Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Change of plans-Great News

[Monty]

Originally posted by uncledunnie
Good point - the rules don't exclude the use of turbo's or superchargers - do they ? - induction is "free" ..................

and I know Mr. Spalding was experimenting with a supercharger on an ST2 last year, now where did I put his number...................

cue post from the organisers banning the use of superchargers and turbo's.......

-I seem to recall Mr Bushell stating that 'The final rules will be posted out to everyone in early January' so you see you've jumped the gun and warned us of your dastardly plan-oh and by the way Mr Spalding is on the technical committee.....................

John

[uncledunnie]

in the interest of community spirit and in view of the impending ban I'd thought I share my devilish plan.....

old 600ss with a 680 kit plus.........

"Supercharging is quite possible on the Ducati, in fact there was a German team who ran a very successful turbocharged 916 a few years ago. For road use you could expect up to 35-40% more power with a properly designed set up.

Now the down side; The only new supercharger I know of small enough for the 600 is the Opcon Autorotor at about £1800+. There are a few old designs around such as the Marshall, but I guess finding one in good condition is unlikely. There is the Shorrocks of course but they can be quite expensive and are a bit fragile, more importantly they are very bulky. Expect to pay up to £800 for a really good unit. You can pick up an Eaton as used on the new Mini for as little as £150, but then again these are very long and may cause problems. Modifying our Mercedes Eaton has proved very trying to say the least! Really the Eaton and Shorrocks are a bit big for road use and would need to be underdriven I suspect.

On top of the supercharger you will need to budget for low compression pistons, making the supercharger drive and manifolds plus a suitable carb and ideally some dyno time to set it all up."

Guess thats nearly 90 horses - want to hand over the prizes now boys

advice and info kindly supplied by thefang.co.uk

[Iconic944ss]

I Love it.

Vision of Uncledunnie riding his bike into the pit garage and doors being pulled straight down in moto GP type secrecy

[butch890]

Great stuff Uncledunney ,90 bhp might be ok for you but just think what it will make with a NOS kit fitted!
Butch

[Mark]

Or both.......