Roy Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 was browsing the ebay site when i came across this. whaddya guys think - a bit fanciful or total rubbish ? methinks rubbish .... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2406806201&category=33741 but then again - what do i know ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Martin F Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 Snake oil. These things seem to pop up all the time and nobody has independently proved that they work. There is a slim (extremely slim) possibility they may benefit an NA car, but in a turbo car it would be like stuffing a sock in your intake pipe!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 Hillarious. It looks like an off the shelf centrifugal electric fan. A more accurate descritption would be "electric turbocharger" since most superchargers are positive displacement devices. This looks like it would windmill when not powered. Actually, there is some work going on on electric turbos, but its for low-down torque on small engines and certainly wouldn't give you "an instant kick". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel lane Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 ill sell you one which works better then that , its a hybrid version from a hairdryer kit... it will allow about 5 psi down a standard intake. ideal for smaller cars and nissan skylines especially Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 Originally posted by michel lane ideal for smaller cars and nissan skylines especially Stirrer! Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted March 12, 2003 Author Share Posted March 12, 2003 hah - thought so ! seemed a bit off when i first read it but not being a techie - thought i would post it to draw a few chuckles (... which it did). michel lane said : ============================================== ' ill sell you one which works better then that , its a hybrid version from a hairdryer kit... ' ============================================== know a lot about hairdryers then , do you michel? just joking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 ROFL. 150CFM? Multiply that by 5 and I'll start listening. Still, I guess someone will buy one. Possibly many will be sold overall. I hope the seller doen't live in a glass house. Nathan TDI PLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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