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IS THIS..

Post by Hardcore »

is this a loads of s**t or would it work?

http://www.turbonator.com/index.html

surely it slows the air intake down, meaning a loss of power..????
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Post by Redline »

What relevance has this got to the DIY Guides section?
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Post by JPR_polo_gti »

he might be wondering how he can make one himself :lol:
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Post by Hardcore »

because if i fitted it myself..would be a DIY no :S

still. dont know where else to post it :S power train ???
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Post by JoeG07 »

wouldn't touch it with a barge pole to be honest. If something was that cheap and effective id imagine we'd all have them lol
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Post by Hardcore »

i thought that too!

thats why i was asking. cant supose it would damage your engingee though could it? and its only changing the air when you think about it. but lyk it says.."upto" ..not definete 35 bhp rise..
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Post by chrisash32 »

mite just be me not reading this correct but wouldnt i be right in saying that once the air hits ur air-filter anyway it would stop spinning?
therefor once on the other side make no difference at all?

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Post by Hardcore »

i think this thing makes it spin thought...
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Post by JarnoVWPolo6N »

Pure waist of your money here :wink:
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Post by joejs90 »

its American!!! what a stupid idea. surely all that time taken spinning the air round in funny little circles is going to affect the engine??? common sense tells us all that fast air and more petrol is the key to improved performance. so how does something that improves your MPG improve your performance! im not rushing to order one

Joe :P
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Post by Tetsuo_83 »

Fitting that bag of crap would restrict your airflow.

A real turbo compresses exhaust gasses before sending them through your intake faster than the vaccum your throttle body creates.

That is an electric fan, if you put that infront of your air intake then your creating a restriction before the throttle bodies vaccum, less air will get in, and I really wouldnt like flimsy bits of plastic in a direct path to my engines internals... kaboom.
Theres a reason turbocharging costs a fortune!
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Post by chris4500uk »

Tetsuo_83 wrote:Fitting that bag of crap would restrict your airflow.

A real turbo compresses exhaust gasses before sending them through your intake faster than the vaccum your throttle body creates.

That is an electric fan, if you put that infront of your air intake then your creating a restriction before the throttle bodies vaccum, less air will get in, and I really wouldnt like flimsy bits of plastic in a direct path to my engines internals... kaboom.
Theres a reason turbocharging costs a fortune!
Not quite true, a turbo uses exhaust gases to spin the turbine but thats it.

It uses fresh air from the air filter then compresses it at the cold side of the turbo and then passes it through the intercooler before hitting the inlet manifold
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who fits components wearing a white bikini?
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aye?
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