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Old 01-15-2009, 11:10 PM   #1
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"An electric supercharger" Anyone?
Was wondering if anyone has seen those electric superchargers on Ebay? They go for around $30 , just seeing if anyone has tried one and if its worth the hassle?

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Old 01-15-2009, 11:15 PM   #2
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no, waste of time and money. go to your local boat store, they'll have the exact same thing there. its a fan to clear engine compartments of fumes. will not help your engine in the least
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:17 PM   #3
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There are electric turbo chargers, but they are worthless.
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:17 PM   #4
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thanks for the responce
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:18 PM   #5
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they are guarantee 26% hrspower and 3 miles more to the gallon
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:29 PM   #6
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send me $50 I'll guarantee 45% more horses and 5 MPG+!!!
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:33 PM   #7
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the price of $30 should tel you its not worth anything. also added to thel ist of complete waste of money is: CAI and throttle body spacers
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:51 PM   #8
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There are electric turbo chargers, but they are worthless.
I thought that was called a "hair drier"?
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Old 01-16-2009, 01:06 AM   #9
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My auto tech teacher in HS had us build one for giggles. We put it on a 16HP gocart, and it made that little cart scream. The trouble with the ones for a larger engine is amperage. It can be done, but the amount of power it would take far excedes the benifit.

Save your money, and just remember
THERE's NO REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT

You can spend upwards of $3k putting a centrifical super charger on your jeep, witha gain of 75HP roughly. You can also spend roughly half of that bore & stroke the 4.0 to a say 4.9, and gain 100HP +/-
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Old 01-16-2009, 06:37 AM   #10
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Pft, maybe not for jeeps. But the turboes on my car seem to do pretty well.
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Old 01-16-2009, 07:36 AM   #11
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you could also take the hood off and duct tape a leaf blower to the engine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkSr60fk0g&feature=related
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Old 01-16-2009, 08:20 AM   #12
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you could also take the hood off and duct tape a leaf blower to the engine:
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That is AWESOME!!!
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Old 01-16-2009, 08:24 AM   #13
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HOMEMAKE IT! and when the hood doesnt shut CUT it to fit!
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Old 01-16-2009, 08:31 AM   #14
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Perhaps, but forced induction = horsepower construction.
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Old 01-16-2009, 09:37 AM   #15
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It would make sense that an electric supercharger could work, just as an air compressor does compress air. I think the problem lies in the eletric motor required and the amount of amps required. But yeah, if it was that easy to gain horses ....

If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.
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