3 sec 0-60 RX-8? Meet Electrocharger™ - Page 2

Spin9k · 2006-01-21 02:42:36

a sub 4 sec 0-60 requires more than power. It also requires a prefect setup of tires, suspension setup and drivetrain design. I've seen 500whp cars that can't do a sub 4 sec 0-60. at some point, the design and balance of the whole car becomes an issue. Look at the Ferarri F430. its faster to 60 than a Z06, with less power and torque.

01-22-2006, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard Paul

I take it that this aux power producing module drives back through the crank pulley? What sort of belt drive will it take to deliver this power to the pulley.

Next problem is that the power has to go through a crank (e-shaft for u) to the flywheel. Therefore that shaft has to hold torque that it was never designed for. You might get away with it on a 500 inch Chevy or a Chrysler Hemi but not with much less. Just for one spot you can relate to think of the flange that the flywheel bolts to can it live without shearing off?

How about on a piston engine there is little overlap on the throw to the mains. When you get to the last throw all the power has to pass through that part of the structure. Add a lot of power to the front of the crank and if it doesn't twist the crank snout off ot still has to go throgh all the other arms.

Now with the small block Chevy the newest custom race cranks have a big block snout on them. This is just because they drive the power steering and the drysump pump along with the water pump and alt. So if the stock snout has problems with that what will happen here. Oh, we are talking billet steel custom cranks having this problem not cast iron factory ones.

Think what would happen putting this on a Honda?
Those are my instant thought on this. They need to get more practical.

Got a question!

If the Electrocharger thing were to kick in when things are already spinning or if power were to come on in a linear increase would it be less stressful on those parts?

I'm thinking along the lines of (imagine if you will that you are in a very fast car), when you take off from a standstill your head might snap back more violently than if you were already rolling when you start accelerating. I'm still curious myself about the complete workings of this thing.

On another aspect of this thing I saw people mentioning the amount of time this thing would provide it's boost for. In their F.A.Q. section they mentioned it can provide boost for as long as a continuous 2 minutes.

http://www.sigmaautomotive.com/elect...rocharger2.php

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