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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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I have a 98 camaro z28. Will this increase hp? Is it safe?
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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No, it's just a ricer mod.

Sadly the tornado does nothing for you either
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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ricers use electric blower motors like that to make their crap go faster(like hardware store crap). That thing's like women in the military: waste of ****** money.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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it offers about as much horsepower as a ram air hood, NOTHING and it is also a complete waste of money. Take your 67 dollars jam it in your pooper than crap it out and then take your 99 cents and buy a few packs of starburst. That would be a better option with the money

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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by socmguy
ricers use electric blower motors like that to make their crap go faster(like hardware store crap). That thing's like women in the military: waste of ****** money.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If this thing really worked, they'd probably be asking a lot more than $68 for it. Even if the thing cost $5 to make, if it added 30 horsepower, they're going to ask hundreds of dollars for it. I doubt anyone that's replied on to this thread thus far has actually tried one - I sure haven't - but the best advice I can give you is to stay far, far away from the "electric supercharger" - or ANY car mod sold on ebay, for that matter!

Try a search. It seems someone asks the question about the "electronic supercharger" every other week. You'd save yourself a lot of ridicule by reading the ridicule others have suffered for asking this same question. Just a respectful heads up for next time.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 04:42 AM
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Yes. Do it.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
Yes. Do it.
sarcasm noted

Hopefully by now you have realized that this product is a complete waste of time and money.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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it might work.......if you put about 6 of them in series? that would be sweet. maybe get like 3 or 4 tornados too.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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thats funny i read the guys feedback and one guy said he can blow farts out of his *** with more force than the electronic supercharger can
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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thats funny i read the guys feedback and one guy said he can blow farts out of his *** with more force than the electronic supercharger can
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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haha what's up with the wave of newbies lately?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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i wonder if people actually fall for that B.S
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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Hahaha, I just checked out the link, that thing is hilarious!

Made me laugh at my desk. This thread is worth it just for the laughs and jokes alone.

BTW dude, they're just messin with ya cuz your new. Definitely don't believe that marketing crap on ebay.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
Yes. Do it.
I agree 100%..it will give you an extra 3-400 HP at the very least..at the rear wheels...Send me a couple pleeeze.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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haha what's up with the wave of newbies lately?
Not too sure..I would not have even wondered about it when I was 12 yrs old. BUT THIS IS A NEW GENERATION THEY TELL ME...i am old.[er]
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