Bowie69 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Ironically the F1 had a BMW engine in it, then later they tied up with Mercedes to make the SLR.... I prefer the F1, beautiful car, but for a new one, the Senna is something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) Wow, big brother is watching me. Look what old classic appeared in my suggested items..... Some very bold claims and woolly language. Not one piece of evidence to back it up. Not to worry folks, it's RoHS compliant (amazing really as it isn't electronic). Oh, and it's CE marked which I can only assume means Chinese Export in this case..... Edited December 6, 2019 by monkie Spelling 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 .... Oh and its genuine because you wouldn't want any old tat under your bonnet magnetising your fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 All types of car & Benz? 50% reduction in emissions? Does that mean I can take a diesel into Bristol with this fitted? Stops scale build up too, like calgon! I must admit that petrol scale has always been a killer. Wonder if it works on electric cars too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, Cynic-al said: Wonder if it works on electric cars too? I think so... "quicker starts" so must have a proven effect on electric motors also. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I suppose there are 2 advantages to the electric super chargers. Firstly they're independent to the engine rpm so you can have any amount of boost at any rpm. So flat out and low revs and completely off at cruising speed so no electrical load which might give better mpg than having a super charger running all the time? Unless the super charger helps with efficiency enough 🤷♂️ Secondly if the car has a smart alternator under hard acceleration it can run the super charger at full boost and disconnect the alternator so all energy from the engine is going to the wheels then turn the alternator back on during cruising to replenish the battery. 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 16 hours ago, monkie said: Wow, big brother is watching me. Look what old classic appeared in my suggested items..... Some very bold claims and woolly language. Not one piece of evidence to back it up. Not to worry folks, it's RoHS compliant (amazing really as it isn't electronic). Oh, and it's CE marked which I can only assume means Chinese Export in this case..... Reported as a scam, I hope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Cynic-al said: I suppose there are 2 advantages to the electric super chargers. Firstly they're independent to the engine rpm so you can have any amount of boost at any rpm. So flat out and low revs and completely off at cruising speed so no electrical load which might give better mpg than having a super charger running all the time? Unless the super charger helps with efficiency enough 🤷♂️ Secondly if the car has a smart alternator under hard acceleration it can run the super charger at full boost and disconnect the alternator so all energy from the engine is going to the wheels then turn the alternator back on during cruising to replenish the battery. 🤷♂️ There's quite a few advantages with electric bits (PAS pumps, water pumps, etc.), the main one these days being packaging - you can put the thing anywhere it'll fit rather than having to bolt it where a belt can drive it, or in the case of a turbo fit it into the exhaust path. You can do a lot of cunning control to fill in flat spots, boost economy, prevent user abuse (my last company van had vicious torque and rpm limiting built in), etc. etc. As others said, there's hybrid turbos where they use electricity to fill in the gaps where there'd be no boost. ISTR Volvo were using a small tank of compressed air but that seems a bit limited to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 2 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: ISTR Volvo were using a small tank of compressed air but that seems a bit limited to me. You're right. It called power pulse I think on the D5 diesel. I was looking at that for my next car but the BIK was about £5k pa yet again forcing me down the route of another bloody hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Here is a good explanation of the power pulse technology on the Volvo D5 engine. Sounds like a good compromise to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Ford used a "tank" to infill the gaps with there "boost bumper"http://fordauthority.com/2017/12/how-ford-cheated-the-rules-with-the-2003-ford-focus-rs-wrc/ https://www.highpowermedia.com/Archive/the-surge-tank Edited December 7, 2019 by RedLineMike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 5 hours ago, RedLineMike said: Ford used a "tank" to infill the gaps with there "boost bumper"http://fordauthority.com/2017/12/how-ford-cheated-the-rules-with-the-2003-ford-focus-rs-wrc/ https://www.highpowermedia.com/Archive/the-surge-tank I love that Ford story. Proper ingenuity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The hydraulic plastic moulding machines at work used to do something similar to the ford tank. They called it an accumulator and during the parts of the cycle where the pump was idle, ie when your waiting for the plastic to cool, it would pump oil into the accumulator, then when it came to open the mould and eject the part, which takes a large volume of oil, it would release it. It would mean you'd have enough pressure to do 2 things at once too, like open mould and eject part or operate side moving hydraulic cores at the same time making for a faster cycle. They were a pain as the engineering inspection people considered them a pressure vessel and wanted to inspect them under puwer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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western Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Ha, ha, what a total waste of money 🙄🤔 is there a matching one to stick on the headliner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, western said: Ha, ha, what a total waste of money 🙄🤔 is there a matching one to stick on the headliner. Hold on a minute Ralph, I think you are being a little hasty here. Let's just consider this one more carefully - finally a sunshine roof for your Land Rover you don't have to Sikaflex inplace. I'll buy 2 please 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 And it will fit over the ribs in my roof without having to cut them..... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, monkie said: Hold on a minute Ralph, I think you are being a little hasty here. Let's just consider this one more carefully - finally a sunshine roof for your Land Rover you don't have to Sikaflex inplace. I'll buy 2 please My 110CSW already has a glass sunroof & it doesn't leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 ... yet 😆 Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, western said: My 110CSW already has a glass sunroof & it doesn't leak. No one likes a show off! 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, western said: My 110CSW already has a glass sunroof & it doesn't leak. Been on there for 20 years, never opened but doesn't leak . It'll start leaking this year now you know that don't you . Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 No it won't because I keep the seal clean & lubed with the castrol red grease for rubber items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Mine won't leak because I've cheated..... Aluminium plate and some dubious aluminium welding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, western said: No it won't because I keep the seal clean & lubed with the castrol red grease for rubber items. Only Land Rover owners could consider regular lubrication of sunroof seals a perfectly normal maintenance operation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Just now, FridgeFreezer said: Only Land Rover owners could consider regular lubrication of sunroof seals a perfectly normal maintenance operation Only (possibly - I may be wrong about this) land rover owners keep vehicles for decades, rather than scraping them when the vehicles are 7 years old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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