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by Jonathan » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:26 pm

Mazda had a concept of a supercharger driven by an electric motor, I wonder how well that would hold up though, it would take a lot of current and a lot of motor. It would be good for an all around performance and fuel economy assuming you could get it right and motivate the driver to keep his foot out of it, though.

by sinister audio » Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:45 pm

and you cant have a blower that is bigger than the motor. it would look really funny

by GlassWolf » Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:22 pm

aside from requiring at least 350HP from the motor just to turn the screws for an 8-71

by Jonathan » Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:53 pm

"which I guess is why you don't see a lot of honda with an 8-71 roots blower sticking out of the hood. "

Or because It wouldn't look right because it would have to be turned sideways :)

by GlassWolf » Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:41 pm

actually in all honesty without internal rebuilds, that Honda wouldn't take more than a 50-shot without imploding.
My car on the other hand can handle a 200-shot without breaking a sweat.
That's a good case for bigger is better I suppose. a big block is going to be able to handle the abuse of forced induction far better than a small 4 cylinder, which I guess is why you don't see a lot of honda with an 8-71 roots blower sticking out of the hood. :D

by Jonathan » Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:10 pm

But what really humors me is when people like that do make remarks like "ill beat your old man car with a 150 shot" such as on that page. As if I couldn't add a 150 shot on an older car in a similar fashion.

by Jonathan » Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:13 pm

Reminds me of why I continue to buy "Ode Skoo" cars :) .

by sinister audio » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:39 am

thats really funny, too bad it wasnt a video so we could see it

by GlassWolf » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:18 am

that was pretty damned funny

American Muscle

by William from NOLA » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:09 pm

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/67310530.html

Long story, but funny.

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