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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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Okay well i was at work a couple days ago, when i was working with a guys bilge blowers (Fountain 38') i got an idea. What if i was to take a marine bilge blower and run it inline with a 3-4inch hose. This hose would go from some were cooler like the fender wall to my air box. Right now i have a K&N CAI with a modified airbox. The total cost with insulation, blower, hose, and a dash switch would be about $30. It would move close to and extra 250cfm of cold air. So is it worth a shot???
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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These are on eBay all the time as "Electric Turbo!!!!".

Won't work. Sorry. It won't add near enough pressure or CFM to do anything other than restrict the air intake and hurt milage.

Keep the bilge blowers on the boats and jet-skis.


Even leaf blowers cannot keep up to the engines air demands. lol


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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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Big 10-4 to what he said ^^
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats funny
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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some dudes stuck a leaf blower in a civic and it netted something crazy like 15ish HP, Dyno verified.....
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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I'm talking about just adding it to the air box not replacing the current location. I would be adding it to the box on the back side. Just so I have more cooler air being pulled into the air box.
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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Just don't forget to put a canooter valve in there......don't want it to backflow on ya
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by diskman
These are on eBay all the time as "Electric Turbo!!!!".

Won't work. Sorry. It won't add near enough pressure or CFM to do anything other than restrict the air intake and hurt milage.

Keep the bilge blowers on the boats and jet-skis.


Even leaf blowers cannot keep up to the engines air demands. lol

lmao- but it states 165 MPH, add a canoooter valve- good to go- thats awesome, thats the best laugh, I have had all week- thanks
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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Will definitely take some hood modification though for that setup there ^^....
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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damn i cant afford a canooter valve I just bought 4 quarts of headlight fluid...still don't know how this stuff works???
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by kitsapfreerider
damn i cant afford a canooter valve I just bought 4 quarts of headlight fluid...still don't know how this stuff works???
You can get your hands on headlight fluid....From where?
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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The same guys who sells high quality tire air and ceramic muffler bearings. Both add like 15hp
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