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Electric Turbo Charger
I've had this idea for a while and just found a company that makes an electric turbocharger.
http://www.electricchargers.com/ While there product looks like a POS, it almost has to be for $100, I think it's a pretty sound idea. It's not as efficient as using exhaust has or being belt driven but it's a whole lot easier to install and should be a whole lot cheaper. Has anyone seen this before or have any information on a quality electric supercharger? |
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no wait,
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Brian Last edited by Ricochet; 03-12-2007 at 08:55 AM. |
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garbage. I cant believe people still buy into that ****.
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~Phil Teal 1992 Subaru SVX Turbo - Sold in May 2011 to peace-frog. |
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Do you have reasoning for that? |
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on a .8l engine it might have those kinds of gains... on a 3.3l that already breaths deep, it is merely a restriction
Tom |
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If you get an upgraded alternator you can have as much as 1200 Watts of extra power (100 amps extra x 12 Volts) when accelerating, that's enough to drive a pretty powerfull vacuum. Now take that power and direct it into the air intake and I could certainly see a significant power gain.
As I already stated that $100 thing is a POS, but that doesn't mean that something similar couldn't work. |
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Reminds me of the leafblower mod
Might make a difference to my Taurus, which was factory tuned with a 10 pound sledgehammer (a whopping 145 HP out of 3L), but not to a better engine.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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dumbest idea ever
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2008 evo x with sss package 430 hp 380 torque stock turbo with basic bolt ons 12.56 @ 109 fully weighted 3,500 lbs |
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That tiny fan cannot create any actual "pressure", i would go as far as to say it's more of a restriction, because the engine will draw air in faster than the motor can spin the tiny fan. The only practical electric super-charger i have seen is by Thomas Knight, on a nissan altima. He had to have 6 special batteries and 3 rediculiously complex blowers. It worked, only as long as the batteries could sustain it. Once they ran out, it did not work. The alternator could not produce enough current to keep them going at all times, so he installed a switch for it. You can read the article here: http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/04..._supercharger/ Nothing for under 2000+$ will give you any performance boost, unless you build hte parts yourself, by hand, but then you pay for it in hours of labor. In short, you get what you pay for.
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~Phil Teal 1992 Subaru SVX Turbo - Sold in May 2011 to peace-frog. |
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My turbo spins at 23,000RPM. the HEAT created from compressing air would melt the plastic blades on that fan, and would most definetly melt the maf. phil
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~Phil Teal 1992 Subaru SVX Turbo - Sold in May 2011 to peace-frog. |
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I found the article in a magazine i read ages ago when i was in the air force. The only reason i had any interest was because i owned hte same make/model altima, and his seemed very nice looking. I just did a search for supercharged altima and it popped right up.
In short, anything less will do more harm than good. Unfortuantly, there is no shortcut when it comes to this, as is most things that are worth while, else we'd all be running boosted svx's.
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*No SVX at the moment...* 1987 Winnebago Elandan 35' 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer, 6.0litre Power Stroke Diesel - Daily Driver. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, scotch in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming HOOOOYA !!!!! |
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Apparently this electric supercharger is available for purchase for any vehicle and is ideal for hybrid vehicles. Prices start at $1695 and units can get up to 750 CFM, which would be more then enough for our SVX.
http://www.boosthead.com/updates.php |
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