Electric SuperChargers Mythbusted

Will you make power with an eBay Supercharger? In this episode Marty and Moog install a system to see if the claims on the box actually turn into real world power. But they need a new car to work on and only have $100 to spend...
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[@mdf072]

“Bens worries the cars going to make too much power, so he adds some extra safety straps” said without even a hint of amusement.

[@kimmer6]

I bought a $5 Turbo emblem and stuck it on the back of my old 5.7 liter 3/4 ton van. Yeah, I can feel the boost and I know it worries the guy behind me at the stop light. I get zero to 80 in less than 10 minutes now.

[@kimmer6]

Jagger Bombs How many horses does the square back tire add?

[@jagerbombs2006]

Probably about as much as the leaf blower turbo, but that's only speculation.

[@InternetMisconduct]

I put a powerstroke sticker on my 7.3 and it added 400 horse and 85 pounds of boost

[@kimmer6]

Mitchell Lincoln That gives me an idea....Put the Cummins emblem on my worn out Geo Metro. It smokes a little so it will roll blue coal instead of black coal. Maybe I can fool the emissions nazis.

[@InternetMisconduct]

sounds like a hell of a plan to me.

[@jasonkelley6185]

When he pulled that thing out of the box I almost fell off my chair. $300 for that? It's literally a computer fan lol!

[@FarCryBaby]

I felt the same way. I fix computers as well as repair/Mod cars and Bikes. Whatever I know I share with the world if it can make any inprovement to society OR the Car/Bike I am working on at the time. THIS was something I felt did NOT need to be shared with the world ROFL!

[@noobpro7924]

@@haydenbellis3047 shut the fuck up

[@wilf609]

@@tukangiseng Fans do not compress air, so they do not work.

[@baktashzameer4193]

Dude, the leaf blowers added like 20% more horsepower. Very unexpected!

[@frankgonzalez24]

You have to put the stickers on the windows that come with those super chargers in order for them to work.

[@Sohave]

You can also just run a hose from the air intake to the drivers position and blow really hard in it when you want it to go faster. Fart in the hose for methane boost!

[@kristopherhasenbuhler5393]

I just tried it. I think I may have hooked it up wrong. It didn't even work when I tried farting!

[@uglyarchie]

If doesn't work, connect it to the liquid nitro-penis 😂😂😂

[@nishintachannel3225]

Hahaha

[@jefeshain2068]

There's only one person that sells nitro meth.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

lol

[@zlothra]

You're supposed to switch to ethanol when using this, along with adding a few stickers

[@zlothra]

@@haydenbellis3047 what does that have to do with a joke I posted 2 years ago?

[@frazierl7898]

@@zlothra lmao 😂

[@scott501]

Just a general comment...I've viewed a few of your videos and I really enjoy how you make the projects fun and comical but still perform your testing in a properly thought out, unbiased, and detailed manner...massive props gents!

[@ArtStamos]

"Ben is worried the car is going to produce all that extra power, so he adds extra straps" LOL

[@Eatnsnow]

It's obvious what the problem is. I had the same issue. You're trying to use summer air instead of winter air. Winter air flows better, especially when injecting blinker fluid into the air stream.

[@jenakpbc7634]

Save your winter air in a bottle. Use it in summertime.

[@renren9278]

Sam Steele underrated comment

[@MiraSubieGirl]

Shes on Carbys, which means it also needs carbohydrates in its coolant. The yeast acts like a chemi weld too to path up leaks as they happen. Truly was a better time when carbys ruled and V8s were measures by CI. Central Injections. :)

[@edgeofforever7720]

Nah dude. You need Fall air. Get all that carbon dust from the leaves.

[@mattc420]

I fuckin poured power steering fluid into my brake fluid holder the other day. Big fucking face palm

[@johnwerner4925]

I think it needed a Haltech on it to adjust the timing and fuel....might have broke the 40 HP barrier.

[@1987RX7TII]

@13:50 "Turbos spin at over 100,000 times a second." -Marty I thought turbos spooled to something like 30,000-50,000 RPM, but according to Marty we're talking 6,000,000 RPM

[@kyleeaster1214]

he said 1,000,000,000

[@seedy80]

@@kyleeaster1214 Protip: if you double tap the left side of your screen you should be able to rewind the video. Master this handy technique to avoid being obviously and needlessly wrong about everything, ever.

