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Old 28th November 2004 | 01:30
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Tinstaafl
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From: Escapee from Ultima Thule
This goes back a long time ago in my training so is probably not exactly correct. However:

If you can increase the engine RPM then you will increase the supercharger RPM which will in turn increase the engine HP which will then increase the engine's ability to drive the supercharger and all the other things that need HP.

'Lifting itself up by its own bootstraps' comes to mind.
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