electric superchargers, tornados etc...
10-19-2009, 10:36 PM
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electric superchargers, tornados etc...
hey has any1 on here actually used 1 of those electric superchargers from ebay, or a tornado? all i know is what i have read on most forums, and its usually sayin they dont work. and i tend to stay away from those. but today i met a buddy who used to have a stang and said he ran a tornado and he actually felt more mid range power, he said he never told ne1 until now since he no longer has the stang lol.
has ne1 actually used 1 of these with any luck? (i know i know, most likely the guys who use them arent going to speak up and praise them on this forum lol, i know i wudnt haha)
but im interested in opinions off of ppl who have tried them. im kinda thinking to spend $50 bucks and try it and take it to a dyno. only if i can get a guarantee of my money back if it doesnt work.
has ne1 actually used 1 of these with any luck? (i know i know, most likely the guys who use them arent going to speak up and praise them on this forum lol, i know i wudnt haha)
but im interested in opinions off of ppl who have tried them. im kinda thinking to spend $50 bucks and try it and take it to a dyno. only if i can get a guarantee of my money back if it doesnt work.
10-19-2009, 10:40 PM
#2
Dyno proven not to work, plain and simple. Just do a google for real dyno test with those things, they don't work, plain and simple. Yes, there are real electric superchargers, but the real ones are quite expensive and are not as efficient, or as effective as a pullied S/C (twin screw FTW).
10-20-2009, 01:01 AM
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i saw videos on youtube of people jerry rigging a leaf blower to a civic's intake, back to the point though; a friend gave me a tornado he found in his garage. I ran it a few years back in a 4 cylinder beater car with no improvement in anything including, MPG. When i sold the car unknown to the buyer the tornado went with it.
10-21-2009, 01:11 AM
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The concept behind the tornado is to spin the air coming into the engine. If the air spins the air has a longer distance to travel giving it the same effect as using long skinny runners, better for low end tq, bad for high end tq. The big problem is most intake designs weren't designed for that so instead it only acts as an air restriction. Waste of money imo.
The electric superchargers that work will set you back around $1500 for a kit. They do work & are the most efficient between the types of superchargers due to no parasitic loss. The only problem with them is the pressure ratio. Most of them are only capable of 8psi max on bigger displacement engines, but you must keep in mind that 8psi is without a 40+ hp drag on the engine. The only downside is you have to give it a couple minutes to recharge. The ones that don't use capacitors are junk.
The electric superchargers that work will set you back around $1500 for a kit. They do work & are the most efficient between the types of superchargers due to no parasitic loss. The only problem with them is the pressure ratio. Most of them are only capable of 8psi max on bigger displacement engines, but you must keep in mind that 8psi is without a 40+ hp drag on the engine. The only downside is you have to give it a couple minutes to recharge. The ones that don't use capacitors are junk.
10-21-2009, 10:36 AM
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i went to a dyno day when my car was basically stock and there was a kid there with his import (dont remember what it was tho..) anyway he had one of the electric s/c but it wasnt one like foxgt is talking about. he gained 3-ftlb but lost 1 hp lol