Anyone seen this?
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Anyone seen this?
ok so Im sure it works just as good as the amazing tornado but it looks like it would work. Has anyone tried this. It says you get 2.1p.s.i. would this even make a difference. How about mpg? thanks for the info
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW
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I wish somebody would actually try it and get some dyno results. The theory is sound, pressurize air into making boost.
2.1 PSI isn't going to do hardly anything though, and it will require tons of electrical energy (aka amps) to power.
There was a good discussion in the Supercharger/Turbo/Nitrous forum a while back. General agreement was it wasn't anywhere near worth it.
2.1 PSI isn't going to do hardly anything though, and it will require tons of electrical energy (aka amps) to power.
There was a good discussion in the Supercharger/Turbo/Nitrous forum a while back. General agreement was it wasn't anywhere near worth it.
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It's a four banger with an extended cab and big tires... you can't expect much.
What rear end gears are you running? If you have higher gears (numerically lower), swapping down to lower ones would give a nice boost faster acceleration.
What rear end gears are you running? If you have higher gears (numerically lower), swapping down to lower ones would give a nice boost faster acceleration.
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ya I know. I bought it with 4.10's and just havent had the money to regear it to 4.56. The guy that owned it before me said he wanted the gears to be taller to get better mpg. He was so off. It uses more gas now just b/c you have to put it to the floor just to stick with traffic. I think im just gonna sell this and upgrade to a newer 4.0 with 5 speed auto. I think that will be plenty fast plus still get good mpg.
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Actually, Warn makes something like that for jeep's inline 6. a friend runs it and he got a dyno proven 27 hp. i think he pulls 10-12 psi off his.
i dont know about how this would work, but i'ld want go try making one with a proper motor and chamber.
i dont know about how this would work, but i'ld want go try making one with a proper motor and chamber.
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This has to work, it's impossible that it can't. It acts like a supercharger except it doesn't run off a pulley. That being said, one can't expect huge power gains at 2.1psi. Also like it was previously mentioned the elctrical power needed to run this must be impressive. Most superchrager setups run at about 8-9psi(without mods) with a variety of results.
Is it worth it? not my call.... but I'm not buying one.
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Is it worth it? not my call.... but I'm not buying one.
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Actually there is no reason an electric supercharger cannot work. In fact, a guy named Thomas Knight has perfected the ESC-400 electric supercharger and markets them. The problem with them is they need a strong battery pack and they are good for short bursts only. (Kinda like Nitrous O injection) Then the battery pack has to be re-charged. In addition, they are too small for larger displacement engines (Say 3.5 liters or more they are useless). Boosts are in the 7 psi range and above. They do not use direct drive, but use an offset drive system hooked to a centrifugal s/c. My question is, why bother? At his prices you are better off investing in a Kenne Bell or other top name brand.
2.1 psi ain't gonna do much IMHO.
2.1 psi ain't gonna do much IMHO.