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Cars by Model Type => 3rd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: fd3szhi on April 26, 2012, 09:25:56 PM

Title: best turbos ever
Post by: fd3szhi on April 26, 2012, 09:25:56 PM
has anyone heard that people has been attaching leaf blowers to the air box and claim that its as good as or better than a turbo but with out lag and the complex pipe work? here is a link to a example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O25P54_8EE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlKKwS0c4KM&feature=fvwp&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIXHvlmLux0
so i guess if we get :burnout in our 7s then its gonna be 1 of these :rollin
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: Grant Monkhouse on April 27, 2012, 08:30:22 AM
So it forces more air into the engine? That\'s what a turbo does.

Typical Honda owner, vtec just kicked in yo!!!
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: fd3szhi on April 27, 2012, 02:23:59 PM
I personally think its a stupid idea, i cant see how it can give u more power when it struggle to give enough air
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: wolfie1 on April 27, 2012, 05:29:53 PM
would that actually work properly? the fueling would need altered at very least
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: fd3szhi on April 27, 2012, 05:34:23 PM
i dont think so most of tho kits are made in china so unless u want sommit to come loss and fly into the intake i wont even think about it
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: wolfie1 on April 27, 2012, 05:50:22 PM
god no im not thinking of it! but just wondered
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: RobbieRX-7 on May 12, 2012, 09:16:43 AM
I bet the vacuum of the engine alone would surpass the power of the electric motor.
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: m1tch on May 12, 2012, 11:51:41 AM
I saw the original video ages ago with a civic, it was on the dyno and did make more power....then they just opened a tank of nitrous next to the leaf blower intake lol made even more power :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrDe1md6AWg
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: yehreally on May 12, 2012, 01:57:24 PM
...until it falls apart and mullers your engine :(
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: m1tch on May 12, 2012, 02:13:58 PM
Quote from: yehreally;822938...until it falls apart and mullers your engine :(

Meh, its piston driven, hopefully it will explode so there is one less in the world :rolleyes:
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: fd3szhi on May 13, 2012, 12:48:02 AM
that is another way to look at it
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: zeppelin101 on May 25, 2012, 09:46:49 AM
Quote from: RobbieRX-7;822921I bet the vacuum of the engine alone would surpass the power of the electric motor.

There\'s a vague (and potentially :censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored:) rumour floating around that the next BMW M3 could have an electric turbo of some description.

Absolutely nothing remotely concrete to substantiate that claim mind. If it did though, I\'d hate to face the bill if it went pop!
Title: best turbos ever
Post by: fd3szhi on May 28, 2012, 07:11:39 AM
i heard that one too but just cant see it lasting very long and the strain that would put on the altinator and batterys you be forever changing those