View Full Version : And what the **** is this?
99CougarNy
08-05-2006, 02:53 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Supercharger-w-Cold-Air-Intake-98-99-Cougar-V6_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33741QQihZ010QQitemZ 200013437015QQrdZ1
I see many of bad things to come from this thing ... Never seen anyone talk about it though, so i figured i'd bring it up.
"Our Centrifugal Superchargers Kits Produce 500 cfm of Compressed Air Moving Power and over 2psi of boost. Average increases by our tests and reported by our customers were 15% increase in horsepower at the drive wheels. It will neatly fit under the hood of your vehicle without any modifications. Our Product is safe, reliable, and durable. It FORCES COLD AIR inside your engine with a Great Supercharged effect. All of our Kits come with everything you need for installation . "
whoo hoo 2 psi of boost.
mosoblkcougar
08-05-2006, 03:39 AM
Well, time to put on the ol' flame suit. :drama:
MercCoug99
08-05-2006, 03:42 AM
i think for the mechanically inclined this is an ok product for them. but quite frankly its a POS
fordrule
08-05-2006, 07:24 AM
a hairdryer will blow that out he water even a leaf blower. i know there is a video of a leaf blower on a dyno actuall giving it a boost on the dyno....too funny
shadowfox28
08-05-2006, 10:28 AM
http://thumbs.vidiac.com/ab544e3b-5dff-416d-9cfd-a1ad23ca9564.jpg (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/ab544e3b-5dff-416d-9cfd-a1ad23ca9564.htm)Click here to see Video (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/ab544e3b-5dff-416d-9cfd-a1ad23ca9564.htm)
20COUG00
08-05-2006, 04:43 PM
You deffenitly dont want this hooked up to your system its restritive. I bought one, and i have the filter that has the hole on the top. I hooked it up so it blows cold air on the filter to keep it cool . If you hook it up to the system it will just slow it down.
99ADCCOUGAR
08-05-2006, 05:09 PM
would there be any way to increase how much boost pressure you can get from that thing.
because if there is. i would reccomend that to first time tuners. hell even id get one for my new work car...my little ford fiesta...lol
cougar4life
08-06-2006, 01:02 AM
It's kinda funny that they are selling a "supercharger' with a CAI for the 98-99 cougar:crazy: Yet they don't list just a CAI for the cougar on their website. Anyone that would waste their money on this needs to have their head examined.
99CougarNy
08-06-2006, 10:51 PM
It's kinda funny that they are selling a "supercharger' with a CAI for the 98-99 cougar:crazy: Yet they don't list just a CAI for the cougar on their website. Anyone that would waste their money on this needs to have their head examined.
agreed ... i thought it was pretty funny myself. as stated, a leaf blower would have to be a way to go. i'm surprised no one has designed some sort of independent, gas driven unit.
In theory you could run a gas line, and have the motor run off the cars gas. Could have it turn on and off, almost like those electric ones (thomas knights kinda electric charger i'm talking about here.) And with todays technology, i'm sure a small engine (something like a weed-whackers) could produce enough psi. Hard part would be to get it to run exactly with the engine.
scrupul0us
08-06-2006, 11:28 PM
2psi = 500cfm = 15% gain to the wheels?
i dont know where to start with that BS equation
this are retarded, you can actually make one yourself for 15 bucks at home depot, I saw it on a website:crazy: . They rob horsepower and restrict airflow sooooooooo bad. Id rather buy a tornado :rofl: :gtfo:
BlackBetty
08-10-2006, 03:40 PM
haha what a joke, that vid by the way is halarious..im gonna strap a midget onto my hood so he can hold a leaf blower in my intake :rofl:
SlowCat
08-19-2006, 10:00 PM
I saw something like this on a dyno once.... it was on a civic none the less... it gained a little on the low end but about half way through the rmp range it dropped off & ended up losing power.... I believe the one they had was 1.5 psi & lower cfm.
Assuming 100% efficiency wouldn't a 2.5L pull about 615 CFM at 7000 rmp. 500 cfm at 2 psi would be about 571 cfm meaning it would choke the engine.
You could run more voltage through it farily easily with a couple of power inverters but if it is only a blower fan, which it looks like, then you probably wouldn't get much more out of it .... fans aren't good for making boost.... but depending on the motor used in the fan you MAY be able to run 36v through it & get 2.5-3psi @ 550-600cfm, maybe even more but not likely.
Also the amount of strain this puts on your electrical system is reason enough not to try. probably about 40 amps @ 12v. to run it at 36v through a pair of power inverters would pull at least 120 amps, all this is assuming 100% efficiency.... can we say over loaded alt ?
bensenvill
08-20-2006, 01:39 PM
noooo, dont run it at 36v. if its a 12v motor, attempting 36v is waayy beyond its spec. I'd say its probably acceptable to try 24v, but more than that and your going to fry your crappy ebay purchase
SlowCat
08-20-2006, 05:33 PM
noooo, dont run it at 36v. if its a 12v motor, attempting 36v is waayy beyond its spec. I'd say its probably acceptable to try 24v, but more than that and your going to fry your crappy ebay purchase
lol, that's why I said MAY be able to run it at 36. It all depends on the motor..... a lot of the motors used in blower fans are rated for 12-24v.... it all depends on quality.
Also I screwed up my math on the CFM & all ... but the point remains fans aren't made to create boost....