Maggie super charger
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Once installed, you can control the supercharger by using the long skinny pedal on the right side of the floor board. 
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The only one I evar saw that could be turned of was in the movie Road Warrior. 
Hell...Mel did it while he was running down the road. If Mel did it...it must be possible.
Hell...Mel did it while he was running down the road. If Mel did it...it must be possible.
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I thought of the same referrence! Although it is still not possible. I watched a video on that car and the button activated supercharger was a prop used just for cool factor in the movie... not functional.
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Holy large picture, Batman.
The coolness factor goes right into the chitter with the placement of the rear spoiler... and don't forget the one on the roof
The coolness factor goes right into the chitter with the placement of the rear spoiler... and don't forget the one on the roof
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Why would you want to turn it off anyway?
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funny smart *** replies aside (though amusing) The Maggie is a roots style belt-driven supercharger. It can not be "turned off" The Maggie requires between 33 and 52 hp to turn but produces an additional 150-180 hp. The total Hp gain is found by subtracting the parasitic power loss from the total power gain.
Assuming you want to turn it off for economy, there's no real way to do this. At highway crusing speeds, your fuel economy shouldn't differ that much from an N/A car especially in hill country.
Assuming you want to turn it off for economy, there's no real way to do this. At highway crusing speeds, your fuel economy shouldn't differ that much from an N/A car especially in hill country.