Electric Supercharger

[atijerino]

This was one of the products being displayed at SEMA this year. It is an electric supercharger that it is supposed to be under $500.00 and universal fit.

http://www.electricsupercharger.com/installationexamples.shtml

What do you guys think? One more version of "electric snake oil"?

 

[speedracer]

lol this is golden. The ricer HP addition.

5. How much HP gain can I expect?

Answer: Gains on stock 4 cylinder to heavily modified 8 cylinder engines have yielded 4-6% increases. That's 5-15HP depending on your base flywheel HP. If you are removing a stock air-box, gains for cool air tubes and cone filters are up to 5HP by themselves. The e-Ram with its 5-15 HP adds to ALL OTHER MODIFICATIONS, so with an intake tube will give over 20 HP of total gain for the e-Ram + intake system.

TRD Supercharger would be more reliable with real HP.

 

[alia176]

I saw that at the show and thought that it was a hair dryer on steroids! It'll give you a very short duration boost, as in 10 seconds or so.

 

[1000-oaks]

Yeah, and the "Tornado" intake air twirler works too...

 

[jamisobe]

There is an electric supercharger out there called the Knight supercharger. This guy does mechanical as well.

Here is an article in turbo magazine that talks about it. Its no hairdryer.

They use alot juice though. You are looking at the need for 36-42 volts (3-4 extra batteries-for some that could mean 6 batteries in your vehicles ). That is alot of battery. The boost is similar to that of a mechanical supercharger without the parasitic drag.

Draw back: about 20 seconds of boost before the batteries need recharged. Also, they are expensive.

Give them time though. Battery technology is improving rapidly and the new Odyssey batteries charge twice as fast as the optimas and weigh a little less.

 

[Doc]

I can't believe your avatar hasn't been DTAYLOR'd yet.

 

[RVBtruck]

meh........... looks like the next "engine power fix"

load o crap

 

[LandCrusher'70]

Wasn't this topic already tossed around (out) a while back?

I can't believe your avatar hasn't been DTAYLOR'd yet.

Just a matter of time.

 

[fzj80kidpen]

I see nothing wrong with any avatar in this thread.

 

[KANE]

I see nothing wrong with any avatar in this thread.

X2

What or who is DTAYLOR?

 

[Rusty Phillips]

Id prefer a little nip of nitrous oxide than wire that in