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Date:         Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:16:36 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Increasing horsepower
Comments: To: ian Butler <ian@BLUEMOON.HPLX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.4.33.0210171203430.26466-100000@bluemoon.hplx.net>
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On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, ian Butler wrote:

> Locomotives use electric turbos, basically just person-high squirrelcage > fans. And I know of a friend-of-a-friend who supercharged his Vespa > motorscooter with a hairdryer...

Wasn't there a guy who supercharged a Porsche 914 using a pair of leaf blowers?

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