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Re: Leaf Blower turbo

To: Silikal@aol.com
Subject: Re: Leaf Blower turbo
From: gt8610a@prism.gatech.edu (Thomas Augustus Kimberly)
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 15:31:39 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> 
> 
> >Point being, how much air pressure/volume/whatever does the average
> >supercharger or turbosupercharger spit out? 
> 
> Factory turbos use something like 10-15 psi boost with 7-8:1 comp.
> 5-7 psi is good on a stock engine, unless you go to lower compression.
> For cfm, figure: displacement (in cu.ft.) x max rpm / 4 = minimum cfm needed.
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> 
> Dave Williamson (silikal@aol.com)  Spits in bits
> 
> 

I suppose that the (4) is the number of cylinders the engine in question has?
Now I know that leaf blowers are relatively high volume but what about
pressure?  
Of coures if this would work Paxton and what not would long be out of
business.

-tak

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