What does this do?

[phil.marsh]

I found this "supercharger" on eBay... But how does it work? It just looks like two impellers in a metal tube??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/260614849425?...49425&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_fvi=1&_rdc=1

 

[Stani1029]

I hope your joking lol

 

[phil.marsh]

Im not planning on buying it I just saw it and was like what the hell would that do

 

[Eliot]

Try electric supercharger in the search bar on here, you will find pages of abuse against it!

 

[phil.marsh]

It's not even electric lol!

 

[Eliot]

The engine sucking in air will spind the impellers causing more air to be sucked and forced in then. Theres a reason they are around a tenner

 

[phil.marsh]

Because they are a pile of #### that doesn't work perhaps??

 

[Scott]

 

[Guy]

The engine sucking in air will spin the impellers causing more air to be sucked and forced in then.

That would actually deny the first law of thermo dynamics fwn.

 

[phil.marsh]

@Scott it's been a long day

 

[Scott]

That picture shall now be shown whenever one of these threads are brought up.

 

[joshbl]

I actually made an electric turbo for a uni project. Just to prove how poop they are. Got and old garret, dyson motor, Mounted it to a board, 100,000 rpm got just over 13 psi. Then wrote 6000 words slating them. Twas much fun

 

[phil.marsh]

Haha quality!

 

[essexpunx]

To answer the question, #### all, except restrict the airflow lol. :grinning:

I found this "supercharger" on eBay... But how does it work? It just looks like two impellers in a metal tube??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/260614849425?...49425&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_fvi=1&_rdc=1

 

[phil.marsh]

I can see the basic idea behind it. But All I can see it to is turn the air into a turbulent vortex and maybe make a sound of one of those little kids whistle things

 

[joshbl]

A turbo is a compressor running at 100k-170k rpm. These are little more than computer fans. And the principle of not draining any power from the engine is a load of poop as well. You may not have a supercharger to drive, but where does the electricity come from....the alternator. It has been done with a hench supercharger and 3 huge electric motors. But it also had 3 car batteries in the boot and the whole system weighed 100kg