Leafblower Power

**JwMonE99** · 11-26-2006, 05:34 PM

I heard somthing about hooking up a leafblower into your engine would make it faster. So just wondering whats your input about it

**Y2KPewterSS** · 11-26-2006, 05:41 PM

Do you have an extension cord that is 1320 feet long?

**Bangbus** · 11-26-2006, 05:43 PM

Sounds Crazy 2 me but I would not be shocked! People do crazy sh%@!

Gear Bangin-

**Y2KPewterSS** · 11-26-2006, 05:49 PM

I actually witnessed a kid do this on his 3rd gen. He picked up 9RWHP on the dyno, but whats the point. Its not like you can go down the 1/4 with it, hence my 1320' extension cord comment. Its not realistic so whats the point of it.

**Bangbus** · 11-26-2006, 06:09 PM

And there it is! People will do anything for a little more horse
(extension cord babby)...nice post

**nhraformula** · 11-27-2006, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Y2KPewterSS

Its not realistic so whats the point of it.

ill bet you can make it work of the car battery.
youd have to mod the leaf blower to fit.

**JwMonE99** · 11-27-2006, 02:44 PM

No I meant the motor from a leafblower, he said somthing about hooking it up to the intake or something like that. That means no cords lmao

**Y2KPewterSS** · 11-27-2006, 03:08 PM

I assure you, no one will laugh at you if you run down the 1320 with it

**Bangbus** · 11-27-2006, 03:51 PM

So true

**ss~zoso~ss** · 11-27-2006, 04:16 PM

HONDA blowers add 50 hp at the ground....

**Bangbus** · 11-27-2006, 04:57 PM

honda is a leafblower

**kev70ss** · 11-27-2006, 05:49 PM

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...ad23ca9564.htm

**Chevypowr** · 11-27-2006, 08:42 PM

some company actually makes something along these lines. It's an electric powered (12V) Blower, looks like a leaf blower but much smaller and has a impeller like turbine or like a screw compressor type supercharger. I forget the name, but im sure if you google, electric supercharger it might show up. A viper that races in the speed world challenge uses it. It's pretty ridiculous if you ask me, but it's been done.!

**ss~zoso~ss** · 11-28-2006, 10:17 AM

wow i cant belive that video

**kev70ss** · 11-28-2006, 02:26 PM

Yeah what kind of idiot shoots NOS through a leaf blower?

**JwMonE99** · 11-28-2006, 05:00 PM

Nvm it really does work, we tried it out ealier we put in the whole motor from a leafblower and replaced it with the windwasher fluid thing to make room for it. (used no cords) got everything connected took a few test runs and it does help, more then i thought it would. We didnt have a chance to take it to the track yet but you could feel the difference in speed. It was deffently accelerating faster then before.

**JwMonE99** · 11-28-2006, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by kev70ss

Yeah what kind of idiot shoots NOS through a leaf blower?

I guess people trying to find the most ghetto way to make a car faster, it is alot cheaper hehe

**Chevypowr** · 11-29-2006, 04:41 AM

Does anyone agree that using a leaf blower on a dyno when your car is sitting still, is comparable to having a well sealed ram air at 100mph+??

**shabysurf** · 11-29-2006, 02:19 PM

I would say yes, but you wouldn't have that instant power at low speeds

**shabysurf** · 11-29-2006, 02:22 PM

In that video, it looked like they were using a gas blower, mine shoots its exhaust in the blower, if this is the case in the video, then they were shooting ehaust fumes into an engine. They would have seen bigger gains with the electric (no fumes), it would also have helped if they seeled it off with some duct tape, and some how sprayed extra fuel.