[@kyleeaster1214]

@@seedy80 I'm on PC. Double tapping isn't working.

[@seedy80]

@@kyleeaster1214 you may be missing a crucial detail, let's troubleshoot this. Please confirm that you are actually on PCP and repeat the attempted double-tap on something else.

[@kyleeaster1214]

@@seedy80 I am on PCP yes. I'm tripping balls right now.

[@razmann4k]

That 'supercharger' (more like a Hyper 212 Evo) costs 3x as much as the car! :)

[@nickhelfrich983]

*cost

[@cupofmozzarella]

+Nick Helfrich costs*

[@urbansasquatch5537]

+mazdarati2 cost's*

[@Cetoke]

Coats

[@therealboofighter]

You edited your original comment and the rest look like dorks. Lol.

[@dodoz44]

Now here's an idea... TURBOCHARGING MY PC

[@beantownhero617]

dodoz44 intel turbo cpus for 4-5 years now

[@matto809]

+beantownhero617 what?

[@beantownhero617]

+matto809 stf

[@Basomga]

+dodoz44 old keyboard had a button with "turbo" writed on it

[@psychoticdrunkard]

+dodoz44 old dos computers had a turbo button. its already been done

[@forrestbulson6793]

Intakes for leaf blowers were obstructed by the hood as they pull from the bottom. Try running one on the ground and pick it up at full throttle and notice the massive increase in output. Too little too late but noted. Great work guys as usual =D

[@ShadowHuayra]

“Ben’s going to cut our legs off for wasting his time” Legendary

[@johnnybarbar7435]

you fellas blocked the leaf blower intakes by strapping them to the hood

[@krzysztofczarnecki8238]

And the hoses really could have been shorter and non-corrugated- this creates air resistance and diminishes the benefit. The blowers did actually look like there is SOME gap underneath, but not nearly enough.

[@jordancookie7864]

I bet changing the blinker fluid regularly helps you turn faster.

[@99domini99]

+Jordan Cookie And don't forget to top off the ignition sparks.

[@SoulFlavor18]

+Jordan Cookie Only if you follow the recommended intervals on the back of the bulb packaging !

[@colbymccombs3242]

Um, what.

[@jonathanhill7295]

Jordan Cookie agreed doing it regularly has made my turns way faster

[@Kurama_02]

Jordan Cookie I change it regularly and I've definitely seen an improvement. You should try to change the exhaust sparkers as well.

[@planbskaterkid12345]

the irony and subtle humor in this video is so perfect lmao

[@RGAsmar]

Not sure if more impressed with the on the spot engineering or Moog’s ability to keep a straight face.Made my morning, thanks.

[@roidanton13]

Installs two zip-ties to a leaf-blower. "That's basically engineered!" :'D

[@scottsv96]

what about a tank of compressed air?

[@nickelisio]

+scottsv96 Someone's done it. www.hotrod.com/features/1604-a-new-kind-of-compressed-air-powers-this-9-second-camaro-and-changes-everything/

[@coldcoldrain13]

how about oxygen?

[@jeffreyculberth4021]

+coldcoldrain13 probably melt engine. know how acetylene torches work? just my guess

[@the77eltigre]

you mean nos?

[@mikeschnieders7750]

works, but short lived. Good for drag racing

[@LoftechUK]

This made me giggle so much I’m watching it again 😂

[@zebfail480]

my dad has a 2006 diahatsu chalrade and all of his parts are from supercheap auto. he has bought silly hubcaps a stick on blower a skull gear knob and skull valve caps. great video as all ways

[@emocan126]

you forgot to optimize the software

[@apryanto]

what software?

[@emocan126]

+apryanto software of the car to work with superchargers

[@apryanto]

+emocan126 no software, bro. it's a carburetor car. everything is mechanical.

[@emocan126]

+apryanto I know bro this was supposed to be a joke haha

[@apryanto]

+emocan126 hahaha...

