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Old 11-27-2005, 03:19 AM
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I keep seeing advertisements about those 70$ turbo or superchargers like the one on the bottom of this website... has any1 actually used or bought 1 of those things.. do they work or is it just a scam... let me know guys ... thx
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Old 11-27-2005, 04:17 AM
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yup, its a scam....


just kidding i have no idea!!!!
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Old 11-28-2005, 02:11 PM
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Are you talking about the systems that are more or less electric leaf blowers? If so, they are functional in a garage but not something I would ever trust on a vehicle being driven.
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Old 11-28-2005, 02:45 PM
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IMO anything around $70. to S/C ot T/C a car has to be BS.
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the fact that you have to ask the question should be sufficiant enough for you know it's b.s.
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Originally Posted by 4est
Are you talking about the systems that are more or less electric leaf blowers? If so, they are functional in a garage but not something I would ever trust on a vehicle being driven.

ya know, i remember seeing a video posted on here where some people dynoed their car, then dynoed again holding a leaf blower under the hood, and i believe it made at least 20 more hp
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i asked around about these, they had one at SEMA last year and they were getting some pretty decent Hp gains, around the 20 Hp range like pople have posted, i think the idea is a little off, but to each his own.........
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20hp gains??? I really doubt it, even if someone posts a "dyno chart" I would have to see it with my own eyes to beleive it, if it were that easy and cheap it would have been done many many many eons ago! 20hp gain on a 108hp engine is just under 25% gain in hp, do you really think that it is reality?!?! if it sounds to good to be true, then it ___!
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Movin' to PH......
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