vlexus

Has anyone used a type of inflatable car jack powered by the exhaust air?



The idea seems very cool, as you can lift the car much easier, on unstable soil, and both wheels at a time (putting on snow chains becomes a piece of cake).

Here's a Youtube video, and here are two links to this kind of jack: Offroaders.com and OhGizmo.com.

The thing only costs ~$100 and I'm thinking about getting one. However, my questions are:

1. won't the pressure from the jack damage the engine?
2. won't carbon monoxide or other nasty gases be released in the cabin?

Thanks,
Vlexus

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

not sure how well they work, but neither of your concerns should be an issue so long as the exhaust system of the vehicle is without holes or leaks...

vwynn

iTrader: (4)

kinda suck if the air jack blows up while ur under the car...

and also where di u store the bag after your done? in the car? if so wont gases be in the cabin?

o yea n wont that damage the body of ur car... say if you have a FRP body kit? since looking at the pic the bag goes out to the side =/

really cool design tho.. how about a hydrolic jack like speed racer

vlexus

I don't mean to pick on people's writing style, but this one kinda grates my grammar neurons Anwyay, if you click the Offroader.com link in my first post, it describes a heavy-duty storage bag, in which you store the jack, obviously deflated and without gases.