This is not a new idea by any means, and I know there has been discussion about it in the past, but I was talking to the guy that has the HHO setup in his S-10, and he got to telling me about how he is trying to get more performance out of it for the least $$$ possible. He tried what I am about to share with you all and saw a considerable increase with it. So I said to myself: "self... if he did that on an S-10, then what would it do for an 18 hp horrizontally opposed twin" I said that to myself I did. The next time the wife was in Wally World I had her pick up what would be the cornerstone of this experiment. So let's get to it.
Did you know that the fan in the common blowdrier is powered by a 12 volt motor? Well I must say I didn't. But as soon as I got my hands on it, the drier went to the shop for dismantling and to see if it would run off a 12v charger, it did.After taking a few measurements,I went to Lowes and bought a few flexible rubber fittings. I then built a base that would mount to the carb, a flange for the air filter, let me say that the original one didn't allow enough flow, and I could feel almost 0 air movement once everything was tied together before installing it on the carb, which initially caused me some concern. I bought a 2" to 3" and a 1 1/2" to 2"bell reducer and a couple of elbows that haven't been used yet.
So I'll post these now and let's get our heads together on this. I can say that after changing to a new cannister filter there has been a definite increase in performance. Also Noel woods is already thinking about a bilge blower, and I have it on fairly good authority that would be the way to go- WAY MORE CFMs Dang -ain't even had it on a week and I'm already thinking about how to upgrade my upgrade! Ain't that just perfect, oh well enjoy...more to pics come!