Terry,
Thanks for the instructions. I didn't get any from Calspeed.
I mounted a traffic cone to the front, and didn't get any benefit even at
100mph. I even swapped out the wife's vacuum cleaner hose for a larger
wet/dry vacuum hose.
It appears that I had the small opening of the cone facing front. I'll go
back and test again! Do you think installing twin cones and hoses will
double the horsepower? Will putting a mesh screen on it adversely affect
horsepower gain? I hope you filed your patent, all the neighbors are
already copying the setup.
Fred - So.SF
(Calspeed, the dollar license fee is in the mail! ;>)
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>Subject: Superchargers
>Author: "Terry and Donna Cost" <tcost@vvm.com>
>Date: 12/5/2000 6:50 PM
>
>I see that my supercharger is getting the attention it deserves. I will
>license it for production, if any of the vendors out there want to sell
>it. I tried the gerbil and there are problems with interchangeability of
>parts. Also, parasitic power losses are higher in gerbils.
>
>I have been experimenting with "stealth" technology, specifically the power
>systems of the SR-71 Blackbird, which as you know has "Ram-Jet" engines. I
>have developed a "Ram-Flow" supercharger using a traffic cone, a length of
>vacuum cleaner hose, and a stock 2000 air cleaner. I will post pictures on
>the TDROC website, and I have given my West Coast Distributor, Calspeed
>Carrion, permission to post them on his website. The system is a simple
>one, and has no parasitic drag or exhaust restrictions. Bolt the traffic
>cone to your front bumper (wide side to the front), run the hose through the
>engine compartment to the modified air cleaner, and prepare to feel the rush
>of power as you accelerate. The unit is most efficient at high speed, but
>you can tune the system for lower speeds by selecting larger traffic cones
>as the "scoop". Pricing will depend on the volume of orders Calspeed and I
>receive.
>
>Leisure Suit Terry
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