Electric Supercharger?????????????

I just bought a Venom 400 for my civic and everyone says it dumps a bunch of fuel in and just runs rich because there’s not enough air to compensate. I saw an electric turbo blower that clamps in between the throttle body and the cold air. Do you think this will actually work and give it some more horse power???????? Here is one of the auctions. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=7975661678&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT. Let me know what you think. I have a 99 Civic DX with some extras it should handle it fine. I’m just lookin for some cheaper horse power.

cheap and horsepower don't mix. Electric superchargers are a big gimmick it won't do anything for your car.

yes yes many threads regarding EBAY crap just do a search.

Supposedley there isnt nearly enough power from the 12 volt to supply any real boost, even the 5 psi they promise. To attain proper boost from one of those you would have to have a few batteries used exclusively for the charger.

a recent SCC article talked about superchargers, and remarked that out of all the ebay 'electric superchargers' they bought, none made any additional horsepower- in fact, all of them reduced horsepower by blocking the intake manifold.



"More then three exclimation points is an obvious indicator of an unhinged mind" - Terry Pratchett

this seems to apply here as well :P