Don't the laws of thermodynamics pretty much rule this sort of thing out?
My favorite part is "This is better than nitrous, with no effects on the
motor in any way."

...with no effects on the motor in any way.   Hmm, at least he's honest.  =)

JD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Electric Supercharger

> Elctric superchargers ARE theoretically feasible, and VW actually was
> contracting Mitsubishi to develop one years ago, using torpedo motor
> technology. It appears to have fizzled, but was to be a turbo (no,
> turbos do NOT have to be exhaust-driven... check out Paxton's awful
> belt-driven turbos, with all of their false claims).
>
> Basically, ANY device which can pump sufficient air into a running
> engine to increase its performance is a supercharger, and can be
> driven by belt, gears, shaft, exhaust, electricity... and the pump
> itself can drive the air by using gears, vanes, interlocking screws
> (Lysholm chargers, the best), turbines, centrifugal fan, heck, even a
> diaphragm or piston.
>
> Hmmm... have to train up my hamster and gear its exercisewheel up...
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>