Leaf Blowers, Turbo Humor was: cfm of air....

[Richard Hoffman]

As I recall from my Zcar-loving roommate, there is a Zcar running around
somewhere with a gas powered leaf blower "turbo" setup.  I believe it is a
"Toro" :)  Seen the pics.  It looks ridiculous but I must admit, it probably
provides good performance...I am not sure if the throttle on the blower was
connected to the gas pedal in any way but I sure hope so....how much fun is
a blower that provides full boost at idle and basically none towards
redline?

Perhaps our K24-equipped drivers can answer that one....  J/K guys just a
little forced induction humor :)

Richard
1990 CQ 200K


>From: "Mark Friedel" <mafriedel at charter.net>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: cfm of air needed bu an engine ?
>Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:27:19 -0500
>
>Electric motor, pffft.  How about a leaf blower?  Might sound a little
>silly
>(audibly and logically), but might actually have the oomph that an electic
>fan won't.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
>Behalf Of Jonas K.
>Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:35 PM
>To: Quattro list
>Subject: Re: cfm of air needed bu an engine ?
>
>
>On 4/24/02 12:00 PM, "A4" <a4 at thepinecone.com> wrote:
>
> > Here is an uneducated idea, for a semi turbo...
> >
> > Connect a potenciometer to the gas pedal that is connected to some
>powerfull
> > fans which are located between the throttle body and the air filter.  As
>you
> > press the gas pedal the fans speed up.
> >
> > Is this a really stupid idea ?
>
>Depends on your definition of "stupid idea" :-)
>
>I don't think it will have the effect you're looking for, but I also don't
>think that there's any "idea" that's "stupid". Simply having ideas means
>that you are thinking, which would be the opposite of being stupid.
>
>But someone has already thought of something similar... Go to
>
><http://www.electricsupercharger.com/www-electricsupercharger-com/autoprod.h
>tm>
>
>-hype?           ... Yes
>-waste of money? ... Probably
>_stupid?         ... Not if they're making money
>
>FWIW, they use a 700watt axial-flow compressor linked to a full-throttle
>switch. It makes an advertised 1psi boost.
>
>Enjoy,
>Jonas
>90 CQ
>
>




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