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    a leaf blower? making 20hp????

    http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....D-A1AD23CA9564

    some people just have too much time on their hands and a dyno.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheOne
    some people just have too much time on their hands and a dyno.
    definately, no dyno though
    http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/18/1.html

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    Hehe .. thats the sort of stuff im gonna be doing when im older

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    is that dummy? it looks like it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cotterik
    is that dummy? it looks like it
    no it's the guy in bike leathers looking back at the engine plume.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cotterik
    is that dummy? it looks like it
    If you click on the link, it's actually the owner guy. i gotta admit though, he does look pretty limp and dead

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    in the first video the leafblowe actually does the job of a supercharger/turbo.compress the air and letting it enter into the combustion chamber more quicker/better.same principle, just an uncommon method

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    Quote Originally Posted by drakkie
    in the first video the leafblowe actually does the job of a supercharger/turbo.compress the air and letting it enter into the combustion chamber more quicker/better.same principle, just an uncommon method
    Actually I would have thought it would replicate the induction of air created at high speeds rather than a form of 'charger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by :Exige:
    Actually I would have thought it would replicate the induction of air created at high speeds rather than a form of 'charger.
    No, it's definitely more like a turbo/supercharging. The intake system and air filter usually draw from a place like the wheel well and by the time it actually gets into the engine, there's really no difference made from forward car velocity. I've heard reports that even true "ram-air" systems make almost no difference at all unless the car is moving at an extremely high rate of speed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
    ROFLMAO

    That is awesome. Yet another quality post from Matra Inc.

    It's tempting to do that to our lawnmower...

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