction provided by a supercharger > Turbos are exhaust driven and s