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Originally Posted by DaBozz88
If I wanted to work on a dev kit for something like this, how would I get in contact with the guy doing production.
A few questions I have are:
Why use batteries over capacitors? This seems like something that will charge and discharge a lot, and that seems like a better fit, conceptually.
How much flexibility does the controller have?
How big of an engine can you hook up to one of these, and how much power can it add on a larger engine?
This looks impressive for low end boost, and I'd like to play around with what it can do. I'm willing to pay for this, and I'm willing to share the results.
Unfortunately I don't have a FRS/BRZ/GT86. I can tell you that when I was buying my car, it was a choice between a BRZ and a Camaro SS. I had to go Tim Allen and get the MORE POWER option. Anyway, the ideas would be tested on a 2003 Pontiac Grand AM, then moved over to my 2013 Camaro.
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Hi,
Supercapacitors have been looked at pretty extensively for this application and have not been suitable for the task. Info about a fairly extensive exploration can be found in the
open source electric supercharger thread (project looks abandoned). Also in this thread I think @
KoolBRZ did pretty extensive research and also found them to be not suitable.
Can you be more specific about controller flexibility? Not sure what you mean.
Robftss did/does offer a developer kit on his website. Don't know if he still does. As mentioned before, the wait for FRS/BRZ kits is pretty long.
http://www.phantomsuperchargers.com/developer-kit.html
Due to the kit putting out lower psi (~5) the kit is best suited for lightweight cars where an extra ~50 WHP/~80TQ can really be felt. However larger cars can still benefit from the extra torque.
Rob (the owner) has hooked it up to a 4.6L Silverado the results:
http://www.phantomsuperchargers.com/...erado-43l.html
Shiv (a supporting tuner) has was working on twin charging (2 paralell ESCs) his V-8 Audi A10 and said it added about 100 extra WHP. Not much info about the project.
And @
silent runner has one running on his V-6 Camry
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...postcount=8028
He has a video lighting up the front wheels on this thing. It's a riot.
That's all I could find with a quick search of the thread. Hope it helped in some way.