forced induction

[illiterate]

We are first timers. our team has been thinking of using an electric compressor as a forced induction device instead of turbo/supercharging. any piece of info, advice or experience would be very welcome

[illiterate]

We are first timers. our team has been thinking of using an electric compressor as a forced induction device instead of turbo/supercharging. any piece of info, advice or experience would be very welcome

[Korey Morris]

http://fsae.com/eve/forums?a=search&reqWords=electr...orum_scope=125607348 (http://fsae.com/eve/forums?a=search&reqWords=electric+supercharger&use_forum_scope=on&forum_scope=125607348)



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[KU_Racing]

heres a hint- before you worry about your motor making huge power, get it to run with good throttle response first.your goal as a first time team should be to build a car that is durable and compete in every event.

[drivetrainUW-Platt]

forced induction is way beyond the scope of first year teams, reliability is more important then speed at our competition.

[SpdRcr]

forced induction is DEFINITELY a challenge for a first year team. I think you will learn this once you get deep into the season...

im in my 2nd year of a 3 year old team. i remember being all excited when i heard the word 'turbo' or 'monocoque carbon fibre'

we are just getting our own differential in this years car and we have begun to master throttle response issues, engine tuning, and im more excited than ever. if you have any other questions feel free to ask.

and defintely use the search tool. youll find a lot of info.

[Blake_DFSAE]

We're a first year team too and we decided against it.

[Jersey Tom]

Up to you guys, but I advise against it. You'll have hell enough getting a reliable car together and will come up with ALL sorts of problems you never woulda thought of (happens to every team, every year).

Start with some stock FI system. From there you can try standalone/fully programmable ECU, maybe tie it in with some traction control, and down the line think about running some sort of compressor.

Gotta be able to control what you have before going for tons more raw power.