<![CDATA[Electric Supercharger?]]>Hi folks, does anyone have an opinion on these? They look like a cold air intake kit with a fan in it. Found mixed reviews on the internet so not sure what to make of it.

http://www.akamoto.co.uk/electric-supercharger.asp

http://www.superchargerswarehouse.com/Mazda-MX3-Superchargers/

http://www.superchargertuning.com/Mazda/MX-3/

I still have the original air box in my car. Since I'll be putting in a CAI at some point, would it be better to go with these supercharger things or they just gimmicky products with no merit? :P

Thanks all!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/topic/2015/electric-superchargerRSS for NodeSun, 14 Jun 2026 01:45:40 GMTWed, 29 Jun 2011 10:48:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:48:12 GMT]]>Hi folks, does anyone have an opinion on these? They look like a cold air intake kit with a fan in it. Found mixed reviews on the internet so not sure what to make of it.

http://www.akamoto.co.uk/electric-supercharger.asp

http://www.superchargerswarehouse.com/Mazda-MX3-Superchargers/

http://www.superchargertuning.com/Mazda/MX-3/

I still have the original air box in my car. Since I'll be putting in a CAI at some point, would it be better to go with these supercharger things or they just gimmicky products with no merit? :P

Thanks all!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/2015https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/2015Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:48:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:35:00 GMT]]>@e9bac102fd=nikeah:

Hi folks, does anyone have an opinion on these?

**Yes.

They are an unimaginably huge pile of complete and total narwhal bollocks.**

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23544https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23544Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:35:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:12:49 GMT]]>There was a test using an MX-5 in PPC Magazine this month.. the Supercharger was tested with the fan turned off and turned on… IIRC there was a 2bhp gain with it on .... however.. with a standard cone filter there was an extra 5bhp gain over having the supercharger fitted as it restricted airflow too much.

Or simply put... Waste of money!!!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23545https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23545Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:12:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:37:45 GMT]]>yeah dont bother bud. i have heard many stories about these types of things. the fan cant spin fast enough to actually increase any hp, and as hammy said, it restricts airflow

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23546https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23546Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:37:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:05:33 GMT]]>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mazda-Supercharger-Turbo-Miata-MX3-Protege-RX7-/290581302471?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43a7feccc7#ht_7506wt_1141

What about this one? lol. It is the actual intake making this spin and so it can't possibly go faster than the airflow. It is doing nothing but restrict airflow. Must be some dumb peeps out there.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23548https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23548Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:05:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:03:06 GMT]]>I'll just add that the concept of an electric supercharger isn't bollocks - I know some actual car manufacturers are looking quite seriously (eight figure seriously) into it - but that the ones you can buy here and now are all, without exception or deviation, mouldy man chowder.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23549https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23549Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:03:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:34:45 GMT]]>@cb242e62dd=JIMBOfred:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mazda-Supercharger-Turbo-Miata-MX3-Protege-RX7-/290581302471?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43a7feccc7#ht_7506wt_1141

What about this one? lol. It is the actual intake making this spin and so it can't possibly go faster than the airflow. It is doing nothing but restrict airflow. Must be some dumb peeps out there.

That one is based on the idea of dyson vacuums, you get better airflow if its rotating, the blades will be fixed and as it enters it causes the air to rotate

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23550https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23550Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:34:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:57:48 GMT]]>@79ecda5a51=djmarcopolo:

the blades will be fixed and as it enters it causes the air to rotate

"turbine spins with the engine speed" "friction bearings spin up to 65,000"

Look slike it spins to me. I agree it would have made more sene to spin the air and i have seen fixed ones. Saw a ten minute american add for a fixed on when i was in mexico once but this one seems to spin.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23555https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/23555Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electric Supercharger? on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:26:17 GMT]]>I like the way Famine puts it lol removes any doubt :P thanks all!

The idea sounds good but wondering where the power to spin it fast enough would come from. Guess we'll see once the big companies have got a working product

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