[W126 Coupe] ALEX H. Supercharged

[Edward Chin]

Hey guys, sorry about that...

http://drakon.us/halex.htm

Don't know what happened there.

Regards,

Eddie

-----Original Message-----
From: Andres J Homeyer [mailto:andy at tularosa.net] 
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 12:44 PM
To: edward at drakon.us; Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] ALEX H. Supercharged



Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] ALEX H. Supercharged



> Hey guys, here is the page with Alexander's pictures and video

>

> Regards,

>

> Eddie



Eddie where is it, nothing attached that shows up, at least not on what I 
just received.

Andy H



>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]

> On Behalf Of Alexander Hochhausl

> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:37 PM

> To: jralex at ix.netcom.com; 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] ALEX H. Supercharged

>

> I just want others to have as much fun as me, although my wife thinks it

> should be otherwise. I sent the pics to Ed Chin who said he will host

> them. I'll be sending drawings out soon. The fuel control is fairly

> simple. I have a limit switch connected to the throttle (which is the

> big blue thing to the left of the distributor - you'll see in the

> pictures). When at ~1/2 throttle it energizes a relay. The relay

> disconnects the computer control to the EHA and connects the EHA to a

> knob (potentiometer) by the shifter which I can use to adjust the

> enrichment (you can really crank it up in the winter). Very simple and

> very effective. When back under 1/2 throttle the computer takes over

> again. One word of caution is to make sure you don't send too much

> current to the EHA - a simple resistor in series takes care of that.

> It's definitely not plug and play - you have to be willing to cut wires,

> but it's not that bad if you have some electrical aptitude. I'll be

> posting a sketch of this with the parts.

>

> You don't want to run rich too long - it will foul up the plugs. But

> short sprints have not affected my plugs in 1 year. Also prolonged

> enrichment can hurt the cat I've been told, but I just passed emissions

> tests with extremely low emissions, so I don't see evidence of that

> either.

>

> Stay tuned.

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com

> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of jralex at ix.netcom.com

> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 12:49 AM

> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] ALEX H. Supercharged

>

> Alex, You might be the 'fountain of youth' with your kind offering of

> information. I feel like a teen already with a pocket full of speeding

> tickets. I look foward to my project. I have particular interest in your

> fuel control solution which I think differs from the 'EHA/turn-screw'

> approach. Thanks! Jim Alexander

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