Electric Supercharger!!!!!!omg...

[behvah78]

Would these e-superchargers be anygood in combo with an exhasut cut-out? (To increase exhast flow)

[DTMx]

Wow, long thread, I have had a general read over and my following contribution isn't directed at anyone or their statement in particular except 94's comment to production which I will address first.

How in the line of things can the intercooler come after the turbo, I admit I aint a mechanic or nuclear scientist but I do race alot of cars and it would seem rather pointless to cool the air after it has been through the turbo unless there is a penguin living in your backbox of course, I thought the whole Idea behind it was the intercooler cools the air to inject back into the turbo because cold air is more dense than hot air therefore giving more power???

anyway back on topic, Electric superchargers, I agree with comments years back at the beginning of the thread that it would be kinda pointless putting an electric supercharger on a big 5L etc because to my knowledge the suction of such a big engine would far surpass a fan of anykind powered by a battery, I mean lets get serious if they did I am sure they would come as standard in cars off the factory floor. However not all the world runs on americas theory that bigger is better and most european cars (1.4L-2.0L) probably would see some benefit I am saying this on the basis that due to the crap regulations we have over here (UK) alot of cars are tuned down in many areas to comply to regulations even BMW & MERC have to restrict their engine performance. Induction kits kits are really a first stage upgrade to airflow and often do have some may it be little improvement so the concept of an electric supercharger is more than plausable but I think for different reasons that have been stated, I agree that you can only force so much air in and that in most cases suction formt eh engine would be greater than that provided but you have to look at how the air gets from A to B, on its own the air is scooped into the engine freely where with an electric supercharger it is forced in through a fan which spirals the air creating a tornado like effect making it travel colder, faster and with a much higher density. Like I said I aint a scientist but I have had quite a few fans on my desk in summertime and they are alot better than the breeze from the nearby window ;-)

[67firebird]

Originally Posted by DTMx

Wow, long thread, I have had a general read over and my following contribution isn't directed at anyone or their statement in particular except 94's comment to production which I will address first.

How in the line of things can the intercooler come after the turbo, I admit I aint a mechanic or nuclear scientist but I do race alot of cars and it would seem rather pointless to cool the air after it has been through the turbo unless there is a penguin living in your backbox of course, I thought the whole Idea behind it was the intercooler cools the air to inject back into the turbo because cold air is more dense than hot air therefore giving more power???

anyway back on topic, Electric superchargers, I agree with comments years back at the beginning of the thread that it would be kinda pointless putting an electric supercharger on a big 5L etc because to my knowledge the suction of such a big engine would far surpass a fan of anykind powered by a battery, I mean lets get serious if they did I am sure they would come as standard in cars off the factory floor. However not all the world runs on americas theory that bigger is better and most european cars (1.4L-2.0L) probably would see some benefit I am saying this on the basis that due to the crap regulations we have over here (UK) alot of cars are tuned down in many areas to comply to regulations even BMW & MERC have to restrict their engine performance. Induction kits kits are really a first stage upgrade to airflow and often do have some may it be little improvement so the concept of an electric supercharger is more than plausable but I think for different reasons that have been stated, I agree that you can only force so much air in and that in most cases suction formt eh engine would be greater than that provided but you have to look at how the air gets from A to B, on its own the air is scooped into the engine freely where with an electric supercharger it is forced in through a fan which spirals the air creating a tornado like effect making it travel colder, faster and with a much higher density. Like I said I aint a scientist but I have had quite a few fans on my desk in summertime and they are alot better than the breeze from the nearby window ;-)

The intercooler comes after the turbo or supercharger because when you compress the air is gets hot so you put the intercooler after to lower the temp of the air this makes the air more dense and lets you run more boost and fuel creating more power.

[RayNL78]

I am not even sure if anyone reads this forum still but I had to leave my mark. If you go on Ebay and look up performance boosters you will be up to your elbows in cheap junk that might give you some immediate feeling of more power until you are stuck sitting on the side of the road with smoke billowing out of your hood. They prey on young kids with an urge to go fast and a small budget. The important thing I have yet to see anyone mention is the performance chip that comes with this supposed E-Supercharger. It will change your comp settings just enough for you to say "WOW!! I am going faster."

This product is all smoke and mirrors

If you get into a hurry to go fast......You will see how slow walking to work can really be

[Shaddowfax]

Do your investigating before you claim how good and cheap electric superchargers are. The really cheap ones fall apart or break (plastic parts made in China) PLUS they have a tendancy to reduce gas mileage from 3-6 mpg. There are a very few relatively OK ones but even they only boost horsepower by 25-35 horses with gas mileage going up from 2-5 mpg. These are in the expensive range for most people going anywhere from about $400-$800. Even the $800 ones only give 1.7 pounds of boost while the $50 ones put out about as much air as a small fan. Completely useless by any definition.