Is this a joke?

 

LOL, a butt plug for a car.

 

Well for two days I turbocharge motor, then I take out. I don't want metal part to go into motor.

 

Oh but I'm the troll.. Sighs

 

04xtype04, yes, they sell them. Not what I would consider a "turbo". I consider it more of a blockage as it won't improve the pressure in the intake manifold. Hell, the gaps on the end of the blades is too open to get any sufficient pressure gain, especially with a large air flow. The units that you picture have been around for a long time and claim "wonderful" power gains for little to no money. I pose this one question back, "if they were so great at improving mileage and netting more power too, then why aren't all the manufacturer's including these things in their cars?" The answer is fairly easy. It simply doesn't work.

To get any sort of "turbocharging" from a device like this, you would need a blower like what you use to blow off your sidewalk with. That volume of air is what is needed to run a motor and generate additional power. But, I digress.

 

That ought go great with volt stabilizer I reading about few days ago...

 

And once you get it running we can pick up Ms Plate face..

 

Did you really install that in your car? If so, what did it do or not do that caused you to remove it? I noticed in another post you mentioned a "flapping" sound when you pressed the accelerator. That issue didn't happen to start when you installed this thing, did it?

Every year or so there seems to be a thread that pops up on here asking about these sorts of things. They are ALL useless. There is no cheap easy way to add power to our cars. And that includes so called performance chips that say they can add 50 horsepower and increased fuel mileage for under $100. So, if you were thinking of that as your next mod save your money.

 

Actually they do work if you don't expect too much from them. At around 40mph or 50 you car really starts to go. It helps more with top end. I find myself going 60-70mph more without really noticing it. At lower speeds it has a little more torque but nothing major. The car just feels a little boosted. It doesn't really start picking up til like 40-60mph. It was in my friends car and I told him he should take it out because I didn't want to be responsible if it broke on him and ruined his engine, so he gave it to me. I was thinking of trying it in my x-type because I have used them on other cars in the past and wanted to see what it'd be like. Well it was pretty cool. I felt like I used more gas with it in. Maybe the ecu hadn't adjusted yet to it though. It was a little funner to have it in, but the two days I had it installed all I could think about was when it would fail and pieces would go into my motor and how expensive a new engine would be. Basically it would total my car if that happened. So I figured the $10 fan, even though it does help a little, is really not worth destroying a $4000 engine. Plus if I want to go faster, I can always press the gas pedal harder. The problem is not going fast, it's wasting the gas. I think if I want a performance upgrade I will upgrade the exhaust and leave the turbo fans alone. They are fun to try though, if you have ever thought about one. They really do compress the air and you will notice a difference in horsepower and shift points. The problem they install into the air tube after the filter, so there is nothing protecting the engine if a piece breaks for some reason, and since they are constantly spinning anytime you are driving, that is definitely a possibility eventually.

 

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The troll is so incredibly strong here

 

Remember that the Transfer Cases in our X Types are weak links. Adding 100HP more might not be the smartest idea. Maybe they sell less powerful fans?

 

 

Say what you want. I believe it is your butt dyno at work and nothing else, but if you feel it works for you, that's all that matters. They also have performance chips you can buy for less than $100 that are supposed to work wonders. Much cheaper than getting new mufflers (which don't increase performance in our cars to any degree) and BIGGER power gains. You can't go wrong.

Good luck!

 

He already bought the least powerful ones. No danger of added stress anywhere.

 

This thread is so retarded ..

 

Man, if I only knew that last night when I was racing a Corvette! Gahhhhh, you learn something new every day.

Who needs a turbo!? Just press the pedal harder!

 

Trust me, I've been working on cars a few years. I have a very acute sense of butt dyno. I knows horsepower when I's feels it! It's like a noticeable 10 horsepower once you get going. Problem is, it's only 10 horsepower (not 100 like a real turbocharger) and if it any piece on it breaks you are basically taking the bus for the next year or two. I think it's a great upgrade for a high schooler or something with an old Honda, but for a nicer car you really have to decide if your engine is worth risking for a $10 upgrade. But honestly, try one and see. It really does turbocharge your car, I **** you not. You'll be going 80 while everybody else wants to do 45 or 50 for some reason.

 

If you take a step back and think about it there is no way something like this can get you added horsepower, especially for $10. It does not do anything to alter shift points either. Like Thermo says, if it was that easy and cheap those would be standard on every car out there. Car makers spend billions of dollars on R&D just to squeeze a couple more tenths of a mile to the MPG and horsepower gains. Then someone comes along with a $10 gadget that does more. Does not pass the smell test. Do some surfing and you will find that these things are snake oil. You mention not wanting to keep it on your car because you were afraid of it breaking. That should tell you something right there. For that little money the quality of the materials and tolerances just cannot be there. There is no free lunch to these things. You get what you pay for, as you found out with your first cheap voltage stabilizer and LEDs. I would seriously doubt your ability to tell the difference driving back to back cars with one having this device and one without. I can tell your opinion can't be swayed on this, so I all I can say is buyer beware.