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Old 01-20-2011, 11:51 AM
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Turbos are not free power, as some will claim. A turbo is a turbine-driven supercharger and to drive something requires horsepower. The turbine needs velocity, volume, heat and pressure to operate.
So what value is exhaust to my car ?? My exhaust powers my Turbo ....

IMO A Turbo is Free Power, Where as a Supercharger (Belt driven is not)
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Old 01-20-2011, 11:54 AM
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I just figured it all out, electricity is free energy. That makes this a left supercharger.
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Old 01-20-2011, 01:29 PM
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If i want to go fast i put underglows on and put a bunch of fireball stickers on the doors, that gives me 500hp each. Then i put so many gauges inside that i cant find the radio. 25'* (chrome), body kit, aluminum spoiler wing, and 50gallons of NO2 ... and a hula lady
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Old 01-20-2011, 01:33 PM
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As my 10 year old son yelled out, silly ricer, useless wings are for penguins.
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Old 01-20-2011, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
We used to jack up the rear end and lower the front so we were driving down hill, saves on gas. But with these new front wheel drive cars it no longer works.
Oh my god I lost it when i read that. ROFLMAO Woke up my daughter.
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Originally Posted by 2kg4u
I resemble that remark.
resemble? lol. u mean resent.

LOL at Dan! Driving down hill. HAHAHA
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
I just looked threw their forum, and not one mention, not a single one that I could find about a electric supercharger. how much you want to bet they pull all negative threads, and sorry to say that'* all of them. I also looked at the dyno runs. Yep, there was a HP increase, as you would expect when your forcing air in to a engine. However, it'* not taking in to account the increase in weight. You would need to do some math to prove your at a gain. They wont show that math because that math will prove your actually at a lose. And that will hurt sales. I'm tempted to register there and post to see what happens. Who'* with me?
Now now, let'* not go stirring the pot. They pooped in it enough with their own generous writeup.
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We know they did, but oh so many others don't.
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Originally Posted by raptor660
resemble? lol. u mean resent.

LOL at Dan! Driving down hill. HAHAHA

No, I agreed with the comment, therefore "I resemble that remark". If I resented it I would have just kept quiet. Dan has a very large hammer.
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I think those superchargers might be somewhat useful in a vehicle that produces a ton of electricity already. However when you put a supercharger on a prius it will still be slow, just faster at being slow.
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