look at this !!
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St. Jude Donor '14
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"How much power does that make?"
"The engine makes 215 hp at the crank."
"Wow, that's pretty impressive, so that's what? 195 at the wheels?"
"Nah...114."
"Really? That's a lot of drive-train loss."
"Actually, it's Alternater drag."
"The engine makes 215 hp at the crank."
"Wow, that's pretty impressive, so that's what? 195 at the wheels?"
"Nah...114."
"Really? That's a lot of drive-train loss."
"Actually, it's Alternater drag."
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I think this feedback he got tells it all:
"i was expecting something a lil more for the money i payed i got a a/c blower Buyer whiteboy1yellow ( 11) Sep-02-04 17:43 Private
Reply by gulf_coast_performance: Dead beat didn't pay for until turned into Ebay for collection. Kit as Described Sep-02-04 19:00
Rating Withdrawn: Buyer and seller mutually agreed to withdraw feedback for this item.
an ac blower lol
"i was expecting something a lil more for the money i payed i got a a/c blower Buyer whiteboy1yellow ( 11) Sep-02-04 17:43 Private
Reply by gulf_coast_performance: Dead beat didn't pay for until turned into Ebay for collection. Kit as Described Sep-02-04 19:00
Rating Withdrawn: Buyer and seller mutually agreed to withdraw feedback for this item.
an ac blower lol
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St. Jude Donor '06
Now why exactly would something like that not work? I see that it's a cheap POS but in actuality why could you not get an eclectically driven charger to do the same as a belt driven one?
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Originally Posted by SilverBeast
A horn with an air filter mounted to it..... 
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fsr402, FWIW turbochargers and superchargers are air compressors, not fans. Moving 250 cfm from a static condition into a normally aspirated engine that consumes 600+ cfm (not sure what FI engines run) doesn't help; in fact the unit probably would upset airflow to the engine's detriment. My guess is that, if their data's real, it was produced on a B&S or Tecumseh single cylinder engine that has way lower air flow than the fan, thus showing a possible increase in power (although that's even doubtful). I'm no HVAC guy and have never calculated how much electrical power it would take to truly supercharge an automotive V8 to some given pressure, but I bet the motor would be huge (and heavy). This ranks with the little platinum ***** that will increase fuel economy,both a good laugh....my $0.01 and 1/2.
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To be more specific, your engine is drawing in more air than the fan is blowing, so it would just be blowing extra air into the intake tract, not pressurizing the intake charge such as a supercharger or turbo charger. It's like turnign on a fan in a hurricane - its there but not really doing anything.
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From: Summerland B.C. Canada
Originally Posted by reed62783
