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May 21, 2011 | 08:18 AM

#11

mrl390

Monte Of The Month -- December 2009

Joined: Oct 2007

Posts: 3,604

From: Canonsburg, PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by kc2kth

Yup, I saw this one in my search. A quote from the end of the article:

"And we have to admit, the additional power is nothing to write home about."

So they dropped over $400 for two leaf blowers and other components, added two more gasoline engines under the hood, and gained around 24hp peak on a L98. Gas powered leaf blowers are going to provide a decent amount air pressure, and two of them did provide some boost, but not much. The electric kits just aren't going to get it done.

Lol its a joke. No one is going to bolt two freaking leaf blowers under the hood of their car. They did it to see what would happen and it increased the horsepower. End of story. No need to take it seriously when clearly the article wasnt meant to be.

May 22, 2011 | 09:08 AM

#12

kc2kth

Joined: Mar 2010

Posts: 119

No, wasn't taking it seriously at all - at least not from the perspective of someone actually doing it. The experiment was interesting though and really shows how much power is needed to generate enough air pressure in a small space to create that boost. I think it gives an appreciation for the engineering effort that has gone into something like the Eatons for them to be able to provide the boost they provide efficiently and in a small space.

May 22, 2011 | 09:16 AM

#13

mrl390

Monte Of The Month -- December 2009

Joined: Oct 2007

Posts: 3,604

From: Canonsburg, PA

Yes, if you think about it, it shows the inefficiency of the gas engine itself. Two gas engines could only produce 1/8 the peak boost that the m90 does.