$100 TEMU Supercharger Might Destroy My Engine

Get ready for the ultimate budget supercharger test! I ordered a $100 Supercharger from TEMU and installed it on my $300 Miata drift car. Will this cheap Chinese import give me the horsepower boost I'm looking for? Tune in to find out if this plastic wonder can handle the challenge. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button for more crazy car adventures!
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[@okkatan4497]

I love that they made the whole supercharger with metal parts except the intake and the rotors.

[@The.Rad.Factory]

yes it's great haha

[@jdmcarrepairs142]

The rotors were just coasted in plastic/rubber to help them actually seal. It was meant to do basically this at that price, work for a moment.

[@dariussimmons8098]

Would have rebuilt the rotors with steel and send it

[@waynevmax]

Rotors are metal not plastic

[@The.Rad.Factory]

@@waynevmax not on the china ones

[@bengineering3d]

It looks to be spinning the wrong way, It’s spinning clockwise and pumping air out the bottom where the air intake is. I’m amazed it ran like that. If you were to make boost anyway you would have blown out all the engine gaskets with the crank case ventilation tube connected to the pressurized side of the intake anyway. It would be cool to see another go at this, I bet it would be successful 😁

[@jasonkassler4581]

This should have allot more views , great content dude 🤙🏽

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Appreciate you 🙌🏽 we have a lot of awesome stuff coming!

[@scotty245]

@@The.Rad.Factory The effort and quality is there, Im sure your channel will grow in no time

[@513tv6]

A good cheap swap for a Miata could be a supercharged 3800 out of a Pontiac gtp or something, it’s a factory supercharged v6 pushing around 300 stock I believe. Feels great in a Miata, my buddy did the same swap and it’s like a mini hellcat

[@The.Rad.Factory]

That would be cool!

[@sssrrr6223]

@@The.Rad.Factorydo it. That would be cool and original. I’ve seen a couple LS swaps already

[@kingofsludge7262]

What’s the transmission setup like? I’d imagine the fwd transmission made it a little difficult to accommodate

[@recklessgaming5238]

@@The.Rad.Factorythat would be sick

[@kristoferbjorklund964]

Those GM 3.8 SC’s make about 250 max on a good day lol

[@miro6138]

Where is the bypass valve? 2:35 You revved the engine to the redline and then let of the throttle, essentially blocking the intake with the throttle body, with no way for the pressure to escape if there is no bypass valve.

[@paradiselost9946]

who cares? why do things properly when the whole video and channel is about clickbait?

[@obeseperson]

@@paradiselost9946wrong

[@holdXtoshoot]

you did add oil in the supercharger before using it? they always ship without oil... as for the charger itself, it seems pretty solid. even the legit aisin amr300 and 500have plastic rotors iirc.

[@james10739]

That was .y thought also

[@GizFab]

As a guy who makes S/C Kits based around the AMR500. You are using it incorrectly. The AMR its a Roots Blower. You need to relocate the throttle body to the INTAKE side of the charger

[@The.Rad.Factory]

That is good to know, I appreciate the tip. Anything else you'd do different? We will try again

[@GizFab]

No, you just need to move the throttle body. The air intake need to be governed by a butterfly. It shouldnt sound like air-raid siren 24/7@@The.Rad.Factory

[@The.Rad.Factory]

@@GizFab awesome thank you!

[@trev6783]

Here's the part that gets me.. SOOO many people would love a low cost, bolt on supercharger... Some chinese manufacturer could easily pump out a legit product that could produce 5-10psi of boost and make a killing.

[@The.Rad.Factory]

so true

[@defomatt2684]

Need to put a passenger grab handle in the drift car. Like the bike handle bar grips the Polaris UTVs have

[@Letsgobrandon20]

This super charger has an operating rpm range that nobody ever seems to pay attention to, you can't just bolt it up. Maby one day some channel will get it right 😂

[@Dakotah_H]

You did put oil in the supercharger first correct?

