Homemade Electric Blower

[robertisaar]

running through my Jameco catalog, i noticed this:

http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?jameco_page=42&langId=-1&productId=1951318&catalogId=10001&freeText=1951318&storeId=10001&search_type=jameco&ddkey=http:StoreCatalogDrillDownView

thats the technical info for it.

the things that struck my eye were

it runs on 12volts
it flows 230cfm of air
yet it only draws 360mA of current

yeah, i know, e-bay e-turbo type shit, right?

well i'm wondering what would happen if a few of these were lined up next to each other, all blowing into the intake? i don't think they would actually produce any boost(if so, i don't even know if it could be measured), but they should be able to overcome any intake restriction, bringing the engine vacuum back up to atmospheric pressure.

yes, i am this bored....

and they cost 15.95 a piece.

and i know they probably won't scale 100% either, so 3 of them shouldn't be able to produce 690cfm, but should be able to at least feed any 60* motor everything it needs.

[asylummotorsports]

I'm humming the Jeopardy song in my head waiting for the flaming to start,,LOL!

Not a sound idea, althought there was a video a while back of some guys with a leaf blower gerry-rigged to a Honda.

[bszopi]

You'll generate enough CFM to overcome the new restriction you just put into your intake system...

[1988GTU]

Better off going to Kmart, buying a multi outlet power inverter, buying some on sale hair dryers, & rigging it all up with duct tape.

Atleast you can take most of it all back when you finally figure out that it was a waste of time, money, effort, bandwidth.



Now for the free posting to start!

[robertisaar]

Better off going to Kmart, buying a multi outlet power inverter, buying some on sale hair dryers, & rigging it all up with duct tape.

yeah, but that would heat the air as well...

like i said, i'm bored as shit...

[1988GTU]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93-94-95-Civic-Front-Mount-Cold-Air-Intake-System-EG_W0QQitemZ260424248263QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3ca27eabc7&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A12|39%3A1|72%3A1171|240%3A1318

Item number: 260424248263

You might want that to cool the charged air down then.

[robertisaar]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93...171|240%3A1318

Item number: 260424248263

You might want that to cool the charged air down then.

like i said, i don't think it would actually make boost, so i don't think a couple of 5X5" fans would heat the air at all.

and thats supposed to be a FMIC? where the fuck is the other pipe?

it looks like a shitty drop-in k&n air filter, on top of a aluminum box.

[923.4v6]

That maybe be enough for one of the cyclinders since the 3x00 heads flows up around 220 cfm. But not all 6

[robertisaar]

That maybe be enough for one of the cyclinders since the 3x00 heads flows up around 220 cfm. But not all 6

right, but the throttle body is a hell of a lot more restrictive than the heads.

each port on the head can flow ~220cfm, but the throttle body can only flow a little over 300 if i remember correctly

[1988GTU]

like i said, i don't think it would actually make boost, so i don't think a couple of 5X5" fans would heat the air at all.

and thats supposed to be a FMIC? where the fuck is the other pipe?

it looks like a shitty drop-in k&n air filter, on top of a aluminum box.

It's an interfooler! It's all a joke. lol


In all seriousness, don't do it.

[robertisaar]

It's an interfooler! It's all a joke. lol


In all seriousness, don't do it.

oh, i know, but when i'm this bored, i come up with stupid things that sound like they might be legit...

[923.4v6]

right, but the throttle body is a hell of a lot more restrictive than the heads.

each port on the head can flow ~220cfm, but the throttle body can only flow a little over 300 if i remember correctly

True I guess it would matter of how much each cyclinder is pull at a certain time. Some maybe pulling air and some not. I say there is some sort of calculator out there that could tell.

[bszopi]

52mm TB is capable of 308cfm (http://60degreev6.com/content/Intake_Upgrades). Therefore, the TB is the bottleneck. If a cylinder wants to pull in 500cfm, it is limited to 308cfm due to the TB. And that assumes the TB is wide open. As the plate closes, total CFM allowed will be decreased. Unless you can find something (ie, a turbo or SC) that can physically push more air that what the TB can suck, you aren't accomplishing anything. If you found a fan with an output of 500cfm, then there is a small glimmer of hope, although it is still more of a restirction in the airway that a benefit.

[robertisaar]

If you found a fan with an output of 500cfm, then there is a small glimmer of hope, although it is still more of a restirction in the airway that a benefit.

thats what i was expecting. and the whole "physically push-in" concept is where i expected a flaw.

with a fan, there's nothing really holding the air in, so if it did manage to get enough airflow to create boost, it would likely just flow itself right back out... unless the fan was blowing an ungodly amount of air, in which case, the air wouldn't be able to go back out, and we would see a benefit...

i wonder what the exact threshold is? maybe i should borrow something with a very small motor(dirtbike, lawn mower, etc.) and see how it responds...

[no_doz]

this scenario has been very played out & the only time ive seen it work is when a company put a buttload of money into it & they had like three high powered electric motors & it provided like 3 psi of boost & weighed 5 times as much as a normal turbo setup...