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Tall Boy

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« on: October 17, 2006, 06:28:28 PM »
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Krod

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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2006, 07:10:07 PM »
no
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SMC4WD

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« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2006, 07:13:42 PM »
:yikes:
Looks scary...
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Tall Boy

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« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2006, 07:31:46 PM »
I LIKE THE LOOKS OF IT ENTIRELY MYSELF !!!!    MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK   YEAH.  GET ZE TUBO POWAH  YEAH LIKE VROCKET SHIP.
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« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2006, 07:35:56 PM »
throw it on then!   Report back with a dyno sheet and how many kills ya got on the street!!    :D  :lol:
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Offline jagular7

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« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2006, 08:40:27 PM »
There is also an Ebayer selling something duplicate. It doesn't do anything you think it would do. Adding air pressure to the cylinder does increase volumetric effeciency, you have to get more air in. Little fans don't.
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Tall Boy

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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2006, 08:45:25 PM »
Oh!!!
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Offline Jeffy

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« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2006, 08:55:36 PM »
I think the one on Ebay was a boat fan or some sort.  It's only good for wasting money and maybe fanning yourself.
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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2006, 11:07:30 PM »
Maybe you could try one of these e-ram deals. Its at www.electricsupercharger.com.  Comes in one and two motor versions.  It only works at full-throttle.

The electric supercharger concept is not a terrible idea on a street vehicle.  But, the modest air pressure you are going to generate with these little motors -- at least on the jc whitney thing and the e-ram thing -  probably make it more trouble than its worth - ie., in this case, "great, I spent $600 to drop 3/10ths off my quarter mile time in a frigging 2.5 Wrangler that, stock, does 0-60 in a rocket-like 15 seconds... :lol: "

The Thomas Knight company, www.boosthead.com, seems to have the induction pressure equation worked out with the electric superchargers and Knight has apparently been working on the designs for close to 30 years.  Course, he is using multiple electrical motors which total 20hp on his kits.  And, the setup is apparently as costly as a regular supercharger or turbocharger or more.  Still, its probably a concept that's going to see more action as vehicle electrical systems go from 12V to 42V on cars/trucks and battery technology improves.      

Anyway, doing all this on a 2.5 Wrangler?  Not sure If I'd want an electric boost "anything" on an off-road vehicle.  But, I'm not going to knock it too much until I've tried it (course, don't plan on trying it on my 2.5 Wrangler).  But, if you have the cash, don't mind rolling the dice, and don't plan on encountering any water, then fire it up -- eram or whatever -- and let us know how it goes. Will certainly be an interesting story
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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2006, 11:08:21 PM »
Nice Turbo Blow Dryer! :shock:  About all that would be good for  :lol: ..............................That will give ya the Don King look..................................... :D
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Offline Jeffy

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« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2006, 12:04:10 AM »
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The Thomas Knight company, www.boosthead.com, seems to have the induction pressure equation worked out with the electric superchargers and Knight has apparently been working on the designs for close to 30 years.  Course, he is using multiple electrical motors which total 20hp on his kits.  And, the setup is apparently as costly as a regular supercharger or turbocharger or more.  Still, its probably a concept that's going to see more action as vehicle electrical systems go from 12V to 42V on cars/trucks and battery technology improves.      


This one is legit and does work BUT it's not designed to be run all the time.  it's more like Nitrus.  Those starter motors will burn out if it's run for too long.  The compressor is a real compressor unlike the others which are just fans.  Those TK's are probably expensive and since it doesn't run all the time, pretty worthless for anyone looking for something more constant.  In that case it's probably be better tto save your money and buy a boat fan.  Interesting product none the less but needs more development to work for longer periods.
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« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2006, 06:27:37 AM »
Looks to me like someone hacked up a hair dryer and made it a few different colors, and took out the heating element. I'd buy it for my Girlfriend, not my jeep.
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« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2006, 12:32:51 AM »
I took a vacation trip from Southern Califonia to Denver and back prior to modifying my Jeep. So, full of gear and water and such, on the way back in this valley on the I -70 in Utah between Green River and Salinas this apparently fully loaded big rig hits 90 mph coming down a hill and I was in the fast lane , pedal to the metal going 60-70mph and he passed me and damn near threw me into the guard rail median. Nobody was around for miles, and it was in early January. After that I did everything I could to performance modify it, but can't afford a turbo kit. I got passed by loaded big rigs going up the eisenhower tunnel grade , and the vail pass.
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« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2006, 04:02:19 AM »
I'm still running little tires (29") and stock gearing, but my 4 banger, with 140k on the OD, will cruise at "80" ok and has topped out at the limiter, around "95mph."  Can usually accelerate slightly up hills in 5th gear at highway speeds - course we are talking sea-level, not high-altitude Denver, Rockies etc.

If you can't get over 65-70, you must have big tires and stock gearing or you haven't cracked in to modifying the exhaust or intake at all or something.   I had good luck getting better highway speeds doing stuff like adding a good cat-back (borla) and a decent intake (nowadays you have the AEM kits with the heat-shield)-seemed to make getting up to and cruising at 80mph a lot less of a chore for my 4Banger (once the engine adjusts for the mods).  And, if you absolutely had to go 90 mph, then you could do that too with this setup - although, at that point, your engine is reving well past your torque peak at almost 4000rpm (oil- burning-RPMs for the 2.5 4 banger  :lol:
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« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2006, 09:42:02 AM »
Right. I did have 30's on , without any modifications whatsoever from stock configuration. I have gotten mine to 95 when it was completely stock not paying attention coming down the grade into Indio. But I can get her up to 80 mph now I got the rock it intake and k&n filter, flowmaster muffler and airaid tbs with my 30x9.50x15's on aluminum rims. But now that I read here the write ups on the 4.0 throttle body I am going to look into getting one. The only problem is out here Scotty's jeep has cornered the market for Jeep junk yards. Well, scotty knows we are coming and marks his prices up to just under retail so we have the option to save a "FEW" bucks, or get it new.
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