51bigG Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I saw on ebay an air intake supercharger, was wonderin did anyone try one? I have a 97 LDV 3.5 tonne van with a ford transit engine in it, its fairly dead with the acceleration of a frozen snail , no turbo, so I got to thinkin there is probably a few dead hosses lying in the sump and it might be worth a try so I bought one for the craic and I have to say its made a noticable difference on the back roads, the power picks up very well,not much of a difference on the motorway but definately better on the other roads where going up and down gears a lot. So any comments on the pros and cons? thought maybe they might help anyone with a non turbo engine that needs a small boost. It reads that they can be used to boost turbo engines a bit too but I not sure on that whether its a good idea? Good or bad for the engine????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I assure you any performance improvement you may be feeling is purely psychological - they are utter arse of the highest order, you can buy a real electric supercharger but they cost thousands and draw 700 amps using what looks like three winch motors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 If you mean the things that look like a computer fan and claim to give 50,0000BHP...its utter rubbish, there is no way a fan of any kind of that size could produce more air than the ram effect of a moving vehicle at 50..60..70 etc. Performance gain is nil, bling gain is nil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 These are suppose to be quite good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Hook, liner, sinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51bigG Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Brutal honesty? Oh well, fek it anyway its in the old bus now and seems better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jericho Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I bought several over the years. Chewy,a bit sickly,but not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Brutal honesty? Oh well, fek it anyway its in the old bus now and seems better. Just teasing mate - if you notice a difference, good. Was it easy to fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51bigG Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just teasing mate - if you notice a difference, good. Was it easy to fit?I dont mind the teasin, 10 mins fitted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bango690 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 i did read a product review in a fast car mag and they had tested it on a saxo 1.6 and they found that it actualy made it have less power on the dyno! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard14 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 i did read a product review in a fast car mag and they had tested it on a saxo 1.6 and they found that it actualy made it have less power on the dyno! Which sounds about right. Howard. 2x300Tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender dave Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 hi all well i fitted one on my series 3 and i dose 175 mph now only did 37 mph before :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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