Exhaust air jack
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Has anyone used a type of inflatable car jack powered by the exhaust air?
![](http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/exhaust-air-jack.jpg)
The idea seems very cool, as you can lift the car much easier, on unstable soil, and both wheels at a time (putting on snow chains becomes a piece of cake).
Here's a Youtube video, and here are two links to this kind of jack: Offroaders.com and OhGizmo.com.
The thing only costs ~$100 and I'm thinking about getting one. However, my questions are:
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![](http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/exhaust-air-jack.jpg)
The idea seems very cool, as you can lift the car much easier, on unstable soil, and both wheels at a time (putting on snow chains becomes a piece of cake).
Here's a Youtube video, and here are two links to this kind of jack: Offroaders.com and OhGizmo.com.
The thing only costs ~$100 and I'm thinking about getting one. However, my questions are:
- won't the pressure from the jack damage the engine?
- won't carbon monoxide or other nasty gases be released in the cabin?
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kinda suck if the air jack blows up while ur under the car...
and also where di u store the bag after your done? in the car? if so wont gases be in the cabin?
o yea n wont that damage the body of ur car... say if you have a FRP body kit? since looking at the pic the bag goes out to the side =/
really cool design tho.. how about a hydrolic jack like speed racer
and also where di u store the bag after your done? in the car? if so wont gases be in the cabin?
o yea n wont that damage the body of ur car... say if you have a FRP body kit? since looking at the pic the bag goes out to the side =/
really cool design tho.. how about a hydrolic jack like speed racer
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