[@TheZephile]

the whole thing is sealed professionally....WITH DUCK TAPE :D

[@aymanenidal4102]

was about to say the same thing

[@TorutheRedFox]

*duct

[@aymanenidal4102]

+LBPPlayer7 haha duck tape hhhh

[@TorutheRedFox]

aymane nidal Its duct tape. I don't blame ye because it sounds like duck.

[@TheZephile]

LBPPlayer7 ikr haha

[@lukasrohrmoser3213]

I love how they where acting all seriously throughout the Video, acting like they think it would work. Amazing

[@Chefm4477]

Fantastic! This video was the best time I spent on You Tube in recent memory.

[@royf.9034]

31.5 HP? How does it pull its own weight?

[@lookingfifa]

how can you pull your head?

[@samboesenberg]

+Roy F. guessing this car is light as fuuuuck. drop like b16 in this body and you would have a sleeper for sure

[@roskichan3001]

+swaggyb cool

[@Nightdare]

+Roy F. By not throwing on tons of safety measures

[@TheLightweaver777]

+Roy F. Slowly.

[@PossessedFajita]

"Marty's trying one of the new color changing hole saws." I never noticed that the first time I watched this. Laughed my ass off this time.

[@fr8hauler]

Kind of like a visual depth gauge!

[@stevenpaige2005]

PossessedFajita you beat me to it. lmao

[@jerryvelasco1474]

oh...where can i get one of those.

[@davidschlabach8817]

i dont get it

[@67comet]

How the hell did I miss this old episode? Friggin' awesime old school MCM!

[@peterzarb4601]

Fell over laughing the way the guys are presenting this all serious and then looking shocked and upset it didn't work and the in-between tapping down the bonnet with the club hammer 😂 keep up the good work pure gold

[@DDIAZ-we4dz]

where the fuck do they keep getting these cheap as cars! cheapest cars around here are 900 dollars for shit that doesnt even run half the time.

[@karinmaharajah8040]

In switzerland u get a car for 50 bucks thats "TÜV Tested"

[@DDIAZ-we4dz]

Karin Maharajah whats tuv tested?

[@pitbox6497]

In the UK some car dealers get such a crappy part exchange car that they will practically give it to you, for all of £1. This is because it would cost them more to get rid of it than have someone take it off their hands! Road legal too, sometimes...

[@DDIAZ-we4dz]

PitBoxTV lucky! here in the states everyones so greedy for money theyd get a car that barely runs and still try to sell it for a 1000 dollars

[@pitbox6497]

In fairness, you do have to be very lucky to find one, as many dealers will pay for commercial scrappage anyway. But, it's possible sometimes in the right place and time, as shown by Jeremy Clarkson's Volvo :P

[@robertmcgraw9208]

I'd love to see someone adapt the blower from one of the new high-speed hand dryers that are in bathrooms now days. They put out some force.

[@kiarnastoon6475]

There's a video on YT of a fella going through MacDonald's with a leaf blower strapped to his bonnet...every time it kicks in the 4 lads in the 4wd are shrieking like maniacs because it actually,ly works lol

[@brandonw6537]

Hey MCM, I know this video is over 5 YEARS OLD! WOAH You guys rock for being able to keep at it this long! AAAAANYWHO I have noticed that the electric super/turbocharger or whatever you want to call it has had much more research and some look promising using the compression inlet side of the turbo and attaching an electric motor on the drive shaft for the fan. I would LOVE to see what you could do and possibly rate on how much, if any, the electric super/turbocharger has moved forward! Love your videos and keep at it y'all!

[@gaminredneck5216]

5:20 ben's afraid the car is going to make too much power XDXD

[@StarsMarsRadio]

Loving this thick beautiful sarcasm.

[@Ckcdillpickle]

silly humans. electric turbos were meant for electric cars. why do you think they are fast?

[@jasonquam695]

you're a idiot

[@Ckcdillpickle]

***** Do you actually know something about something called sarcasm

[@sadboy-jc2dl]

Audi tt biturbo???

[@abhiinair]

Ckc dillpickle oh lord. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@scavanger1000]

woosh

[@imagingteam]

3.5k dislikes from electric supercharger customers 🤣

[@simonroe9487]

3.5k people with no sense of humour

[@scare8183]

Simon Roe i smell placebo

[@Fantastika]

@@haydenbellis3047 interesting

[@Lewini]

0 dislikes at the moment - maybe they wised up

[@ChrisNieves]

9 years later still a great video.

