Variable Compression, Variable Displacement you decide

[Sandy]

At 12:33 PM 2/18/98 -0500, you 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
[huge snippage]

>>WARNING 2 Cents worth comming<<

I think the concenses was that a 50 Hp (or what ever) electric motor would
be a bit on the large and heavy side. What was wrong with Turbo's and the
plethora of Vortec style supercharges. They seem to work pretty well on
ba-zillioons on cars. Have a problem with turbos, ask any Buick GN owner
how well they work, have a problem with Vortec superchares ask any 'stang
owner. The problems with both usually end up being poor tuning, and poor
matching of components... both are art forms in themselves.

Sandy