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Originally Posted by MikeW
So I spend 1500 and get low end torque comparable to what I would get for 3000. But for the extra 3000 I also get high end torque and expandability. Seems to me that if you are willing to spend 1500 to enhance performance of a 26000 car than you ought to be willing to spend another 1500 to make it a big boy mod.
The system will always be limited by a fixed flow that is dependent on kw availability from the engine, whatever size - 2.0L +/-. This is why this solution is not taken seriously. However, as a toy that slaps on and off faster than you can eat a sandwich its pretty darn neat. I would buy it for $200 to have some kicks, but for 1500 I would just spend the extra amount to get proper boost.
I do love the R&D and as parts become cheaper and batteries become better you never know where the price point could go. But its all about price point, it will never ever compare to conventional FI systems, as everyone involves agrees. So its all about price, as I see it.
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I have to ask, what system are you comparing to? I imagine you're talking about the innovate system? That's the only system that gives a similar torque experience. I think they are a bit more than 3000, but ballpark we can call it that. Plus installation if you aren't handy. It's a good system, but from what the initial dynos tell us so far, the esc really isn't that far behind the innovate on the top end. They make about 225 rwhp basic configuration. The esc makes about 200ish, with the new compressor I'm hoping that it will make at least another 20whp. I think it has a stronger low end than the innovate system too. For less money. What the innovate system buys you is inexhaustible thrust (think high speed track days, extended throttle time), and potential for more power (albeit at even more cost). Really not competitive systems, just like innovate is not competing with high power turbo systems.
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