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

I like the blue holden torana in the background.

[@moe48]

Q: "hello i drive a pos will it go fast?" A: "LOL no"

[@bdhale34]

Yeah that car model is garbage so they went out and bought a hot garbage version with questionable mileage questionable compression as far as I can tell they rarely buy mechanically sound vehicles they are almost always pieces of trash versions of a lot of times already bad cars..

[@dylanzrim1011]

Dave- "will my patrol go fast?" Mechanic- "no" Dave- "hold my beer"

[@Salty3439]

Loving the show, brilliant intro

[@pureblood7240]

That burn out at end was impressive for that pos! So funny!!

[@ju1c3washere]

Just more air, doesnt mean more power. You can put a turbo and push 2 bar into that engine, but without allowing more fuel from ECU = no more power, thats it. You must keep the correct AFR for the optimal power, just put more boost is worthless.

[@GTALOVER9]

Yep, thats true

[@xHighPotencyx]

Well, you'd blow up the engine at 2 bar of boost and no fuel compensation. That said, there's no way a computer fan is even adding enough air to make a difference.

[@ju1c3washere]

HighPotency Yes, you are right, with 2 bar boost you'll have a very lean AFR(air fuel ration), and gasoline engines doesnt like too lean condition, EGT will increase and engine will blow. In diesel engines things are little different, for 2 bar you can put X fuel or X+30% fuel, risks will be almost the same(excluding extrapower, internal pressure and so on). Diesel likes lean condition. But idea was, you can put any supercharger/fan/even turbo to create boost or not, power will be the same without additional fuel from ECU and maybe bigger injectors.

[@alexbogatz4702]

on most stock engines the air/fuel ratio is automatic its gonna go lean for a couple pops but then the O2 sensor would be saying hey your not burning enough so the fuel ratio would be adjusted accordingly consider how the throttle doesnt actually do anything with fuel, it adjust how much air goes into the engine, or rather how much air is choked with full throttle being no choke. the engine knows how much fuel to add even thought you didnt tell it theres going to be more air

[@btaaj8]

alex bogatz keep in min thats is only goung to work with a car running obd2 (i think its 97+) but you are correct but only to a certin exstent because if your running (for example) 1:1 ratio of fuel to air but you then increace air it then you have a 2:1 or 1: .5 but the ecu would only allow itself to change it by .3 - .4 before just quitting and throwing a code.

[@Swervin309]

Starving kids in Africa could've eaten those leaf blowers.

[@reno-9148]

+Swervin309 i think you have it just off there mate

[@cybertree]

+Swervin309 Those leafblowers could've eaten starving kids in Africa =(.

[@iphone202020220]

+Swervin309 Feed the starving children in your neighborhood first.

[@Engineer9736]

Starving kids in Afrika could have eaten Swervin309 ;)

[@Swervin309]

Richard van Pukkem I don't get it.

[@randypatterson5305]

I had a lot of fun watching you guys keep it up

[@di4241]

Guys, your show is awesome!

[@TheCj71984]

lol how did he keep the straight face while doing this lol

[@Dingbobber]

WHAT THE FUCK THAT DUDE AT 1:40 HAD A CRAZY ASS DOUBLE CHIN

[@aqyum3336]

cristofor pelic

[@daysend1341]

cristofor pelic hahaha he did it was a freaking goiter not a double chin lmmfao

[@calebjohnson8718]

You're gonna need a throttle body spacer to really unlock its potential. Throw an Xplode deck and subs in the back and enjoy the new power in your Civic Kyle!👍

[@RetroWorkShop773]

Still the best of their intro song iterations.

[@soundseeker63]

Surely they could have gotten more gains if they adjusted the carburetor? More air isn't going to give you any additional power without additional fuel going in too.

