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save your pennies... - JackoliciousLegs - 06-16-2004

[Image: 200406h2renesisturbo.jpg]

Car and Driver Magazine is reporting Mazda will unveil the Electric-motor-assisted turbocharger at the October 2005 Tokyo Auto Show. We give this rumor a good, about 70%, chance of being true.

This concept is the one that was first used on the Hydrogen RX-8 concept at the 2003 Tokyo Autoshow. The electric-motor-assist turbocharger is used to maximize the effectiveness of forced induction throughout the RPM range. At low engine speeds, beginning at approximately 1000 rpm, an electric motor operates to assist the turbocharger and increase induction efficiency. At high rpm, the turbocharger is driven in a traditional fashion, by the flow of exhaust gas alone.

We will have to wait to see what surprises Mazda has for us at the 2005 Tokyo Autoshow. Note that there is no Tokyo autoshow in 2004, as Tokyo plays host to a large commercial vehicle show. Expect to see more rumors circulate around the web for the next sixteen months. We will try to report on the best ones.

- .RJ - 06-16-2004

b00st ownz j00

- Feersty - 06-16-2004

That is very cool, can't wait to see the progression.

- REED - 06-16-2004

way to steal my would-be post....of course if i had a job sitting around on AIM all day i guess i would have been able to post about it

- Feersty - 06-16-2004

Yeah REED, you need to increase your post count.

- Mike - 06-16-2004

REED Wrote:way to steal my would-be post....of course if i had a job sitting around on AIM all day i guess i would have been able to post about it

As the wise Dojorimagato Maeng once put it - "Don't hate us cause you ain't us."

- Maengelito - 06-16-2004

MichaelJComputer Wrote:
REED Wrote:way to steal my would-be post....of course if i had a job sitting around on AIM all day i guess i would have been able to post about it

As the wise Dojorimagato Maeng once put it - "Don't hate us cause you ain't us."

i dont know what "Dojorimagato" means, but i'll assume it means "one that engages in coitus with RJ's mom."

- .RJ - 06-16-2004

lol....

- Evan - 06-16-2004

Quote:Electric-motor-assisted turbocharger
ROFL! Electric turbos y0!

- REED - 06-16-2004

Feersty Wrote:That is very cool, can't wait to see the progression.

im sorry ill start posting useless dribble and random comments in every forum to boost by post count :wink:


by the way - this turbo RX-8 better come in the form of MazdaSpeed, cause those cars are drool-a-rific

can anyone enlighten me as too how the electric motor assists the turbo, does it just spin the little "fan" type thinger, thus reducing turbo lag...

- Dave - 06-17-2004

REED Wrote:little "fan" type thinger,
nice
just playin Reed Big Grin

Maengelito Wrote:i dont know what "Dojorimagato" means
I believe that "Dojorimagato" stands for "one who suffers IBS and uncontrollable drooling due to terminal boost rot"

- Maengelito - 06-17-2004

Dave Wrote:
Maengelito Wrote:i dont know what "Dojorimagato" means
I believe that "Dojorimagato" stands for "one who suffers IBS and uncontrollable drooling due to terminal boost rot"

this would also be accurate

- mrbaggio - 06-17-2004

MichaelJComputer Wrote:"Don't hate us cause you ain't us."

That is some funny shit.

I was under the impression that electric turbos suck and don't really work. Is this overcome by the hybrid design. Smart people chime in.

-Justin

- .RJ - 06-17-2004

Electric turbos with currently available battery/energy storage/alternator dont work, within any cost restraints.

I'm sure it could work, but an exhaust driven snail is simpler, cheaper, and more efficient.

I would be interested to see how this works though - could be accomplished with a sequential setup, although the 3rd gen RX7's sequential setup was a clusterfuck of colossal proportions.

- JackoliciousLegs - 06-17-2004

Well, Mazda hit the nail on the head with the RX8 and hopefully, they'll deliver an equally impressive mazdaspeed version.

- Mike - 06-17-2004

JackoliciousLegs Wrote:Well, Mazda hit the nail on the head with the RX8

I'd beg to differ :?

- G.Irish - 06-17-2004

MichaelJComputer Wrote:
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:Well, Mazda hit the nail on the head with the RX8

I'd beg to differ :?

Well they seem to be selling well so that's good but they fell flat on their face with the power output. Hopefully they'll get the Mazdaspeed version right.

- JackoliciousLegs - 06-17-2004

MichaelJComputer Wrote:
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:Well, Mazda hit the nail on the head with the RX8
I'd beg to differ :?
Have you looked at them closely? They are great cars.

- .RJ - 06-17-2004

Doesnt matter if they're great cars when you look closely, if it still looks funny when you stand back and look at it.

- Mike - 06-17-2004

JackoliciousLegs Wrote:
MichaelJComputer Wrote:
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:Well, Mazda hit the nail on the head with the RX8
I'd beg to differ :?
Have you looked at them closely? They are great cars.

Honestly, I don't want to get very close.

a) it might blow up (kidding)
b) they're not very fast...
c) they're butt ugly