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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 46.4 mpg (US) ... 19.7 km/L ... 5.1 L/100 km ... 55.7 mpg (Imp)
gone.a (09-15-2016)
I was gonna say, the stock airbox would be a huge flaw for air flow, but it seems later someone did a top mount inter-cooler with a pod filter. More air plus more fuel equals more power. the stock air box, no matter how much air you force through it or from it, is a restriction when going for boosted applications, sure oem turbo and supercharge systems usually have an airbox design, but those are generally designed to match the oem performance, "oem performance" being the key word, once you go above what the oem design can do, you need to upgrade.
http://www.hks-power.co.jp/en/basic_tuning/03.html
this also takes me back to the whole "aftermarket exhaust hinders performance" which is absolute b.s. a poorly designed exhaust will hinder performance, a properly tuned exhaust will gain power. now granted, boosted applications absolutely need a bigger exhaust than stock, period. look at subaru's, stage 2 on an sti is basically a new air filter for more flow, downpipe from turbo (larger) and an exhaust (3" usually). couple that with the stage 2 tune and they gain tons of power, because "boosted". take away the exhaust and intake filter, and try the same tune, and you wont gain anything because of the oem "restrictions"
Funny, the air filter on my Mirage is significantly larger than the air filter on my former 1999 Nissan Maxima, with almost 3 times the displacement
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage de 1.2 manual: 55.7 mpg (US) ... 23.7 km/L ... 4.2 L/100 km ... 66.9 mpg (Imp)
Daox (02-14-2016)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 46.4 mpg (US) ... 19.7 km/L ... 5.1 L/100 km ... 55.7 mpg (Imp)
Exactly. It is all in the design of the fan, as well as what kind of motor is connected to it. Those Ebay ones may flow 300 cfm, but you could put one on a lawn mower and it still would not provide any boost.
One of the true electric superchargers that I have seen utilized 3, more or less, starter motors connected up to a traditional supercharger. It would provide about 10 psi of boost on a small Honda motor (1.6L or 1.8L), but it needed something like 300 amps of current to do so.
Certified holder of useless car knowledge.
The idea of a 5amp fan to "supercharge" is laughable at best. You need a properly designed compressor, 20-40,000RPM and 3-7kW motor.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 46.4 mpg (US) ... 19.7 km/L ... 5.1 L/100 km ... 55.7 mpg (Imp)
Yes, an engine is an air pump. To think you can pump the pump with locally generated electricity and increase its flow is laughable at best. We are already relying on exploding fuel and air to begin with. Measure the exhaust and if you can get a small motor to produce more CFM's, then hook it up to the intake. Now go get a custom program on your ECU (on a dyno).
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
He also has a helicopter jet engine powered motorcycle. I know Volvo or Audi is using a Compressor with Air tanks to do short bursts. Using an electric engine to push that amount of CFM's and requiring any sustainability would require a lot of power and the engine would not be generating it... Now maybe if you install an external gas powered generator or compressor...
EDIT: If you were able to recapture the coast/braking energy of the wheels to compress air and store it, then the boost would always have some get up and go!
Last edited by HitShane; 03-14-2016 at 08:06 AM. Reason: EDIT