hey guys, one of my friends just gave my a weiland 675 blower, you know the big stick out of he hood roots style. wel, i know these are meant for chevies, but is there any way that i could get this on my 5.0L? any help is appreciated, thanks a lot,
~Nat

You'd minimally need a Ford intake, and probably an offset snout to clear the distributor in front unless you went to a crank trigger setup. They make bigger ones for Chevy's than they do Ford, so if it's a 6-71 or 8-71, I think you're out of luck.

Check here for info: http://www.holley.com/division/Weiand.asp

Either way, you'd probably be better off to sell it and get a Vortech, Procharger, or Kenne Bell that is made for going on a SBF.

He gave it to you? I need friends like that!

I agree with BlueMan. I don't see how you would clear a distributor with it.

Here is a pic of my buddy's big block Camaro with one of those. This should shed some light on the issue:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/519000-519999/519188_153_full.jpg

Well, there is the BDS-8406 Blower manifold for 302s, but it's $969.00!
And there's a BDS-526-3S1/2 Blower kit for 302s. It's a 6.71. It costs $3345.00.
Mallory makes a distributor for this application. It costs about $350. :blahblah:

my engine is a 2000, it doens't have a distributor, id have to fab a new intake tube and probobly go with a larger maf, i just think it'd be hot to have one of those under the ood. if i decide not to do it, how much is the blower worth do you figure? thanks a lot

~Nat
p.s. just to fix a typo, its a 6-71 blower

Ohhhhhhhh. No distributor. Hmmmmmmm. This is an interesting question then. There are blowers already made for the newer motors like yours that are set up like this.

This would take some serious fabrication work to do. And I wouldn't know where to tell you to start.

Does the blower seperate from the lower manifold? I wasn't there when the blower was put on the Camaro above so I don't know the answer to that one.

if i decide not to do it, how much is the blower worth do you figure? thanks a lot

It would depend on the condition and how complete it is. Look at the same setup and how much they go for new and figure in the 50-60% range, but it may bring more or less depending on demand.

The value of the blower is a matter of opinion ... In my opinion.:tongue
i just think it'd be hot to have one of those under the ood. I agree, but ...
Not that there's anything wrong with having one (I think they have a certain "cool factor") but, I don't like this style (roots type ... Or screw type, for that matter) blower because they are miserably inefficient (as low as 25% power gain) and the heat-soak, is nuts! But, they sure look good! Does the blower seperate from the lower manifold?
yup

I don't like this style (roots type ... Or screw type, for that matter) blower because they are miserably inefficient (as low as 25% power gain) and the heat-soak, is nuts!


Mind you a screw type supercharger is very efficient and does not build heat like a roots. That is why the cobra guys are able to make a simple compressor swap from roots to twin screw and putout 600+ RWHP

Nice thing about a positive displacement is no waiting for boost. I had full boost before my converter locked up and held it through shift point.

Nat, I would recommned just doing a powerdyne or making another centrifugal work. If you like positive displacement like I do, give me a shout I could help you with all the necessary parts to make a Kenne Bell mustang kit work on your truck.

i guess what the real issue is is cost, i have this one, and any other setup it seems will cost at least $2500, i may have to just hold of for a little bit and do it later. lol, i may actaully be looking into swapping he motor again. mercedes has a new turbo diesel with 450 ftlbs of torque and a mating 7 speed (you read that right) automatic that i would love to get under her hood. i dunno, its really more of a pipe dream.
~Nat

I did my original KB for somewhere in the $1800 range complete. Mainly used parts that I picked up from eBay or Corral.

As for the Mercedes engine, I bet it would be a few dollars over the $2500! An even better turbo diesel is that from the VW Toureg. It is a V10 with ~5HP and ~5FT-LBS less powerfull than the 6.0L power stroke! That would move a Ranger quite well. The option price on a new Toureg is somewhere around $10K!

yeah, but the new mercedes is only like a 3.5 liter i think, it has some of the most impressive performance per liter that i have ever seen. i got a chance to look at one th \e other day and i can say that its definatly small enough to easily fit in a ranger. we'll see though, finding a way to get a motor that hasn't even been released yet aint gonna be easy ;)
~Nat

Mind you a screw type supercharger is very efficient and does not build heat like a roots. That is why the cobra guys are able to make a simple compressor swap from roots to twin screw and putout 600+ RWHP Well, this is a whole new debate. So I don't want to get into it too much. Suffice it to say there are other power adders with much more potential for horse power and that's why I'm not big on screw type blowers. They are a vast improvement over a roots, but still, I'm not a big fan.
No big deal, really. It's just my personal preference. They're all good in saome ways.
Nice thing about a positive displacement is no waiting for boost. I had full boost before my converter locked up and held it through shift point.
I won't argue with that, at all.