[@Poorexampeofhuman]

The our never expected that supercharger to last it didn't sound lubricated at all

[@moki5808]

This kinda feels like Donut Media, non the less great video enjoyed watching

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@heathkill4821]

Get an AMR500 supercharger, it should be better and not plastic, but still not gonna blow anyones doors off 😋

[@Ryan-uz2cr]

Sweet channel! Glad I found it, keep it up! This is going to take off big time!!!

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@TheTyisawesome]

Lol wtf?!!! I really didn't think it was gonna cause it to blow it up. Guess it sent those bits of plastic through the intake

[@TommyCraft5]

I hope that this guy gets to a mil one day, he really deserves it

[@The.Rad.Factory]

that means so much thank you!

[@adammosher1115]

You should have put a piece of window screen on the intake tube to catch the parts I happened to a friend of mine but I put a piece of window screen in and slid the coupler over it and caught all pieces that came off

[@The.Rad.Factory]

That is a good idea for next time!

[@vincentoden8625]

im thinking the plastic might have been some kind of protection that youre meant to remove

[@AntonioTrew]

Should have just bought their $300 Turbo kit, at least it's all metal lol

[@NathanBonsal]

you remembered to put oil in the supercharger, right?

[@kevinmoney4847]

That part lol

[@colchronic]

Honestly the engine might be okay it's just that one of those plastic rotor parts probably got jammed in a valve so you might have a bent valve but other than that I don't expect crazy damage

[@deanlarkins5858]

This thing needs a blow off valve. Holding boost when you let off the gas will kill i

[@SlideSocietyDrifting]

Well, now you know to pull the SRS fuse in the future

[@The.Rad.Factory]

I should have learned the first time that happened

[@paulcruz9731]

Yes you should LS swap it might be a tight fit though....

[@quadfx74]

If you wanna supercharge on the cheap, get an eaton m60 or m90, I go for the m90 for more boost. Greetings

[@rollyae82]

Head poking out above the roll cage lol peekatemu

[@oktaykilic7734]

Did you guys put even oil in the supercharger or did you use it dry? cuz it comes without oil 😂

[@The.Rad.Factory]

did you watch the part of the video where we literally show the oil?

[@oktaykilic7734]

@@The.Rad.Factory ah damn, sorry must have missed that Part, but gread video ✌🏽thx

[@LuwiigiMaster]

The supercharger would probably be good for one of those kei vehicles. Give it a bit more power and therefore more capability and strangely more fuel economy

[@mrld3005]

Can't imagine being your neighbor....

[@The.Rad.Factory]

How so? We’re actually very respectful

[@mrld3005]

@@The.Rad.Factory sarcastic? lets see: Testing junk vehicles in a residential garage violates noise ordinances, disturbing neighbors' peace. Such testing poses safety risks, creating liability for potential accidents. Emissions from these vehicles contribute to environmental degradation, potentially violating regulations. Property values may decline due to disruptive testing activities. and maybe more. Again is cool you have a youtube channel but you may want to find a more proper place for the experiments you do.

[@The.Rad.Factory]

@@mrld3005 thank god you're not our neighbor 😂 would hate to live near such a whiney Karen.

[@mrld3005]

@@The.Rad.Factory Mr Eternal Eddie, thank god you don't live near a lawyer otherwise you will have to work extra hours at your local mcdonalds to pay the lawsuit. xDDD

[@The.Rad.Factory]

lol wait til he see 's us drive snowmobiles through the neighborhood :)

[@alexanderwest1623]

if you want a light inline 4 use the alfa 4c engine super small 1.8 but it makes 240hp stock and 300hp with a simple map

[@The.Rad.Factory]

that would be wild!

[@jaredrogers1483]

Sounds like a busted power steering pump 😂

[@jordanoneill82]

i've got the same blower at home and it's excellent quality. but it's quite old, may be off whatever car temu replicated it from. has alloy intake and outlet and rotors.

