electric supercharger??
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electric supercharger??
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Re: electric supercharger?? (ry)
i would think that the engine would draw around 400 CFM at wide open throttle so i wouldn't think 150 CFM would do anything.
interesting concept though.
interesting concept though.
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Re: electric supercharger?? (ry)
Electric superchargers rock, man. I hear you can REALLY increase their effectiveness if you also install one of those "tornado" air swirler things at the same time. And, you can really make some power if you run Prolong in your engine, too.
(Sorry. Couldn't resist... :lol: )
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Re: electric supercharger?? (turtlevette)
If you think about it, what is the hp loss when you run a supercharger even with low psi (4)? Now how big an elec motor you gonna need to get that hp?
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Re: electric supercharger?? (Fevre)
Ok so I am a n00b.. I heard about these also awhile ago and was like "man this could be awesome!" til i did a little digging
turns out people take these things off of the fan motors of trailer bathrooms etc at public parks... they use them for ventilation and figure hey.. they look like a turbo and push air.. i bet we can scam some money for them!!! they as everyone else have said are a bs item.. don't buy! :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs
turns out people take these things off of the fan motors of trailer bathrooms etc at public parks... they use them for ventilation and figure hey.. they look like a turbo and push air.. i bet we can scam some money for them!!! they as everyone else have said are a bs item.. don't buy! :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs
Burning Brakes
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Re: electric supercharger?? (ry)
It would take a rather large electric motor to provide the same boost as a engine driven blower. I belive a supercharger is a positive displacement type pump as well.
this must be a ricer item.
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this must be a ricer item.
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Re: electric supercharger?? (DJ Serotonin)
The ones I have seen on ebay are typically used on ski boats to blow air into the engine compartment to displace gas fumes.
It would seem that a higher CFM version of this would have some benefit at lower rpm when engine demands for air are low. But that's not when you need more air.
You would be using the alternator to generate electricity to run the fan to force air into the engine to generate HP to move the car and run the alternator. You can't get something for nothing so losses in this sequence will not be a net positive.
You might be able to run this fan from a battery that is not powered by the alternator and get a bit more power from the engine but your are really just importing one form of power and converting it to another.
It would seem that a higher CFM version of this would have some benefit at lower rpm when engine demands for air are low. But that's not when you need more air.
You would be using the alternator to generate electricity to run the fan to force air into the engine to generate HP to move the car and run the alternator. You can't get something for nothing so losses in this sequence will not be a net positive.
You might be able to run this fan from a battery that is not powered by the alternator and get a bit more power from the engine but your are really just importing one form of power and converting it to another.
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Re: electric supercharger?? (ry)
anybody ever heard of one?
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Re: electric supercharger?? (fauxrs)
I have thought about that but my friends informed me that it was "impossible" because you couldn't create enough boost without a HUGE electric motor.
Nothing is impossible. Not sayin that this is the answer but...
Nothing is impossible. Not sayin that this is the answer but...
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Re: electric supercharger?? (flood)
I once had a video of an electric supercharger. No claims on effectiveness but when turned on it produced enough thrust to lift off. It had no way of stabilizing so it didn't hang like a helium baloon but it was neat to watch. Sounded like a dustbuster on crack. (was a different design than this)
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Re: electric supercharger?? (Cookwithvette)
PIECE OF CRAP!!!! I read a big thing on this and listened to stories about these on a national AM radio show, Tom Martino. These are made from blower motors on boats. A blower motor on a boat is only good for pushing out fumes, don't waste your money.
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Re: electric supercharger?? (munday)
Only thing this is good for is to aid a cold air induction system. But to provide BOOST -- no -- won't do it.