So I designed a zero lag turbo charger

[Lof8]

Your turbo is electric, isn't it? Ebay beat you to it.

[McGyver]

Belt driven turbo with an overriding clutch. Boom, there's your idea. I've been thinking of it for years.

That sounds super! (...charger)

...it would save gas mileage and engine wear simply by removing the drag on the belt an alternator creates and while doing so create more horsepower and would also relieve stress on the crankshaft by having less belts.

i can understand a slight savings in not having the belt and friction on the pulleys, but doesnt most of the energy drain an alternator causes come from turning mechanical energy into electrical? You still have that conversion, so unless its amazingly efficient, I dont see how it can be any better. Its not like putting the alternator into the block is just spontaneously creating energy....

[Roland H]

OP: It's advisable that you develop your product before you begin to market it (at least one functioning prototype), especially if this is supposed to be a new cutting edge technology (you don't want anyone stealing your idea do you?).

[blefevre]

im just discussing the idea i had to see what people thought of it and maybe see how marketable it may be.

If we had specifics then you could get an idea on if it is marketable. I can already get a car with nearly zero turbo lag. Either by using convential turbos that are small or variable vains. What does yours offer? Reduced price? Can I run a 141mm turbo with zero lag? What am I gaining by your system?

[10Toes]

He ruined himself.

[colorado_cabrio]

we ruined Japandrew73, and he just wanted to notch his own subframe...

[stknrvrs]

i didnt just wake up one morning and do this shit dude. my uti education didnt help me with this for shit. i came up with it on my own. ive been designing shit for years and happened to come up with something that i think i will be able to build and sell. and i do understand the difference between engineering and automotive. i wasnt trying to put them together. i didnt come on here and talk about this to prove it to you. ill prove it when we have it built and start selling it. i understand where your coming from with the technology that has been around for a long time. but if that were the case then life would suck because we wouldnt have half the technology we do have. im not trying to sit here and have an argument through a keyboard with somebody im never going to meet. im just discussing the idea i had to see what people thought of it and maybe see how marketable it may be. i get where your coming from with what your saying. but your input means nothing to me if thats all you've got. thanks

[Adrian_Visser]

You should design some roller rockers for the m20...

[george graves]

^You should share all your thoughts that pop into your mind.

[stknrvrs]

also i kinda wanna take one of these new tablets and run megasquirt on it and mount it into a dash. would be pretty cool. touchscreen megasquirt with wireless internet and everything else you can do with a tablet right there in your dash. almost as awesome as the nissan with the built in xbow 360.

[LJ851]

Why do engineering classes at a young age enlarge and firm the cranial cavity so?

[10Toes]

Dude you're like a fucking rocket scientist.


I don't think you can just wake up one morning and use your UTI education to improve on technology that has been around for over 100 years.

[blefevre]

There is a HUGE difference from being able to tune cars/put together race cars and engineering new technologies. Engineering is a whole different game. I can build a race car and not once care about the laws of thermodynamics.

[stknrvrs]

dude i reinvented the vortex intake system. all about that vortex. and nos systems. i upgraded the shit out of nossssssssss. little vtec in my turbo and im good to go dude. lols

[kronus]

I bet he reinvented the supercharger.