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AMT 57 Chevy Pepper Shaker - Newest reissue


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On 10/13/2018 at 10:24 PM, '70 Grande said:

A qwik question about engine parts in the reissued '57 "Pepper  Shaker" Chevy kit;

There's an unusual blower set-up for the 409 engine in this kit. That blower set-up sits low on the intake manifold, and has 4 carbs that attach to the blower, two on each side sticking out horizontally.  Can anyone educate me as to what this represents from the 1:1 world?  

Looks like it could be a Penco supercharger with a Mickey Thompson carb adaptor.

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Latham's look like a loaf of bread, , Penco/SCOT etc are far shorter and taller. Latham's usually have intake/carbs on sides, Penco/SCOT have intake on top, 57 had the odd manifold to the top with plenum runners. Most ran with carbs on top. McCulloch's usually pressurize carb, so fuel/carb is on positive pressure side. They look like a ribbed donut/snail, can be large. 

Latham https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=20906 

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Penco same ad as Dave's

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Paxton-McCulloch usual mount (OEM for Ford F-engines, Studebaker R3)

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McCulloch side? mount

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Same, view of drive belt going thru small gearbox to impeller drive. I think. Not completely sure about these. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/mcculloch-supercharger.1075117/ Have seen great '40 Ford pickup with one, heard it run. 

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