Anyone heard of the Turbonator
06-12-2006 | 10:00 AM
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Anyone heard of the Turbonator
Now its quite weird..... but this apparently increases your hp by up to 35.
Weird..... i never heard of it before.....
so yeah...... just wondering if anyone has installed this on their 8's.
http://www.turbonator.com/index.html
Weird..... i never heard of it before.....
so yeah...... just wondering if anyone has installed this on their 8's.
http://www.turbonator.com/index.html
06-12-2006 | 10:15 AM
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The Turbonator is a device that first off, puts a restriction in the airway. Secondly, it robs the air flow of kinetic energy to spin a little turbine. The speed of the air is increased, but the overall volume of air being moved has decreased.
Some claim better gas mileage, but it is because you are driving similar to driving with the throttle only part way open due to the restriction. Your milage increase will have nothing to do with better efficiency.
Bottom line - it' a gimick and RX-8 drivers are sophisticated enough to know better
Some claim better gas mileage, but it is because you are driving similar to driving with the throttle only part way open due to the restriction. Your milage increase will have nothing to do with better efficiency.
Bottom line - it' a gimick and RX-8 drivers are sophisticated enough to know better
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06-12-2006 | 10:43 PM
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CHRIST. You guys are such know-it-alls, "blocking airflow, yadda, yadda." Have any of you ever bought one? Ever dyno-test one? Sheesh. I, unlike armchair engineers, at least can speak from experience because I've used them. And they're quite effective. The trick is you have to put them in the fuel tank. One on each side of the car. They get spun by the fuel sloshing around from cornering. If you're not cornering hard, what's the point? The RX-8's not a drag car after all. The spinning ionizes the fuel and knocks out a neutron, turning Carbon16 into Carbon15 and pow, you've got 8% more potential energy.
06-12-2006 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Brandon
CHRIST. You guys are such know-it-alls, "blocking airflow, yadda, yadda." Have any of you ever bought one? Ever dyno-test one? Sheesh. I, unlike armchair engineers, at least can speak from experience because I've used them. And they're quite effective. The trick is you have to put them in the fuel tank. One on each side of the car. They get spun by the fuel sloshing around from cornering. If you're not cornering hard, what's the point? The RX-8's not a drag car after all. The spinning ionizes the fuel and knocks out a neutron, turning Carbon16 into Carbon15 and pow, you've got 8% more potential energy.
guess most people here are putting them in backwards,,, hence all the bad gas mileage!
maybe a DIY.
beers
06-13-2006 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Brandon
CHRIST. You guys are such know-it-alls, "blocking airflow, yadda, yadda." Have any of you ever bought one? Ever dyno-test one? Sheesh. I, unlike armchair engineers, at least can speak from experience because I've used them. And they're quite effective. The trick is you have to put them in the fuel tank. One on each side of the car. They get spun by the fuel sloshing around from cornering. If you're not cornering hard, what's the point? The RX-8's not a drag car after all. The spinning ionizes the fuel and knocks out a neutron, turning Carbon16 into Carbon15 and pow, you've got 8% more potential energy.
Know what I mean ?
Because you're "used" them ?
So what happened now? Do YOU have prove ?
Show me. Oh and I know photoshop.
06-13-2006 | 07:03 AM
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^^^Sure.
Step one: Open garbage can lid.
Step two: Toss turbonator onto moldy lettuce.
Step three: Close garbage can lid. Snort though nose to clear stink from nostrils (I dont know, I do this nearly every time I close my outside garbage can. How 'bout you?)
Step four: Kick self in ***.
Step one: Open garbage can lid.
Step two: Toss turbonator onto moldy lettuce.
Step three: Close garbage can lid. Snort though nose to clear stink from nostrils (I dont know, I do this nearly every time I close my outside garbage can. How 'bout you?)
Step four: Kick self in ***.
06-13-2006 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
A simple search for the word turbonator, on this website, would have eliminated the embaressment you are felling right now about bringing this up.
Was searching for dynos and specs on cold air intakes and turbos... saw the turbonator..... lol i was thinkin abt it earlier n was like.. hmmmm... how would that do it.... if it were true every car would have one.....
lol neways.... I'll make sure the use the search button next time!
06-13-2006 | 08:59 AM
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Ray..Here is a good spots to get some info:
http://www.racingbeat.com/FRmazda4.htm
Also some parts to browse:
http://www.rx7store.net/RX8_Performa...ories_s/17.htm
http://www.srmotorsports.com/
http://www.racingbeat.com/FRmazda4.htm
Also some parts to browse:
http://www.rx7store.net/RX8_Performa...ories_s/17.htm
http://www.srmotorsports.com/
06-15-2006 | 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Brandon
The trick is you have to put them in the fuel tank.... The spinning ionizes the fuel and knocks out a neutron, turning Carbon16 into Carbon15 and pow, you've got 8% more potential energy.
spinning wont inonize ****
ionizing atoms is adding/subtracting electrons not "knocking out" neutrons
#s after the name of an atom refer to the number of Protons in that atom not neutrons
i rest my case, wont even go into the carbon## = Pot. Energy yeilds part