Tell me where i can get a super charger for my truck for 1500. bux and i am
there! As for the leaf blower idea-i knew some guy that put a vacum on his
motor bike-i am still trying to figure out why?!!
Brent
>From: "Wes Weems" <wweems@fix.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: 80 buck supercharger
>Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 16:15:36 -0800
>
>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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