Anybody ever see this? Thomas Knight? Recluse, nut, genius, Alternator driven turbo
11-06-2006, 09:47 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Anybody ever see this? Thomas Knight? Recluse, nut, genius, Alternator driven turbo
11-07-2006, 12:18 AM
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Three Wheelin'
It's basically a supercharger. Slapping on a turbo/supercharger is only half of the equation though...tuning a NA for boost would be a major pain in the a$$.
Novel idea, but I would insist on seeing a dynograph w/ AF before I shelled out $1500+ for a kit.
Novel idea, but I would insist on seeing a dynograph w/ AF before I shelled out $1500+ for a kit.
11-07-2006, 01:19 AM
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Burning Brakes
Woah... Thomas Knight. I havent heard that name in a while. TK (Now known as boosthead) used to produce turbocharger kits for the late model Mazda MX-6's and Ford Probes. He had alot of interesting implementations and ideas for the cars V6 model. His products never really caught on with the community since they were fairly expensive and the fan base wasnt really all that estiblished yet. Sometime probably 5 years ago or so he stopped making these kits, most likely to pursue his electric turbocharger. He then re-immerged with his electric turbo and a whole host of supercharger kits but his turbos days were long gone (Or atleast as far as the MX6/Probe were concerned).
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11-07-2006, 03:28 AM
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Yeah, just to reiterate, that is a supercharger.
People seem to forget that superchargers are belt driven compressors, beit screw type or rotary type. Turbo's run on exhaust gases, and seeing as the alternator doesn't put off exhaust, that'd be sort of hard to run a turbo off of.
People seem to forget that superchargers are belt driven compressors, beit screw type or rotary type. Turbo's run on exhaust gases, and seeing as the alternator doesn't put off exhaust, that'd be sort of hard to run a turbo off of.
11-07-2006, 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Fishey
Originally Posted by Matt O.
seems fishey...
I was also going to say snakeoil. Dudes, in the end if you're realizing you're going to spend $3000+ on turbocharging or supercharging, just replace the whole car.
11-07-2006, 07:39 AM
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Not that I am a proponent of this "snake oil" set up, personally I think it is ghetto, but 3K to properly add forced induction to a car is not a bad investment in my opinion. If your car is not worth investing that I agree you should get another one.
Not that I am a proponent of this "snake oil" set up, personally I think it is ghetto, but 3K to properly add forced induction to a car is not a bad investment in my opinion. If your car is not worth investing that I agree you should get another one.
