Idea!?! No more turbo lag...would it work??
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Idea!?! No more turbo lag...would it work??
Ok i was thinking last night. COuld you set up a Turbo to where it has some kinda like small "flywheel" That is attached around the Turbo shaft. This "flywheel" would be more like a gear. (i was thinking of using a Hardend steel spur gear from an r/c car) And you would have a Electric motor from a r/c car to turn this gear (i was thinking 550 size motor might have enough torque with the right gear combo). Like while a idle you flip the switch to turn on the motor, so it could spool up the turbo instead of haveing to wait for the exhaust gasses to do it.
The whole system would be run using r/c car components, Pinion gear, spur gear, 550motor, 12 volt rechargable battery, and power switch.
Theres a few more details i need to think out, But when i get my T2, and a get a turbo kit, i may mess with this idea, on the old stock turbos.
Tell me what u guys think of this, the good the bad why its bad.
The whole system would be run using r/c car components, Pinion gear, spur gear, 550motor, 12 volt rechargable battery, and power switch.
Theres a few more details i need to think out, But when i get my T2, and a get a turbo kit, i may mess with this idea, on the old stock turbos.
Tell me what u guys think of this, the good the bad why its bad.
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Nope... You would have to build in some sort of a 'clutch assembly' to disengage the turbo from the electric motor once the exhaust gasses begin to do their job, otherwise a) the motor would itself put marginal lag on the turbo, but more importantly, the motor would surely fair after little time under the extreme heat of both the exhaust plumnbing, and the spinning at extremely high rpms.
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Originally posted by Cap'nWankel
Nope... You would have to build in some sort of a 'clutch assembly' to disengage the turbo from the electric motor once the exhaust gasses begin to do their job, otherwise a) the motor would itself put marginal lag on the turbo, but more importantly, the motor would surely fair after little time under the extreme heat of both the exhaust plumnbing, and the spinning at extremely high rpms.
Nope... You would have to build in some sort of a 'clutch assembly' to disengage the turbo from the electric motor once the exhaust gasses begin to do their job, otherwise a) the motor would itself put marginal lag on the turbo, but more importantly, the motor would surely fair after little time under the extreme heat of both the exhaust plumnbing, and the spinning at extremely high rpms.
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Nope... You would have to build in some sort of a 'clutch assembly' to disengage the turbo from the electric motor once the exhaust gasses begin to do their job, otherwise a) the motor would itself put marginal lag on the turbo, but more importantly, the motor would surely fair after little time under the extreme heat of both the exhaust plumnbing, and the spinning at extremely high rpms.
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i don't mean to be negative but ive read some ridiculous idea's before but this one is right up there
mate if your so worried about turbo lag its time to drive a N/A car or put a pissant turbo on and forget about topend
and before you all jump down my throat about being harsh have a rethink and go read the first post again and especially the last line
mate if your so worried about turbo lag its time to drive a N/A car or put a pissant turbo on and forget about topend
and before you all jump down my throat about being harsh have a rethink and go read the first post again and especially the last line
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When Einstien first presented his idea's lots of ppl thought they were ridiculous, and i'm sure it was the same way when Felix Wankel presented his idea's. So i'll take that as a compliment
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Can u tell me why the turbo may go into surge? ( not saying i don't bealive u i do, just would like to know why this system would cause this) Also what exactly causes the turbo to go into surge? is it when there is to much air pressure is put on the turbo?
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Without going into a major essay on how turbine-style compressors work, compressor surge is when the turbo is trying to compress air at insufficient airflow levels. The airflow becomes unstable as the compression alternately stalls and re-starts. This is what causes the "warbling" sound when people left off the throttle without a blowoff valve, or with a too-small/too-stiff blowoff valve.
Turbos have to be moving a given amount of air at a given turbo shaft RPM before they can start compressing the air in a smooth and seamless manner. This is specific to each compressor wheel and housing. On a compressor map, the line at the upper/left side of the topographic map is the surge line - for that given pressure ratio, that is the minimum CFM you need to be flowing.
This is why we can't just take a huge compressor and put a tiny turbine housing on it and expect to make 20psi boost just off-idle
Turbos have to be moving a given amount of air at a given turbo shaft RPM before they can start compressing the air in a smooth and seamless manner. This is specific to each compressor wheel and housing. On a compressor map, the line at the upper/left side of the topographic map is the surge line - for that given pressure ratio, that is the minimum CFM you need to be flowing.
This is why we can't just take a huge compressor and put a tiny turbine housing on it and expect to make 20psi boost just off-idle
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turbodyne elec assist turbo
Originally posted by KraftDinner
Garrett designed a turbo with a built in electric motor to combat turbo lag.
Garrett designed a turbo with a built in electric motor to combat turbo lag.
turbodyne tried to liscense this concept to Garrett, who apparently bailed out.
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Originally posted by KraftDinner
Garrett designed a turbo with a built in electric motor to combat turbo lag.
Garrett designed a turbo with a built in electric motor to combat turbo lag.
Excuse the tpying, i have a lil to drink toniewt
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VATN is a good idea. But VATN is unreliable. Well at least the VATN brand itself. There are other brands using similar technology, that may be more reliable. But from most I have seen VATN's **** out rather often. Or used to.
I know Garrett makes one, Aerodyne makes "the" VATN
I know Garrett makes one, Aerodyne makes "the" VATN
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https://www.rx7club.com/forum/search...der=descending
And check out the thread I started. It has some good info in it.
And check out the thread I started. It has some good info in it.
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Re: turbodyne elec assist turbo
Originally posted by KevinK2
http://www.turbodyne.com/product2.html
turbodyne tried to liscense this concept to Garrett, who apparently bailed out.
http://www.turbodyne.com/product2.html
turbodyne tried to liscense this concept to Garrett, who apparently bailed out.
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