Post by TheAmazingJ on May 2, 2004 2:28:38 GMT -5
currently there is a product that warrents attention for aveo owners but i am unsure how much it will help. i need to see how it performs on my beetle befor i can draw conclusions. but judging from all the research i have done regarding electric supercharging so far, there are only 2, count em 2 systems that REALLY work, now there are alot of knock offs, dont get me wrong, but there are too, that i believe really work, and i have seen the customer testimonials to back it up. one is made by thomas knight, and is about as much as a regular turbo charger, but a bit easier to install and safer, and produces turbo like power levels, but its 2000$ us. and quite a complex system. theres another system and although not as powerful does produce, better horsepower percentages, than headers or intakes etc. for about 300 bux, u can purchase whats called an eram, it only produces 1lb of boost but it does yeald horse power to the wheels
i'll crunch the numbers for you
at 104 horse power (aveo, us spec) and figuring a 23% drive train loss (a bit high i do believe) your making somthing like 80.08hp to the ground, and have a power to weight ratio of somthing like 30.35 lbs per horsepower. thats on the lightest hatchback 5 speed.
now with the power added from the eram system (baisic system, not the twin in line system, 569$ us.) it goes up to 109.2 at the flywheel, and 84.084 hp at the wheels. now to those of u watching hte numbers thats 4(!!) hp to the wheels, not too shabby for 300 bux, and to show u the extent that other mods help, i'll crunch some of those too, and keep in mind thats 4 wheel hp~ with no other mods, no ground wires, no cat back, no ignition wires, or headers or cold air intakes.. and with a standard eram unit, not the dual.
ok, im taking numbers given by the eram website. but the customer testimonials and several other off site, non company site, customer testimonials tell me this thing worx, and the numbers seem pretty accurate, given what i know, so here goes.
109 with standard eram unit + (these numbers are on the low end) 7hp for headers + 10hp for car back system + 10hp for cams + 5hp for throttle body + 3hp for cold air intake = 144hp, and thats no ecu tuning, and not nos, or turbos (which are compatable with the eram unit by the way
it also dosent include porting or polishing the heads, wrapping the headers, or ignition work. so that being said, with a little work, the aveo can be a real screamer, and the same would apply for the kalos/swift i imagine. only in smaller numbers in some models. now i am unsure how good the cars feul system is, but if its like most systems, the feul system should hold up to 5-7 lbs boost without having to mod the motor, maybe have to add a fuel pressure regulator, but at 1 lb of boost the car should do fine!, now with all those other mods, u might want to add a fuel pressure regulator just to be safe but the eram unit would be a good first mod, since its stright foward and easy to install. but as i stated b4, i am jumping the gun a little, someone with 300 exta bux and an aveo should test it out. please if someone does, dont expect the world, after all its only one lb of boost, BUT! it should improve the overall driving experiance, by providing a slight boost in accelleration, and a more responsive ensing since the whole system spools up in like a 1/10th of a second, from the moment the pedal hits the floor.
also, just so u know heres the specs for the twin eram unit...
113 hp flywheel and 87.28hp at the wheels, thats a 7.smthn hp gain at the wheels, and to be honest, they measured their precentage gains, on a real dyno, AT THE WHEELS< so assuming that my estimates on the eram's effects are low, which they are. those are some great numbers. considering theyre prolly a noticeable difference in actual testing. so anyway. chek this product out and WATCH THE VIDEO! its incredible. heres the site adress!
www.electricsupercharger.com/super-eram.htm
TheAmazingJ
i'll crunch the numbers for you
at 104 horse power (aveo, us spec) and figuring a 23% drive train loss (a bit high i do believe) your making somthing like 80.08hp to the ground, and have a power to weight ratio of somthing like 30.35 lbs per horsepower. thats on the lightest hatchback 5 speed.
now with the power added from the eram system (baisic system, not the twin in line system, 569$ us.) it goes up to 109.2 at the flywheel, and 84.084 hp at the wheels. now to those of u watching hte numbers thats 4(!!) hp to the wheels, not too shabby for 300 bux, and to show u the extent that other mods help, i'll crunch some of those too, and keep in mind thats 4 wheel hp~ with no other mods, no ground wires, no cat back, no ignition wires, or headers or cold air intakes.. and with a standard eram unit, not the dual.
ok, im taking numbers given by the eram website. but the customer testimonials and several other off site, non company site, customer testimonials tell me this thing worx, and the numbers seem pretty accurate, given what i know, so here goes.
109 with standard eram unit + (these numbers are on the low end) 7hp for headers + 10hp for car back system + 10hp for cams + 5hp for throttle body + 3hp for cold air intake = 144hp, and thats no ecu tuning, and not nos, or turbos (which are compatable with the eram unit by the way
it also dosent include porting or polishing the heads, wrapping the headers, or ignition work. so that being said, with a little work, the aveo can be a real screamer, and the same would apply for the kalos/swift i imagine. only in smaller numbers in some models. now i am unsure how good the cars feul system is, but if its like most systems, the feul system should hold up to 5-7 lbs boost without having to mod the motor, maybe have to add a fuel pressure regulator, but at 1 lb of boost the car should do fine!, now with all those other mods, u might want to add a fuel pressure regulator just to be safe but the eram unit would be a good first mod, since its stright foward and easy to install. but as i stated b4, i am jumping the gun a little, someone with 300 exta bux and an aveo should test it out. please if someone does, dont expect the world, after all its only one lb of boost, BUT! it should improve the overall driving experiance, by providing a slight boost in accelleration, and a more responsive ensing since the whole system spools up in like a 1/10th of a second, from the moment the pedal hits the floor.also, just so u know heres the specs for the twin eram unit...
113 hp flywheel and 87.28hp at the wheels, thats a 7.smthn hp gain at the wheels, and to be honest, they measured their precentage gains, on a real dyno, AT THE WHEELS< so assuming that my estimates on the eram's effects are low, which they are. those are some great numbers. considering theyre prolly a noticeable difference in actual testing. so anyway. chek this product out and WATCH THE VIDEO! its incredible. heres the site adress!
www.electricsupercharger.com/super-eram.htm
TheAmazingJ
