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tndak
Dodge Dakota
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9/22/2002
08:11:40
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has anyone out there actually used an electric turbo on their dak? I get the concept, put a high flow fan inline with the intake, turn it on and, get more hp/tq, or kick yourself in the rear for wasting money? what are the thoughts on this one?
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jrock817
Dodge Dakota
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9/22/2002
10:18:50
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ive never heard of that... how can you match the velocity of air being sucked in by the engine with a little electric fan... the engine sucks a lot of air really fast that is y SC are belt driven to get te rpm's necessary youd prolly just blow the fan... lol way too many sexual inuendos
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POWER HUNGRY
Dodge Dakota
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9/22/2002
12:54:12
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I have seen a centrifugal blower powered by an electrical motor, don't know who makes it. It only gave about 4 psi of boost max. You'd probably need a 200 amp alternator and an extra battey so that'll kill most of the gains anyway.
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rednek
Dodge Dakota
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9/22/2002
21:47:43
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in my part of the country (excuse the term) we call that a mexican supercharger. but most people do it on s-10's and my dak still smokes em like a ham. so no dont waste your time.
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nate
Dodge Dakota
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9/23/2002
13:48:22
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if you're referring to those fine pieces of machinery lurking on ebay, they're flying pieces of horse sh.t. It takes power to make power, so a fan of that concept (centrifugal or inline) that would actually work would require over 200 amps to make even a few psi. Especially when you consider that you can buy that same part from a boat supply store for less than a fifth of what it goes for on ebay. The centrifugal is an AC blower motor for in-cabin air conditioners, and the inline is a vent motor for engine compartments. $35 and $20, respectively
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Seth Heffner
Dodge Dakota
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9/23/2002
22:29:23
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Dont even waste your money, putting a electric fan in your intake won't do a thing. The size fan that you would have to use to fit inside your intake wouldnt have the cfm to make a change i/e "boost".
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Dmagoo24
Dodge Dakota
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9/23/2002
22:35:22
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hehe... my boss was talking about something like that earlier... "why can't I just hook up a hairdryer that blows cold air into the throttle body? Why not hook 3 of them up together"
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tndak
Dodge Dakota
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9/24/2002
09:01:00
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LOL That was exactly what I was thinking but wanted another opinion. If some one had really tried one I was interested in how well it worked. What I don't understand is that the manufacturer of those fans only rate them at 113-175 cfm max! but those guys on e-bay state 450 cfm? Hmmm... I've heard of funny math but this is a little much! Thanks guys!
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