ZexRex

dude it takes power to make power and exhaust gas is wasted power, think about it its gonna take power to turn that thing.

try it out and dyno it, would be sweet if it works. but i doubt you gain anything and it will sound like a squirrel under the hood, the real ones i have seen are 700cfm and claim 3-7 hp. and thats for $300...

ill take the 55 shot for $500 pat

kine462

i am trying to find a motor that is not rated at 100 amp draw, and besides they do wind alternator to 150 amps and so on.i understand the engineering part of this and this is why i ask questions so that others could possibly help me and not ridicule.

SqwirlyCivic

I think it sounds like it'd be great if it worked out! I agree with Jeff that if it makes your car go faster, go for it. Even if for just like 20 HP, it's better than nothing. It's not totally power out of nothing... wouldn't that be what a supercharger does too? it takes a bit of power from the crank and converts it into forced air into your intake. Who says that can't be done electrically? (I may be way off, my alternator knowledge is limited)

Also, wouldn't you need a way to set up the wiring so that it only turns on full blast at wide open throttle? Then you would have to wait for it to get going.... "electric turbo lag" hahaha.... maybe keep it at a low speed and then at WOT have it kick into serious motion, or with an RPM switch like ghetto VTEC setups. And as far as the air backing up into the fan when you gt off the throttle, would a basic blow off valve upstream of the turbo do the trick?

Dr.Boost

I can't believe this conversation is even happening............
__________________
Best Car Insurance | Auto Protection Today | FREE Trade-In Quote

Semnos

Well I've heard that BMW has a electric blower in a car...don't know which though..maybe a prototype.

Kaneda13

actually ran into a guy te other night at car show, had a 1.5HP leaf blower hooked up, and run off a toggle switch on the dash. he said it puled pretty good, but admitted it wasnt as good as a real turbo. BUT, he said he picked it up at a garage sale for like $25, and bought a 12V to 120V converter at wally-world. at least he hooked it up decently, and it flowed pretty good with it turned off, so he said. give it a shot, what's the worst that'll happen, you'll end up breaking it up with a bat in your driveway.

flipsoft

First off I have a 99 Integra GSR (Stock), a 2001 4 Door LS (Stock), and a 91 CRX Si (Stock).

I called a high-end dealer of these electric turbos. I told them that before I buy the item I wanted to see Dyno proof. Well after finding out this guy was a friend of a friend of mine, we took their E-RAM electric turbo and I went to my local shops Dyno. After three pulls on each car the results showed that there was a change... But not in peak HP! It actually decreased the peak HP but on all three cars it did smooth out the curve.

These pulls were performed the same way and the E-RAM was turned on at WOT. (Which was the whole pull!)

So in the end... These things are just not worth it! They give you little to no HP gains and actually act as a restrictor on your intake.

Hope this helps.
flipsoft

P.S. I spent nothing to do this above. I even got the E-RAM guy to pay for the Dyno pulls.

kine462

thank all of for your help unless you have been ignorant at telling me it will not work. i am going to try this with a fmu and see if anything happens. if it blows up, it was on a 86 civic si that I purchased for $100. i am currently searching for 2nd gen dsm turbo parts for my 98 ex. i already have everything except for the bov, and oil and coolent flanges,and 02 sensor. i realize the electric turbo or blower isn't going to give me gains like a real turbo would, but i am just tinkering.

Dr.Boost

I'm not being ignorant, just stating the obvious. Go ahead and try it. It won't affect me in any way. I won't be out any money and I won't care if you are. I will just sit back and laugh. Good luck with it. At least you are planning on getting an actual turbo. I'll give you a round of applause for that. I'm just not a believer in the electric turbo. Sorry if I sound ignorant about it. If you prove me wrong, then I will be shocked as will everybody else here.
__________________
Best Car Insurance | Auto Protection Today | FREE Trade-In Quote

flipsoft

Actually they should not even classify them as a "turbo" because it is only a fan. Like a leaf blower. It does no compression of the air. It just sucks (pun intended) and it blows. (pun intended)

And after all the testing in the world it made no HP gains. So please do not waste your hard earned money on these cheap gadgets.