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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Fellow Scion owners. I recently purchased a 2009 Scion TC. I found this auction on ebay. Anyone know about this device? Is it safe to use on my car? I have the Automatic 2.4L

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-T...Q5fAccessories
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 03:26 PM
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LOL Please! dont buy that - Will NOT work. Do NOT buy the Turbonator either - Worthless
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Buy it.
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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lol please buy that, will get at least 50 hp
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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lol everything described on that link are all lies! what a waste of time reading that lol.. im pretty sure my turbonator works better
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Ill try to save you from being harassed before other members get a hold of this - no it wont work - a small electric motor like that cannot produce near the volume of air under pressure required to make boost on any size of engine. The dyno graphs are obviously either faked - or taken from a car with some other mod such as nitrous, or a s/c or t/c.

However - heres a real electric supercharger

http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/04...ger/index.html
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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its garabage.........its a small 12 volt fan not powerful enough to create any power..its a blower bascially....some say it works and say its doesnt....i say you want it buy it and see for yourself..it actually comes with a little pin that goes by the throttle insode the engine bay basically when you stomp or apply pressure to the gas it apply pressure to this little button then supposly activates the fan...how do i know this i know peole who actually bought them just for the hell of it
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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need help with turbo ? lol
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 06:01 PM
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You guys are all wrong I bought this and when my car hits 88 M.P.H. watch out!!!!

LOL piece of crap.
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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thats 1.21 jiggawatts u bought
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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Get a real leaf blower, one with a motor. Pull string and all. Rev it on, then go to the track. I guarantee you will be faster... for a few seconds anyway.
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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Ugh FACEPALM
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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OMG...run! Far, far away!

Thats funny...people will sell anything!
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob_DESCENDANT
Thats funny...people will buy anything!
I fixed that for you...
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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this has to be a joke
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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lol he joined this forum oblivious to the bashing hahaha....oralallen...heres what u do...buy a roots type supercharger...take it to a shop and tell them to make it work...u will be a legend!! at least in my book haha...ive beeen dyin to see someone do this
Old Oct 7, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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OK OK, I think we're done here. I'm pretty sure he's got the point.
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