Yet another electric supercharger post

[nsxsupra]

Obviously electric superchargers are a joke, it just seems odd why a reputable magazine like Turbo, would test something like this, and make outrageous claims. If these works, everyone would have it by now.

http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/0406tur_knight/
http://www.boosthead.com/product.php?id=18

 

[DutchBlackNsx]

I still don't see why electric superchargers wont work.
Disclaimer: i'm not talking about the leafblower stuff.
If we move all the crappy cheap stuff aside (as you see on ebay a.s.o.), it all depends on technology.
A very simple calculation learned that you will need loads and loads of electric power for an electric supercharger, something this guy has tackled by using external batteries, and raising the voltage, thus lowering the required current.
Looks like he hasn't sorted all the problems yet, and is still developing, but i think he's on the right path. You can see a list off con's on that page, which is still quite significant.

Problem is the price, add a little budget for the batteries , alternator , and youre very close, if not more then a mechanical setup, and the end off the day, your probably much happier with some nitrous, coz i have no idea how long it takes for them batteries to recharge after some usage.

On the otherhand it seems a bit silly to go the electric supercharger route. You transform mechanical energy into electric energy (huge loss), then you transform this into mechanical energy again (huge loss again).

Dutchy puts his flamesuit on