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jray3 · 05-20-2016, 01:15 PM

Thank you Green Hornet.
I had one of the Saturn VUE Green Line with the 36V BAS. Great little system that matched fuel economy with the much pricier Ford Escape (Prius) drivetrain. Only gripe was the redundant 12V starter- couldn't see why they didn't use the BAS for cold starts as well as hot restarts. Also, why include the 12V alternator rather than a 36-to-12V DC/DC converter?

Any links on your electric supercharger? I've got perfect real estate on my 6.9 IDI for one in place of the AC compressor.

05-20-2016, 01:15 PM	#75 (permalink)
jray3 Karmann Eclectric Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Graham, WA Posts: 165 Odysseus - '00 Honda Odyssey MR BEAN - '12 Mitsubishi i-MiEV SE Karmann Eclectric - '71 VW Karmann Ghia Electric Conversion BOB - '87 Ford 250 Lariat ext cab Thanks: 9 Thanked 90 Times in 51 Posts	Bas-yes Thank you Green Hornet. I had one of the Saturn VUE Green Line with the 36V BAS. Great little system that matched fuel economy with the much pricier Ford Escape (Prius) drivetrain. Only gripe was the redundant 12V starter- couldn't see why they didn't use the BAS for cold starts as well as hot restarts. Also, why include the 12V alternator rather than a 36-to-12V DC/DC converter? Any links on your electric supercharger? I've got perfect real estate on my 6.9 IDI for one in place of the AC compressor. __________________ 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, 112 MPGe 2000 Honda Odyssey 1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy 1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin 1983 Mazda RX-7 electric, 48 kW car show cruiser 1971 VW Karmann Ghia electric, 300 kW tire-smoker 1965 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet, 1600cc Have driven over 100,000 all-electric miles!