Im interested in to get copy of McCulloch M-40 (or M-39) superhcarger brochure. Please, mail me pics if you have brochure or copy of brochure. or if You know where (website) i found info, let me know. Rgds, AULIS auliz@kotinet.com
Have you seen this web site? It is the most complete source of McCulloch supercharger information on the web. They may have the brochure in the technical information section. http://www.vs57.y-block.info/
THIS PROCHURE IS 100%. Thank You very much. Im just install that kind of supercharger to my new engine. Good props. AULIS
I have seen a few of them, on Studebakers and Fords, one a factory installation on a Tbird ( I think it was called a Paxton, but the same basic design), and according to the owners, it is trouble free. A friend has a kit for a Mustang, and it is a fairly easy installation. I would use one if I could find one.
Thanks. Now printed and saved those pages. There is only few small changes between M-38 and M-40 McCullochs. Yes, they sold patent to Paxton. I do not know exact year, but T-bird superchargers were name Paxton. Very interesting to see how it works. My engine will be +300cid, hope that bigger intake runners, big pro flo valves and good cam gives extra "mountain-power" with M-40. aulis
Nobody ever said that performance came cheap. Actually, we put a blower on my son's OT truck, and when he is behaving, he actually gets better mileage. Bob
Robert McCulloch's middle name was Paxton. The auto supercharger stuff was sold to the Granetelli's (sp?) of STP. When they went to the gear driven Novi's, all the old ball bearing inventory, including some casting patterns went to Craig Conley at Paradise Wheels in San Marcos, CA. He's an excellent source of parts and information. There are others, John Erb (?) in Nevada, and Pat Fleishman (sp?) in Texas that I'm aware of. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_P._McCulloch The site Rusty listed has some old info, but I don't think it's really being kept up any longer. Doesn't mean the old stuff isn't still useful.
Don Garlits Museum of Racing - Ocala, Fl https://silverplate1945.smugmug.com/Cars/Don-Garlits-Museum-of-Drag-Racing-Ocala-FL/
From the Wiki page, fascinating! "Two years after he graduated from Stanford University, he married Barbra Ann Briggs, whose father was Stephen Foster Briggs of Briggs and Stratton. His first manufacturing endeavor was McCulloch Engineering Company, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There he built racing engines and superchargers. In his early 30s, he sold the company to Borg-Warner Corporation for US$1 million."
He got his money from his grandfather inheritance the starter a boat racing team and his engineering company in Milwaukee.
Mr McCulloch was quite a guy. Other articles say he made all his prototypes out of wood, to check for fit, and when he was convinced he had it right, produced the molds for casting and doing the machining. I've run VS, VR, and SN series units over the years, but never the early pancake style as shown above. He never made quite the mark some of the others did, but still an interesting part of our past. How many years later before there was a supercharged affordable car, like the Kaiser, Stude, or the F code Fords?
Very nice pics, thanks. Do You have any pic from left side of the supercharger? I wanna see how they have done all oilpipes. All info is good here! thanks everybody. aulis
There were affordable supercharged cars from Graham and Auburn as early as 1934 with centrifugal superchargers. Cord and Duesenberg had them too but not so affordable. Stutz offered a Roots type blower about the same time, it was very expensive, a $1500 option on a $5ooo car. In those days you could buy a new Ford for $600.
Is somebody living near Garlits Museum, Florida? or visit there soon? I need more pictures of that M-39/40 McCulloch supercharger; Interested in to see drivers side because I want to see how they have done Oil pipes. If pics can be taken little lower. I know that there need to use "bleed valve" before supercharger. Rgds,AULIS
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