Carburetor enclosure?

[Chevy 88]

Anyone ever tried to use one of these? I have not seen them before. Ran across one on a Marketplace listing.

As opposed to a blower mounted under the carb, this looks like a supercharger setup using a carb.

Rather than using a belt drive or exhaust drive system to pressurize the intake, I wounder if you could use one way flapper valve in the intake. Then put a compressed air line between the flapper and the carb. So you could use a pump to store up compressed air, and then hit the "turbo" button and get maybe 10 seconds of boost for a hard acceleration / drag race.

Probably would not work, but I would be interested in what you might have to say if you have any experience using these enclosures.

 

[Sad Sack]

Years and years ago I wondered about routing my cars A/C into the air intake to cool the air charge and how it would actually work, and wouldn't ya know it, Dodge did that with the Demon to get a few more ponies...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

 

[CalSgt]

Anyone ever tried to use one of these? I have not seen them before. Ran across one on a Marketplace listing.

As opposed to a blower mounted under the carb, this looks like a supercharger setup using a carb.

Rather than using a belt drive or exhaust drive system to pressurize the intake, I wounder if you could use one way flapper valve in the intake. Then put a compressed air line between the flapper and the carb. So you could use a pump to store up compressed air, and then hit the "turbo" button and get maybe 10 seconds of boost for a hard acceleration / drag race.

Probably would not work, but I would be interested in what you might have to say if you have any experience using these enclosures.

Those boxes are also what they commonly use to turbo charge carbureted cars.

Two cents: I don't think you would get sufficient volume from any compressed air tank that would reasonably fit in a vehicle. For the same amount of complexity, cost and work involved in plumbing compressed air and a system to trigger it, adding giggle gas would be a more proven method of having a "Turbo button"

 

[Ricko1966]

Anyone ever tried to use one of these? I have not seen them before. Ran across one on a Marketplace listing.

As opposed to a blower mounted under the carb, this looks like a supercharger setup using a carb.

Rather than using a belt drive or exhaust drive system to pressurize the intake, I wounder if you could use one way flapper valve in the intake. Then put a compressed air line between the flapper and the carb. So you could use a pump to store up compressed air, and then hit the "turbo" button and get maybe 10 seconds of boost for a hard acceleration / drag race.

Probably would not work, but I would be interested in what you might have to say if you have any experience using these enclosures.

It's a boost box. Using compressed air for a 10 second boost would require more than just enough air. If the boost box is cheap though buy it. It will make adding a super charger or turbo charger to a carbureated vehicle much easier. I'd buy it if it was cheap and local. It pressurizes the whole carb under boost,which seals the throttle shafts pressures the vent the air correctors,every thing,you just need the proper floats and a way to raise fuel pressure instead of extensive carb rework.

 

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[nvrenuf]

The practicality of creating and pressurizing an enclosed air intake box is zero.

 

[Sad Sack]

It's a boost box. Using compressed air for a 10 second boost would require more than just enough air. If the boost box is cheap though buy it. It will make adding a super charger or turbo charger to a carbureated vehicle much easier. I'd buy it if it was cheap and local. It pressurizes the whole carb under boost,which seals the throttle shafts pressures the vent the air correctors,every thing,you just need the proper floats and a way to raise fuel pressure instead of extensive carb rework.

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Paxton Supercharger BOX with Holley Carb - MustangForums.com

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[Ricko1966]

Very similar to this:

Paxton Supercharger BOX with Holley Carb - MustangForums.com

Archive - Parts For Sale - Paxton Supercharger BOX with Holley Carb - Paxton Supercharger BOX (no supercharger included) with matching Holley Carburetor 750cfm double pump carburetor #4779-9 1667 AND stainless hoses and linkage. Gently used...went with a different looking setup. asking 750 buyer...

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Yep that's another boost box.