Here is something interesting? has anyone seen this before?
10-25-2004, 01:09 AM
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Here is something interesting? has anyone seen this before?
The turbonator, it boasts up to 35hp more, and better gas mileage.
http://www.turbonator.com/index.html
http://www.turbonator.com/index.html
10-25-2004, 01:19 AM
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RE: Here is something interesting? has anyone seen this before?
just a small quote that will go a long way in performance parts...
there are intakes...
superchargers
and
turbos....
99% of the crap out there that adds
"nator" "meister" "a-roonie" to the base name..... is crap junk bs parts
there are intakes...
superchargers
and
turbos....
99% of the crap out there that adds
"nator" "meister" "a-roonie" to the base name..... is crap junk bs parts
10-25-2004, 12:59 PM
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RE: Here is something interesting? has anyone seen this before?
I'm sorry but that doesn't supercharge or turbo anything unless it spins really really fast. Whenever you see "up to 35 hp" from a hyped up infomercial looking product like that, it means that on some dyno for some car at some point in the rpm range it showed about 34.5 hp improvement. In this claimed case, you can probably count on it being related to a defect in that car's current intake set up. And what's the deal with using two of them? if the air is spinning, the air is spinning, adding another isn't gonna do anything. i could understand if the second one might have a steeper angle or something working with adjusted current that is already there.... in the end this is someone taking theory and turning it into an "as seen on tv" piece of crap that couldn't sell without the hype and was probably some reject project dropped by a real performance company. Think about it, if this sort of cheap mod made a serious difference, wouldn't real car engineers have designed their intakes to have spiral ridges built in? Simple as that... Plus if the air passes through the grid near the airflow sensor, doesn't that just straighten out the air anyway? So it would "have" to intersect a hose. Finally, the testimonial is by a doctor....
Not a mechanic, not a race car engineer, not even a first year physics major. (and honestly, who would try to supe up a sebring?)
I dont want to discourage you from posting unusual mods though... you never know when someone is gonna come up with something that actually works.
Not a mechanic, not a race car engineer, not even a first year physics major. (and honestly, who would try to supe up a sebring?)
I dont want to discourage you from posting unusual mods though... you never know when someone is gonna come up with something that actually works.
