i found the original add in sport compact car mag... is this legit... all you tech heads out there respond with some input pls! is this another fan? is this legit? is it worth the money? it runs on batteries... but is it new technology? ... what's your input?Thomas Knight Turbos

 

I heard of it but have never heard anyone actually use it. I believe the theory is that those large medal tube shaped things are capacitors and they power a very high speed turbine inside the red part and this turbine actually can push some decent PSI for like 20sec or something. Obviously the electricity in the capacitors is going to only hold for a predetermined amount of time before it is running straight off the battery and cant make huge psi until you let off and the caps recharge.



Anyone more knowledgeable should feel free to chime in here with some more info.

 

that will be a tight fit in the lancer.

 

yea it kinda works but its not worth the money and hassle.
just think what charges those things ur bat and alt? so it drains a lot out of ur car.. then u have to charge everything back up. that takes hp. its takes power to make power...

 

well honestly... depending how big it actually is... once you remove the stock intake... there's a good amount of room under the hood.. but after reading the batteries need to be recharged... meaning that the stock alternator cannot handle... so you have to upgrade... i really would like someone with more knowledge to give their input... i believe thomas knight is legit though...

 

Then where does the power come from?

At the push of a button, an ultra-lightweight battery bank injects the 18 hp drive system with 15-second bursts of pure energy. And these aren't regular car batteries! They're MIL-SPEC, specifically designed for hardcore use and lightning-fast recharge. Most importantly, they're totally independent from your vehicle, so you don't suffer the parasitic loss under boost that a turbo or supercharger does. Because this is a universal system, we do not supply these batteries, but we can help you customize your setup towards a specific application. For the average user, we recommend four or more Odyssey 680 high-CCA batteries, manufactured by Hawker (see "Additional Files" to the right). They weigh only 13lbs each.


thats right off the site...

 

i was reading the FAQ page and apparently it runs off a seperate battery.

off their page:
Electric motors? Then it must run off your alternator, right?
Wrong. For years, drawing current straight from an alternator was the misguided approach of countless engineers unable to think outside the box. It simply isn't possible for an alternator to produce enough current to power a real supercharger.

Then where does the power come from?

At the push of a button, an ultra-lightweight battery bank injects the 18 hp drive system with 15-second bursts of pure energy. And these aren't regular car batteries! They're MIL-SPEC, specifically designed for hardcore use and lightning-fast recharge. Most importantly, they're totally independent from your vehicle, so you don't suffer the parasitic loss under boost that a turbo or supercharger does. Because this is a universal system, we do not supply these batteries, but we can help you customize your setup towards a specific application. For the average user, we recommend four or more Odyssey 680 high-CCA batteries, manufactured by Hawker (see "Additional Files" to the right). They weigh only 13lbs each.

so figure you add 100 lbs to your car. Thats pretty heavy.
the price of the kit + the price of 4 or more batteries=not wirth it

 

So. still...overall you're looking to add enough weight to the car to prevent the upgrade from really being a benefit. It's kinda like electric nitrous, but maybe without the boom.

Too expensive, too heavy...My opinion.

 

For the average user, we recommend four or more Odyssey 680 high-CCA batteries, manufactured by Hawker (see "Additional Files" to the right). They weigh only 13lbs each.

so you have to add atleast 52 pounds of batteries and each of those batteries is around $95 (I know I have one of those as my battery).

could be neat but for $2,000 (plus the batteries) I would rather spend another 400 or so and get an RRM non intercooled turbo kit that gives you the power all the time instead of 15 second bursts.!!!!!!!!!!

 

i'm keeping an open mind and doing all the homework i possibly can on this... they're getting a feature article on this...

 

heh, if that works, it costs too much. this device does not replace superchargers or turbos, the idea is much like NOS. You only get a short burst of speed, much like a mushroom in Mario Kart. If it costs anything more than 1000 bucks (which i believe it is), its not worth getting because nitrous kits are cheaper than that.

 

if you put it that way guru.. i see a point..

 

mario kart rocks! lol

 

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