Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:31:32 -0500 From: ZOT <munsrllbnospamlco.com> Subject: Re: Woo hoo - Who needs a Turbo when you can have a Turbonator!
Fred W wrote: > Andrew Sinclair wrote: > >> In message <6yOzg.37234$F8.9556nospamnews.blueyonder.co.uk>, Al >> <alistairdorenospamo.com> writes >> >>> Words fail me..... >>> >>> http://www.turbonator.com/index.html >>> >> Yahhhh! >> >> From the website >> >> "If every vehicle in this nation averaged just 2.7 more miles per >> gallon, we could eleminate our dependancy on mid east oil." (sic) >> >> Wow, an extra 2.7 miles per gallon - that's like a 100% improvement in >> fuel efficiency for some vehicles on the road in the USA :-) >> >> Sorry, I'll pass on this opportunity. > > > This is the best one: > > "Just keep this in mind. A Vortech Supercharger kit for a 2004 Mustang > that produces 155 HP boost costs $5,139.95. The Price/Performance ratio > is $5,139.95/155HP = $33.16/HP. It costs $33.16 for every one horsepower > it produces. All the Turbonator has to give you to beat the Vortech > supercharger in terms of it's price/performance ratio is 3 horsepower." > > ...but they do fail to mention that the "Turbonator" will actually cause > a net negative in horsepower since all it really does is partially block > the intake. So what is the cost per horsepower produced then? > > Infinite I would imagine... > god! I can't wait. Think of the possibilities when they are installed in series. Is the power increase additive or exponential? If you have 2, does the horsepower compound like interest on your money? Wow!
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