d16forlife

tried to post a pict of it but it wouldnt let me.
Garrett is comming out with some far out electrinically controlled and assisted turbos.
http://popularmechanics.com/automoti...d/index3.phtml
good reading if you have the time.

Reddy

I read about these a long time ago but never heard anything about them since

SkunT

I didnt read it, but going off what d16 said...and to let everyone else know, semi's have been using electirc assisted turbos for a looonnnngggg time now. this is nothing new. (to automobiles it is, i think)

kain

the rx8's are planning on having them.

juli0_bustamante

The Hard Facts
Most of these high-tech turbo systems are already in use on heavy-duty diesel applications. But Garrett feels they would be just as beneficial, if not more so, on passenger-car engines, both gas and diesel. Shahed showed us graph after graph of data supporting the argument.

whiterice

kkk has had one for some time. The K26 electric turbocharger.
check out this electric supercharger: http://www.boosthead.com/home.php

fork

I've never seen that. It's an eaton blower housing powered by three electric motors, it works in burst up to 16 seconds, the only thing is, it's gonna be a huge restriction when it's not on which is 98 % of the time. and you need 4 extra batteries for it to work. My opinion More GARBAGE, expensive garbage.

robs99si

that still needs to be polished up for cars, give it some time. battery technology is what's gonna make everything kick but.

Spenser

umm incase you douches didn't realize it, the only thing the new garret E-turbos have in common with those electric turbocharges and supercharges is that they both use electricity, dumbass.

Spenser

[quote=weird article]
One of his figures was astounding: Internal combustion engines need 9000 gallons of air for every gallon of fuel in order to run efficiently
9:1 air fuel ratio, wtf is that about