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In Reply to: Re: Electric Supercharger - give me a break..... posted by kevin b. on May 29, 2000 at 13:14:37:
: Regards
: Kevin
: : : What is important is how much air flow it will deliver. The super/turbo chager compres air/fuel mixtures, this fan does the same thing. If you push more air/fuel into
: : the combustion area using any method, the engine will respond with a more violent explosion. Turbo engines generally use a compression ratio of about 6.6/1 to
: : 7.5/1. This is usefull when there is a powerfull fan blowing stuff into the engine and raising the compression ratio to 12/1 thru 15/1. With higher compression
: : engines say 8.5/1 thru 11/1 compression ratios the air/fuel loading from a large fan would infact destroy the engine, a smaller fan would just deliver an added little
: : punch, raising the compresion ratio from say 8.5/1 to maybe 9/1 or 10/1 for a short time, thereby improving performance.
: : Corolary
: : This device if set up properly may in fact be a very inexpensive performance device. Do however research it further as I intend to.
: : Regards
: : Kevin Bundschuh
: : Kevin, please explain to us how blowing air into an engine can raise the engine's compression ratio. You cannot, because it's impossible. You
: : post with such authority that some idiot may just
: : believe you, and i don't feel sorry for anyone
: : who does. Still waiting for that forced-air
: : compression ratio increase explanation.....
: : This electric supercharger scam has been thoroughly debunked by some very technical
: : BMW experts a long time ago, and anyone even
: : slightly falling for this garbage is immediately
: : labeled an idiot. It's no wonder this topic is
: : so taboo on the BMW mailing list. It's idiotic !!
: : Randy
: : 89 325is
A supercharged is a compressor driven by the engine, a turbochager is a compressor driven by the exaust gases.
Mike 88 325I