Superchargers for MG-TABC

Which different devices have been available?

-- Shorrock (vane type) -- Judson (vane type) -- Arnott (vane type) -- Wade (rootes type) -- Mashall Nordec (rootes type) -- Centrics (vane type) -- Cozette (vane type) -- Volumex (rootes type) -- Italmechanica (Wade license) -- Zoller -- Moss Magna charger (rootes type) -- recent: Eaton (rootes type)

working roots type

click to enlarge The Judson supercharger in a TC	click to enlarge and from near	click to enlarge Judson in a TD (chrom everywhere!)
click to enlarge The Moss Magna charger	The Marshall J75 in Stan Kurzet´s TC	click to enlarge a Marshall-Nordec sc
The Arnott (low pressure) in TA Park Ward "Symphony"

Generalization on superchargers (by Andrew Bradley)

XPAG with or without a supercharger?	click to enlarge	Harry Pyle How to calculate the capacity of superchargers Calculation Scheme on Superchargers
Some Judson ads from 1963	click to enlarge	click to enlarge
and a Shorrock ad from 1955	click to enlarge

The A.B.C. of Shorrock Supercharging (by Jonathan Peck) (PDF File, 47 kB)

The Shorrok-Katalog (PDF file, 1.6 MB)

Toyota supercharger
My Australian friend put a Toyota supercharger (for 1500cc MR2) on to his TC last year.
This supercharger looks very authentic and period while it is new. Anyway it is cheap, can
be found at scrap yard, but very reliable. His TC got 60-70bhp/3000rpm at its rear wheel
while the engine was just running in. If you want to know the detail, I will let you know his
e-mail address. Modern Subaru supercharger could be tried as well although it may be bit
small (originally for 660cc car, so maybe suitable for 4 cylinder MMM, maybe). It also has
similar authentic look as period Shorrock.

Hiro Nishio, Kobe, Japan

The Eaton Supercharger The modern unit, you can buy (in 2001) at appropriate dealers (also used in Mercedes SLK and others) Information at www.eaton.com At least one TABC member uses the unit M45 at his TC with a 1 3/4" SU carb

. . . more about Eaton from Erik Benson

Jeff Redman´s solution with a MR2 super charger

Supercharged Special from Syd Reinhardt

Al Moss´ additional Information and Documentation

Shorrock Superchargers Following are copies of all of the Shorrock literature I acquired
during the years I sold, installed, serviced and rebuilt Shorrock superchargers. I have no
parts left and do not know of a current source for same. The last I heard, many years ago,
Sydney Allard's son had the rights and was remanufacturing Shorrocks. I had no luck dealing
with him. Also shown is a photograph of the Shorrock-suppled tool kit for properly dismantling
and reassembling their superchargers. Finally shown is what little information I have pertaining
to the rather inefficient Judson supercharger.

Al Moss

More information on superchargers

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgtd/mgtd_accessories_superchargers.htm