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Jim,
You might be right, I guess,
I don't think Norm and you are nearly as old as I am.
It was not meant to offend Norm's terms.
It was just meant to define the function to the not so
technical brothers and sister liveaboerds.
Yanni Marinated
S/V Princess Thalia
Hamilton-Fifty Point @H3
www.yannismarine.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: ER Casualty Two Follow-up
> wrote:
>> In a message dated 6/15/2007 8:42:14 PM Central Daylight Time,
>> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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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