leaf blower super charger?
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Originally Posted by TelePlayer
Just flip it around: mount the leaf blower at your tailpipe sucking the exhaust out of the car. This way you can make money clearing leaves for the neighbors while you drive. Might also work good as a mosquito fogger.
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Hey wait, I have a better idea. If the leaf blower doesn't have the CFM to match the bonnie engine, then supercharge the leaf blower !!!! Might I suggest a hair dryer????? (on the cool setting of course)
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two leafblowers might do the trick, although I think it would be easier to just get a real SC. Thats one of the problems of having a pretty big displacement, if we had 2.0L engines then the leaf blower MIGHT work, electric would be a much easier way to go, when you think about all the cables and stuff you would have to use for a gas powered blower.
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Another thing you'll have to consider is
1.) if you're goin with a gas blower.. well you'll have to make sure that the fuel don't spill and or be effected by the heat of the engine..
2.) The sound.. it'* going to be odd to pull up to somebody hearing either a gas or an electric fan going ( mini rice sound from gas leaf blower )
3.) You're not able to still get boost though as there'* only so much air you can compress with it ( say 2 psi max? )
4.) how you going to duct cold air for the leaf blower, and if so. how much turbulance are you goin to get and restrictions?
5. ) How long can those blowers last from excessive heat and use?
1.) if you're goin with a gas blower.. well you'll have to make sure that the fuel don't spill and or be effected by the heat of the engine..
2.) The sound.. it'* going to be odd to pull up to somebody hearing either a gas or an electric fan going ( mini rice sound from gas leaf blower )
3.) You're not able to still get boost though as there'* only so much air you can compress with it ( say 2 psi max? )
4.) how you going to duct cold air for the leaf blower, and if so. how much turbulance are you goin to get and restrictions?
5. ) How long can those blowers last from excessive heat and use?
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Originally Posted by Drifter420
Another thing you'll have to consider is
1.) if you're goin with a gas blower.. well you'll have to make sure that the fuel don't spill and or be effected by the heat of the engine..
2.) The sound.. it'* going to be odd to pull up to somebody hearing either a gas or an electric fan going ( mini rice sound from gas leaf blower )
3.) You're not able to still get boost though as there'* only so much air you can compress with it ( say 2 psi max? )
4.) how you going to duct cold air for the leaf blower, and if so. how much turbulance are you goin to get and restrictions?
5. ) How long can those blowers last from excessive heat and use?
1.) if you're goin with a gas blower.. well you'll have to make sure that the fuel don't spill and or be effected by the heat of the engine..
2.) The sound.. it'* going to be odd to pull up to somebody hearing either a gas or an electric fan going ( mini rice sound from gas leaf blower )
3.) You're not able to still get boost though as there'* only so much air you can compress with it ( say 2 psi max? )
4.) how you going to duct cold air for the leaf blower, and if so. how much turbulance are you goin to get and restrictions?
5. ) How long can those blowers last from excessive heat and use?