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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: hotrox on 01 April 2009, 11:17

Title: electric supercharger
Post by: hotrox on 01 April 2009, 11:17

any one seen these befor and know if there any good for my gti 8v


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELECTRIC-SUPERCHARGER-TURBO-VW-GOLF-GTI-TDI-R32-VR6-V6_W0QQitemZ260382882568QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item260382882568&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1689%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELECTRIC-SUPERCHARGER-TURBO-VW-GOLF-GTI-TDI-R32-VR6-V6_W0QQitemZ260382882568QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item260382882568&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1689%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: monzablue16v on 01 April 2009, 11:21

Yeah they is orsome you get likez anuva 2000 brake power yeah.

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: boneybradley on 01 April 2009, 11:30

anything that has silly power claims are usually crap (for example a K&n will give 2-3bhp max).. If these really worked the big makers would fit them to all car's but as the millions they spend on r&d each year haven't come up with something similar I say there cack!!

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Wayne on 01 April 2009, 12:13

Waste of time, will do or gain you nothing extra in the way of power

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Rmachines on 01 April 2009, 13:16

In theory it would work... some one put a civic on a rolling road and used a leaf blower .. it actually gained something like 4/5 bhp....  Obviously those little electric things would have enough power to make a diffrence  :grin:  But if you fancy pulling arround a petrol generator and have a leaf blower sticking out ya bonnet...  :wink:

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Len on 01 April 2009, 13:20

In the same as ECO sprayer and FSE Boost Valves! Gimmicks that dont work!

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Adam on 01 April 2009, 16:38

Next you will be telling me the £5 chips don't add the 25bhp they say they do!!!!








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Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Len on 01 April 2009, 16:54

Oh yeah! was forgetting those little diode things!  :laugh:

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Adam on 01 April 2009, 17:54

They theroticly work.....just the dammage it does to your engine/cat is a worry....

That and lack or proof in the 25bhp extra......

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Len on 01 April 2009, 20:23

I actually did buy one myself! :embarassed:

But never fitted it! Then realised how they work and threw it!

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Adam on 01 April 2009, 20:48

Well you admited it lol. I did buy a ecotec valve...waste of money!

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Len on 01 April 2009, 23:50

Will always admit my errors! Hopefully folk will learn from it!

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: VW BUSH on 02 April 2009, 21:12

If you are going electric, you would be better going leccy water and PAS and gain horses that way. still a lot of work for little gain
And as for the Ecotek, best way to get that VW beetle sound lol :laugh:

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: loki86 on 02 April 2009, 22:56

heres the deal look it up on youtube there's a guy who sells superchargers and his version takes 75 amps to run but it produces 2-5 psi that's all and it cost about $300 u.s. and hes in Australia

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: jamrock on 02 April 2009, 23:37

Quote from: Len on 01 April 2009, 23:50

Will always admit my errors! Hopefully folk will learn from it!

 :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: electric supercharger
Post by: Rmachines on 03 April 2009, 13:12

see 5psi is just... Stupid!  the turbo on my TDI pushes out nearly 20psi stock :grin: