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Old 12-29-2013, 04:46 PM
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Has anyone seen or tried one of the electric turbo chargers. Just wondering if they work or are a waste of money. I am guessing they are a waste of money since they are so cheap. Opinions please
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no they dont
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I heard it's an additional 200 to the wheels
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Originally Posted by z28SSilvest
I heard it's an additional 200 to the wheels
That's only if you use the 7.5 inch pistons and intaker.
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only the pros use these



but if youre not trolling and seriously asking then dont buy these and keep reading on this site. there tons of first mods and free mods you can do
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A leaf blower is cheaper. You'll be limited by the length of your extension cord though.
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OP you will get more HP doing the free ram air mod and guess how much it costs search it up on here there's a few threads about it
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dont use too much voltage youll be fine on a stock motor.
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If you do the math you'll see that to get useful
boost @ max flow you will need way more power
than your alternator can throw. The marketing
trick is, talk about boost or airflow but never
both at once. You'll see static PSI and open pipe
flow and they'll pretend you can have both. But
you can't. So forget it.
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I always suggest upgrading to a bigger alternator when really pushing the electric turbos, keeps the voltage more steady.
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Originally Posted by z28SSilvest
I heard it's an additional 200 to the wheels
That's it? I thought it would be much more then that.
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electric turbos are a joke - someone on ebay trying to peddle snake oil is all it is...

your new here I see , when you have been here a while and gain some knowledge electric turbos will not even be in your thoughts....
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
If you do the math you'll see that to get useful
boost @ max flow you will need way more power
than your alternator can throw. The marketing
trick is, talk about boost or airflow but never
both at once. You'll see static PSI and open pipe
flow and they'll pretend you can have both. But
you can't. So forget it.
This....
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road kill did a episode ,where the plumped 5 gas leaf blowers together for boost on a weak 350 sbc .they mite have gained 20 rwhp.
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^^^ Yea, it was 5 Husqvarna backpack blowers in the trunk on a 350 4spd Chevy Monza, Lat time I check I believe Jeff Lutz and his son own the car now.



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