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Old 05-28-2004, 05:26 PM
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AXIAL FLOW SUPERCHARGER

We are about to market a new supercharger. This is of the axial flow type. Similar to aircraft jet engines or gas turbines. While very complex to engineer and produce it is worth it. It is smaller, lighter and more efficent than any othr form of compression. The current unit is 5 inches by 8.5 inches and 10 lbs.

There is no need for an intercooler on street installations. The first kits will be for Honda. Next we want an upscale car. The Rx-8 looks like a good car. We would love to have one for a company car. But is there enough market to warrent the engineering of a kit?? With the probable volume and complexity the package will run about 3500 to 3700.

Will owners buy such a product? Lets talk about what you want. I am having trouble getting pictures in here. They are available just have to work it out.
You may have to e mail me for them until I figure it out.

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Would love to see some photos. Been watching the development on other kits and would like to see one available for the rx-8, its good to have choices. Right now there is little choice for the public.
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got any ideas on price or HP???
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Re: new supercharger

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While very complex to engineer and produce it is worth it. With the probable volume and complexity the package will run about 3500 to 3700.
Are you talking about an electric powered R/C aircraft motor that produces maybe one pound of boost and is only on at full throttle?

Or are you referring to someting like turbodyne whose "business plan is to rapidly move to a position of sustainable operations"?

If we're talking about what I want, then I want bulletproof reliability, demonstratible HP/torque gains of at least 25%. Oh, and no vaporware. There are a number of companies that have slapped a turbo in the car and said "Hey look at us!". Unfortunately none of them seemed to have progressed to the "we have a working reprogrammed ECU" stage.

I ain't holding my breath.
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Can someone tell me how to get my photos into this site??
If you e mail me at axcharg@socal.rr.com I will send you pictures
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Click the 'post reply' button (Not the quick reply) and then click on the browse button, select the picture (either in JPG or gif format ) from your harddrive then click send. you need a topic and short message i think.
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Trying again to get photos in

Nope, it just says my file is to big. thats for only one photo!!!!!!
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So, make them smaller...

Do you have a web site?
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i would be intrested but it has to be dependable and powerful, i dont want somehting that isnt going to give me much gain in horsepower and then take away my warranty at the same time
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you need to see it

hang in for about an hour while I get some help with the photos.
I have been building these type blowers for 20 years. Every time a competitive test is done my blowers out perform anything else. Sometimes by 100%. Also like jet engines they live for a long time. Jet engines get overhauled after many thousands of hours.
Why has this been kept fro the market? Because it is hard to build and engineer.
New manufacturing methods we have just developed allow the price to now be competitive. These are cnc machined from solid billet. In fact the alloy of the rotor is something we don't even talk about.

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HMMMM,
Sounds interesting.
I'd be intersted
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I am skeptical. How about some more info, like a website, testimonials, before and after DYNOs, boost levels, etc. Pics would be a start.
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u said on street installs you dont need a intercooler , so can you if you want?, this might sound dumb but can u put blowoff valves in your superchargers?
pictures would help so we'll wait
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