Electric Non-sense

[The Nutty Professor]

When I first got into to Mid's I went to that other site and stepped right into a huge blow-up about electric turbo-chargers rolleye0010 . It hasn't reared it's ugly head here but somebody sooner or later is going to bring it up. So I'm putting the nasty beastie out of our collective lives hopeful for a while. It never really goes away someone always falls for the pretty words. Check this site real quick and put it to rest wave_finger

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/tech_projects/el_blower/index.html banghead

[X7rocks]

some good info on that site

but i really hope no one who buys these honestly thinks it would work
and even adding all that air wont that screw around witht he air to fuel mix on our carbs

[The Nutty Professor]

some good info on that site

but i really hope no one who buys these honestly thinks it would work
and even adding all that air wont that screw around witht he air to fuel mix on our carbs


Yeah that's why it's so Dee Dee Dee machinegun

[redryderaus]

I've said my piece before on these POS's. They are sold in the thousands because many people are gullible enough to buy them.

I can put together a ducted fan/brushless motor setup from an RC jet that would move enough air fast enough to have an effect. The cost would be $600+ for the fan unit, motor, battery and speed controller. Then you need to custom make an MPU to match it's speed to engine rpm.

Another issue is with such a unit is blade stall when the inlet valve is closed. For that time frame the airflow is completely blocked and the fan (even the high-end CF fans I can get) would likely explode in a very short time. There is a reason why real turbo chargers use a centrifugal compressor.

Cheers,

red

BTW: The setup on that website would never have worked. A cheap plastic fan unit powered by a 100W brushed motor might move about 10cfm, not the 230cfm claimed by the manufacturer.