Next message: Peter Gelinas: "lv-ab: Re: How slow can you go 'the photos'"
wrote:
> In a message dated 6/15/2007 8:42:14 PM Central Daylight Time,
> writes:
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>> Norm,
>> This is actually a supercharger, that Detroit diesels get the extra
>> power.
>> It is like a turbocharger but mechanically driven not by exhaust gases.
>> The power is at all range of RPM unlike turbochargers that need to rev-up
>> for the turbo to kick in and create about 7 psi boost.
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> Actually, it is a supercharger,
Back when I was growing up, a supercharger and a blower were synonymous.
But then we were just kids dreaming of having a hot dragster, not
mechanical engineers. Since Norm and I are of about the same age, I
suspect he also uses the terms interchangeably for similar reasons.
Jim.
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