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Originally Posted by AmpEater
I wonder if there would be any way to drive a generator from the exhaust turbine insteading of pressurizing the intake. I think I recall hearing that BMW or somesuch company was experimenting with this. My understanding is that diesels handle backpressure better than gassers, so perhaps this would be a way to harvest further energy from the process. Now where can I get a generator good for 100,000rpm...hmm
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An alternator will go to 10,000, maybe 15. need to drive a slower pump backwards...hmm i wonder those 1980's air pumps would be metal or plastic inside?
somewhere i read the exhaust was used to help direct drive the wheels. i would look up how diesel electric works in locomotives. they forgot more than i'll ever know, about series setups. looking at the big picture if you can find a high pressure point on the front of your car, duct that to the intake. likewise connect a low pressure point on the rear of your car to the exhaust.