FireyIce01
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- Mar 17, 2004
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Rancho Cordova,
California
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There is an issue with electric turbos, and that is power. Not in the power it can produce, but the power that the electric turbo needs to spin enough to create boost. This turbo needed 48v and can only produce about 5psi on average. While its a gain in HP, its just not better than a turbo that uses the exhaust gasses to create its boost.
The real question is why? why re-invent the wheel? obviously this is for an internal combustion engine of some sort, so why not just use a real turbo on it that runs on free power? rather than use power to make power?
I somewhat agree. Technically they aren't powered off the crank so they aren't superchargers either. I vote we call them stupidchargers.These should be called electric superchargers, as turbochargers are powered by exhaust
"Electrocharger"I somewhat agree. Technically they aren't powered off the crank so they aren't superchargers either. I vote we call them stupidchargers.
I don't know why people are even wasting development time trying to make these work. It's reinventing something that already works better and is cheaper.