Turbonator

[shibbynat]

Is this another rubbish idea i have stumbled upon.

A spiral thing that fits in the intake. It spins the mixture which keeps it in the cylinder for longer creating a better burn.

They say it can give up to 40 extra horse power.

 

This costs about 40 quid i think too!

 

Really?????????????????

Anyone got one.

[V8ian]

For a moment I thought you had stumbled accross a Turbonique system, A 60s bolt on go faster turbo thing, several versions, one was a Turboesque thing that supercharged the engine, but the power for the turbo was generated by a solid rocket fuel cartridge I think there was a beetle running 8s with this thing strapped onto it,

They also did a Turbo powered rear axle, where the turbine acted directly onto the back axle.

 

http://www.almar.easynet.be/turbonique.htm

 

Ian

[shibbynat]

Sweat Jesus!!!

On that note my ex girlfriends dad strapped a rocket engine to his microlite! Nutter

[Guest MK1gaz]

Is this another rubbish idea i have stumbled upon.

Yes

[ASBO CAPRI]

Sounds like rubbish to me. If it gave u an extra 40hp everyone would be doing it.

Don't bother with those electric superchargers that are always for sale on ebay either. Doubt they could generate more the 1psi extra boost.

[baz105e]

most engines have a natural 'swirling' motion of the gasses as they enter the bores anyway i cant see why spinning the gasses before they get there is going to improve on the £££ that car manufacturers spend on designing thier engines

[beedz]

prob cause more of an obstruction. manufacturers have tried various ways to engineer the head & chamber to generate swirl, but that aint going to do it