theres actually a video of an exact replica of the "mad max interceptor" on youtube.

it wasnt electric if i recall. it had , as someone already said, an AC type solenoid clutch on the blower drive. shows how it works...pretty cool.

hey BIG Daddy ya building one for your boat ?? you'r gunna need it for the River Sh!ver












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I DON'T PLAY BASEBALL BUT I HIT ALOT OF HOME RUNS ...
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the riceburners use the electric turbine at stoplights to keep turbo spinning for take-off,from what i've read on them they dropout quick.

Seems like they used that in 'Lone Wolf McQuade' with Chuck Norris.... the scene where they buried his Blazer with him inside. Cracked a beer open, then hit the blower and drove right out from under all the dirt. That truck had some power.

Found it
If it ain't on You Tube, it doesnt exist!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQkyi1_l6po

staring the actor that jerked himself to death

???

Well I guess I fell for the ole' "Movie Magic" B.S.
From the Mad Max Interceptor site:

The Blower

The supercharger is made by Weiand (pronounced "why and"). They make twisted-vane, roots-style superchargers for many after market applications. The system uses a GM 6-71 case as the base, and a Scott injector hat at the top.

On the movie car, this was all faked. The supercharger was empty and the carburettor sat inside. A small water pump was attached to the front of the supercharger to hold the drive wheel, this also moved the supercharger belt forward to clear the standard 351 water pump assembly, and the distributor has a 90 degree elbow to allow it to clear the supercharger. The supercharger belt is driven by an electric motor which is hidden by a yellow bucket in the garage scene in MM1. Weiand never had a supercharger that could be activated and deactivated. Even with huge compression it would be tough to generate 600bhp on a 351 in 1974 without rebuilding it once every couple of hundred miles.

Of course, most people building replicas have not duplicated the above convoluted setup, and have opted for a variety of different setups to duplicate the same basic effect. As long as the blower sits at the right height out of the bonnet, and the pulley spins, it doesn't matter too much what method you use to hook it all up.

Now I know why I never watched that show.

It Was A Ramcharger Not A Blazer

That explains the extra power.