I know you guys would love to hear this. I emailed this Thomas Night guy who specializes in custom turbo kits. He has a lot of credibility in his line of work. Just read the email I copied from my mailbox.

"I dont plan on making any custom kits as a new supercharger has been
invented by myself and I am waiting for the patent protection I have
requested. Here is some info--you may be interested:
FOR THOSE CARS OUT THERE WITH NO PERFORMANCE PARTS, TURBO KITS,
SUPERCHARGER KITS--TAKE NOTICE:

INTRODUCING A REAL ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER BY THOMAS KNIGHT TURBOS. THIS HIGH
POWERED ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER MAKES OVER 5 PSI AND USES 10,000+ WATTS. THIS
ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER WILL ELIMINATE YOUR OPPONENTS WITH THE FLICK OF A
SWITCH. JUST LIKE NITROUS ONLY RECHARGING IS VIRTUALLY FREE.

In 2003 I am releasing an incredile invention that I am in the process of
patenting. It is an electric supercharger that actually works This unit is
12 inches in diameter and 15 inches long, so it is about the size of a
Vortech or Paxton. The projected costs of the unit is about $2200, and the
necessary installation parts will be an additional $500-$700. That means the
kit will total about $3000 for any car up to 3.5 liters, and will make 7 psi
which adds 50%-70% more power when combined with an exhaust and header. The
smaller the engine the more boost this unit can produce. The engine you have
will become larger as far as the airflow through it, so the stock exhaust is
way too resrictive. The electric supercharger produces 5 psi of boost and
350 cfm. A V8 would of course need two. I am in the process of getting the
patent and that should be in the spring-summer. My Avenger V6 2.5 made 119
front wheel hp stock, and with the E-SC at 7 psi and an upgraded exhaust I
jumped to 220 wheel hp. 15 seconds max bursts. Over 16 hp are needed to make
that much boost pressure and airflow.


THOMAS (GEOFF) KNIGHT
THOMAS KNIGHT TURBOS
22050 SW 155 AVE
MIAMI FL 33170
786-243-2000
BOOSTHEAD.COM
----- Original Message -----
From: <ricesoldier@attbi.com>
To: <tkturbo@bellsouth.net>; <tkturbo@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:24 AM
Subject: Heard a lot about you
> Hi,
> I've been to your site and i know you specialize in custom turbo kits
for
> those cars posted on boosthead.com, but I've wondered if you can custom
make
> one for any car such as my 1993 maxima. I know many people from
maxima.org who
> would love to have the convenience of a custom turbo setup. If their is
in
> need for more incentive i'm prepared to gather up as many maxima
enthusiasts as
> i can to part-take in a group buy.
> Charlie "

After visiting the site (www.boosthead.com) this dude seems legit'. Just hope this machine of his isn't like those ****ty looking "blowers" on Ebay. Well I thought you guys would like to know this, keep a heads up on all my maxima brothers.
Peace out

 

it's the samd junk on ebay....

 

the thing is 12 inches in diameter?! rather big unit to fit under the hood no? i dunno about this...like chris said...seems like ebay stuff

 

credibility? half of the links on his site down work or say "under development". seems to good to be true if you ask me.

 

for $3000.....spend your money on a REAL FI setup!

 

I wouldn't go as far as saying this is the same junk as on ebay. There are a few 'actual' working superchargers, like the ones www.turbodyne.com is producing. Have you heard of the 'assisted turbo' cars comming out? They're assisted by turbodyne's electric turbo. The electric turbo builds pressure down low where the turbo can't and then the turbo takes over.

Anyway, I wouldn't even take a second look at this product. Why? Not because it doesn't work, it probably does, but because you can only use it in 15 second bursts. The electric motor probably is used for 15 seconds then has to rest for 1/2 hour or more. Anyone who's going to spend $3,000 for 15 seconds of power is dumb. Ever heard of nitrous? Same sh*t different smell, but alot cheaper. Save your $3,000, add a little more and you can have full time power.

 

I agree nothing beats the real thing. $3000.00 is a lot of $$$$$, just add a little more for the real thing and the definite feeling which is priceless.

 

 

some of us would rather have 12" somewhere else than a $3000 electric blower
if you have a 3rd gen maxima and want boost...get a VQ and bolt some on or a car thats boosted from the factory

 

This subject comes around and around and refuses to die. You cannot create power without spending power. Turbo's use exhaust gasses and that's ALMOST free. Superchargers are normally driven by a belt or directly of the crank and consume horsepower. They more then make up for their loss though. So somebody says he can make an electric supercharger? Great. I'm no electrical engineer, but understand the principal without knowing the formulas. Each horsepower used to create boost has an equivilant wattage. It is NOT insignificant. I have had it explained to me before by an EE and it was in the order of 50-75 amps to make 4-5 psi. The alternator on your car usually is rated at a maximum of 75-90 amps. Some cars with LOTS of electrical do-dads have alternators up to 140 amps. You can see that getting that much power from the unit is not trivial.

Chaulk this one up as too good to be true....

 

10,000 watts? that's 13hp of electrical energy the thing will consume in a few seconds...

That's 833 AMPS of current drawn from your car's electrical system.. where the hell can all that power come from?

15 seconds at a time? try THREE before the battery is dead and the alternator blows.