Thread: what do you think, are these BS ?

please tell me you're kidding

I dunno they looked like plastic runbbish but 99% positive feedback, refund if not happy, I just thought I'd ask.

Yes. A simple test - it is electrically driven, you could not drive a useful supercharger from the belt running your alternator, so especially after allowing for the power lost in the alternator and the motor driving the blower, the amount of boost is almost certainly barely enough to overcome the increased restriction of putting the gadget in the intake.

As for their positive feedback - who is going to admit they were silly enough to buy one?

John

Originally Posted by HangOver

I dunno they looked like plastic runbbish but 99% positive feedback, refund if not happy, I just thought I'd ask.

Unfortunately, people leave feedback as soon as they get the item - "Super fast delivery A++++" etc...

Where as feedback like "Useless product, dont waste your money" would be more helpful... but then you stand the risk of having THEM leave you bad feedback for being honest...

Feedback is useless unless you KNOW what you are buying and want to scope the sellers selling/shipping history.

Phineas T. Barnum is the Chairman of directors?

Originally Posted by HangOver

better economy, more power etc etc BS or not?

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From the web:
Q. Is an Electronic Supercharger a good investment?

A. o they are absolutely a fraud. The compression needed to push air into the engine (measured in cfm) is way higher than a little fan can provide. It has been proven by many car enthusiast that they do not work. Some of these superchargers only push 500 cfm where as (with out going completely technical) an engine revving at 6000 rpms with a 14:1 air to fuel mixture would require substantially more air. Not only do they not increase horsepower but they decrease since they can not keep up with the engine air coming in that it acts as a restricter.

If thats not enough proof, get someone to rev your car at 5000rpms and feel how much exhaust is being pushed out of your car, then buy your supercharge turn it on and feel how much air that can push. You will find that the car can push way more air than the supercharger alone.
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Go buy a hair dryer + turbonator, it will same u alot of $$$ & u will get the same result
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You should get it. My friend's mothers barber's dog-walker has one on his Civic and he beats Ferraris, Porsches, Lambos, Supras, TT 350z and even Type-rs at the track.

Someone needs to buy one and prove it!

Do you reckon you could get one to work on a small motor as in a lawnmower ...... my grass is getting long and i only have a 3.75 briggs engine .