toyotanutuk Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 look at this kit off ebay 20bhp and all for £99 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Believe it or not these things actually work. Not on a 6Cyl 3.0 Mind you , but for smaller engine applications at low revs they do yield results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotanutuk Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 thought it was a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 It *is* a joke. Just look at the wires involved: at 12V, you'd need 100s of Amps to produce any boost with such a contraption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Total rubbish! been proved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Believe it or not these things actually work. Not on a 6Cyl 3.0 Mind you , but for smaller engine applications at low revs they do yield results. I have one on my lawnmower - does an acre in 63 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I have one on my lawnmower - does an acre in 63 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I have one on my lawnmower - does an acre in 63 seconds Can you do rooster tales with the cut grass like they did to Hammond with sand on top gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Can you do rooster tales with the cut grass like they did to Hammond with sand on top gear. Dont be silly Migs.....its a 250cc petrol engine with an ebay electric turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 poo! 24V required more power Scottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotanutuk Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 lol worth a shot would 1 of those mower engines fit in my mrs ka should improve power lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 lol worth a shot would 1 of those mower engines fit in my mrs ka should improve power lol Save the money to wine & dine said strumpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Anyone see the vid clips of a guy on a roller with a leaf blower ? Brilliant ! Found it http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=AB544E3B-5DFF-416D-9CFD-A1AD23CA9564&term=leaf%20blower&p=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Anyone see the vid clips of a guy on a roller with a leaf blower ? Brilliant ! Found it http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=AB544E3B-5DFF-416D-9CFD-A1AD23CA9564&term=leaf%20blower&p=0 copycat http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=90354 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Oh don't you start with the repost alert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I have one on my lawnmower - does an acre in 63 seconds It doesn't matter if you do the acre in 3 or 63 seconds. Mowing's mowing:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supragold Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 It doesn't matter if you do the acre in 3 or 63 seconds. Mowing's mowing:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 It doesn't matter if you do the acre in 3 or 63 seconds. Mowing's mowing:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 While, I'm not debating the accuracy of their design.I will knock their advert.. Does the unit put an exessive drain on the battery? No, the Generation 1 draws 40 amps @ max load (40,000RPM) Firstly, I thought they were selling a generation 1, and secondly 40amps is a fair load, and it isn't the battery that would supply it, it is would be the alternator which would cause more load on the engine anyway. I remember looking at properly design version of one of these, which run at the new proposed 48v (yes 48v, the car manufacturers are considering running either a twin voltage alternator or a DC-DC convertor). Most of the properly designed systems, have got a seperate charge system that when it is active pull their power from a seperate isolated battery during use which then gets recharged during a low load cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 It'd take more power to run it than it could possibly make, alos it'd have so spin bloody fats not to end us as a restriction itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 It *is* a joke. Just look at the wires involved: at 12V, you'd need 100s of Amps to produce any boost with such a contraption. you mean you looked!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 you mean you looked!! This idiotic 'eBay supercharger' question creeps up quite often, but newbies don't bother doing a search and always think they've discovered gold. There is an experimental OEM version that is rumoured to work as a prespool device, but it is nowhere near as daft as this eBay plastic ripoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 It doesn't matter if you do the acre in 3 or 63 seconds. Mowing's mowing:d But dude, i live my life 63 seconds at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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