[@RSProduxx]

+soundseeker63 thats the problem there... in another video they test "tuning air filters",which can obviously DEcrease the power, since they mess up the air/ fuel mixture... but from my experience, if done right, you can very well gain a little bit with filter tuning... (perfectly fine on 2-stroke engines on mopeds... my Honda went from 35 to 45 kph just by removing the filter... Others "faked" exhaust turbos and gained a few kph that way... good old days :D)

[@DaveDablave]

I was thinking the same thing. I could see how its possible in fuel injected cars. The ecu would increase (up to the limit of the injectors and pump which, granted, probably isn't much) the fuel input to balance the increased MAP and/or MAF. Cheap "chips" do this by artificially upping the map/maf signal.

[@scottbarnes7268]

you stole the words right out of my mouth air to fuel ratio wasn't correct

[@JohnDabs420]

in an engine oxygen produces power. the fuel is only a catalyst of sorts. a perfect fuel ratio is 14.7:1. you need 14.7x the amount of fuel you need for a perfect combustion. now this doesn't mean you produce peak power with that ratio it's just the ratio for best fuel economy. typically on everday cars you dump more fuel than you need into the cylinders. so that's why you get more power by having better air filter and induction system. but that being said to maximize power you need an all around upgrade. So what if you can pump 5+ psi of air into each cylinder it doesn't matter if you can't spray enough fuel in there. you'll get small gains but the rest of your systems will bottleneck the power. effenciey is the biggest power gain

[@JaakkoF]

Oxygen produces power? WTF dude.

[@dlloyd6300]

funny. but if im not mistaken the intake on those leaf blowers is on the bottom, where you covered it up. you would get a ton more airflow from them if there was space.

[@danielfadera9421]

This is the video that brought me to mcm and I’ve been here ever since

[@shanec5957]

classic! I am glad I scrolled back.

[@tobywilliams5630]

you forgot the intercooler... hows the air suppose to get cold???

[@u1richh]

Toby Williams Uuuhhhhh, CAI?

[@kaisyaya8492]

It's already cool enough, it's a electric blower not a turbo charger that transfer heat from the exhaust to the intake

[@techHmrk]

heat from the exhaust is NOT the reason why you need intercooler. When you compress air it naturally gets hot. Thats how diesel engine works you know.

[@williamhadley1580]

Toby Williams a bag of ice of course!

[@Turbo_The_Femboy_Fox]

keops dude heat transfer isn't why you need an intercooler.

[@skaterspwn]

all the civic guys in my town started doing this

[@OrganisedConfusion101]

You guys are hilarious I just started watching today I will be watching your other videos as well great videos guys

[@joshuacampher3494]

Man this is awesome!!! I'm gonna install this diy turbo on my 89 corolla 💪

[@crienospmoht]

I see why it's called a Charade.

[@keeper__88_]

I love the way your show resembles those fancy Discovery or History shows but feels so hearted, nor scripted or filled with bulshit. New subscriber here.

[@pjandthecraxfords1559]

I honestly think this was the best of the intros

[@hakan5099]

i have always wondered that ... thanks !

[@TezzyRs]

Will you please say "and I'm Nigel thornbary"

[@rubydoobie9717]

bump

[@mohammadazizi5104]

Charlie Orozco

[@madscientistshusta]

dylpyl OMG I remember that show!

[@MiraSubieGirl]

Nigel is had a upper class London accent haha its not even close!

[@pikkagtr1942]

Smashing!

[@rangerrick1859]

31.5hp? a scag cheetah lawn mower with a kawasaki engine has like 31hp

[@willevans6032]

Ricardo at the crank dumbass

[@glenwaldrop8166]

The starter on my 390 is probably 30hp... lol

[@danielheathers1504]

These cars wouldn't sell in the states, lol.

[@straight6petrol]

Daniel Heathers they would if you kept the same pathetic power output but made the engine 8 litres

[@peterzingler6221]

Alex O'Dell funny that the country with the slowest speed limits must have the biggest hp

[@TRUEBLUEGOBLUE]

I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!! Signed, a 62-year end old guy who used to drool while waiting for his J.C. Whitney catalogs to arrive LOLOLOL!!!!!!

[@justanothertroll9205]

How about some air compressor? I have one for painting . Might give you some extra compressed air i think

[@jakepetersen4905]

wait.....the kit cost more than the car

[@the4armedmonk]

isnt a twincharger a supercharger and a turbocharger?

