= Supercharger =

Back in... oh I dont remember... 2004... I added a supercharger to my 351C.  Paxton Novi 2000 to be specific.  It was an adventure because there are no brackets, no support... heck, I dont even think I have seen it done before.  It really wasnt that hard, I just had to be imaginative.

The major hurdles.  Well, like I said, there are no brackets, so those had to be designed and fabricated.  I also wanted to have a "bolt on" oiling system for it (no pan tapping or hole drilling).  Finally, I have VERY little room to work with both in front of and behind the blower.  Unlike on a Windsor motor, this motor goes shock tower to shock tower.  Paxton actually makes a 351W kit, and the air filter mounts directly onto the blower inlet.  I dont have that luxury, so I had to come up with something.  More on that later.

I had to design my brackets.  Here is a 3D with pulleys (silver), brackets (blue), and blower (red).	Mmmm.... a brand new Novi 2000.
Here is hte blower mounted on the brackets. Notice the tensioner pulley slot.	Blower mounted to the brackets part deux... rotten bananas in the background
Oil return line was repositioned so the head unit could be clocked 45* to the left	Pressure line for the head unit on the right, return line on the left (used to be the fuel pump mount).
Had to have a custom crank pulley machined.  7" diameter.	New drive pulley mounted inside the crank pulley.  It is a deep pulley... more on that later

So far I have learned... everything can be done for a price.