on video DIY Electric Turbo: Sledgehammer Assembly

 Before we get into that, let’s have a recap on how a traditional turbocharger works. 

To quote a certain fuzzy haired car journalist “exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster”.

So what is this witchcraft?

A turbocharger’s purpose is to force air into the engine, hence the term ‘forced induction’. Inside a turbo are two impellers connected by a shaft, one is known as the ‘hot side’ which takes exhaust gases from the engine in order to rotate. As they’re connected, the compressor side, also known as the cold side, spins as well, drawing in air and compressing it. 

One of thes coolest inovations I've seen at the SEMA new products booth this past year.  Boost your engine up to 6 psi with one of these systems. similar to the phantom electric supercharger that was available for the BRZ FRS and GT86.  Designed and built in the Netherlands. electric boosting garett

Cleetus McFarland did a dyno test of this recently on a Chevy Cobalt.

 Before we get into that, let’s have a recap on how a traditional turbocharger works. 

To quote a certain fuzzy haired car journalist “exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster”.

So what is this witchcraft?

A turbocharger’s purpose is to force air into the engine, hence the term ‘forced induction’. Inside a turbo are two impellers connected by a shaft, one is known as the ‘hot side’ which takes exhaust gases from the engine in order to rotate. As they’re connected, the compressor side, also known as the cold side, spins as well, drawing in air and compressing it. 

One of thes coolest inovations I've seen at the SEMA new products booth this past year.  Boost your engine up to 6 psi with one of these systems. similar to the phantom electric supercharger that was available for the BRZ FRS and GT86.  Designed and built in the Netherlands. electric boosting garett

Cleetus McFarland did a dyno test of this recently on a Chevy Cobalt.