Recent content by wayland

Thanks for that @matnrach, That torque gain at the lower revs is quite significant. A gain in torque starting at low revs is what I'm after. The Jag is pretty nice at low revs due to decent torque so more would better. If it was a manual Jag then I'd be using the gears to get the engine into...

The Torqamp calculator seems to think it will be OK; Part of the calculation is the max RPM which for my car is 5500. They suggested a bypass component. I see from their customer feedback that the larger engines gain 30BPH and the 1.4 Panda gained 50BHP which is massive for a 100HP car. The...

https://torqamp.com/ looks pretty interesting and you can buy one today. They've solved various problems such as the battery and how to charge it. I don't think it's as powerful as some of the units people on this forum have made for themselves but if you've got more money than time it would be...

I'm in England using Brave Browser on Linux Mint. It's always been OK for me.

It's very impressive what that little fan can do. Electric motors have come a long way. You could certainly make a full power tiny leaf blower with that. I think it was Mighty Car Mods plumbed a bunch of pretty decent leaf blowers onto their car and it made no difference.

I reckon you'll need two superchargers for that 6.2 litre.

It might be interesting to combine this with some kind of inter cooler or water injection.

You could be a little smarter with the RPM. Rather than simply lockout the boost below a particular RPM you could also look at the rate of change of RPM and throttle position. If the driver is calling for power and allowing revs to climb at a fast speed you could turn on the supercharger...

I think it was Mighty Car Mods on YouTube tried to boost a car with leaf blowers. It did nothing. However these systems are using a centrifugal compressor connected to a high power high speed electric motor. It ought to be easier to fit and operate than a conventional supercharger or turbo...

Jaguars (almost) never have turbos. If they are boosted it's with an Eaton supercharger. My 4 Litre straight six has no supercharger. It would seem to me that an electric supercharger would be easier to fit than an Eaton supercharger. From what I can figure out it would draw a lot less power...

A turbocharger uses the engine oil feed to lubricate and cool the very hot turbine bearings. This obviously stresses the oil and shortens it's life. An electric supercharger is not stressing the oil like that so it should save oil. Your second point about fuel consumption Alex does answer. The...