Talk about cheaply turbo-ing a 5sfe, BADDDDDDD Options

[x_itchy_b_x]

at least its a 5th gen owner.

[celicaST]

ok ive thought about this, and i actually think that a 30watt motor could provide a benefit. not by providing boost (although it will provide a miniscule amount), but by eliminating the vaccuum. ok with my 1.8 liter 7a, it will pump around 191 cfm at 6000rpm as i already calculated. the eturbo i sas for sale advertised 250 cfm, which i assume to be correct at a low pressure gradient. like i said, it will create a pressure gradient because of the excess flow, however it will be very small. as ill say again, 30 watts isnt enough power to create significant boost obviously. what i didnt take into account is that typically the pressure in the intake manifold is about around 1psi or more less than atmospheric due to flow restriction in the intake. so, as long as the motor is powerful enough to flow more air through the filter than the engine requires, it SHOULD result in a slight performance gain.

and FAQ, i have to disagree. if a proper electric setup was mass-produced, it could be cheaper or at least similarly priced (only difference really would be etubo instead of turbo, and a high discharge alternator instead of custom exhaust manifold/downpipe), and it would be a little easier to install (no exhaust modification, oil lines to hookup). yes i know it wont be as thermodynamically efficient as a turbo, but it should be somewhat comparable to a supercharger. main advantages again would be installation, controlability, reliability. remember, the smaller motor the easier this would be. my 1.8 7a with a 300amp alt is still on the lower end of performance (although it would work). and with a 2.2 5s, your looking at an even higher power alt/motor required. time to crack open the books and do some hard calculations