[@The.Rad.Factory]

we're going to get one like that and try again!

[@cryptsys]

you should take that housing and turn a regular turbo into a supercharger since its got the gears. just find a smaller gear that fits one of those and you have a supercharger.

[@kevingiled6522]

I would put a vortex 4200 in start N/A and boost when you're budget allows

[@kemicala]

Ls would be great, but my vote is for a Volvo 5cy.. baby viper... Makes sense because mazda used to work with Ford and Ford owned Volvo at one point

[@The.Rad.Factory]

that would be really cool but possibly above our abilities ;)

[@SSFABIO1979]

Projeto errado. Faltou uma válvula de alívio. O supercharger super aqueceu e veio a travar. A válvula serve para quando a borboleta da admissão estiver fechada a mesma abra e desvio a pressão positiva do Supercharger.

[@oldschool8432]

Wonderful people racing. Wow whens the last time you heard "im sorry, no im sorry " at a race

[@BillyTheSKID]

Great video thank you for going through this science experiment and documenting it

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robs1112]

I would 100% order a temu rebuild kit………

[@colinscotford442]

Class worth finding out for the funny factor 😂 and yes ls swap 👍🏼 and turn it into a widow maker 😂 I can't see no problems there 🙄😂

[@The.Rad.Factory]

:)

[@NevaBroke2700]

love your channel hope you guys keep up with the content💯💯

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Thank you! We have a lot of great content coming!

[@buildingspeed8969]

Cool video and great vibes. Subscribed !

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Awesome thank you!

[@gelli1983]

maybe that shit won't break if you put it after the throttle valve as it should.

[@TubeYou7]

The internals are made of cheap plastic..... As soon as he said that I said to myself that's not going to end well.

[@seancunningham7589]

Judging by other vids you had it spinning backwards.. air goes in and around the outside and then out

[@rustypotatos]

You guys are fing legends for doing this holy freaking wowowowowoow

[@The.Rad.Factory]

🙌🏽 appreciate that!

[@BCHonea]

Yes to the LS

[@iBopOpz]

TIME FOR A TEMU ENGINE SWAP 😭😂

[@brendanbossert166]

Yes

[@dayzplayer8539]

I wonder how that would hold up on a mini bike🤔

[@brandonstel394]

Ayo VR6 swap it! sound cant be beat.

[@The.Rad.Factory]

I don’t know much about them. We’re actually considering hyabusa swap…

[@deanlarkins5858]

I saw some other guys you are build and they spun it the other way had it facing the engine.😮😮😮

[@andrewlozano88]

Ls swap or ev swap .. would love to see you make your own 18650 battery for the miata frame

[@robertboyd8401]

They have engines to.

[@thegrey8643]

I didn’t see you guys add oil to the super charger…. It needs oil which it doesn’t ship with.

[@The.Rad.Factory]

it had oil. its in the video

[@c4r5on88]

Probably got one of those chunks holding a valve open creating no compression. If so easy fix

[@csbuckn]

Thats awesome yall out there really enjoying the car. But come one!! Didnt pull the airbag fuse? It now is the most expensive fuse in the car.

[@The.Rad.Factory]

very dumb mistake that I've made twice now

[@Boatsaccle]

Ls swap!!! Love the content, keep it up please

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Thanks! Will do!

[@charliecostella]

From Instagram and 502 subscriber let's get it!!!!!!!!

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Heck yeah 👍🏽 appreciate you!

[@1998232v6]

Time for the Temu turbocharger. Lol

[@The.Rad.Factory]

😂😂 possibly!

[@SONOCOY]

dude you be like alright my man. i like your style. you on west coast ?

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Thank you! We're in Colorado!

[@alessandrocomis420]

man it shouldn't sound like that, did you put the oil in there?

