The 177 should get you 600 hp with good heads......The 144 is a little small, save for a 305 in a street rod. Just my opinion.

 

Erik, what experience do you have with this type stuff?

 

My experience come from many years ago. when in my 20's, me and friends messed around with the old B&M stuff. Back in the days when carbs were still common. That little 144 was great for stockish 5 liter motors. Go any larger or are using good flowing heads and the 144 can be very restrictive. Meaning it will hurt you more than it will help. In my opinion, the NOS was carrying your day not the 144. Of course the stuff we used was always old and tired. There are far better and more up to date people on this site. Listen to what they say.....your in good company.

 

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Thats kind of what I was looking for. If the 177 or 192 will allow me to spray it to 1100 hp or so.......or would it too be restrictive like the 144.

 

I ran a 144 on a 327 sbc. Was too restrictive on top end, max I saw was 10 psi. Worked great low end. Had to run meth injection to see any gains. That wasnt enough so I sprayed the shit out of it till she blew. . Im suprised you had the power you did with it.

 

May I mention that one of the 177 or so inch "mini-blowers" is shorter/lower than the other by say, like 3/4 inch or so???

I forget if it was the Weiand or the Holley??

Might be worth checking into if hood space is really tight?

pdq67

 

Is a centri supercharger and a blow thru set up out of the question? No hood clearance issues and you could run a much larger blower and really let her eat. Just a thought.

 

Its a street rod, so old school looks of the blower is needed. No hood clearance issues (no hood) but a 2 carb 8 71 blower wouldnt work without body modifications and like I said I really want single carb simplicity.

pdq67 are you saying the 177 is shorter than the old 144?

 

Back when B&M made them, they had different lengths to choose from for the chevy camp. The longer snouts were for the street to clear the other pulleys. There was one snout that included the other pulleys but belt slippage is a major issue. Holley bought out the Super Charger division of B&M. They would be the ones I would call.

 

I had a 142 Weiand Blower with a 250 plate. Worked good got the 55 down in to the high 10.s. I was right outa high school had a pretty much stock 350. I didn't really know shit back then, just a lot of help for a couple of friends.

 

Like I said, one of the two, (aka, Holley/B&M - Weiand), "177" sized blowers is shorter in height than the other one by 1/2" to 3/4". Please look into it if under hood space is tight.

And one of the best street blowers is the old Latham if you can even find one. It's built like a turbine inside. It's a really short blower too!

pdq67

 

Just got off the phone with Whipple superchargers as well as browsing their website, they got some bad dude stuff but very pricey. One of their street carbureted tuner superchargers with intercooler would be the lick..... if I had $7000 to spend. Double the cost of a Blower Shop 192 supercharger.


Feeling defeated today and about ready to just order the Weiand 177.

 

We just went with a 177. Call holley direct to get the best price, they are on sale right now. The polished charger, with the holley modified carb came out to like $2850 shipped. Cant beat the look for a little street rod.

 

Tell me more about your engine, ci, carb, nitrous? cam selection slowtruck. Have you gotten it together and running yet?

 

It's just a hodge podge of parts. Cast 355 with dart pro heads and small cam. Would be thrilled with 425-450 wheel at 7lbs.

 

450 should be easy.....?

 

Is it really cheating if you tell everyone what your doing?

Going back to the street?

 

Kinda, dont know if it will get raced on the street though. Definately will be playing in the game somewhere.