[Vwdiesel] super charging a diesel

[Ron Schroeder]

Yea, about a 1% increase in engine power and a 2% increase in engine load
from the added current draw from the alternator.

Seriously, electric supercharging is possable but not from those eBay bilge
exhaust fans.  They only produce about .1psi of boost.

The engine sucks in about 1.6 liters of air for each 2 revolutions of the
crank.

Ron Schroeder
WD8CDH
'86 Golf rust bucket

----- Original Message ----- 
> Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 11:02:13 -0400
> From: Terry Briggs <vbriggs at stny.rr.com>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] super charging a diesel
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
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> Ok, not being one to believe everything I see ... I saw on ebay what
> amounts to a high speed fan that you put in line with your intake to
> force more air into the engine, apparently with enough volume to
> increase performance. I sent the guy a message asking about it and of
> course he said it would work. Any thoughts about this, and has anyone
> ever seen any numbers regarding how much air the 1.6 sucks in under
> load.
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