That's an easy answer:
Ya gotta pay to play.
(If you actually tore apart a blower and took a peek at what makes them
tick, it may seem like nothing, but there's a lot of engineering that goes
into them.)
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Wes Weems
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 6:16 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: 80 buck supercharger
Why ARE super chargers so damn expensive... its rediculous... I cant beleive
how much the cost... I wouldnt mind the extra horsepower but jeez I dont
know about 1500 bucks... that seems a little steep....
Wes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Bridges" <bbridges@flometrics.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: 80 buck supercharger
> 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-
> >
> > .---- Jon Steiger ----- jon@dakota-truck.net or
> jon@twistedbits.net ------.
> > | Affiliations: AOPA, DoD, EAA, NMA, NRA, SPA, USUA; Rec & UL Pilot -
> SEL |
> > | '92 Ram 150 4x4 V8, '96 Dakota V8, '96 Intruder 1400, '96 FireFly
447
> |
> > `------------------------------
> http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/ ----'
> >
>
>
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