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Old 03-16-2008, 06:50 AM   #5 (permalink)
AXMonster
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Good post LC. I see you have a lot of knowledge in all things aero Thanks for the advice.

One area I could envisage being used is a source of energy normally wasted; the exhaust. Not in the normal snese, but to drive a free running turbocharger that supplies compressed air to the blown slots. The intake for the compressor could be a section of the front of the vehicle in a high pressure area, making use of the high pressure and compounding it with 'wasted' energy from the exhaust.

I have a lot of spare turbochargers lying around. Selection will ultimately depend on providing a flow and pressure ratio that is achieveable without causing undue back pressure and reducing FE. A VNT turbo set to a couple of psi would self regulate and hopefully not overspeed... although they can handle up to 250k rpm these days.

I guess running insulated pipework from the engine bay up the A pillars and to the C pillars wouldn't be too arduous.
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