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| Name: | Samuel l Badillo |
| E-mail address: | BigSam2727@Optonline.Net |
| Comments: | Not sure what I have-suspect it'sa VS57. Lite weight, 51/2" pulley has following: F1 5 Body (above flying Goose has number V857294004D, 2, 37075. I've had it approx 35 to 40 years. Tks for any help. |
| Name: | ed solis |
| E-mail address: | edward@linkcompressors.com |
| Comments: | Outstanding effort on the site. Extremely well put together and easy to read. I am still trying to read everything as I am new to McCulloch but have truly enjoyed the wealth of info.
Thanks Ed Solis |
| Name: | Chris |
| E-mail address: | cllav@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I recently picked up a VN 57 supercharger and all the goodies including the pressure carb. I have enjoyed your web site very much. There is an abundence of info That I cant find anywhere else. Thanks Chris |
| Name: | Joe Takacs |
| E-mail address: | jt59r2@yahoo,com |
| Comments: | Great information,It's a dream come true finding this.I have supercharged my 1959 lark regal-hardtop with a 1963 289 ci R-1 engine (high compression)I am a big fan of john erb used a set of his forge pistons in the engine, And Dick Datson is my favorite author of high performance studes Have been collecting his articles since the early eighties. I have run my lark at the drags three times,My best time with 3.08 gears was 15.2 89.7 mph. Having owned the 59 for 22 years the diference with the supercharger is truly amazing (being brought up to 1963 super-lark specs of the Granetelli Brothers ). Great site and very easy navigation you guys have put alot of time in an it shows!
Thank for your effort. JOE |
| Name: | gerald huff |
| E-mail address: | pjhuff@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | great web..haven't read anything about 57 olds j2..in 1960 i bought a complete system off of a j2 and put it on a 1960 ford,,ran like a scalded dog. if i would do it today it would not run according to what i read,,maybe the difference in gas..i'm trying to put one on my 57 t-bird right now,,might need to talk to you before i'm done..keep up the great work,,jerry |
| Name: | George Krem |
| E-mail address: | georgeandlu@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Great website. I own three supercharged Studebakers: A 1958 Golden Hawk, a 1960 2-door sedan Lark Deluxe, and a 1964 R3 Avanti-powered Lark Challenger 2-door sedan. We race the 1964 R3 annually at the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race with eight-time NHRA class champion Ted Harbit driving. With skinny street tires, full exhaust, no special headers or other speed equipment, the R3 (sometimes known as the Plain Brown Wrapper) has turned a best of 12.71 and 111.64 mph in the quarter. It has the SN 60 blower. My 1958 and 1960 Studes have VS57S blowers. George Krem, Past President, Studebaker Drivers Club |
| Name: | Jim |
| Comments: | VS57C is generic - could have been shipped as a part of any supercharger kit. |
| Name: | Rick Pearson |
| E-mail address: | RickStude41@netscape.net |
| Comments: | Hi guys, The history of the McCulloch Superchargers is great.Does McCulloch make A Supercharger for my 1970 351-W Ford V-8 or is there a company that does? Thank you for your time. Rick Pearson. |
| Name: | Rick |
| E-mail address: | rclafleur@gondtc.com |
| Comments: | anyone with any information on the 34 hydroplane Hellzapoppin with as per photos on the main web page please contact me as I am currently doing a restoration on it qnd would appreciate knowing more about the boat builder Terry Haute or Bob Waters who submitted the photos. Thanks! |
| Name: | Carl freiley |
| E-mail address: | carlfreiley@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Still lost .My S.C. # OVS 57 C 7811. Don't know what it fits.I have had it 25 years.Have sc two alum. bks one with arm spring and pulley.the other.looks to be suport bk.Another pulley look,s to be fabed.A vac. guage .I am thinking about putting it on my 1956 cad? but if I CAN find the proper home for it.Maybe it would be better. CADILLAC CORKY |
| Name: | Pat Hewitt |
| E-mail address: | hewitt_pat@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hello S/C fans,
I have a 39F McCullough supercharger - had it since the late '80s. At that time, there was almost zero info available. The Mr. Kopel's web page was up and running. My question: how many 39F models might there be out there? I'm overseas and out of touch. Thanks Pat Hewitt |
| Name: | John Howard |
| E-mail address: | jdgh01@bellsouth.com |
| Name: | Steve Stump |
| E-mail address: | sstump1900@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I came on a vs57 in its original crate. The blower is stamped "43" and thaty is the only numbers I have found on this unit. The bracket that was with this unit is a "37091" and I am interested in mounting this to a '56 Tbird. Any help? |
| Name: | Bob Raiano |
| E-mail address: | bob_raiano@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Great site with lots of good information. I have a 57 TBird build in January 57. Is there any place t\that identifies the VIN #'s of the 15 57 TBirds that recieved the early Blowers. |
| Name: | Bob Raiano |
| E-mail address: | bob_raiano@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Great site with lots of good information. I have a 57 TBird build in January 57. Is there any place t\that identifies the VIN #'s of the 15 57 TBirds that recieved the early Blowers. |
| Name: | Craig Conley |
| E-mail address: | conleyr107@sbcglobal.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://wwwparadisewheelsinc.com |
| Comments: | Jim, You have done a fantastic job of documenting the history of the VS-57 and VR-57 blowers. As you know I purchased what was left of the McCulloch-Paxton Supercharger Co. in 2000 and you have been able to find more info then I did. I will look over the complete site and try to fill in the blanks. Great job!! |
| Name: | R L Ratcliff |
| E-mail address: | rratcliff0216@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | good info.
