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The e-ram produces 750cfm, according to the manufacturer. Even half of that would be good enough. This is more than sufficient for a 1.6L engine. To figure:
1.6L * 0.0353cf/L * 7000RPM *0.5 (4-stroke) = 197.7CFM @ 7000 RPM. A household fan will get this, no problem. The problem with this analysis is pressure. Making an analogy to electricity, you have the measurement for amperage without voltage.
Of coarse, to provide boost, you need more air than that. You can figure it out with the ideal gas laws, but it isn't that much more for a psi of boost.
I agree with you on the turbo vs. supercharger thing. It appeals to my desire to steal from wasted energy (hot expanding gases vented to atmosphere. It really is the way to go if you are a mechanic and have the bucks. I am not, and have not.
As for the grounding thing: I didn't really believe it would work. It was a free Friday night with no plans and some wire laying around. I was shocked with the results. Makes me wonder why Nissan didn't do a better job grounding the car in the first place. It was essentially free and kinda fun to do.
Any of you folks with a turbo ever dyno run it with just a few pounds of boost? I figure data like this would be hard to find outside of a manufacturer. After all, who buys a turbo and runs it at 1-4psi?
Get me my leafblower, SRV1, and I'll take out that 'stang! Gerr! (Read: sarcasm.)
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