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Old 11-23-2009, 09:02 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Oldrocker View Post
Mercedes Benz Kompressors have a clutch.
Cool, I didn't know that. Bro's wife has the little roadster, I'll check it out next time I'm over
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Originally Posted by derklug View Post
I suppose with intake runners like a Ford 3.8 uses, you could run a seperate inlet path with a blower. Since you only need the blower occasionaly, it could help reduce parasitic draw. With the clutch controlled by the MAP sensor, you wouldn't even need a switch.
Parasitic loss would be the big draw for it, just below the 'cool' factor... Gotta have a switch tho, for showing off in the parking lot

How about seperate a/f tables in the ecu? Would it be necessary? If the blower was always switched at a certain load, I would think it could be tuned, but the switch idea probably complicates things.
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