[DaBozz88]

Originally Posted by DAEMANO

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

http://www.phantomsuperchargers.com/...304399.png?248


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.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...IMG_0614_1.jpg

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.

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/...assey6/002.jpg

That's all I could find with a quick search of the thread. Hope it helped in some way.

Thanks for all the info, I had already sent in an email for a developer kit, with no response. Thats how I got to here. Fabricating the wiring and ductwork/piping wouldn't be an issue.

When I ask how much flexibility does the controller have, can I use more of a VFD style analog control than an On/Off digital style one that a throttle switch would be? How varied can the dump pack be? Can I up the voltages? What other information (available for display) does the controller have besides dump pack voltage?

I work as a controls engineer, and I have some experience in micro controllers and a bit in FPGA. I just want to mess around with it, see what I can come up with. It looks like an interesting project. I don't really care if it doesn't make enough boost for the Camaro. My sister has a V6 Mustang that could use a little extra help. All and all it's for me to play with. If I have to wait in line for that to happen, so be it.