Camden Super Charger

[64FHC]

Its a Connecticut car, had many corrosion repairs done at some point by previous owner(s) - floors, rockers, quarters and not sure what else. Some of these repairs, especially the undercarriage, were done poorly and need to be addressed again. I am facing major expenditures to correct these issues which will impact my ability to test the super charger any time soon. Currently evaluating options to fix these issues including finding a clean donor tub or a really good shop that dose not want am arm and leg for the repairs (have spoken to Sports Car Restoration in Plainville Ct. - they are switched on to 02's) . I like the port injection suggestion - how about locating the injectors under the intake, using that Fox Heritage weber copy throttle body so that it keeps period correct appearance? Ported Megasquirt is an excellent injection solution but am concerned that it wont fit the period correct hot rod look I am after. But the 02 guys don't seem that concerned about modifications and the modern injection solution might have a broader appeal from Camden's prospective. Also not sure if the compression was lowered to allow for forced induction. The engine has previously been out of the car and appears to have been apart at some point. Car is not documented, previous owner passed away and I purchased it from his widow without records. Have driven the car around town a bit - was surprised by its performance and shocked by the blower gear noise above 4500RPM.

[zinz]

Here's an old youtube video of Camden 'charged car.  Skip to the last couple minutes for in-car sound

 

 

[MOJOJOY]

@64FHC Your blower might need to be rebuilt. 

I was running a detuned version of the Camden kit before I sold the car! I bought an incomplete kit with a missing crank pulley. I had to custom make one and was putting out around 3-4psi. The kit originally came With 2 pulleys 8-10psi. I believe! 

Couple of pics of my Florida 69 2000 with the Camden supercharger and a 5 speed! 

[MOJOJOY]

[64FHC]

Planning on sending the blower to Camden for overhaul - thanks

[MOJOJOY]

@64FHC when I 1st started the project. I contacted Camden and a nice lady was able to verify whether the supercharger was ever serviced by them using the serial # on the blower! 

[xr4tic]

In addition to injector bosses, I think you'd also need a crank pulley with a trigger wheel on it.

 

How much HP would this add?

 

I'd be highly interested if it was EFI-ready, +40 HP (conservative rating), and a reasonable price.

[64FHC]

Contacted Camden initially about production date - they stated 1978 but did not indicate any overhaul history.

Also asked them about performance data - they speculated 30%

The company that currently owns the design (Atkins Rotary) purchased it from a Texas based company many years back, they have no test experience with 02's.

[Blitzen]

I installed one of these kits on a 320i back in 1982 or 83 with a header and a 2.5" exhaust you could hear it howl clear across town,lots of fun.seeing this brings back memories. 

[TobyB]

 

i like the underneath injector idea, and then you could use any gutted carb you liked-

 

I'd use a 2 1/2" SU off a Jaaaggggg....

 

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