How fo I get started?

[78Eliminator]

I have a well built (blueprinted), 468 Chevy BB. I currently have dual Holley 750s on a high rise manifold. It's a good setup, but a blower would be nice so I could squeeze a few horses more and get a faster impeller. How much of a task is it to install a blower? Can I just bolt it on, time it and I'm done? Do I need to build an entire motor from scratch to accomidate it? Do I need a special camshaft? Should I just be happy with what I have? Any suggestions or comments appreciated http://free.***boat.net/ubb/smile.gif
Justin

[HavasuDreamin']

Short answer........be happy with what you have unless you want to fork out big $$$$$. If you want to put a blower motor together, I would recommend starting from scratch and save your current motor as a back up or sell it.
I am guessing you are currently running at least 10:1 compression. That won't work in a blower motor so you will need new pistons. CAM will have different specs as well. What this means is that you will have to tear your current motor all the way down in order to put a blower on it. I think you will also find that if you try to use your current block and components you will have a lot of left over parts taht won't work on the Blower motor.
Good Luck http://free.***boat.net/ubb/smile.gif
PS.......Nice Boat.....I also have a 19' Daytona.

[blowngas]

HD is right, take a little time, think about how intense a motor u want--if u r sure u do then start by looking for "good parts" at a decent price---look for the "blower parts" on different web sites and ebay--I've bought lots of good stuff off ebay at decent prices---just make sure that u decide on game plan and stick to it---one of the best combo's are an old 427 truck block--bored .060--4.250 "steel crank"---.400 long rod--reverse dome 4.310 pistons---=496 cu in---this can be put together for 2k (new pistons, crank) or less--use a good machine shop and make sure the clearances are correct--the 750's will work ok, but here, bigger is better---if u decide to go this route, do not be afraid to ask question after question after question until u get the right answers---there is no magic in putting together a nice blown motor, just some good thought and some hard earned $$---when u r ready to start, give a holler--there are lots of guys on here with tons of knowledge---Fiat 48, superdave, ect--lol

[stressedout]

You say you have a well built motor, you might think about putting it on the bottle.A lot less money and no tear down to do it. Just don't go too big without the modifications to handle it.

[blowngas]

I have found some of these sites really good as far as finding motor parts and related pieces---http://nitronic.com/classifieds/--- http://www.dragboats.com ---------http://www.drag.race-cars.com/partbd/wwwboard.htm ----http://wwwl.racecar2000.com---and the most infamous E-bay----have fun shopping

[Heatseeker]

My experience installing a blower on an existing motor taught me a couple of lessons.
1. There is no such thing as a "bolt on" blower.
2. It's a good thing I am a machinist by trade, or I would of had to pay somebody to machine/fabricate a lot of stuff for the installation.
3. The blower is only the beginning. You also have to buy/fabricate linkage, fuel delivery components, belt guard... you get the idea.
Think about it...
John