[cakley]

http://electricsupercharger.entrabiz.co ... ation.htm#

An electric supercharger on the Insight. I've emailed them to see if they have the dyno results :roll:

It can be wired to turn on only at full throttle.

 

[Armin]

not another one!

Maybe we need an FAQ entry to advise people not to post about this scam anymore?

 

[james]

Why is it a scam? Don't see enough tech info there to judge for myself, but I can't think offhand of any inherent reason it wouldn't work.

Now if I could figure out how to run it in reverse...

 

[cakley]

Only a scam if you fall for it.

 

[Willie Williford]

Got to see this

Been there, done that. You would need a stop watch to detect the difference. Still got it on the shelf. Don't waste your money.........

 

[james]

I was thinking if you could run the motor in reverse, as a generator, and stick in the tailpipe.

How was the trip?

 

[Normand]

Same thing applies to this ???
http://www.electricchargers.com/ looks like junk

 

[Insightful Trekker]

Yes.

An exhaust driven turbo uses (in part) the "waste" heat of still expanding hot exhaust gasses to direclty mechanically drive the compressor.

An electric turbo must _first_ burn fuel to turn an alternator then reconvert the electric energy back to mechanical. HUGE losses of efficiency. And because of the amount of electrical energy needed an electric turbo dosen't have anywhere near the same boost pressure available.
(see Willies reply above)

HTH!

 

[Normand]

But i came across this, Thomas Knight ESC
http://www.boosthead.com/product.php?id=18

 

[b1shmu63]

That is a serious unit, but it also has a serious price.

Any of those who have turbo charged their cars can tell you the boost unit is only part of the project. To make the complete system work will take a lot more time and money than the apparent cost.

Another member tried a kit from these people and gave up. He offered the unit for sale here about a year later. We just don't want to see you get burned on this.

 

[Insightful Trekker]

We just don't want to see you get burned on this.