IS350 electric supercharger
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IS350 electric supercharger
Has anyone tried one of these or know if they work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...53144906QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...53144906QQrdZ1
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Originally Posted by dnszoom
Now if it were a leaf blower, that would be a different story!
Read reviews on these electric blowers before - they can often SLOW DOWN the incoming air because they can't spin fast enough to keep up.
To have an electric supercharger work effectively, you'd need a HUGE electrical feed and means for producing and storing this power. Not really practical.
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Originally Posted by DirtySouth
Woah...never heard of these. I'm going to put that in the BS bin until I see dyno results or first-hand experience at least.
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Originally Posted by blkIS350
Has anyone tried one of these or know if they work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...53144906QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...53144906QQrdZ1
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These electric superchargers have been around for a while and all evidence points to them NOT delivering. They generally actiavte at WOT, and here is the kicker, when its not in use you have less power than you would otherwise becuase there is more restriction. When it does kick it, you lose even MORE power, quite possibly do to the extra drag on the alternator in addition to not nearly enough "boost" if you can even call it that.