Electric Turbo on 1.4 8v
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:23 pm
I found a 12v motor in my garage and decided to try out this electric turbo/supercharger thing. Me and a mate fabricated out of tubes n gaffer tape going straight into the throttle body. The original fan on it was about a 3" blower style fan.The other side was the air filter. Other mods on my car are cold air intake, 4-2-1 manifold, and back box.
Anyway the tests were quite good at the beginning, the car seemed to pull much better, and more power at top end. Id imagine more difference if it was catless.
Anyway that was yesterday, today ive modified it even more, looking for a bit more oomph. I decided the only thing to do was take move the battery for more space. I decided to use jump leads to wire the battery to the alternate location. This didnt work because the cables were too bloody thin so all I got when starting the engine was a clicking noise. So, in one last effort I moved the battery to the passenger footwell, and found that there was just enough positive cable to reach the battery.
So with the battery now in the footwell using the oem cable (earthed nearby) I can now start the car.
I can use the much bigger space for a larger twin-fan array unclip it a bit anI was lucky enough to find a bigger newer battery in my garage with similar terminals so i used that instead. At first when I moved the battery the car wouldnt start because
The motor has 2 shafts coming out either end so ive decided to put 2 6" fans on. Again, its gonna be airfilter, fans, throttle body. I dunno what im gonna do with the breather pipe yet. Im gonna post some pics when its done.
Any thoughts people?
steve
Anyway the tests were quite good at the beginning, the car seemed to pull much better, and more power at top end. Id imagine more difference if it was catless.
Anyway that was yesterday, today ive modified it even more, looking for a bit more oomph. I decided the only thing to do was take move the battery for more space. I decided to use jump leads to wire the battery to the alternate location. This didnt work because the cables were too bloody thin so all I got when starting the engine was a clicking noise. So, in one last effort I moved the battery to the passenger footwell, and found that there was just enough positive cable to reach the battery.
So with the battery now in the footwell using the oem cable (earthed nearby) I can now start the car.
I can use the much bigger space for a larger twin-fan array unclip it a bit anI was lucky enough to find a bigger newer battery in my garage with similar terminals so i used that instead. At first when I moved the battery the car wouldnt start because
The motor has 2 shafts coming out either end so ive decided to put 2 6" fans on. Again, its gonna be airfilter, fans, throttle body. I dunno what im gonna do with the breather pipe yet. Im gonna post some pics when its done.
Any thoughts people?
steve
