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Date:         Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:57:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: This is BS, right?
Comments: To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <ccd73a10709161043s4ce3b412v2a596a1023e40038@mail.gmail.com>
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Looks like the blower fans that were installed in my parents house back in the early 50s (forced hot air), before Dad re-plumbed the place for baseboard water heat (It figures, he was the son of a steam fitter). Those things sat around the basement for years. Hurts like hell when you plug one in and get your fingers a bit too close.

tim in san jose

On 9/16/07, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> wrote: > Currently moving around the place looking for the lost > "Run Your Car on Water" advertisement... > ah yes there it is ... > hmm 12 cents for plans seems a little cheap > i think i will up that to 10 dollars Canadian Currency only > now how does this eBay thingy work ... > ah yes i see... > "Note to self use someone else's email addy to divert negative feed back..." > ok ... click send ... > > On 9/16/07, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > > > > Yes, it is too good to be true. It is NOT a centrifugal supercharger, > > but > > it IS a 'squirrel cage' blower fan. > > A centrifugal supercharger is a positive displacement (compressor) air > > pump, while a blower fan is a not. > > If you block or restrict the blower's exhaust side, the fan can't > > overcome > > the blockage and force air in, but the positive displacement supercharger > > compresses the air, no matter what the restriction is. > > BIG difference there.............. > > > > Mike B. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Geza Polony" <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 12:38 PM > > Subject: This is BS, right? > > > > > > > Too good to be true: superchargers for the Vanagon, at a buy-it-now, low > > > low > > > price? Increased horsepower? Increased torque? > > > > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Supercharger-Turbo-Vanagon-Touareg-Bug_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33741QQihZ014QQitemZ330166018100QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > > > > > Anybody ever try one of these? They look like they're made from > > overstock > > > hair dryers with a piece of hose and a fake K&N filter attached, but who > > > knows? Do they work? > > > > > > > > > -- > roger w > There are two kinds of jobs in the world: > Picking up garbage and telling people things. > Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) > ----------------------------------------------------------- > View the growing list of video work at: > http://one.revver.com/watch/376349 > http://one.revver.com/watch/357909/qt/affiliate/10 > http://one.revver.com/watch/345572/qt > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364 >

-- Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which case, you ain't got there yet.


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