[@youngboy3571]

Yea

[@sniktun1]

the4armedmonk Neither. It's a fan

[@legendztofar--]

***** Actually a twincharger is a combination of a supercharger and a turbocharger. The supercharger will work dueing the low rpms, and than once the car is going fast enough to not have turbo lag the supercharger will get blocked off and all the air goes to the turbo. engineering explained has a video on it.

[@sniktun1]

2 legendz to far 1-2-100 Yeh i'm the same as *****. I didn't read his comment properly haha, I thought he was on about this shitty fan that's in the video.

[@JSprayaEntertainment]

2 legendz to far 1-2-100 you liar ... show me the link

[@chrif3398]

In my experience, this actually worked quite well on a 1.8l injected engine with an ECU tweak. They can very easily cause the car to run lean depending on the engine.

[@electronJarvs]

Somehow I doubt that lol

[@keithcrews7193]

This was fun 2 watch once u overlook the not sealed breather with a pcv vent pipe so ur pressurising the crank case also.

[@HazardousLegion]

Electric supercharger can't make power? Leafblower can!

[@mustangboss1246]

Haha i bet if you paint go fast stripes on it will give you extra 50 kw

[@nealusn8679]

+Ryan Kukkuk LOL

[@victorcostalima2966]

Dont forget the spoiler!!!! You will definitely need one to handle all that power on the turns lol... G force is everything on this type of Race cars lmao

[@mynameis657]

well, they kinda do at higher speeds. pushing you car towards the ground harder, giving you more grip allowing you to go around corners quicker.

[@chilibiskit14]

#RiceGumArmy yes they do dumbass lmao

[@67rcampbell]

Great acting! You guys rock!

[@77gw77]

I think the car was deteriorating as you tested it!🤣🤣

[@aaronwideen8068]

MCM humor at its finest. I love these types of episodes! Slap some stickers on there that will definatley add some KW

[@SoFreshLSRP]

I can't take an angry Australian seriously, their accent doesn't allow them to sound threatening lol

[@safarisco4145]

SoFre$h fvvjgb. Yapsnapp y

[@Patrick-zr8tv]

If you can't take an angry Australian seriously because of their accent, you haven't heard a proper angry Australian.

[@realgamer1789]

wow them and everybody

[@paublusamericanus292]

now these ozzies need a big fricking gun, and send these blokes over to south african squatter camps, to protect the civils against run amok commies.

[@ashwhite4384]

Im genna piench ya head in🤣😂

[@whydahell3816]

We all knew this but its fun watching ur fit throwing process tho!!! Great burn out! Love from New Orleans!

[@leion800]

Time for a revisit. Electric superchargers have come a long way.

[@keithjrisk]

Of course it does not work, you have got the steering wheel on the wrong side!

[@jday1516]

lol

[@Soundlmpact]

true... facepalm

[@Wotm16]

Dumb Dumb the American steering is on the left and the Australian is on the right side

[@keithjrisk]

Luke Robinson Yea right, I bet they drive on the wrong side of the road too.

[@Nanorisk]

Keith Risk Napoléon Bonaparte was a left-hander, so as Henry Ford. The first guy invented "walking on the right side", and the second guy invented left-hand-drive cars. We are permanently screwed by 2 left-handers, sad.

[@patlager2110]

The factory carburetor airbox is probably leaking like a siv

[@samsonn25]

I liked the closeup of the Daihatsu emblem logo with the cracked paint

[@nuapanich8378]

Thanks.. guys, for good information.

[@markothevrba]

Voice volume : 1 Music volume: 9999999999999999999

[@AmericanThunder]

If you only wanted boost under the occasional full throttle blast, you could set up a 15 hp electric motor in the trunk spinning a large turbine with tubes running to the intercooler and then engine and a couple large batteries to run the motor. Under full throttle, the motor would kick on, and the alternator would disconnect, running everything on the large batteries while it's under full power. You let off the throttle, the motor shuts off, alternator comes back on and charges the batteries. Injectors would need to be sufficient to flow enough fuel for the engine under boost while the ecu senses the lean condition when boosted and adds more fuel to compensate. Pretty simple, really.

