Hey guys, I was looking at grills on JMS's website when I saw the Slam Air for the 3.5 VQ. I spoke to Jay about it...he said it's an electronic blower system that comes in either single or double blower and with a K&N cone filter. You can configure when you want the blowers to kick in...like right from start or not until 2500 RPMS or something like that. He claims the dyno testing showed 20 HP gain and 24 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. I think he said the dynoed test car was ORG member studman. What do you guys think about this intake setup? Would the MAF handle it? Is it worth the price?

$550 for single blower
$750 for double blower

Here's the website if you want to check it out. Click on Import and scroll down.

http://www.jmsproductsinc.com/

 

Hmmm ... kind of sounds like a forced air induction sytem that will pressurize your air box for + hp. This setup probably adds some benefit at speeds below 35mph.
I think this is probably a good mod as long as your car is at a standstill or on a dyno.

NOTE: Just my opinion not gospel.

 

i would like to no more about this. if anyone knows could you show us the light and enlighten us....

 

If your MAFs blow already with regular intakes just imagine what an electric blower will do to them... It's not a bad idea at all, but we usually make fun of crap like this. Someone(s) need to verify this is the real deal and at that price, it better be

 

It does look interesting.

 

As I understand systems like this they do add a benefit at low speed. However, as vehicle speed increases their performance gain decreases. Even more so if you have an intake system this is more free flowing than stock. At some point airflow caused by vehicle acceleration will exceed the amount of air flowed by the fans. Generally this happens, believe it or not, at a very low speed.
On a dyno this product will post gains across the board because there is no dynamic airflow caused by acceleration since the vehicle is at a standstill.

 

I absolutely believe every word you just wrote...and agree with it.

 

so this is basicaly a dyno upgrade and not really practical for quarter mile or any type of perfromance runs???

 

For the 1/4 I would think it could make some difference since more torque at 0 mph would be available. However, once you're going 70 mph and the RPM's are around 6000, those electric fans probly wont be able to supply enough air to create boost - but it may prevent a vaccuum, which would allow for no losses in power, correct? For $750 I think I'd rather add nitrous or the headers though

 

I spoke to Jay who I think is the owner of JMS Products. (I know his initials are JS so I'm putting 2+2 together. ) I was already on the phone ordering a grill from him and we got to talking about the Slam Air too. He said that $550 for single and $750 for double is basically his cost. He's trying to move some of them at little or no profit just to get things going. I'd never seen anything about it on the ORG before so I wanted to get some opinions. I tend to agree that the price is a little high, and I didn't even think about what brianc wrote but he makes a good point.

 

I've seen something posted about electric superchargers before... never heard of anyone who has actually bought one and testified for it. go for it

 

How many RPM's does an impeller in a S/C or a Tubro spin?
If it's over, and I'm sure it is, 10k (probibly more like 30k) then no direct drive (non-belt or gear) fan can be driven that fast with the DC power available in a car if it's possible at all.
What will happen it once the air flow required by the engine surpasses the ability of the fan(s) to supply the blades of the fan(s) and any other equipment in the air stream will impead the air flow. This restriction on the high end will hurt preformance.

 

Sounds like the eRam at www.electricsupercharger.com. Check the site out, they go through a detailed explanation of how it works.

 

There have been threads about this kind of crap before. That electric supercharger, and now this Slam Air, is the same garbage $5 exhaust fan. This Slam Air just simulates airflow on a dyno.

Here's the eBay scam: Electric Supercharger.

 

Not only that but this guy has NO info on his page. No pic's, no description and no way of knowing how it works. Anyone can throw a few dyno sheets up on a webpage... Without support info there useless.

There must be a reason why he's not supplying this info. Cause it's BS!

 

Actually, they have a pretty good reputation in the Mustang community.