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Wondo
February 10th, 2005, 19:36
i was surfing around ebay i found this a while back, what do you guys think of this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7951591959&category=33741
JeepFreak21
February 10th, 2005, 19:44
Hmmmm....
shimmy
February 10th, 2005, 19:57
these are garbage... don't get an electric charger, they are a waste of money!
Wondo
February 10th, 2005, 19:59
yea i was just wondering about them, something i never really saw before.


-dave
Beej
February 10th, 2005, 20:02
Better off getting a power inverter and plugging in a hair dryer aimed at your intake. Don't forget to take the heating coil out first!
:D
XJ89JEEP
February 10th, 2005, 20:45
these are garbage... don't get an electric charger, they are a waste of money!

this is exactly what went through my head when i saw the words "electric super charger"
sidriptide
February 10th, 2005, 20:48
its a high-speed bathroom fan..... but its not a displacement-type fan so i cant see it doing anything at all... and i doudt it spins fast enough to work as a compressor... but someone bought it...
d10shun
February 10th, 2005, 20:56
Is the motor variable speed and adjust to a throttle imput? Or do you flip the switch and you get a constant speed? If so, wouldn't the "blower" actually slow incoming air if the engine itself sucks it in at a faster rate?

It kind of looks like a $7.99 air horn at Autozone.
vegeta
February 10th, 2005, 21:16
I can't believe ebay doesn't ban these stupid things. The only thing these wastes of money will do is lighten your wallet.
WB9YZU
February 10th, 2005, 21:24
i was surfing around ebay i found this a while back, what do you guys think of this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7951591959&category=33741

After a little searching, I found this:
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/better_20electric_20supercharger

When I was much younger, and much less knowledgable (5th grade), a friend and I took his mom's electrolux and set it up to run backwards. Then we hooked the hose to the carb on the family lawn mower. I can't say we increased the HP of that poor Briggs 3 horse, but it kept us busy for an hour or two. The real drawback was the power cord ;)
Fiveology
February 10th, 2005, 21:28
Most of these are only rated for engines up to 2.3L. It may work on a 2.5 powered XJ, but it would not do anything for a 4.0L. Most likely a waste of money for either.
Ramsey
February 10th, 2005, 21:34
straight from the page "...with no effects on the engine in any way."
xjj33p3r
February 10th, 2005, 21:44
I think my cpu fan runs at like 400 cfm. That's booboo
shimmy
February 10th, 2005, 21:59
straight from the page "...with no effects on the engine in any way."

lol, i saw that too
XJ_ranger
February 10th, 2005, 22:42
go for it - tell us what happens
run it on a dyno before and after....