 Leaf Blower on Dyno |
 Sep 12, 2005 - 1:55 PM
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Check this video out it pretty cool and kinda funny.
 http://videos.streetfire.net/player.aspx?f...FD-A1AD23CA9564 |
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Sep 16, 2005 - 4:49 PM
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as long as the blower can force more air into the engine than the engine can originally pull AND sustain enough static pressure to hold the air in the intake at a higher pressure than the atmosphere you WILL see a gain, and an industrial leaf blower probably would do it. you guys have to stop calling BS on everything lol but in all honesty, who would really want to rig up a friggen leaf blower under their hood?
its called redneck engineering  and though its redneck... it is applying basic principals, though i doubt they really took the time to figure out if the pressure would sustain and it would force enough air in before sayin "hey what would happen if..."
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Sep 16, 2005 - 4:53 PM
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QUOTE(boosted_K2 @ Sep 16, 2005 - 4:49 PM) as long as the blower can force more air into the engine than the engine can originally pull AND sustain enough static pressure to hold the air in the intake at a higher pressure than the atmosphere you WILL see a gain, and an industrial leaf blower probably would do it. you guys have to stop calling BS on everything lol but in all honesty, who would really want to rig up a friggen leaf blower under their hood? its called redneck engineering and though its redneck... it is applying basic principals, though i doubt they really took the time to figure out if the pressure would sustain and it would force enough air in before sayin "hey what would happen if..."[right][snapback]335081[/snapback][/right] Nobody said it couldn't work - only that it wasn't wise nor worthy of serious consideration. -------------------- QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback] i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this. |
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Drew-887 Leaf Blower on Dyno Sep 12, 2005 - 1:55 PM
Consynx that's awesome...lol
just blow some air in the... Sep 12, 2005 - 2:34 PM yarik83 well it is kind of like a turbo.. except less high... Sep 12, 2005 - 2:49 PM Cutrara QUOTE(yarik83 @ Sep 12, 2005 - 3:49 PM)well i... Sep 12, 2005 - 3:06 PM playr158 aite i'm goin to do it...........end of story.... Sep 12, 2005 - 3:12 PM
HaRv3sTeR QUOTE(playr158 @ Sep 12, 2005 - 8:12 PM)aite ... Sep 12, 2005 - 4:21 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 My uncle actually did this on his race car. He ra... Sep 12, 2005 - 3:59 PM presure2 you guys have GOT to be kidding me, right? Sep 12, 2005 - 8:36 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 QUOTE(presure2 @ Sep 12, 2005 - 9:36 PM)you g... Sep 12, 2005 - 9:20 PM playr158 dude manny you know my car.....it doesn't matt... Sep 12, 2005 - 11:23 PM ArizonaRed i would think that it would hurt the engine becaus... Sep 13, 2005 - 12:03 AM presure2 guys, you really have GOT TO BE KIDDING.
do you RE... Sep 13, 2005 - 5:43 AM Hanyo QUOTE(presure2 @ Sep 13, 2005 - 3:43 AM)guys,... Sep 13, 2005 - 7:06 AM presure2 QUOTEhmm maybe if you install it on a turbo car, y... Sep 13, 2005 - 9:06 AM darksecret If you were to rig this up all you need is an exha... Sep 13, 2005 - 10:25 AM FallenHero Spraying nitrous into a leaf blower...
priceless. Sep 13, 2005 - 12:37 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 QUOTE(ArizonaRed @ Sep 13, 2005 - 1:03 AM)i w... Sep 13, 2005 - 7:48 PM dustin15brown if ur gettin that much more hp, then i dont think ... Sep 13, 2005 - 8:16 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 QUOTE(dustin15brown @ Sep 13, 2005 - 9:16 PM)... Sep 13, 2005 - 9:44 PM jgreening QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Sep 13, 2005 - 9:44 ... Sep 13, 2005 - 11:07 PM lagos i hope you guys have a long enough extension cord ... Sep 13, 2005 - 11:12 PM Hanyo QUOTE(jgreening @ Sep 13, 2005 - 9:07 PM)IMO,... Sep 13, 2005 - 11:42 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 Anyone notice how the people most against this are... Sep 13, 2005 - 11:49 PM SSJChar if i had a beatup, like almost dead, MR car like a... Sep 14, 2005 - 12:05 AM lagos putting a leaf blower on your car is ghetto AND ri... Sep 14, 2005 - 12:22 AM FallenHero QUOTE(lagos @ Sep 13, 2005 - 10:22 PM)putting... Sep 14, 2005 - 1:01 AM playr158 QUOTEGetto is like the use of duck tap to repair c... Sep 14, 2005 - 9:01 AM Bigmeanbulldog55 Maybe my definition of ricer is way off. This doe... Sep 14, 2005 - 10:31 AM darksecret Yeah a leaf blower is ghetto, but it works, plus y... Sep 14, 2005 - 10:47 AM playr158 QUOTEPlayr, I'd give you and award for biggest... Sep 14, 2005 - 10:56 AM Bigmeanbulldog55 QUOTE(darksecret @ Sep 14, 2005 - 11:47 AM)Ye... Sep 14, 2005 - 1:11 PM Batman722 OK guys enough. For someone to do this like you sa... Sep 14, 2005 - 10:31 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 Come on, it's all in good fun. Lets stop the ... Sep 14, 2005 - 11:15 PM Batman722 realisticly, they way you have it is probably the ... Sep 15, 2005 - 12:58 AM presure2 there IS no such thing as a "well working lea... Sep 15, 2005 - 9:02 AM darksecret BTW the shop that actually did that video is CP Ra... Sep 15, 2005 - 10:51 AM presure2 QUOTEBTW the shop that actually did that video is ... Sep 15, 2005 - 11:17 AM lagos i cant belive you guys are really trying to have a... Sep 15, 2005 - 11:39 AM Bigmeanbulldog55 My questions:
1. How big of a capacitor would you... Sep 15, 2005 - 11:43 AM darksecret Well #1 and 2 IDK, #3 probably not, #4 you would n... Sep 15, 2005 - 2:55 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 QUOTE(darksecret @ Sep 15, 2005 - 3:55 PM)Wel... Sep 15, 2005 - 5:35 PM Silver94CelicaOwner Hahahaha......I cant wait until somebody comes on ... Sep 16, 2005 - 9:39 PM Batman722 "powered by John Deere"
neeto concept b... Sep 16, 2005 - 10:33 PM lagos it gaind 10hp on a dyno, on a civic si. on a celic... Sep 16, 2005 - 11:04 PM Silver94CelicaOwner Ok ok, on a Celica.....NO.
On a beater car.....ye... Sep 16, 2005 - 11:09 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 I like how this post is going. People seem to act... Sep 17, 2005 - 2:07 AM lagos now you are starting to talk about electric turbos... Sep 17, 2005 - 10:44 AM Bigmeanbulldog55 QUOTE(lagos @ Sep 17, 2005 - 11:44 AM)now you... Sep 17, 2005 - 12:06 PM |
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