Re: Blower vs. turbo

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Tue Mar 30 1999 - 15:46:11 EST


Blower uses Belt Drive, Turbo uses Backpressure (exhaust) and generates a
sh-tload more heat. Common sense will solve this dilemma.

At 11:58 AM 03/30/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>That may be true, but the poor man is often faster than the rich man
>with
>the blower, because some of the horsepower is used up making the extra
>power.
>
>Randy
>'98 CC R/T
>
>
>Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 07:05:13 -0600
>From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: (no subject)
>
>Ok...
>
>I just have to pout in my 2 cents worth here...and I'm probably opening
>up a
>can of worms on this one...hehehe
>
>Turbo = Poor man's version of a "Blower".
>
>Blower = Paxton, Vortech, Kenne Bell, B&M, BDS, whatever you prefer...ya
>get
>the boost right where you want it, when you want it, and it doesn't care
>
>what kind of a transmission your running.
>
>
>
>

Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT/CC (V6)



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