sorry if its a repost , it's too cool
some speil from the site..
Unlike conventional superchargers (which are driven by a belt from the crankshaft and take some crank horsepower to run), and unlike conventional turbo chargers (which use the exhaust energy to spin up the turbo), the Turbonique Auxiliary Power Supercharger had it's own fuel source to power itself ...
When the switch was flipped, liquid oxygen and a rocket fuel named Thermolene were fed to the supercharger.
Reported testing in 1963 on a Chevy 409 showed a horsepower gain from 405 horsepower stock, to a mammoth 835 hp with the supercharger engaged.
more mentalness..
www.tunersgroup.com/TunerWire_Live/Turbonique.html
someone build one please ;D
some speil from the site..
Unlike conventional superchargers (which are driven by a belt from the crankshaft and take some crank horsepower to run), and unlike conventional turbo chargers (which use the exhaust energy to spin up the turbo), the Turbonique Auxiliary Power Supercharger had it's own fuel source to power itself ...
When the switch was flipped, liquid oxygen and a rocket fuel named Thermolene were fed to the supercharger.
Reported testing in 1963 on a Chevy 409 showed a horsepower gain from 405 horsepower stock, to a mammoth 835 hp with the supercharger engaged.
more mentalness..
www.tunersgroup.com/TunerWire_Live/Turbonique.html
someone build one please ;D
