JrCRXHF

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well let me know what you guys think i have already gone the turbo way but this would be something cool to do on my Z-71 truck

HXMan

If you have the money why not? Its kinda like a nitrous bottle you don't have to refill.

FredoSP

Id like to see some video's

Arturbo

It makes good power, but its powered by batteries that'l have to put. Now think about it, do you want power and add weight to your car?

art

civicshowracing65

for that kinda price you can piece together a good turbo kit + bigger injectors, fuel pump, and boost controller.

Arturbo

From the website, "4+ High-cranking amp, 15LB racing batteries. " So you have to add a total of 60 lbs in the trunk on a FWD. "But Art a turbo, manifold and intercooler add weight too." BUT ITS ALL UP FRONT..

art

HXMan

He wants to put it on his truck which should be RWD....

Nitrous would be cheaper, but I would like to see someone here get this thing.

Full-Race Javier

try getting your hands on one of these





the technology is known as electrical turbo compounding. the data looks as if this "electrical supercharging" helps with transient response during low engine speeds.....it helps with lag, but doesnt do much up top.....so its only used down low. i dont know if adding all the extra parts would be worth it for turbo SI (spark ignition) engines.....but it looks like it might work well with diesels, what it was developed for. i know garrett is working on this stuff, but havent released anything yet.

civicshowracing65

crap i didn't read that it was going on a truck

It looks like a good project if you got the $$$. If you do keep us posted if it sucked or if it was good

altoid

just wondering whats the average speed of the wheels spinning in a turbo?

JrCRXHF

yeah i have one t3/t4e right now that is brand new so i was thinking about rebuilding my 350 V8 and maken it a 383 and then putting twin turbo's on but i think that i might kill the relibility of the motor. I mean i can read all day long about turbo honda's and after doing my frist one it was not to bad but i have only found one other turbo Z-71 truck and trying to find a FMU is going to harder and so on so that is why i thought this electric supercharger would be cool but i would need 2 because of how small they are but weight is no big deal on a Z-71 truck what is 60 lbs on a truck that has 85 lb a tire setup and weights over 4000lb well that is my guess. but is a heavy compaird to my Rex HF

Muckman

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whos that dork holding the supercharger?

JrCRXHF

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that might be him i am not sure

WEIGHT
The ESC design uses four 13lb batteries (the small Hawker/Oddysey 680 models) to power it, so you gain a total of 42lb for the ESC-400 and 52lb from the batteries. The typical turbo kit weighs 90lb, and the typical SC weighs 70. So the 'extra weight' that people refer to is not much more than any aftermarket system. You can use an Oddysey in place of your regular 38lb car battery which saves 23lb. That makes the system lighter than most complete turbo kits.

i did not think my turbo setup was that heavy

roadrunner

that blower looks to be about the size of the M45 for the D series engines.

JrCRXHF

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i think the turbo wheels under boost are over 100,000 rpm but i am thinking i saw a graph of a t-25 that was over 178,rpm but maybe i am off i am not for sure

c jackson

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Full-Race Javier &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">try getting your hands on one of these





the technology is known as electrical turbo compounding. the data looks as if this "electrical supercharging" helps with transient response during low engine speeds.....it helps with lag, but doesnt do much up top.....so its only used down low. i dont know if adding all the extra parts would be worth it for turbo SI (spark ignition) engines.....but it looks like it might work well with diesels, what it was developed for. i know garrett is working on this stuff, but havent released anything yet.</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow. that is one of the most interesting things ive seen on ht. have you actually seen one javier? does it really compensate for alot of lag?

dfoxengr

id like to see either of these on a honda

Neukin

Full-Race Javier
thats badass

JrCRXHF

yeah i would like to see the garett setup that would be cool has anyone here seen a twin turbo setup on a 350 chev V8 in a truck. i could only find one.

Full-Race Javier

ive never really seen one....just read about em. supposedly, this technology may be released as soon as 2005 when they have the right electrical system (42 volt) and a starter generator motor that can handle the power requirements and heat. i have a bunch of links about em....want me to post em?

Signal Auto

Garretts triple phase powered turbo has been "in production/ready" for close to 7 years now. It is nothing new at all. I believe busses have been using it for 7+ years with awesome results.

Its design was indeed for diesels, helping starting (by boosting at zero engine revs and creating heat), transients, off idle torque and reducing particulate emissions. It can also act as a wastegating system, clamping down on the turbo's rpms and maintaining a selected boost level as well as feeding power back into the vehicle, or to a traction motor assist.

We should all get one of these...

Full-Race Javier

do you know if they have tried the system with gasoline engines? if so, what size turbos are they using?

c jackson

post up those links dood

JrCRXHF

yeah i would like to see this and know how much draw it takes