Variable Compression, Variable Displacement you decide

[Gary Derian]

I don't think this would be practical.  I think you would need an alternator
and motor in the 20 to 30 hp range!  Its best to have the correct size atmo
engine for the intended use.  Superchargers and turbochargers are only
useful if an auto company doesn't have the engine it wants.  Adding boost to
an existing car is cheaper than designing a new engine.
Gary Derian <gderian at cybergate.net>


Frederic Breitwieser wrote

>>It occurs to me, that you could make an electric supercharger (big one not
>>the little ones some have now) by putting a generator where you would
>>normally put the supercharger, and then putting an electric motor