Twin engine vs inline flywheel supercharger idea?

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The discussion centers on the concept of using a flywheel as a supercharger by welding fan blades to the flywheel face and creating an airtight seal with a modified bellhousing. The proposed system aims to achieve low boost levels of 3-5 psi at high RPMs, primarily for two engines sharing a common plenum box. However, the consensus is that this method is unlikely to be effective for air compression compared to traditional turbochargers or superchargers.

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Had this idea today in my garage when I was setting up timing marks on the crankshafts and flexplate,the front engines flexplate would not be spinning the transmission.The flexplate is 14 inch diameter could you weld a series of fan blades to the flywheel face, get a modified bellhousing create an air tight seal to create a "blower" to feed both engines to a common plenum box.Not
Looking for high boost numbers maybe 3-5 psi,most likely would only occur at high rpm.
 

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Need to change post to utilizing flywheel as a blower/supercharger
 
I seriously doubt this would be a useful method for compressing air compared to just installing a purpose-build turbocharger or supercharger.
 

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