Turbonator?
it would simply amaze me if some newbie actually thought to read around for info on these pieces of crap before posting....especially when a car has been on the market for 3+ years.
i guess everyone thinks horsepower is super cheap. Hence why a 500hp viper costs 85 grand, or a 500hp vette is 65 grand. Oh, let's buy a 280hp Z and spend $50 on a turbonator for 100hp!
one time I shoved a dead bird all the way into the intake and dynoed. I gained 38whp but the power gradually started going down over time as the feathers were sucked into the engine and vaporized. People would always comment that my car smelled like cooked chicken. That was pretty sweet. Don't ask what else I've shoved up my intake or how I did it. That's personal.
But really I'd like to shove that piece of plastic called the turbonator into my intake and experience the VORTEX OF POWA. I'm sure it's just as awesome as the time I converted my RWD car to a NWD (none wheel drive) and told people I'd just sit there and instead of driving to places I'd just let the world come to me because the awesomeness was too much to ignore
But really I'd like to shove that piece of plastic called the turbonator into my intake and experience the VORTEX OF POWA. I'm sure it's just as awesome as the time I converted my RWD car to a NWD (none wheel drive) and told people I'd just sit there and instead of driving to places I'd just let the world come to me because the awesomeness was too much to ignore
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Originally Posted by sentry65
one time I shoved a dead bird all the way into the intake and dynoed. I gained 38whp but the power gradually started going down over time as the feathers were sucked into the engine and vaporized. People would always comment that my car smelled like cooked chicken. That was pretty sweet. Don't ask what else I've shoved up my intake or how I did it. That's personal.
But really I'd like to shove that piece of plastic called the turbonator into my intake and experience the VORTEX OF POWA. I'm sure it's just as awesome as the time I converted my RWD car to a NWD (none wheel drive) and told people I'd just sit there and instead of driving to places I'd just let the world come to me because the awesomeness was too much to ignore
But really I'd like to shove that piece of plastic called the turbonator into my intake and experience the VORTEX OF POWA. I'm sure it's just as awesome as the time I converted my RWD car to a NWD (none wheel drive) and told people I'd just sit there and instead of driving to places I'd just let the world come to me because the awesomeness was too much to ignore
Satire never gets old.
inbeforeHraesvelg:
guys i really dont know what kinda dynos you are getting all these horsepower figures on.
in all seriousness, dont listen to these guys, they are only good for 10 hp for each one you buy and you can only run up to 3 in one car.
50 hp, 100 hp, 150+ those guys are just picking on you...
in all seriousness, dont listen to these guys, they are only good for 10 hp for each one you buy and you can only run up to 3 in one car.
50 hp, 100 hp, 150+ those guys are just picking on you...
Last edited by Audible Mayhem; Jun 24, 2006 at 03:31 AM.
Originally Posted by sentry65
one time I shoved a dead bird all the way into the intake and dynoed. I gained 38whp but the power gradually started going down over time as the feathers were sucked into the engine and vaporized. People would always comment that my car smelled like cooked chicken. That was pretty sweet. Don't ask what else I've shoved up my intake or how I did it. That's personal.
But really I'd like to shove that piece of plastic called the turbonator into my intake and experience the VORTEX OF POWA. I'm sure it's just as awesome as the time I converted my RWD car to a NWD (none wheel drive) and told people I'd just sit there and instead of driving to places I'd just let the world come to me because the awesomeness was too much to ignore
But really I'd like to shove that piece of plastic called the turbonator into my intake and experience the VORTEX OF POWA. I'm sure it's just as awesome as the time I converted my RWD car to a NWD (none wheel drive) and told people I'd just sit there and instead of driving to places I'd just let the world come to me because the awesomeness was too much to ignore
thats great!!
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When you disrupt laminar airflow, the flow profile becomes turbulent (Reynolds number exceeds 2000). Turbulent flow causes a higher pressure drop (read LOSS) than laminar flow. Holding a garden hose vertically with low water pressure (like when getting a drink), the water profile is conical. That is because the velocities are greater at the center of the flow with decreasing layers of shear as you go from the center to the wall (where there is a theoretical zero velocity). That is an efficient profile. The same thing happens with air in a conduit. It flows faster and more efficiently around bends when it is laminar. Selling the concept of adding restrictions for the purpose of inducing turbulence (confused, inefficient state of flow)makes as much engineering sense as trying to nail jello to a wall.
Originally Posted by Omsin
When you disrupt laminar airflow, the flow profile becomes turbulent (Reynolds number exceeds 2000). Turbulent flow causes a higher pressure drop (read LOSS) than laminar flow. Holding a garden hose vertically with low water pressure (like when getting a drink), the water profile is conical. That is because the velocities are greater at the center of the flow with decreasing layers of shear as you go from the center to the wall (where there is a theoretical zero velocity). That is an efficient profile. The same thing happens with air in a conduit. It flows faster and more efficiently around bends when it is laminar. Selling the concept of adding restrictions for the purpose of inducing turbulence (confused, inefficient state of flow)makes as much engineering sense as trying to nail jello to a wall.
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Originally Posted by Omsin
adding restrictions for the purpose of inducing turbulence (confused, inefficient state of flow)makes as much engineering sense as trying to nail jello to a wall.
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