So yeah, imagine you got an air compressor just like one in your shed, set it up so it ran 20 psi only, sealed it on the air intake and when driving just turned it on? (Running it off the car's power)

Pretty retarded, pointless and no reason but just curious if that would work?

The reason I was thinking of this ridiculous idea was to eliminate turbo lag?

Surely this wouldn't work as you'd have a constant pressure of 20psi which would mean your fuel mixture would always be out?

Aye thats true, think I might have to get my lawn mower and try this LOL

would need to be a massive comp to boost a running engine

Boosting an engine isn't all about pure pressure. It's about the flow rate of the air as well. An Air compressor would not flow enough air to create any kind of pressure.

Maybe if it was one of those industrial ones on a trailer that weigh tons and are powered by a huge diesel engine

I saw a video once of a guy who had a Civic on a rolling road and just for a laugh connected a leaf blower to his air intake. It gave a 10bhp boost

If nothing else, how would you power the compressor?

If nothing else, how would you power the compressor?

from the alternators and batterys that take more power than you gain..plus it weigh a ton

to get that sorta air into an engine in large enough volumes you would need a reservoir tank, which you would charge to 20psi, but as soon as you let the pressure into the engine the pressure in the tank is decreasing anyway so you wouldnt have a constant pressure?

even if it could work, it just wouldnt. ha

It's almost like you'd need an air pump to produce boost pressure, that was designed to change it's output automatically, relative to the engine speed.

I wonder what would be capable of such a task.

Just watch

thank me later