Originally Posted by FiveOhNo

the idea of the electric supercharger is a waste of time. i had a turbo 280zx. stock they ran 6psi. to make that 6psi, the turbo had to spool toaround 70k-80krpm. and that was just 6psi. there's no way an electric fan is going to spin that fast and still be big enough to force significant amounts of air into the intake. and about throttle response...i can't see it helping there either only because it seems like it would disrupt the flow of air once the throttle was shut (air would back up the opposite way through the "s/c" causing it to basically stop), so it seems like you'd get a jump once you got back on the throttle, but then it'd die because of the uneven flow. if you got some sort of BOV to fix this, that may work...but i don't think the "s/c" would make enough pressure to open most BOV's as most BOV's use the combination of intakevacuum andboostpressureto open. </P>


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Maybe.. just maybe.. you can work without a BOV, there could be a way of inverting the polarity of the electric superchargher at gear changes thus the supercharger helps to discard the excessive air, but then again, when it is required the supercharger has to start spinning again in it designed rotation, and since it is now going the opposite direction, this might mean that it would create a lag thus making it useless. well.. something to ponder about.</P>


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Originally Posted by jeep45238

They actually do make true ones that work with gears and all to increase the speed of the turbine greatly (think a mini-transmission).

However, the only problem is they draw aLOT of electrical power and you usually need 2 MORE batteries and an upgraded alternator. Just doesn't seem worth it to me.

That and they cost about 4K for the ones that actually work....