[@TheChroniclesCarsNGaming]

1:53 i know yall seen that rx7

[@haydenbellis3047]

Turn to Christianity and United Brethren Church before its to late saying anything hateful, premarital sex and lust are all sins. And so is using the Lords name in vain. Killing is a sin.

[@S.C1970]

@@haydenbellis3047 what ?

[@jacoblee1199]

And the NEW color change hole saw amazing

[@AceInvader]

That fan looks like it was turning backwards, which would explain why it turned out less power.

[@AceInvader]

With the way that the "prop" was, it needs to spin counterclockwise

[@henris8367]

it actually needs to go counterclockwise

[@aliciashepherd1805]

AceInvader actually a reduction in power from this kit is a good thing. Basically any change to the output of torque or power shows a variation in how that car is running. While these kits are flawed simply because they don't provide any way to change the fuel supply to a car there was also a lot of issues with this testing. Firstly a carby air box has air gaps and a crankcase hose for venting blowby gases from the engine. Secondly the carby itself would need to be changed, in history there has been very few cars with a carby after a forced induction device mainly because it is rather difficult to design, which is also why most supercharged v8's had carbys before the air pump although it does risk pinking inside the intake manifold. Thirdly the relationship between airspeed and pressure is covered by Bernoulli's effect (in fact traditional roots style superchargers don't actually compress air as much as increase its speed) so an increase to airflow is good but due to the carby design it would still be impossible to control the air file mix. At best they could have had the airbox removed and tuned the carby to have a rich mixture to attempt to get a higher power level at a certain rpm but it would have ment a horrific fuel air mix anywhere but at that rpm. They are correct for saying the kit is rubbish but not so much for the reasons they gave. As far as a entertainment perspective goes though these guys seem to be a lot better to watch than that "Australian top gear" rubbish that stereotypes Australians.

[@broncokonco]

Increase in fluid velocity results in a decrease in pressure. If pressure isn't increased, there's no way a larger CFM is going to make it into the engine.

[@kuyans3889]

It'd look like it was going backwards because of low framerates.

[@Slash27015]

10/10 IGN - "This spins, this spins.. they're exactly the same"

[@GabrielKlute]

that one-wheel burnout at the end LMAO

[@Curiosity_Cars]

This needs a revisit..

[@lliaolsen728]

LOL. You'd need a better airbox. Those leak into the PCV and hot air pickup. I know you know that the low end kw loss was from the pressure against the jets being greater than the pressure in the float bowl.

[@madchoochoo1501]

Ikr

[@vipdubai2997]

+Llia Olsen how you know so much ?

[@Ztyxen]

+Llia Olsen , Definitely. I thought my eyes were deceiving me when I saw the stock airbox. And imo, a Y instead of a T..

[@kingfishersingh2813]

+Inte riktigtnamn is it possible to have a air compressor in your car with a line running to your intake to create some boost? like if you had the compresser filled and you had a single shot of air into the intake ?

[@ziiofswe]

That's basically the principle of the nitrous oxide systems they use in dragracing, but with nitrous oxide gas instead of ordinary air. (Both contain oxygen.) The NOS systems also have additional fuel lines, since it's a bad idea to add just oxygen. ("Adding just oxygen" is how a cutting torch works... and they cut big ugly holes in metal.)

[@blablupp5669]

from 31.5 hp to 37.1 hp is a increase of 18 % . i think, im gonna buy one.

[@noahshafer574]

But they had the same increase without it

[@JeniousJustin]

+Noah Shafer the leaf blowers are a better deal... besides if u drop your keys in the leaves, u can just blow the leaves away

[@Kisyfurr]

Time capsule. Who'd have thought you'd end where you did lads. ✌️✌️✌️

[@glennnikkelson3082]

lol cheek out that supa wog mullet on moog lmfao thats priceless haha just needs the gold neck chain

[@Z3ROpercentau]

was literally thinking the same thing hahah

[@jamiemcgowan8503]

I'm a big fan

[@soylientgreen5663]

Jamie McGowan big blower lol

[@waswestkan]

While there are so many things wrong wit this, but that a stamped steel fan could provide boost even to an engine as small as this, should be the first tip opp

[@hugomcferreira]

Amazing videos, congratulation

[@JohnnyTorres83]

I was one click away from buy a supercharger , then saw your video, thanks for sharing.