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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 02:34 AM
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Default Electric supercharger

I found this on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Scion...spagenameZWDVW

Do you think this really works?
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 02:35 AM
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No, it does not work. Search, this has been posted multiple times.
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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I highly doubt it. It almost looks like a hair dryer with a K&N.

Yea you might get 1 psi of boost but, that wont feel like anything.
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 02:37 AM
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That'll work about like duct taping a leaf blower to your intake.
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 02:39 AM
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i think this is like the 100th post about this item. hot stuff :D






... dont buy it
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 02:50 AM
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Hahaha yea I am not buying this crap but I was boored so I was looking random stuff up on ebay haha
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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haha, those look ridiculous.
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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yo, I got that jank, and combined with me wing that I got at Auto Zone, and all dem stickers I picked up, I'm pushing like 60 lbs of boost and making like 400 hp to the rear wheels son!!!
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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not these things again
wasnt there a post before with a cpu fan inside the intake box?
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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With so many threads about it, IT HAS TO BE GOOD!
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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no way, somebody put a cpu fan in their intake?
Old Mar 25, 2008 | 11:55 PM
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yea it wasnt on SL but someone posted a link to it
it was argued that at low rpm it works but at the higher end the fan will restrict airflow
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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i saw it on the internet it works
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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Apparently HTML code is disabled here haha.

Watch:
Leaf Blower Bolt on Dyno pull
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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ROTFL ...Come on seriously Search. Enough said!!
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:30 AM
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i saw this in a tc the other day...look like he was having troubles wit it lol, and looked real ugly..
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:10 AM
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Guys I am really thinking of doing this...putting electric blowdryer to supply cold air to my CAI. Should I do it?
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:12 AM
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Electric LEAF blowdryer to be precise lol
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:41 AM
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DON'T do it



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