If a turbocharger is just meant to blow air into the engine, why can't some sort of electronic compressor be used instead? It wouldn't depend on the engine spooling it up with exhaust gas etc.

Seems like a good idea to me. I'm sure that there's a good reason why this isn'tdone, and I'd like to know what it is please

 

Great Idea

TurboZet...

http://www.rse.co.uk/turbozet.htm

 

 

I knew this would bloody happen!

Is it so bad to want to know why?!

 

essentially you're talking about a supercharger.

to actually acheive what you are talking about would require a lot of power to generate the pressure needed- not really phesible in a car!

 

ps. that turbozet thing looks awesome, the FAQs are such bollocks

 

Ah right. Well, you can see how bored I am at work

 

all hail Turbo Zet. What a load of shit that is

 

had a 3hr arguement about this with my dad a cpl months back , he was blabbing that its more efficent and boost can be set and monitored better , blah blah

but he knows nowt about turbos and he just thinks he does , i told him it could be possible with enoghy devolopment and money but its not really cost effective and standard exhaust /belt powerd induction works just fine

longest three hours tbh