3S-GTE/Turbo MK1 Engine Leaf Blowers

DCKilla · 05-19-2008, 08:19 AM

Any leaf blowers in use out there? Don't be shy.

sickof5sfe · 05-19-2008, 09:46 AM

muffinman · 05-19-2008, 10:16 AM

is_tech · 05-19-2008, 11:44 AM

I've thought about asking that before, but did not want to be the one. Now that someone has, surely someone has at least tried this in their quest for cheap power.
If so, out of curiosity, how much of an increase in hp did you gain, and do you have any pics?

Maruki-kun · 05-19-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sickof5sfe

wtf

Quote:

Originally Posted by muffinman

a leaf blower hooked up as a makeshift turbo

sounds like fun. I'd do it if I could find a 2500 CFM leaf blower for under $50... lol

sickof5sfe · 05-19-2008, 12:09 PM

That's ghetto as f*ck...not for deuces...get a honda and blow to your hearts desire

muffinman · 05-19-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ku-sama

a leaf blower hooked up as a makeshift turbo sounds like fun.

I thought thats what he meant but then i thought WHY? thats just stupid. there couldn't possibly be any gain from that.

sickof5sfe · 05-19-2008, 12:34 PM

Its an interesting concept but its basically the same thing as those bootleg electric superchargers that came out a few years ago...Actually setups using "leaf blowers" are actually sold as universal units with a switch so you can have blower going whenever the switch is flipped...like i said its ghetto as hell but yet many have come up with the idea and have actually created and sold it as a kit. Stupid **** imo

muffinman · 05-19-2008, 12:39 PM

I've got a spare weedeater , how can i use that?

Maruki-kun · 05-19-2008, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muffinman

I've got a spare weedeater , how can i use that?

needs to have a turbine inside..... so you need a blower.

muffinman · 05-19-2008, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ku-sama

needs to have a turbine inside..... so you need a blower.

It was a joke.

Wheelman_13 · 05-19-2008, 01:08 PM

On a less ghetto note, I read about something were a fellow rigged a small electric motor to sort of pre-spool a turbo as a way to reduce lag...again, not much of an issue for a close-to-stock '2, but looked interesting anyway.

::edit:: don't ask for references, it's been a long time and it was a magazine of some type.

sickof5sfe · 05-19-2008, 01:13 PM

pre spooling a turbo is hardly ghetto...thats called ingenuity and intelligence

wagonis · 05-19-2008, 01:16 PM

I'd like to see someone hook up a leaf blower and successfully gain HP. I just don't see how it would even fit in the engine bay properly.

Maruki-kun · 05-19-2008, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wagonis

I'd like to see someone hook up a leaf blower and successfully gain HP. I just don't see how it would even fit in the engine bay properly.

I could do it... I could do it easily. but I wouldn't do it...

I might attempt it on my brother's truck though, he's got a beat ass S10 4 banger with like 90HP so we would notice any gain

sickof5sfe · 05-19-2008, 01:23 PM

all you have to do is think about it...if you just run the power cord into the drivers area and plug it into an electrical outlet and work out some plumbin it would work...theoretically you wouldnt even have to hook up an intercooler because its not running off the hot exhaust gasses and you arnt compressing any air so you wouldnt have excess heat. It's simple but still dumb because the ECU wouldnt know how to react to the incoming air...it will f*ck up pretty quickly..plus you will also f*ck up the alternator sucking up all that juice just to run the damn thing

wagonis · 05-19-2008, 01:23 PM

I stand corrected:

Leaf Blower Bolt on Dyno pull - Video

lsgheero · 05-19-2008, 02:12 PM

neat but they had to add NAWS (as they called it :P) in order to get any nice increase.

muffinman · 05-19-2008, 03:02 PM

even after seeing the video i still think it's stupid.

HeartbreakMR2 · 05-19-2008, 04:27 PM

Damn. I wouldn't have believed it. Interesting, amazing.

I just wouldn't do it.

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is_tech Work in Progress Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 93 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I've thought about asking that before, but did not want to be the one. Now that someone has, surely someone has at least tried this in their quest for cheap power. If so, out of curiosity, how much of an increase in hp did you gain, and do you have any pics?

05-19-2008, 12:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 364 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	That's ghetto as f*ck...not for deuces...get a honda and blow to your hearts desire

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sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 364 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Its an interesting concept but its basically the same thing as those bootleg electric superchargers that came out a few years ago...Actually setups using "leaf blowers" are actually sold as universal units with a switch so you can have blower going whenever the switch is flipped...like i said its ghetto as hell but yet many have come up with the idea and have actually created and sold it as a kit. Stupid **** imo

05-19-2008, 12:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
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Wheelman_13 I need an adapter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 275 Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	On a less ghetto note, I read about something were a fellow rigged a small electric motor to sort of pre-spool a turbo as a way to reduce lag...again, not much of an issue for a close-to-stock '2, but looked interesting anyway. ::edit:: don't ask for references, it's been a long time and it was a magazine of some type.

05-19-2008, 01:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 364 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	pre spooling a turbo is hardly ghetto...thats called ingenuity and intelligence

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wagonis Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, FL Posts: 1,451 Thanks: 60 Thanked 35 Times in 35 Posts iTrader Rating: (17/100% )	I'd like to see someone hook up a leaf blower and successfully gain HP. I just don't see how it would even fit in the engine bay properly.

05-19-2008, 01:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 364 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	all you have to do is think about it...if you just run the power cord into the drivers area and plug it into an electrical outlet and work out some plumbin it would work...theoretically you wouldnt even have to hook up an intercooler because its not running off the hot exhaust gasses and you arnt compressing any air so you wouldnt have excess heat. It's simple but still dumb because the ECU wouldnt know how to react to the incoming air...it will fck up pretty quickly..plus you will also fck up the alternator sucking up all that juice just to run the damn thing

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wagonis Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, FL Posts: 1,451 Thanks: 60 Thanked 35 Times in 35 Posts iTrader Rating: (17/100% )	I stand corrected: Leaf Blower Bolt on Dyno pull - Video

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lsgheero RAR! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 747 Thanks: 9 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	neat but they had to add NAWS (as they called it :P) in order to get any nice increase.

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HeartbreakMR2 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Clarksville,TN Posts: 215 Thanks: 12 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Damn. I wouldn't have believed it. Interesting, amazing. I just wouldn't do it.