Lexusfreak

Hi everyone,

I found this on the Motortrend website. Apparently you can Supercharge / Turbocharge any vehicle for just $69.95! Sounds like a load of 'pony poop' to me! Click the link:

http://www.turbonator.com/index.html

flipspeed

There's always a 30-day money back guarantee.

Lexusfreak

lol flip.....I know. Good luck getting your money back

videcormeum

"Better Gas Mileage: The Turbonator allows your engine to burn fuel more fully and efficiently, resulting in MPG gains as high as 31%. It pays for itself in no time."

Wow, what a deal!



M.

mmarshall

..............and your engine, if they don't do it right.

mmarshall

This reminds me of the old Earl Scheib $19.95-$39.95 car-paint specials years ago.

WhiteTiger

Wow you are dating yourself since when I was a kid the Earl Scheib paint job was $99.95...LOL!

If anyone actually believes that you can SC or Turbo your engine for $69.95 and have the same result as those that spend thousands for a real system then I have some great swamp land in Sri Lanka to sell you too.

GS3Tek

iTrader: (8)

Sorta like those stupid $1.99 resistors that you connect to the air intake

LB Lex

What's a matter guys, don't hate on a good product. Here's testimonial of a satisfied customer:

mmarshall

I'm not a youngster but I'm not THAT old. Earl Scheib as late as the 1970's had $29.95 "specials" .....and trust me.......you got what you paid for.

There is about as much chance of getting a good turbo job for $70 as there is Bill Clinton giving up his girl friends.

Lvangundy

Why doesn't someone buy one and test their theory out?

There aren't any dyno results on their page, so why don't we make one for them, and every one else thinking about getting one!

WhiteTiger

Quote:
"In a completely stock 99' Dodge Neon sport, I gained ten horses and went from 134-37 wheel horsepower to 144-47 wheel horsepower (using a G-Tech Pro performance meter). I have also noted (when I drive responsibly) a gain in gas mileage. I also lost a full second off my Quarter-mile times; from 16.8 to 15.8 and probably could have done better with more time with the G-Tech."
-Francis XXXX (Cincinnati,OH)

There is no way that 10 HP will gain you 1 full second in the quarter mile. I'm guessing that his original time was more due to driver error. 10HP might gain you a tenth (if that), not a full second.

And I'm not saying there aren't going to be some very slight gains but there is no way you can compare it to a true SC or Turbo system. Those increase HP in the 25 to 33% range (i.e a 300HP car can expect to gain approx. 75 to 100 HP with 6-8 lbs of boost.).

videcormeum

You buy the beater.

M.

Koma

iTrader: (3)

My father bought a thing similar to this.
The gains for power are negligible in an SC400 but we did see a gain of 2-3 MPG. Of course we never dyno'd it.

LexFather

Sigh.....