Mad Max 4 - Fury Road

[RemyMartin]

Hooli said:

honest_delboy said:

In Mad Max 2 he could engage/disengage the supercharger from inside the cabin with a switch on the dash. Surely you'd have it disengaged before turning the engine over to save wear and tear on the starter motor.

The switch was a red one he pulled up to engage the blower & it was fitted to the gearsitck.


/nerd

In reality it was a steel frame with a roots blower empty shell. It wasn't a real supercharged car :-(

[CrutyRammers]

Yeah and the exhausts were fake as well.

[Wing Commander]

You lot do realise it isn't a documentary?!

[JonRB]

Wing Commander said:

You lot do realise it isn't a documentary?!

Hence the phrase "in reality". As in "this is what the film pretends, whereas in reality..."

*hands you your coat*

[CrutyRammers]

shakotan said:

It was like that from the start. In reality, you'd never want to do that anyway, as the car would drive awfully 'off-boost'.

Some Mercs do it (disengage the SC) with magnetic clutches don't they?

[RemyMartin]

Also a common modification amongst the supercharged mk1 mr2 boys. Fit a little rocker switch to keep the electro magnetic clutch disengaged. It also had a little green light on the dash...

[shakotan]

CrutyRammers said:

shakotan said:

It was like that from the start. In reality, you'd never want to do that anyway, as the car would drive awfully 'off-boost'.

Some Mercs do it (disengage the SC) with magnetic clutches don't they?

One would presume that the system that disengages the s/c also switches to a different fuel map and different air intake route. Not possible with a s/c carb set-up.

Edited by shakotan on Thursday 31st July 09:53

[shakotan]

CrutyRammers said:

Yeah and the exhausts were fake as well.

Although not connected to exhaust gasses, the zoomie pipes where physically bolted to the exhaust system, so they shook and moved with the engine.

[Hooli]

RemyMartin said:

Hooli said:

honest_delboy said:

In Mad Max 2 he could engage/disengage the supercharger from inside the cabin with a switch on the dash. Surely you'd have it disengaged before turning the engine over to save wear and tear on the starter motor.

The switch was a red one he pulled up to engage the blower & it was fitted to the gearsitck.


/nerd

In reality it was a steel frame with a roots blower empty shell. It wasn't a real supercharged car :-(

True, I think it had an electric motor to spin it up so it looked real.

[shakotan]

Hooli said:

RemyMartin said:

Hooli said:

honest_delboy said:

In Mad Max 2 he could engage/disengage the supercharger from inside the cabin with a switch on the dash. Surely you'd have it disengaged before turning the engine over to save wear and tear on the starter motor.

The switch was a red one he pulled up to engage the blower & it was fitted to the gearsitck.


/nerd

In reality it was a steel frame with a roots blower empty shell. It wasn't a real supercharged car :-(

True, I think it had an electric motor to spin it up so it looked real.

Indeed it did, there was a box section frame over the carb to hold the blower.

[ajprice]

A parcel has come today, Mad Max Collection on Blu ray, £12 from Amazon

[CrutyRammers]

shakotan said:

CrutyRammers said:

Yeah and the exhausts were fake as well.

Although not connected to exhaust gasses, the zoomie pipes where physically bolted to the exhaust system, so they shook and moved with the engine.

Damn! Your nerd-foo is strong!

[shakotan]

CrutyRammers said:

Damn! Your nerd-foo is strong!

Two of my all time favourite films

[ajprice]

New trailer, many things blow up, then the explosions blow up too

http://youtu.be/rtKfNYpXp3c

[Bullett]

Yes.

[Beyond Rational]

Same explosion, just goes to show you can never fully judge trailer effects

http://youtu.be/cdLl1GVjOrc?t=2m13s
http://youtu.be/rtKfNYpXp3c?t=1m42s

[JonRB]

When are they actually going to release this film? At this rate they'll be doing another remake before this one screens.

[The Hypno-Toad]

ajprice said:

New trailer, many things blow up, then the explosions blow up too

http://youtu.be/rtKfNYpXp3c

THAT is how you do a trailer. A must see now.

[Killer2005]

The Hypno-Toad said:

THAT is how you do a trailer. A must see now.

That does look rather good.

Plus Charlize Theron is in it

[Dog Star]

RemyMartin said:

In reality it was a steel frame with a roots blower empty shell. It wasn't a real supercharged car :-(

It was a Weiand.