garrett electric turbocharger

Okay look at the site www.xsturbos.com
This is a Garrett turbo with an dc electric motor that can either run 3 psi boost at 12v or 5-6 psi at 24v. My question is since I know that just flipping a switch and running 5-6 psi at all times isn't right, if I put a heavy duty rheostat on it and hooked it to the throttle body where it would adjust the rpms of the motor as the engine revved would that work? And also at 5-6 psi I could get by with just an ecu reflash?

 

ummmm, garbage?

 

Did you look at it? Is not one of those fart fans. Its an actual turbo impeller. It looks legit.

 

LOL that has a LOW CFM RATE.

 

That my friend is what you would call a scam.

 

"sigh" yup my leaf blower mod still puts out more air.....


Ya a company like Garret with a long and great history of Turbo units building something like this...WOW.

 

Well damn. I want more power for my taco but I have limited funds and saving up.money for a real turbo is out of the question. Im wondering though, im running 33's if I rehearse to 4.88's would I get the power back I had with 31's. My current fuel mileage highway is 20 ish. I run about 1800-2000 rpms at 70 mph.which isn't too bad. But putt putting around town and in the hills drains my tank quick

 

Still didn't answer my question....regear? Yes or no?

 

Gotta watch that one, he's good at that

 

re gearing will get you added torque. 4.88s is pretty high for 33's IMO most people go with 4.10s or 4.56. IMO an electric turbo is not a good idea. It might cost less but the fact that an electric motor can go bad isnt ok in my book. In a regular gas driven turbo it just turns by the exhaust much more reliable IMO. You have to pay to play a S/C is going to get you power in a lower RPM range. You can pick a used one up for a few grand if you are mechanically inclined you can install it yourself.

 

Thanks for the input tostidos. Much appreciated. Well my truck comes stock with 4.10's so I might try the 4.56's if you think 4.88 is too high cause I dont wanna lose my low gear for hills and mud. I just don't know how or where to get a turbo manifold made and im worried about detonation from too much boost. I don't know what the ecu can manage without a urd system. I just want to blput like 5-7 psi boost. Could the ecu handle that if I reflashed?

 

The fact that their is porn links on the bottom of there page should throw up a red flag.

 

That's just targeted advertising. The interwebs are watching you. I get ads for outdoor equipment like tents and shit.

 

I see boobies at the bottom of the page. I wonder if anyone see's pictures of penis's? Not that there is anything wrong with that to each there own. What does everyone else see?

 

Well I talked to the supervisor from the toyota t-10 performance program at osuit technical college and he said to reflash the ecu all you have to do is disconnect the battery for 5 min and it will reflash it?

 

That's not a reflash, that's a reset.
It only clears codes (not all codes), but it also clears the buffers so if you have an inspection coming up, it won't pass for a week or more.
Some trucks will also idle like shit until the ECU relearns the throttle and fuel trims.

 

I saw that... At work.

 

^Googling only finds a rumor for the next-gen WRX/STI, which are due late 2013, still a year away.

BTW, this kit, even if it works, is meant for a very short duty cycle (drag strip run) followed by lengthy recharging. Its intended usage is more akin to NOS.

 

Okay. Hmm. So could someone enlighten me on what a reflash is?

 

A complete reprogramming of your ECU's memory from scratch.

It is comparable to a fresh reinstall of windows.