Anyone have any insight or experience with these?
http://www.electricsupercharger.com/supereram2.php

Seems a Porsche 911, gained 5hp running at 1.7psi. But according to some other people using them, they are increasing the boost to 3psi.

Ive always considered these things a joke, but some pretty knowledgeable people say the gains are real.

 

isn't the margin of error (plus all the other variables that affect dyno readings) larger than 5 hp?

 

Even if they perform as claimed they're still awefully expensive for 1.0 - 1.7 PSI

 

yea, exactly. It's like the tornado, i've seen it give cars a few HP, but is it worth it?


There are many free mods that you can tweek to get HP, but it all comes at the cost of something.

 

I'm curious if anyone has heard of the super capacitor systems that are being tested by the BMW folks. They were developed, I think, originally by Texas A&M students. An electric motor/generator replaces your alternator. When taking off, the motor is run by a discharging super capacitor. The discharge rate and resulting hp is a function of the design. When not taking off from a stop, the motor turns into a generator and quickly recharges the super capacitor. I'm hearing of huge hp gains using this settup.

 

Well i looked at it his way, on a lambo, its essentially 2 6 cylinders.You could use 2 of these units. The Porsche picked up 5hp, at 1.7psi, others are now running 3.0 psi. They say the addition of a ram air system also helps the unti dramaticly, something the Diablo SV has twofold. So in my opinion, if on a naturally aspirated exotic, such as a Diablo, if you could pick up 15-25hp for $600.00 it would be worth it.

 

Good point; however, relative to the power output of a Lamborghini Diablo 15-25 hp isn't much of an addition. But then again, relative to the price of a Diablo $600 isn't much of an addition either...

 

wonder what the drawbacks on a unit like this are

 

Allan... if you wan't so much power, why don't you invest in a turbo or superchager.

 

Car is in CA being done as we speak.

 

I think the point of this design is a simple, *inexpensive* way to add few horsepower. Traditional forms of forced air induction are costly and time consuming to install. Not to mention other requirements, such as larger fuel injectors.

My problem is the results verses what you pay.

 

Can you tell us what you are doing to it... or will it be a suprise?

 

Well he already has NOS in it, and wants to do this... and I know of Supercharged and Turbocharged VTs, so I guess the parts and service knowlege is out there.

 

Nitrous Oxide + forced air induction = that video of the 2001 Corvette Z06

 

But Lamborghinis never blow up