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Re: interesting blower carby question
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)
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No son, NO!!!
Blowers increase fuel consumption, end of story!
My car was nearly impossible to accelerate in without boosting. And belive me, when that power is there, you've just got to use it.
Open road driving is fine, because most of the time the engine is at cruise throttle, meaning there is vacuum in the manifold, and "normal" fuel consumption. Around town I cut out over $80 gas in less than a week, where my non supercharged A14 would only use about $20. (That was when gas was a bit cheaper too.

For the hassle of what you want to do, I wouldn't bother. It will be a bastard of a job trying to adapt one of those clutches to your set up. Plus, when my S/C 14 clutch was dissengauged, in ran like a bag of hairy arseholes, and idling was difficult without stalling.

You're gonna use more gas, just get used to the idea!

Posted on: 2005/4/7 11:10
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Re: interesting blower carby question
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A14force wrote:
No son, NO!!!
Blowers increase fuel consumption, end of story!
My car was nearly impossible to accelerate in without boosting. And belive me, when that power is there, you've just got to use it.
Open road driving is fine, because most of the time the engine is at cruise throttle, meaning there is vacuum in the manifold, and "normal" fuel consumption. Around town I cut out over $80 gas in less than a week, where my non supercharged A14 would only use about $20. (That was when gas was a bit cheaper too.

You're gonna use more gas, just get used to the idea!


oh okay.

so you'd use MORE in traffic an LESS on the highway yeah...?

Posted on: 2005/4/8 2:02
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Re: interesting blower carby question
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YEAH!!!! Depending on how much overtaking you have to do.........hehehehehe.

Posted on: 2005/4/8 7:35
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