Free HP

**squirlnutz** · 05-30-2010, 05:30 PM

How can an air pump be used to make hp?
I removed the air pump from my 2000 TransAm and wandering how to use it now to my advantage.

**tatertot91** · 05-30-2010, 05:34 PM

don't think you can unless you use it like a leaf blower and aim it to the rear lol

**basballny2** · 05-30-2010, 05:36 PM

make hp for the car?

**tatertot91** · 05-30-2010, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by basballny2

make hp for the car?

he could make it shoot air into the air box. Ram air standing still

**basballny2** · 05-30-2010, 05:58 PM

go to the store, by one of those $2 hand fans and tape them infront of the air lid, get 5 of them. DYNO PROVEN 10 RWHP.....

**tatertot91** · 05-30-2010, 06:01 PM

I like to fill my air box with ice
Cold air

**pajeff02** · 05-30-2010, 06:28 PM

Less weight. I think the old stand by is that 100 lbs. off the front of the car is good for 1/10 of a second at the track. You have 85 lbs. or so to go.

**squirlnutz** · 05-31-2010, 06:37 PM

I heard you can use it as a vacume pump, to decrease crank case pressure.
Is it possible?

**TA98** · 05-31-2010, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by squirlnutz

I heard you can use it as a vacume pump, to decrease crank case pressure.
Is it possible?

I dont know if it can be done with the one on our cars but i have seen it done on foxbody's with their smog pump. you only need a vacumme pump if you have a really really big cam i think though.

**squirlnutz** · 05-31-2010, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by T/A98

I dont know if it can be done with the one on our cars but i have seen it done on foxbody's with their smog pump. you only need a vacumme pump if you have a really really big cam i think though.

Would it sill free up HP? Even it sock apps?

**blkSS98** · 05-31-2010, 10:00 PM

This is gonna sound unbelievable, but I think they rigged them to suck a vaccum on the crankcase to kind of help pull the pistons down. And help with ring seal too.

**PFM** · 06-01-2010, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by squirlnutz

How can an air pump be used to make hp?
I removed the air pump from my 2000 TransAm and wandering how to use it now to my advantage.

Only proven way I know is to sell the air pump on Craigslist. Then use the money to buy gas. Then use the gas to make HP. Vacumn pumps are more like for oil control than anything else.

**Knight** · 06-01-2010, 07:35 AM

[QUOTE=PFM;2346903]Only proven way I know is to sell the air pump on Craigslist. Then use the money to buy gas. Then use the gas to make HP. [QUOTE]

^This.