Date:         Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:39:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Electric Supercharger
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Entity Sudhir Desai spoke thus:

> but of course it will work on a diesel... ...
I guess my real question was... Does it work at all? Ken Lewis seemed to
think it was only worth a chuckle... yet someone paid $125 for it.

> actually, you might find
> better use for it in a mechanically driven diesel.  supposedly more
> air in would lead to more fuel injected.  On the downside however, you
> would have to shut the "supercharger" down before you decided to turn
> your vehicle off.  With air being forced in, you might find a
> prolonged dieseling condition.
No, because the fuel solenoid valve shuts off the fuel.

-- Gnarlie

>
> ~just my $.02
> Sudhir.
>
> On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 08:27:09 -0700, Gnarlodious
> <gnarlodious@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Entity Ken Lewis spoke thus:
>>
>>> I got a chuckle out of this.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/57mln
>>>
>>
>> Will it work on a diesel?
>>
>> -- Gnarlie
>>