Maveric

I found this pic where some guy made a turbo for his BMW for only about $200:



Do you think that this will actually work? It must add some HP, right?

Team Hybrid

you're kidding right?

well it kind of reminds me of that tornado thingy.

doesnt look to be a turbocharger since turbo's are exhaust driven. this just looks like its attached to the intake just like that tornado POS.

Audicted

Are you kidding? I think "Toro" is name of the leaf blower I have in my garage

marcucci

Yes, it will work. That looks to be an AC unit that he must be running via an inverter. That's got to be a hefty inverter, though- not sure it would provide much boost, at least enough to overcome (appreciably) the parasitic drag due to the loading of the alternator.

Maveric

Actually, it is a Toro leaf blower that the guy has modified to boost the air intake pressure. Note the routing of the power cable.

I mean, it must be good for some horsepower gain, right? Anybody with turbocharging experience care to guess at the horsepower gains?

Thanks.

bayarea408

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Maveric
[B]Actually, it is a Toro leaf blower that the guy has modified to boost the air intake pressure.

mingster

i have the same exact leaf blower!

Maveric

I think he must have a switch in the car that he can activate for a boost when he needs it. Kinda like nitrous, I imagine. He must also have a second battery to power it so that it doesn't strain his electrical system.

Those leaf blowers are really strong. I think that it must be good for at least several pounds of boost. Translate that into horsepower, and it could be significant...

HwangTKD

Where did you get the pic? I would love to get the guys email and ask him a couple of questions. Or is this just a really good photoshop job?



Thanks,
Bobby

mingster

Toro (the one i got) blows 140MPH, some other ones do up to 220MPH, i think that's some blowing power