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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:34 PM
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Update, It works! Kinda......Sorta, ,,, not really well... From the RPM ranges 750-2400 it does not work at all and makes me slow as a snail, the engine wants to suck so hard it almost pinches the hose I have shut, so I had the idea of installing a spring inside, like a radiator hose,,,,, That worked, but still needs more air at the low low RPM's it hardly idles, I had my idle set at 1000, and installed the charger, and it went down to 750, (normal) I tryed to up the idle and it would just bog back down, so I took it off reset it to 750 without the charger, hooked it up and the car wouldnt start... Shit,. I took it off reset it to 1000 put it on, started and bogged down to 750.... So I said the hell with it, gave it some gas, slowly revs up, if I hold the throttle all the way open in neutral, it takes about 3 seconds to get to 2500 RPM, after that I think the moving air just pushes the blades faster than the belt can turn the shaft, I have a one waybearing race, so it cant go backwards, (kinda like a sprocket) and I can hear it click when I get over 2000 RPM and that means the belt is not doing anything... I drove it and it has major torque from 3000-7100, and then the rev limiter kicks in,,,,, so its not a total failure, i just wont be using it anymore..... I like my engine and dont want to blow it up today...... Also, I have been thinking about the 'centrifugal force' charger that you were talking about, I took apart an old industrial vacuum cleaner we had in the basement for like 10 years, I took out the motor and checked it out and the only difference between this and a turbocharger, is the snail shell look for the case, I am thinking about hooking this to my intake, just to see what it does, hell even if it gives me an extra 5 HP, thats fine with me, it was free! Actualy I need a power converter.
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