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

[x_itchy_b_x]

at least its a 5th gen owner.

[creis]

I know my statement sounded kinda bad, "never got around to it" kinda thing but its true I do stand behind it pushing 10-15 (probably more tward 10, but I cant back that up, its just what i felt it push. The only dyno I know of thats worth going to is 40 miles south, and I had no free time for that.

basicly all the thing was, is a fan, powered by a elecctric RC motor, now for thoes that dont know, RC motors can run Extreamly fast with minimal current.

in reality all a reg turbo is, is a fan pushing air into the motor, the fact that its powerd by the exhaust or a batt really makes no diff (with the exception that a reg turbo spools up and then helps pull the exhaust as well.) thinking about it, the idea of an electronic turbo could (maybe) be better in that if you can push enough air with the fan to create boost you would have far more control over your motors HP output because you can easaly change how much boost you want and when, with a very simple system.

Side note: I'm not saying some cheap turbo would ever be as good as a reg turbo, but just dont think it can do nothing for your motor.

[celicaST]

I know my statement sounded kinda bad, "never got around to it" kinda thing but its true I do stand behind it pushing 10-15 (probably more tward 10, but I cant back that up, its just what i felt it push. The only dyno I know of thats worth going to is 40 miles south, and I had no free time for that.

basicly all the thing was, is a fan, powered by a elecctric RC motor, now for thoes that dont know, RC motors can run Extreamly fast with minimal current.

in reality all a reg turbo is, is a fan pushing air into the motor, the fact that its powerd by the exhaust or a batt really makes no diff (with the exception that a reg turbo spools up and then helps pull the exhaust as well.) thinking about it, the idea of an electronic turbo could (maybe) be better in that if you can push enough air with the fan to create boost you would have far more control over your motors HP output because you can easaly change how much boost you want and when, with a very simple system.

Side note: I'm not saying some cheap turbo would ever be as good as a reg turbo, but just dont think it can do nothing for your motor.

im purchasing the e-ram tomorrow, and i will post impressions after installation. i encourage everybody to take a look at this product with an open mind. and like you said, it can be better than a conventional set-up. in fact, ive talked to my brother and we are going to build a high power electric forced induction setup (we are beginning to research and want to have it complete by end of 07, if not much earlier). ive given up on the idea of constantly running the motor because of power issues (and it would require an AC inverter and transformers), instead it will be more akin to the eram (activate at WOT), but with more power. we plan on running a 5+hp electric motor with a multi-stage compressor (kind of like a turbofan jet engine's compressors). it will be powered not the car battery or a seperate battery-pack, but by an ultracapacitor. this is what we are looking at using for power supply.

goal is to provide 10psi max boost on a 1.8L engine.

and it will be quicker than any 7afte running 10psi, because there will be no parasitic losses during periods of boost (power from ultracapicors was stored during periods of disuse from the alternator), and no turbo lag.

not to mention this will be very unique.

it will be a mix between the eram and the electric supercharger by thomas knight. we wont be using a roots blower, and we wont require the power that knights does because we are developing for 1.8L engine (but will also work fine on 2.2L). it will only be activated at WOT, but unlike both it will be powered solely by ultracapitors.