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An air compressor for charging an internal combustion engine includes a compressor for blowing compressed air into the intake manifold of the engine and a fuel powered turbine for driving the compressor. According to a first embodiment, the exhaust from a small gas powered turbine is coupled to the

An air compressor for charging an internal combustion engine includes a compressor for blowing compressed air into the intake manifold of the engine and a fuel powered turbine for driving the compressor. According to a first embodiment, the exhaust from a small gas powered turbine is coupled to the driving turbine of a standard turbocharger. According to a second embodiment, the drive shaft of a small gas powered turbine is coupled to the drive shaft of a standard supercharger. According to a third embodiment, a compressor turbine having an air intake, a compressed air outlet and a bleed air outlet is coupled to a small gas powered turbine such that the bleed air outlet supplies the combustor intake of the gas turbine. The gas powered turbine drives the compressor and receives compressed air from the compressor via the bleed outlet. The compressed air outlet of the compressor can provide a constant boost, does not use engine horsepower, is easy to install, and does not need to be coupled to a rotating shaft or the exhaust system of the engine.

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1. An apparatus for blowing air into the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine having a fuel supply, comprising:a) a compressor having an air inlet and a compressed air outlet, said compressed air outlet being adapted to be coupled to the intake manifold of the internal combustion engine;

1. An apparatus for blowing air into the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine having a fuel supply, comprising:a) a compressor having an air inlet and a compressed air outlet, said compressed air outlet being adapted to be coupled to the intake manifold of the internal combustion engine; b) a self-powered driving engine coupled to said compressor such that said compressor is driven without using any power from the internal combustion engine, wherein said self-powered driving engine and the internal combustion engine share the same fuel supply.