Miata Mailing List: February 2000, Message #279

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Marisa Hom wrote:
> 
> I hope this isn't a really stupid question, but I remember
> reading a while back about something that was coming out, called
> a hydrocharger...it combined the best of both worlds of a
> supercharger and turbocharger, and it was being tested at the
> time.  (about a year ago).

Hydrocharger?!?  Nope, never heard of it.  Not one of those "JC Whitney
Zoom-O-Charger Intake Swirly Things", was it? ("Restores Lost Pep!
Advanced Vortex Design!  No Moving Parts!"

I doubt there are too many unexplored paradigms in terms of Forced
Induction.  I mean, run it off exhaust pressure, or off the crank,
that's about it.  Maybe they were going to harness the heat in the
coolant?  (Hence "hydro"..)  But woulnd't that be a "Thermo-charger"?

>  Has anyone else heard of this, or was
> this just another one of my crazy dreams??
> 
>

Hmmmmm....   Was the product being announced by a huge red bull smoking
a long cigar and wearing leiderhosen?  If so, it was probably a dream. 
(And quite a revealing look into your psyche I might add!)  Care to
elaborate?


John

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