Jon,
ROTFLMAO
But it has merit! No parasitic losses either! Dang!....
Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: 80 buck supercharger
>
>
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Brent Barts wrote:
>
> > You might as well strap a hoover to the back of your truck-you would get
> > about the same results!
>
>
> You know... On a related note... ;-)
>
> I don't know how many of you folks were on the list back then, but a
> few years ago, someone put a leaf blower on their Dak as a supercharger,
> just to test it out. They used a DC->AC power inverter and just plugged
> the thing into the cigarette lighter. It did give him some more
> power, but not enough to justify having a leaf blower on the truck. :-)
>
> BUT, my father recently bought a Stihl gas powered leaf blower, and
> DANG!!! That thing puts out a MESS of air! WAY more than the electric
> ones. Also, its got a trigger finger throttle on it which allows you to
> adjust the airflow over a large range. Anyone see where I'm going with
> this? :-)
>
> Now, don't get me wrong; I'm not saying a leaf blower is a great long
> term solution, but it sure would be a fun experiment! I don't know
> how the output compares with a supercharger, but I do know that its
> a heck of a lot less money, so on a bang/buck comparison, it probably
> compares quite favorably.
>
> Two downsides though; having to keep refilling your supercharger's
> gas tank with premix and always having to answer the question, "Dude,
> why does your truck sound like a chainsaw?" :-)
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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