btadlock Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I'm interested in everyones opinion of this item: MIMOUSA Electric Supercharger - Air Intake Blower http://www.mimousa.com/info/blowerinfo.asp I can buy it for $249 http://www.autoaccessorystore.com/ho...=detail&id=952 I'm wondering what it will do for my 2000 Escalade (stock 5.7L 350 CI - HP=255), this device claims a 15-25 HP increase. It looks similar to the open air intake products with the addition of a fan blower to force more air into the intake. I replaced my stock exhaust with a Flowmaster SUV (50) cat bak system and I'm lookin for little bit more power! I have 95K miles (replace engine at 90K miles). -btadlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 The Escalade has real supercharger kits available for it, albeit at $4K+installation, as well as a number of other mods available. That's the nice part about that Vortec engine. Here is one link (not an endorsement): http://escaladepower.stores.yahoo.net/whipsupkitfo.html I have not seen a review of this type of electric blower product on an Escalade. However, my intuition is this would lightly pressurize the intake at idle, when it is not desirable, and to actually be a flow hinderance at high rpm, while also giving some chance of ingesting broken fan parts. If you do purchase the MIMOUSA unit, please post before and after acceleration times at the track, or dyno, or G/tech or other accelerometer results. I am always interested to hear proof that things work or don't work. I think for around $300 you might try a power programmer type setup next, depending on what other mods you have. Hypertech appears to have a unit for that year. They show dyno results online for later models, but you might email them to see what result they got on the 2000s. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growe3 Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 In a word, "GARBAGE". There is no way this (heater/defroster) fan can produce enough air volume, to develop the pressure needed to produce positive boost. How does it provide you the approximately 25% increase in fuel that is required to produce the power increase claimed? This is an old scam. Do not be fooled by such ridiculous false claims. Do some reading on how supercharging works, and you will better understand the requirements to do this major change to an engine. Freeing up the exhustsystem is usually beneficial; in removing the parisitical losses. -George Sample Vortech Supercharger http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/produc...m_53_truck.html Article on how basic supercharging works http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/techarticles/49378/ Drive'em like you own 'em. - ....................04 DTS............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btadlock Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Thanks for the feedback, I kinda thought it was a gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreezn Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I'm interested in everyones opinion of this item: MIMOUSA Electric Supercharger - Air Intake Blower http://www.mimousa.com/info/blowerinfo.asp I can buy it for $249 http://www.autoaccessorystore.com/ho...=detail&id=952 I'm wondering what it will do for my 2000 Escalade (stock 5.7L 350 CI - HP=255), this device claims a 15-25 HP increase. It looks similar to the open air intake products with the addition of a fan blower to force more air into the intake. I replaced my stock exhaust with a Flowmaster SUV (50) cat bak system and I'm lookin for little bit more power! I have 95K miles (replace engine at 90K miles). -btadlock I think there are hundreds of these on EBAy for about $69. IF they DO provide a small increase in air flow, the stock fuel system will be able to adjust for it. AFter all, 15 to 25 HP is within the bounds of factory assembly variations. The MAP sensor, and the O2 sensors will make the fuel adjustment. Let us know how you come out on this, Jim in Phoenix Jim in Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Another gimmick that won't work! Here's a thread from Team-Integra.net discussing this MimoUSA Electric Supercharger. You would get better results installing a leaf blower as demonstrated by the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 That is going to be one expensive extention cord. Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 That is going to be one expensive extention cord. I'd guess "wireless" is not an option. One of the truly inventive guys around here stuck a turbocharger under his STS front bumper fascia. That was *way* cool. That "Leaf Blower" video was great. Do Honda Civic Clown Cars have a similar fascia? Could you put a leaf blower in there? Would it be politically inappropriate to ask? Apologies, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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