Speaking of turbos and superchargers.....

[soltwede@privateI.com (Night Shadow)]

Isn't this what those Z-engineering supers are for the VR6 cars?
Eurosport sells them (www.eurosportacc.com)

Eric

On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Allyn wrote:

> I believe turmat was a belt/gear driven centrifugal compressor. Basically one half of a turbo
> directly driven from the engine. The problem with it is that a large step-up in rpm is necessary
> (~10x). Also you dont get the same smooth torque curve of a supercharger due to using a centrifugal
> pump vs. positive displacement. You dont get any lag as in turbo lag, but you do get lower boost at
> low rpm (as compared to supercharger), since centrifugal pumps delta-p is squared as compared to
> shaft speed. The method by which a supercharger creates its boost pressure is directly controlled by
> the length of the induction piping and the flow rate difference between the charger and the engine.
> Al
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 7:31 AM
> Subject: Speaking of turbos and superchargers.....
> 
> 
> > Whatever happened to the turmat?  I remember reading about it
> > 8-9 years ago or so.  It was supposed to be some great new
> > induction device with the good points of turbos and superchargers
> > in one package, or that's what I seem to recall.  Haven't heard
> > a word about them since that one and only article.  Guess I'll have
> > to dig out the old VW&P and ECs.
> >
> >
> >
> > John C. Worden
> > Bucksport, Maine
> >
> > '98 Dakota 4x4-Just rolled 100K
> > '86 Scirocco 8V-
> > '81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
> > '78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.
> >
> 
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Eric
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