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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1I saw it on ebay. Just wondering if anyone has heard of this

its a scam, dont waste your money.

Believe me...if it was as good as they say it is and does what they say it does, the manufacturers would have them as OEM. Increased horsepower and more? There is an old Welsh saying in my house.."If is is too good to be true...It "IS" too good to be true. Save your money!!!

never said I was going to buy it. just wondered if it was a joke

it's a novel idea. looks like an electric blower attached to a short ram. i don't see why it wouldn't actually work, but as for how much gain and power? don't know if it'd be worth the $125+. from the looks of it, the air is sucked/blown in through the air filter and into the pvc tube. no different than a sr or cai, but with a little fan. i think there was a guy on here a long time ago that constructed a home made one. i think it was dillpickle or something?

novel idea indeed. it wouldn't work because you need more than 12 volts to turn a fan enought to create good forced induction. you would get the equal gains with a CAI. likely not worth the hundred plus dollars they want.

Quote, originally posted by m »Believe me...if it was as good as they say it is and does what they say it does, the manufacturers would have them as OEM. Increased horsepower and more? There is an old Welsh saying in my house.."If is is too good to be true...It "IS" too good to be true. Save your money!!!.just because a new idea that inproves on a manufactures' design. it doesn't mean that they would even consider incorporation into their cars. as long as the vihicle meets it's power critiria set prior to development, they don't care about the possible engine output. on top of that, they would need to pay royalties for using somebody else's idea. it's politics.

When someone advertises 15 to 20% more horsepower with such a "simple installation" for a price that cheap...don't think for one minute GM, Ford or whomever would be knocking on that guy's door for an offer. They could have an item like that "mass" produced for a couple of dollars (outsourced). If GM could boost the Vibe horsepower 15 to 20% for a couple of dollars more...just think of how much more advertising a 165hp base engine would mean to them as compared to 140hp or whatever!! I will still stick by my Welsh saying!! It's the same with those $20.00 chips that are advertised on E Bay.

Quote, originally posted by mcgusto82 »novel idea indeed. it wouldn't work because you need more than 12 volts to turn a fan enought to create good forced induction. you would get the equal gains with a CAI. likely not worth the hundred plus dollars they want.i agree. i don't think you'd get much more gain than just a cai or sr would do. and certainly not for the money..... imo.

for the love of god people... NO ELECTRONIC SUPERCHARGERS WORK!!!!!!! not one of them. All a sca,, all junk hands down. speed cost. no such things as freebies. you get what you pay for. if a real supercharger is going to run you $3000 + why on earth would anyone think something that cost a couple hundred or less would do jackcrap. Don't get fooled by stupid gimmicks people. Use your heads when looking at crap too good to be true.

They do sell these that work, they use three starter motors and go for several thousand dollars. http://www.turbomagazine.com/t....html

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i have read of electric superchargers that do work better than crank driven. nothing running from a 12v system though.