1963 Avanti |
| Name: | R L Ratcliff |
| E-mail address: | rratcliff0216@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | good info. |
| Name: | John Howard |
| E-mail address: | jdgh01@bellsouth.net |
| Name: | ralph beard |
| E-mail address: | ralphbeard@comcast.net |
| Comments: | own a 1958 packard hawk |
| Name: | John Howard |
| E-mail address: | jdgh01@bellsouth.net |
| Comments: | Just bought a 54 kaiser Manhattan. Supercharger & mounting hardware & air box top missing. Do you have any sources for these parts ?? |
| Name: | D. C. Ryan |
| E-mail address: | dcr570@copper.net |
| Comments: | Great website. I found it thrpogh the 57Ford website.
I've always been interested in the McCulloch/Paxton superchargers. Thanks for making all this info available. |
| Name: | Davinator61 |
| E-mail address: | dhleeii@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Your website is a wellspring of badly-needed info. Thanks for being there. |
| Name: | Doug Cowan |
| E-mail address: | dcowan@leonfrazer.com |
| Comments: | Great site - never knew it existed until now .
My old boat (1955) which has a 331 Chrysler Hemi engine in it , originally was equipped with two McCullogh Superchargers . The Superchargers have long since disappeared and , I would now like to re-equip the engine with them .I assume they were VS57's. Can anyone advise me whether this is correct ? Does anyone have any for sale ? Must be complete . |
| Name: | isto |
| E-mail address: | istokotavuopio@gmail.com |
| Comments: | cool websight, have you ever seen earlyer McCulloch supercharger on midgetcar, ford V8 60. if someone knows something, please let me know. also if you know where i can get on, i would be clad to hear it.
isto |
| Name: | Matthew Burnette |
| E-mail address: | mbstude@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://georgistdebaker.com |
| Comments: | Great site and great info! Love it! I have a VS57 on display in my house. After it just sitting around for years, I decided to polish it up and show it off. Itis on a homemade stand. Pictures here: http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=552047203&security=plWEPV |
| Name: | BRIAN THOMAS |
| E-mail address: | glamourwelder@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | the site is a big wow to me. i checked it out a year ago after purchacing my early s-n swap meet vs-57 unit for my 30 ford modified track A packard 288 straight 8 powered hot rod. ps just got it drivable and! i love the blower!! |
| Name: | Marion Davidson |
| E-mail address: | wa8mfl@arrl.net |
| Comments: | Memories. My wife and I had a '55 Ford 2-door coupe that had been built by a fellow named Hotten who was linked in some way to Ford Racing. We bought it in '55 from the brother of the builder and drove it for two years. It had some suspension items reworked and Blue Streak tires. It's limitation was the Ford-0-matic transmission slippage at max power. The engine was the small V8 of around 272 inches, I don't remember the exact size. It was a going machine. 5400 in top gear resulted in unbelievable numbers due to the slippage in the tranny, but it sure took care of anything around.
The carb was enclosed in a pressure box, and the fuel pump also was pressurized. A Mallory centrifugal distributor was another part involved. Odd, though this had to be a VS57 the variable pulley was on the supercharger end of the drive and it used a tensioning pulley on a spring mount to compensate for the variance in the pulley. |
| Name: | M Picone |
| E-mail address: | capicone@optonline.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.vs57.com |
| Comments: | Fantastic site.I recently came across VS57C12663 complete set up for Y-block Ford. Was purchased by the fellow I purchased from ,in 1956 or 1957. Looks new, besides the 4barrel bonnet and plumbing also received the 3-2 Edelbrock and air box you had a picture of in your collection. I may possibly set up one of our T- birds with the unit. Right now I am still amazed at what I found. Thanks for this wonderful reference. michael Picone. |
| Name: | James |
| E-mail address: | tritone@rockisland.com |
| Comments: | Wonderful resource you have created here Jim Moody; thanks very much!
