Poor Man's Turbo?
#1
Poor Man's Turbo?
OK, this just sounds too good to be true but it also sounds too logical not to be true. Please check out this site
www.electricsupercharger.com
and read the claims and let me know if this is even possible. The HP gains seem to be outragous for the price. If anyone has this on their car please let us know how it works and sounds.
www.electricsupercharger.com
and read the claims and let me know if this is even possible. The HP gains seem to be outragous for the price. If anyone has this on their car please let us know how it works and sounds.
#2
Re: Poor Man's Turbo?
Sounds interesting, but I am skeptical (reminds me of the 'tornado' gimic). Anyhow, I heard the big boys were looking into this and I think the new Civic hybrid uses a form of an electric supercharger.
Here's a couple links of interest. Maybe somebody with more knowledge can review and weigh in.
<a href="http://www.automotivehelper.com/topic62691.htm">http://www.automotivehelper.com/topic62691.htm</a>
<a href="http://home.att.net/~t.vago/howto/waste_money.html">http://home.att.net/~t.vago/howto/waste_money.html</a>
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Here's a couple links of interest. Maybe somebody with more knowledge can review and weigh in.
<a href="http://www.automotivehelper.com/topic62691.htm">http://www.automotivehelper.com/topic62691.htm</a>
<a href="http://home.att.net/~t.vago/howto/waste_money.html">http://home.att.net/~t.vago/howto/waste_money.html</a>
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#3
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It looks like a nice idea for someone that either doesn't want to spend upwards of 6k on an FI setup, or doesn't want FI because of the amount of miles they put on the car. I fit both of those categories. If someone tried it with dyno results I might be interested But other than that I dunno. You would be looking at around 10-15 HP at the crank with this thing if it works. At 300$ thats ont bad. I really wonder how our ecu would react to this though. I actually wouldn't compare this to a FI system but more like an intake system. Kind of a ram air on speed.
#4
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I spoke to a rep. over there and he sounded like he knew his stuff. Of course a rookie like me is easily snowed. He wasn't pushy or trying to sell me too hard. He kept on saying its guranteed. His main concern was with where the o2 sensor is located. He said that the fan creates such a rush of air that it might screw with the sensor. He wasn't exactly farmiliar with the G's stock intake system so I sent him some pics and he is supposed to get back to me soon with some answers.
It sounds perfect for those of us not ready for a turbo or supercharger system, especially if you haven't invested in a CAi yet. You have to admit the theory behind the way this thing works makes sense. But why haven't any of us heard about it?
I will follow up. I might be willing to take the risk depending on what he and you guys say.
It sounds perfect for those of us not ready for a turbo or supercharger system, especially if you haven't invested in a CAi yet. You have to admit the theory behind the way this thing works makes sense. But why haven't any of us heard about it?
I will follow up. I might be willing to take the risk depending on what he and you guys say.
#5
Re: Poor Man's Turbo?
That was really interesting. It looks like it would increase hp. Well, if anyone gets it, let us know.
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#6
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The theory does work or should I say make sence. I did see one other appliactoin like this before but this seems to be a better setup. one thing to keep in mind though is that on the list of cars that dont show any gains 3 out of 4 are Nissan/Infiniti engines. I think the g20 2 litre and the Sentra SER motor. Just something to keep in mind I mean really there is nothing to worry about cause if it doesn't work you get your money back.
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The G35 engine is totally different than the G20 engine. The G35 is the VQ 3.5 liter variant, so we shouldn't have any worries about that. After reading about this whole thing, it sounds really great, but a lot of people were bashing on it at the other forum, but no dyno from anyone so i don't really know the facts. I emailed the guy at the eRAM site regarding our G and ill post his response. If its really true the super eRAM (two of the eRAM's in a row) would add 20-30 hp at the crank.
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#9
Re: Poor Man's Turbo?
I know the engines are different but it was interesting that most of the applications that didn't work were nissans. I think there was one a little while back that did get trashed but that was by a different company. This one seems to be a little better. Or at least marketed better in any case.
#10
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I found the previous posts. Here it is
https://g35driver.com/forums/showfla...&part=all&vc=1
Here's the other one as well
https://g35driver.com/forums/showfla...&part=all&vc=1
Looks like there was already a huge debate!
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https://g35driver.com/forums/showfla...&part=all&vc=1
Here's the other one as well
https://g35driver.com/forums/showfla...&part=all&vc=1
Looks like there was already a huge debate!
'04 G35 6MT Ivory Pearl
K&N Drop In / Stillen Grounding Kit
Borla Headers/Dual Cat-Back Exhaust
Nismo Front Bumper/Side Skirts
Impul Rear Bumper/Spoiler
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#12
Re: Poor Man's Turbo?
I'm not saying this thing won't work on the G, but remember the stock G has a bit of a ram-air setup, so dyno-ing this thing (which of course is static) won't take that into account.
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#13
Re: Poor Man's Turbo?
That's a good point.
I think someone with access to a dyno should really give it a try. I mean, it's a money back guarentee, so whoever has access to a dyno would be doing us all a favor. e-Ram has their own dynos, but it's much more reassuring when it's not from the source trying to sell the product. Any takers?
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I think someone with access to a dyno should really give it a try. I mean, it's a money back guarentee, so whoever has access to a dyno would be doing us all a favor. e-Ram has their own dynos, but it's much more reassuring when it's not from the source trying to sell the product. Any takers?
'04 G35 6MT Ivory Pearl
K&N Drop In / Stillen Grounding Kit
Borla Headers/Dual Cat-Back Exhaust
Nismo Front Bumper/Side Skirts
Impul Rear Bumper/Spoiler
AirSplat.com for AirSoft Guns!
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