Prius owners = a bunch of geniuses.
03-26-2010, 09:58 PM
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^ American societies current view on diesels, which is only being refueled by all these morons with stacks, big sticks, boxes, and no turbo setup to backup the amount of fuel they are dumping.
Once people see the light, we will see far more diesel engines in smaller vehicles....... Unless the EPA gets it their way. They are choking the diesel engines, killing HP, MPG, and engine longevity.
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03-27-2010, 04:30 AM
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WTF is the point of this thread?
That Prius electric supercharger discussion was in 2005! If I were a nerd that needed to bump 25 more hp from my Prius to make it up steep slopes in Colorado, I might have looked into a forced induction solution. Seems like there are some people that had enough sense to try talk the guy out of it (BT Tech).
That seemed like a retarded way to necro a thread in an attempt to make fun of something that really wasn't particularly pathetic, just a little misguided.
That Prius electric supercharger discussion was in 2005! If I were a nerd that needed to bump 25 more hp from my Prius to make it up steep slopes in Colorado, I might have looked into a forced induction solution. Seems like there are some people that had enough sense to try talk the guy out of it (BT Tech).
That seemed like a retarded way to necro a thread in an attempt to make fun of something that really wasn't particularly pathetic, just a little misguided.
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03-27-2010, 04:34 PM
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WTF is the point of this thread?
That Prius electric supercharger discussion was in 2005! If I were a nerd that needed to bump 25 more hp from my Prius to make it up steep slopes in Colorado, I might have looked into a forced induction solution. Seems like there are some people that had enough sense to try talk the guy out of it (BT Tech).
That seemed like a retarded way to necro a thread in an attempt to make fun of something that really wasn't particularly pathetic, just a little misguided.
That Prius electric supercharger discussion was in 2005! If I were a nerd that needed to bump 25 more hp from my Prius to make it up steep slopes in Colorado, I might have looked into a forced induction solution. Seems like there are some people that had enough sense to try talk the guy out of it (BT Tech).
That seemed like a retarded way to necro a thread in an attempt to make fun of something that really wasn't particularly pathetic, just a little misguided.
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03-27-2010, 04:41 PM
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Do you guys regularly go sit on a bench at the mall and look for people to laugh at and psychoanalyze as they walk by?
I had some "friends" that loved to do this, I later found out they were pretty shitty people. You just reminded me of them.
"Look ma! People on the internet I can laugh at."
I give them kudos for at least looking into it, regardless of their competence level. There is only one way to learn, and that is explore, assess what you don't know, accept it, and seek the knowledge you are lacking.
Now maybe they stopped at step 1...but I agree it probably wasn't worth a thread, and CERTAINLY wasn't worth registering over there just to stir the pot.
I had some "friends" that loved to do this, I later found out they were pretty shitty people. You just reminded me of them.
"Look ma! People on the internet I can laugh at."
I give them kudos for at least looking into it, regardless of their competence level. There is only one way to learn, and that is explore, assess what you don't know, accept it, and seek the knowledge you are lacking.
Now maybe they stopped at step 1...but I agree it probably wasn't worth a thread, and CERTAINLY wasn't worth registering over there just to stir the pot.
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03-27-2010, 05:00 PM
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Not to be contrary here, but there are serious turbo designers/companies looking at turbos (for piston engines) with electric motors/generators, and I do not mean the eBay snake oil electric superchargers. There is some serious potential win there believe it or not. I cannot (should not) elaborate further.
But yes, it just goes to show that if people will modify a Prius for performance, they will modify anything. Lawnmowers, leaf blowers, ad nauseum...
But yes, it just goes to show that if people will modify a Prius for performance, they will modify anything. Lawnmowers, leaf blowers, ad nauseum...
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03-27-2010, 11:22 PM
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Not to be contrary here, but there are serious turbo designers/companies looking at turbos (for piston engines) with electric motors/generators, and I do not mean the eBay snake oil electric superchargers. There is some serious potential win there believe it or not. I cannot (should not) elaborate further.
But yes, it just goes to show that if people will modify a Prius for performance, they will modify anything. Lawnmowers, leaf blowers, ad nauseum...
But yes, it just goes to show that if people will modify a Prius for performance, they will modify anything. Lawnmowers, leaf blowers, ad nauseum...
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03-28-2010, 08:59 PM
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They are fully out of their gourds in some awesome ways. Theres a good bit of that North of Denver and I need to get up there to watch it. I hear they hit 70. Thats pretty scary on a JD designed to move at about 3.
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03-28-2010, 11:28 PM
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I met a tech at a local motorcycle shop that races mopeds. Raced an Aprilia scooter IIRC. He gave me the quick run down on the whole thing. I had no idea, crazy stuff.
I saw a lawnmower drag racing event/demo at one of the local county fairs. The driver (rider?) had a braking failure at the end of his run (modified mower so he was moving fast) and went straight through a hay bale wall into a crowd of people. Amazingly no one was hurt.
I saw a lawnmower drag racing event/demo at one of the local county fairs. The driver (rider?) had a braking failure at the end of his run (modified mower so he was moving fast) and went straight through a hay bale wall into a crowd of people. Amazingly no one was hurt.
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03-28-2010, 11:40 PM
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Lol electric superchargers... was it. check out this site, it is pretty much rechargeable nitrous. thomas knight : turbo upgrades + superchargers
The belt driven turbocharger?
The belt driven turbocharger?
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03-29-2010, 04:22 PM
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Lol electric superchargers... was it. check out this site, it is pretty much rechargeable nitrous. thomas knight : turbo upgrades + superchargers
The belt driven turbocharger?
The belt driven turbocharger?
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It's a non-issue. Our new centrifugal ESCs weighs 17 lbs, (battery weight varies). In comparison, a full turbo kit can easily weigh 100lb, while most belt-driven superchargers weigh 90 lbs. As you can see, the "extra weight" is not a real argument Plus, no parasitic loss means greater horsepower, so our ESC™ more than makes up for the difference.
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