FYI: I have an unusual VS application: twin -57's on a 900 cubic inch V-12! Still putting it (back) together...... thanks again |
| Name: | Gabe Gutierrez |
| E-mail address: | gabrielgut@comcast.net |
| Comments: | I have a 1957 Chev BelAir 2 Door hardtop with a 57 corvete engine, and DO-VS59 & THREE 2'S IN A PRESURE BOX. |
| Name: | don samborski |
| E-mail address: | donsamborski@brainerd.net |
| Comments: | Restoring Dad's 1958 Golden Hawk.. Really appreciate your web site info... I never dreamed there were that many other cars besides the Hawk that were available with superchargers. I thought the Studey Hawk was the only one...Duh.
Appreciate the site..I am going to need parts., |
| Name: | MD&W |
| E-mail address: | magic_dave@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.magicdaveandthewheelers.com |
| Comments: | Rock & Roll powered with a piano and today's energy |
| Name: | MD&W |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.magicdaveandthewheelers.com |
| Comments: | Rock & Roll powered with a piano and today's energy |
| Name: | DAN ZELENAK |
| E-mail address: | danzel40@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I just purchased a VS57 that was last installed on an 8BA Flathead. The bracket used was from the Kaiser application, so it was modified to work on the Flathead motor . I'm looking forward to playing with this new "toy" & will be installing it on a "HOT" flathead I'm building . I'm very happy to have found this site . The info here will really help! DAN |
| Name: | george phillips(rat) |
| E-mail address: | rocket88coupe@aol.com |
| Comments: | maybe d swan will admit they put the puffers on any 57 ford u wanted to order not just the sedans |
| Name: | David Swan |
| E-mail address: | dswan@customprograms.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.jackgear.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for the great website. I am true fan of the McCulloch supercharger specifically because my grandfather (Frank Bash, Sr.) had them all over his garage and basement when I was growing up. The picture you have of my grandfather on your home page is something I had never seen before now, and it is great! Thank you for a blast from the past. Keep up the great work. |
| Name: | KENNETH HILL |
| E-mail address: | khill@metalore.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://metalore@metalore.com |
| Comments: | thanks for the info on blowers |
| Name: | Tom Salzer |
| E-mail address: | tom.es@verizon.net |
| Comments: | Very nice web site. In 1957, the MA state police were issued cruisers with McCulloch superchargers. I purchased a complete engine out of a wrecked cruiser and put it in my 1954 Ford Skyliner. The car was to fast for it's own good. However, it kept burning #1 piston, which I had to replace several times. Finally, I contacted the McCulloch factory. They were aware of the problem and pointed out that when Ford designed the intake manifold, it was with unequal runner lengths so that the cylinders furthest away from the single quad, ran leaner than those close to it. It was (according to them) a Ford design flaw. I removed the supercharger, lost a lot of power, but no more pistons. |
| Name: | JasonX |
| Comments: | Nice Site |
| Name: | da ve |
| E-mail address: | dnn1942@aol.com |
| Name: | Jags |
| Comments: | Nice Site |
| Name: | dave? |
| E-mail address: | seav59@aol.com |
| Comments: | great web seight.. i like vs and vr too . but the big ticket would be to change the particles of air itself.
pressure does it some what. however thier are other other ways once we learn to change the matter of of our air the gasoline will take care of it self. am i reachin? dave.. |
| Name: | guyman |
| E-mail address: | guyman419@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | keep off i dey hereooooooooooooo |
| Name: | terry ledbetter |
| E-mail address: | terrymckeever@comcast.net |
| Comments: |
Your site is the ABSOLUTE BEST !!! thank you so much. Question: do you do carb modifications as listed for the wcfb. I am looking for a complete set-up for my 1957 Continental Mark II with the factory 368 engine (300 HP) from the factory with 10 to 1 compression. Do you think I'll have a problem with supercharger use. thank you very much..Terry |
| Name: | Stefan |
| Comments: | Gut Site |
| Name: | Ulrich |
| E-mail address: | Ulrichc@directbox.com |
| Comments: | I want to sell my vs57, because i cant use it with Liquid propan gas. I sell it for about 600$ i think it works, I bought it a few years ago, but never used it. I´m from germany. when you´re interseted plese write me an email. |
| Name: | Cindy Brewer |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.4guests.com |
| Comments: | Fantastic time :) |
| Name: | Daemon Löfman |
| E-mail address: | psychodaemon@telia.com |
| Comments: | Why not get a complete studebaker v8 with supercharger?
saw one complete with trans and vs57 supercharger got for lik 800 bux on ebay some weeks ago, |
| Name: | Jerry Trail |
| E-mail address: | nailhed425@aol.com |
| Comments: | Excellent site/ ton of info |