E-Supercharger for only $1520!
02-24-2004 | 09:26 AM
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Happy CL-S Pilot
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02-24-2004 | 02:16 PM
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This actually looks like it could work. Real blower, beefy motors. Not sure it's worth the price tho. With all the stuff you need, you are prob talking $2K. I'd just pick up one of the Comptech kits for $3K.
02-24-2004 | 02:35 PM
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Don't try to find cheep alternatives to supers/turbos. They don't exist. Even if this thing works its not going to get that much boost. Maybe a few PSI. If you want a fast car you cannot go cheep. You have to spend the money. Maybe if this thing was 500 bucks and added 50 hp like NOS would, then you should consider it. For 1500 bucks it sounds like a complete ripoff.
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02-24-2004 | 02:50 PM
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Originally posted by proaudio22
This actually looks like it could work. Real blower, beefy motors. Not sure it's worth the price tho. With all the stuff you need, you are prob talking $2K. I'd just pick up one of the Comptech kits for $3K.
This actually looks like it could work. Real blower, beefy motors. Not sure it's worth the price tho. With all the stuff you need, you are prob talking $2K. I'd just pick up one of the Comptech kits for $3K.
After installing four or five extra batteries it provides enough juice for 15 or so seconds of boost. Then you have 5 - 10 minutes before the system is recharged.
So hot lapping is not an option or use on back roads, an autox or road course.
This was posted about this months ago (can't search back right now) and everything was discussed in detail.
02-24-2004 | 04:01 PM
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Originally posted by scalbert
It is meant to be similar to nitrous, just without the bottle refills.
After installing four or five extra batteries it provides enough juice for 15 or so seconds of boost. Then you have 5 - 10 minutes before the system is recharged.
So hot lapping is not an option or use on back roads, an autox or road course.
This was posted about this months ago (can't search back right now) and everything was discussed in detail.
It is meant to be similar to nitrous, just without the bottle refills.
After installing four or five extra batteries it provides enough juice for 15 or so seconds of boost. Then you have 5 - 10 minutes before the system is recharged.
So hot lapping is not an option or use on back roads, an autox or road course.
This was posted about this months ago (can't search back right now) and everything was discussed in detail.
But, I think this is in the ballpark:
A fully-charged Hawker/Odyssey battery set will yield several runs, and then recharges in minutes, depending on your setup. A standard automotive high-amp battery charger will recharge six completely drained Oddysey batteries in less than half an hour. A 200-watt alternator will recharge in about 2 minutes. The ESC-400 draws 1250 amps, so at 100 amps the recharge rate ratio is about 15:1. We do not recommend using a stock alternator. In addition to your vehicle's normal energy requirements, a standard 85-amp alternator simply is not capable of producing enough additional power to safely and efficiently recharge your ESC™ system.
IMO, this is something that would be great with a hybrid or other system with a LARGE alternator or regen-braking system. Then it could hot-lap (well, ok forget about no-brake high speed ovals.)
I wouldn't be too thrilled about an extra 100 lbs added to the car (batteries and S/C):
Our ESC weighs only 42 lb. At just 13 lbs each, a typical Hawker/Odyssey 680 four-battery bank will add an additional 52 lbs. That's 94 lb in total. The typical turbo kit weighs 90lb, and the typical belt-driven supercharger weighs 70. So the 'extra weight' people refer to is not much more than any aftermarket system. You can also save another 23lb by using an Odyssey in place of your regular 38lb car battery. That makes the system lighter than most complete turbo kits.
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