supercharger, what do you guys think?
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supercharger, what do you guys think?
http://www.turbonator.com/index.html?id=adWordsSubaru
Wonder if it works. Have any of you tried this?
Wonder if it works. Have any of you tried this?
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I have had one of those on all three of my Subaru's, and I just installed one on my mom's car. They are the BEST bang for the buck mod that you can get. Trust me.
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I have had one of those on all three of my Subaru's, and I just installed one on my mom's car. They are the BEST bang for the buck mod that you can get. Trust me.
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I'm confused by this a little...if you mount this thing right after the air filter, it's before the turbo...so does it even help if the air is gonna go right into a turbo and be compressed a lot anyway? I could see it working on a N/A engine...but I'm sceptical about using it on a car that's already turbocharged.
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Originally Posted by MVWRX
I'm confused by this a little...if you mount this thing right after the air filter, it's before the turbo...so does it even help if the air is gonna go right into a turbo and be compressed a lot anyway? I could see it working on a N/A engine...but I'm sceptical about using it on a car that's already turbocharged.
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Maybe this is what Audi meant by "TT" for their roadster? A real turbo and then a turbonator infront of it?! Oh does "TT" just stand for "Tiny Turbo" ?
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my favorite quote on that page
"In a completely stock 99' Dodge Neon sport, I gained ten horses and went from 34-37 wheel horsepower to 44-47 wheel horsepower (using a G-Tech Pro performance meter). I have also noted (when I drive responsibly) a gain in gas mileage. I also lost a full second off my Quarter-mile times; from 16.8 to 15.8 and probably could have done better with more time with the G-Tech."
-Francis Mize (Cincinnati,OH)
-Francis Mize (Cincinnati,OH)
A serious answer to your question: a K&N filter will work better than a "Turbonator", and it's cheaper
There was another one of these products called the Vortex, it basically does the same thing.
There was another one of these products called the Vortex, it basically does the same thing.
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I have seen those advertised before, and theoretically, it would work...by creating a vortex in the intake, making the air flow more smoothly into the engine.....however, I am not so sure if it will really make any significant improvements on a turbocharged car. I have thought about getting one of those for my truck, since it is N/A.
-Ted
EDIT: What ish said /\ Plus the commercials I have seen are for the tornado...which is supposed to be the "original" patented design....not an imitation....if I did get one, I would get the Tornado. Although I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "supercharger," which it most def. is NOT.
-Ted
EDIT: What ish said /\ Plus the commercials I have seen are for the tornado...which is supposed to be the "original" patented design....not an imitation....if I did get one, I would get the Tornado. Although I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "supercharger," which it most def. is NOT.
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