Cheap 'Turbo' power???

[RCFloyd]

OK folks, you've probably seen 'em on Ebay or somewhere like me, and it seems feasable to me, but do you think that it would Work?!

http://i1.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/0e/c6/1d_1.JPG
Or,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Celica-Corolla-MR2-Electric-Supercharger-Turbo_W0QQitemZ8074814845QQcategoryZ33741QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Or,
http://www.electricsupercharger.com/eramspecs.shtml

There are others on ebay, as well as across internetland, but basically what it is is a small electric fan that jams some more air through the throttlebody/intake.

Thoughts please?

Robert

 

[Doc]

It constantly amazes me that people actually fall for this stuff.

 

[DuManchu]

What is that bastardized piece of weirdness?

I dunno about that, I'd have to think that at some point it becomes a restriction regardless of what the eRam website says.

Those are just weird, but who knows, maybe there's something to it?

Most likely not worth it, spend the money on something else, you don't buy a Cruiser to haul ass (unless you're LX_TREME ).

I'd drop the coin on necessary PM, like FR/RR axle service.

 

[Tapage]

Only one thought .. If all motor companies can improve the performance with this simple electric fan .. you think they await you need to buy it aftermaket . ?

 

[Rusty Phillips]

Im thinking of plumbing up a gas powered lawn blower into the top of my snorkle...... only thing holding me back is wondering how Im gonna route the pull cord

 

[Rusty Phillips]

seriously though - if I was looking for ways to get a very small power boost that only comes in on WOT I would look at a nitrous system that is turned way down.....

 

[bigbrowndog]

I wonder if it would be an improvement to the heater /aircon fan at all.

 

[Bruneti]

Fab some ductwork from the a/c blower motor to the intake. Tie it in so that the blower motor and a/c kicks on high at WOT. You should get one hell of a launch back into your seat with that cool intake air. ;p

 

[phxtlc]

Wow, a 10% HP gain on my whopping 155 out of the box! What shall I do with that extra 1.5 HP? Of course when the cheap plastic impeller fan breaks and my engine sucks all the pieces in I won't have to worry much.

 

[CruisinGA]

uhh 10% of 155 is 15.5...

a 10% power increase would be pretty impressive from any single aftermarket item short of forced induction...

I don't know how some Ebay sellers live with themselves.

Wow, a 10% HP gain on my whopping 155 out of the box! What shall I do with that extra 1.5 HP? Of course when the cheap plastic impeller fan breaks and my engine sucks all the pieces in I won't have to worry much.

 

[e9999]

sarcasm aside, let's pretend for a minute that this thing works. (Very very unlikely, but at least it doesn't obviously fail the basic laws of thermo.) The dyno shows it giving supposedly about 5 HP more out of about 175.
Obviously, this could not be free energy (it's electricity from the engine, plus extra gas). But the real question then would be: when did you really really need an extra 5 HP and you were already flooring it all the way?

 

[Dusty]

this is legit. got batteries?

http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/0406tur_knight_turbo_electric_supercharger/

http://www.boosthead.com/product.php?id=18

 

[LandCrusher'70]

Still don't believe it.

 

[Tapage]

Still don't believe it.

Mee to .. I don't believe in cheap miracles .. coz if exist all motor CO can do that in all factory cars ..

 

[Dusty]

nobody said cheap electric supercharging was cheap. take a look at prices. but if you can run a hybrid car with electricity you sure as hell can spin a centrif supercharger with one. The issue is one of time-a real electric supercharger can only run for 15 sec before recharging even with multiple batteries. But then again if you only need the power now and then to pass an old lady it isn't such a bad idea. With all these trucks already set up with dual batteries it kinds makes sense. You arn't afraid to pull a lot of amps to run that winch so whats wrong with pulling a few now and then to pass someone or make a run in the dunes?

 

[RCFloyd]

I see the point that most of you are trying to make in saying that 'there ain't no free lunch'.

However, I also am also a believer in thinking 'outside the box', as I do not think that we as humanoids have got it all together just quite yet!

So, shoot me; I'm a gadget kinda guy that likes to tinker. With this in mind I'm going to post another web site where some Inventive types stumbled upon this same notion to apply a small amount of 'pressurized air flow' to automobiles. The articles are short, but I think sound in what they address. They sell the plans for the 'kit' for $7-10, and the build cost is around $75 for the DIY'r.
http://www.gaprojects.com/

I actually sent off my 7 bucks. I don't know if I'll do it or not, but what the heck, isn't that one of the reasons that we are on this board; cause we're DIY oriented and want to make things better?

Rob

 

[Rusty Phillips]

I still stand by my statement that a moderate amount of nitrous is the way to go

rig it so it only comes on at WOT

 

[Tapage]

IMOP the only way to have a huge performace improvement " cheap " with compresed air in a tank ( and here come the safety issue ) as you have in CO2 tanks super tanks etc ..

So if you can run huge air ( air it means cheap and free to recharge in your home ) reservoir and inject it in your intake with enough pressure maybe and only maybe you can run an semi supercharged engine with " cheap " setup.

 

[Dusty]

I have seen some amazing electric rc planes that are just huge and powered by electricity. brushless electric rc motors can make crazy power in a small package. see this monster
http://www.hackerbrushless.com/motors_a60.shtml

 

[semlin]

what about rigging foot pedals for the passengers to power a small generator?