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May 11, 2011 | 01:35 AM

JaytdotP

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does this work?

something i came across on ebay.. does it work on our car? whats it do?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Lexus-Intake-Supe...item3a632db077

May 11, 2011 | 03:18 AM

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I always hear that those things are never good for anything.

May 11, 2011 | 04:14 AM

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It will make you spend $300 for almost nothing in return.

May 11, 2011 | 04:53 AM

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lol its a glorified tornado.

May 24, 2011 | 07:21 PM

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these remind me of the Miller Lite Vortex bottles!

May 24, 2011 | 11:15 PM

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if you think that thing works, i got a bridge i can sell you for a good deal!

May 25, 2011 | 06:16 AM

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Somebody got overclocking their PC mixed up with supercharging their car.

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May 25, 2011 | 11:49 AM

Stormforge

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Originally Posted by Kcook700

How much you asking?

let's see...mods i can't afford...tom's hyper compressor kit, air runner...how about $35,000?

May 25, 2011 | 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormforge

let's see...mods i can't afford...tom's hyper compressor kit, air runner...how about $35,000?

Deal!

Just make sure it has a toll, so I can have some ROI..

Back to OPs original post.. I remember back when people use to cut holes in their bumpers or take their headlights out and run dryer tubing to the intake to create a ghetto cold air intake. I mean really, just like this intake, little benefit, if any. In theory this "intake" is suppose to work in a similar fashion as a turbo. Except the fan thingy is pushing air into your intake manifold whereas in a turbo application, its your own cars' exhaust air that is pushing (aka forcing, hence the term forced induction) air into your intake manifold.

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May 25, 2011 | 01:44 PM

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lol. no it does not work.

May 25, 2011 | 01:46 PM

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so if i buy two does that mean i have a twin supercharger system lol hahahhaa, i wonder if people actually buy those things?

May 25, 2011 | 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Av_SiCk

so if i buy two does that mean i have a twin supercharger system lol hahahhaa, i wonder if people actually buy those things?

You can buy 2 and call it whatever you want....hahaha!
I bet people do buy it, there are plenty of suckers out there. You can look at the sellers feedback history and see sale history/transactions.

May 25, 2011 | 02:49 PM

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Wait a minute... what's the difference between forced induction and forced outduction?

May 25, 2011 | 03:10 PM

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Wait a minute... what's the difference between forced induction and forced outduction?

Eh? There is no difference... the methods of generating the force result in the same thing, more air into the engine forced in upstream.

The scam item which is the topic of this discussion, in my opinion, would not "do nothing" as has been suggested but worse - impede airflow and just "get in the way". The majority of people installing these things are probably doing so on low powered cars that may run nearly the same even if they had the Sunday paper as an air filter. It probably compliments those eBay "performance chips" quite well in this regard.

Turbocharger uses engine exhaust to power the turbine forcing air into the engine, supercharger is geared directly to the engine output mechanically.

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