Re: Air Compressor Intake

[n9ads@domain.elided (Howard R Pletcher)]

On Sun, 08 Feb 1998 11:24:54 -0700 Tom <myttom@domain.elided> writes:
>Tom,
>    I would look into putting a large truck canister type air filter on
it.
>That way it could handle the volume and not interfere with the carb's
>filter.  I don't think the regular air filter could efficiently clean
that
>volume of air.

Hmmmmm.  Let's see--345 ci  times 3000 rpm/2  /1728 cu ft/cu in =299 cfm.
Big truck air compressors are commonly about 12 cfm.  I'm sure the A/C
compressor doesn't pump more than this.  Do you think the air cleaner
will notice a measley 12 cfm?

But let's put a real air compressor in a Scout.  Pull the exhaust valve
push rods from one bank, replace the 4 spark plugs with check valves and
plumb them all together and we've got 150 cfm at 3000 rpm (or even 299
cfm if we figure out how to install a second check valve so we can draw
in air during the "power" stroke) which should fill--or more likely
explode, especially if we continue to draw fuel mixture from the carb--a
33x12.50-15 in about 2 seconds or less.  True, you'll have only a 4-172
(or less because of the drag of the other 4 cylinders) to drive, but who
cares when we can pump air like that.  Think what your super soaker would
do, Tom.    

:-))

Howard Pletcher
Howteron Products Scout Parts

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