I saw one advertised a few months back, I believe it was in sport compact
car in the back.
Dave Korzun
'69 GT6+
-----Original Message-----
From: Trevor Jordan <tjordan@vic.bigpond.net.au>
To: rstieg <rstieg@ci.bartlett.tn.us>; triumphs@autox.team.net
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: ersatz turbo.
>
>At 11:27 PM +1000 1/9/98, rstieg wrote:
>>The post about air whistling through air cleaners sounding like a turbo
got
>>me to thinking:
>>what pitch would approximate a Merlin engine at about 25 inches boost?
>>how 'bout the siren used by the Stuka?
>>Tape of a Ferrari in fourth gear??
>>Will probably settle for a playing card up against the cooling fan.
>>rick stieg 75 spit (noisy enough)
>
>Has anyone ever considered an electric supercharger? Apart from avoiding
>pulley alignment problems and space restrictions around the engine, it
>could be switched on and off from the driver's seat and, with appropriate
>controls, the boost could even be varied progressively.
>
>Tell me if it has already been done or why it would not work and I will go
>back to the corner.
>
>Trevor Jordan
>74 TR6 CF29281U
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