[Christ]

I actually watched a ricer in a Honda Civic lose to a Neon, then duct tape a 2-stroke leaf blower to his intake through a hole in the firewall, and win against the same Neon.

All I had to say was "Wow."

What people don't account for when considering boost is the fact that ANYTHING over the normal vacuum for your RPM and throttle angle is boost - even though it's not actually pressurizing the intake, it's still boosting the VE of the engine by reducing pumping losses.

The problem with the Electric Supercharger that I posted above is that it simply can't flow enough air to keep an engine happy. Often, you'll find similar things that are actually trolling fans for boats. They can't move 300 CFM of air on good days, and people honestly think they're making a difference in top-end HP. Well, they are, actually... they're REDUCING it.