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having been on the mailing list for a little while, I suppose it is my time to open my mouth, however uneducated it will sound... Being a college student, and perpetually on the short of cash end of the spectrum, my inability to turbocharge something big is not a reflection of lack of interest. I have however, fallen into an early yamaha 80cc two stroke, and was curios. I have read the post earlier about the "dirt cheap supercharger" and was curious as to the realism of this claim. If it would work I have the fabrication knowledge and facilities here at my school, (I am in the engineering program, and can use the machine shop), but not having a large base of knowledge about implimentation I would not want to destroy an otherwise functional motorcycle by cutting it up to find out it does not work. Is using an emissions air pump really possible? What sort of flow requirments would it need at say 9000 rpm? I would use the bike primarily for road racing in the mini moto classes. I firmly believe that I could more cheaply turbocharge this bike using a smog pump to attain power than by trying get power by trying to port, polish, pipe, and whatnot. But if this idea is not feasible I would appreciate input. i am under the assumption that supercharging would be simpler and less complicated than turbocharging? Is this correct? what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? ?Has anyone ever tried anything this small? What are the things to think about? Any help would be splendid, thanks for your time... John Cadwell, Jr.