[@CasperTheGasser]

Yes bro LS SWAP

[@random_ostrich]

Did you add oil to the supercharger 😂

[@ironlionzion2265]

So funny, subscribed LS SWAP IT!

[@S.T.N.]

You earned yourself a sub 😂 nah but fr how do you only have 69 subs?

[@The.Rad.Factory]

We're a brand new channel! we appreciate the support!

[@carldalsasso8603]

Probably just plastic stuck in a valve

[@Gavvo.off30]

How does he look 20 and 50 at the same time 😂good content though

[@The.Rad.Factory]

magic :)

[@toddmiller5046]

When you said it was plastic I saw this coming

[@The.Rad.Factory]

😬 we should have seen it coming too 😭

[@kevinyoung1185]

Idky, but some dumb reason I thought this would be different from when 🍩 did this

[@The.Rad.Factory]

me too :(

[@vancemacd6315]

Plastic super charger? Man you knew it was goinna kill your engine.

[@lillxki]

put a b58 in it

[@The.Rad.Factory]

what's that from?

[@devinbland7561]

@@The.Rad.Factory bmw

[@gulogulo9867]

LS the world bro

[@JulianRamirez-r9b]

The little kid looked mad

[@The.Rad.Factory]

It took some convincing to get him in the car

[@michicop]

Did you even put oil in it? They are supposed to have oil in them 😉

[@mikeylarsen5627]

yes

[@headhunter257]

Fuck yeah a Chanel I can get down with

[@BossGarage]

That was fast... to blow the engine 😂😂

[@tysonrisener4366]

Put a turbo 4200 inline 6 instead of ls cheaper, better fit, less weight...... everyone does the ls swaps dare to be different!!!

[@carlotodorov]

Why doesn’t this have more views

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Hopefully we’ll get there! Thanks for the support!

[@dantevortex]

"shocking results" as in, you bought a plastic supercharger and it blew up immediately. What's the "shocking" bit? You expected a different result?

[@caseyisbaked8439]

yes

[@thomassendner3556]

You had it upside down

[@aberu27]

forgot to add oil

[@BuilditUK]

Think i would have stopped the experiment about 5 seconds after hearing that hideous screeching sound. That was definitely the sound of very imminent failure

[@robertjosephhamann]

that's what you get. Fu|< TEMU... Put a demon motor in it. It will sound way meaner😅

[@The.Rad.Factory]

haha i wish i could afford that!

[@S13Keng]

how the other guys miata looked like? sounded like a hard hit

[@The.Rad.Factory]

Some damage to the door and rear quarter panel but he still went back out driving. The sound was mostly the airbag. The front of the kart was barely scratched

[@sof-zero]

should’ve lubricated the rotors

[@spavliskojr]

It sounds exactly how much you paid for it.

[@drl9668]

You gotta throw a L96 6.0L in that guys

[@romoalex]

Please don’t reply to this comment.

[@Teejay_2000]

Ok

[@recklessgaming5238]

Yes definitely swap

[@friskydingo5370]

Ls swap it 👍

[@El_Bighis]

Please use the same supercharger but replace the lobe with steel lobe

[@The.Rad.Factory]

need to get one out of a junkyard...

[@giorgiomoretto6392]

In Italia si dice cotto e mangiato 😂😂😂

[@B7_S4_Turbo]

no coyote swap it

[@JSAFIXIT]

I've got a feeling that you probably spun that thing WAAAY over its rated rpm lol

[@The.Rad.Factory]

After doing this I found a video of one on an LS and it didn’t immediately explode like ours so maybe we just got a bad one 😭

[@JSAFIXIT]

@The.Rad.Factory Completely possible, I guess. I'd imagine quality control isn't the best

[@AkiWataru]

eazy law suit to win xD

[@miguelgarcia-xf7sl]

Silly question did you ad oil to the supercharger? LMAO

[@The.Rad.Factory]

yes at 4:45 you can see the oil

[@wrathb0y]

Yes.