(o_O) Electric Supercharger....for $180?!?

[USMCGunrock]

Ladies and Gents,

I just happened to stumble upon this while looking into some stuff for my Chevy pickup and had to share just coz it's an XJ they are using. I don't know if anyone has seen this but I've searched the forum but couldn't find a thread.

http://www.superchargertuning.com/pages_contents/show/id/5

 

[ChiXJeff]

These show up pretty regularly, just don't get posted here. I doubt that it'd generate more than a couple of inches of manifold pressure, let alone any significant psi.

 

[GSequoia]

It would be much cheaper to just route a duct from the blower motor already in your Jeep to the intake. Want to go fast? Simple put the AC on high, you'll have forced air with an intercooler.

 

[Talyn]

Junk. They are all over ebay. I was at Napa one day and someone asked the guys there about it. LOL.

 

[beastlydumass]

its a constant speed and the 4.0 sucks more than that thing can keep up with on the trail or even street.

 

[sidewaysstarion]

Its an RV vent fan in a home depot coupler, I count about $30 worth of parts.

 

[WTF_LOL]

wouldn't you be a bit suspicious about a performance part they bothered to make a video for, but did not show the actual performance? That should be a big clue

 

[urban yan]

Awesome. Everyone should have two: one hooked up and another dumby unit mounted beside so it looks like a real street racer.

 

[Combatcm]

I understand it would probably take enourmous power to create backpressure at the intake necessary for boost. Think about how much air the intake pulls while wide open. You need a fan that not only keeps up with the airflow, but pushes more.

 

[Demonoid369]

I understand how these don't work but has anyone ever thought to try a R/C jet motor or turbine? I know that those on the bigger planes do have quite the thrust and power to move a 75lb+ plane to fly.

 

[old_man]

I saw some tests using a yard leaf blower. Even that amount of power did very little.

 

[Timmy2XJS]

this falls in the same category as muffler bearings, headlight magnifying fluid, heavy duty clutch belts and seasonal tire air.

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[urban yan]

^ I think that place is the official sponsor of CherokeeForum.

 

[Johnnie Walker]

That's where I bought my last 710 cap (=

 

[kastein]

Awesome. Everyone should have two: one hooked up and another dumby unit mounted beside so it looks like a real street racer.

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

 

[Fred]

What is the horsepower drag of a supercharger? 1-2 HP? I don't really know, but assuming that number is correct, 1 HP = ~ 800 watts. That means the electric fan which is an equivalent draws 800 to 1600 watts. Divided by 12V, that is a current draw of over 66 to 132 amps. Hmmm, that would take some large cables.

 

[MikeMc]

I bet it'd work better if it was turning in the correct direction.