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Old 06-25-2008, 06:07 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Or there's this: http://www.carpages.co.uk/news/tigers-22-09-05.asp which is basically a turbocharger driving a generator.
If it is basicly a turbo, then it's capturing energy from the exhaust pressure, heat is still wasted with a turbo.

Maybe still some net gain though... and I think within ecomodder scope like vtec-e says. Maybe a supercharger in reverse to drive an alternator?
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