the e-ram, my experience Options

[celicaST]

ok, first off, this is NOT a thread to debate whether this product is beneficial or not (ill put that to rest soon enough). ive argued the idea of an electric supercharger on the other thread, so NONE of that here. plus i guarantee you will lose the argument this thread is to document my experience with this controversial product. i realize im taking a gamble, but for $300 i figured i might as well. i wouldnt have bought it unless i was confident it would work. this is what im getting for those who dont know. it is a 833watt, 25000rpm motor capable of delivering 800 CFM in free air
2006 e-ram
it will be installed between the throttle body and the existing stock airbox so as to retain cold air intake. so ill be the guinea pig, and i will post my honest impressions after installation. before you ask, i will dyno only if i can find one nearby, and for a good price. if youre so inclined for proof, feel free to paypal me the expense
also, if all goes well, i plan to run the motor at 16.2 volts to increase its power to 1135 watts to increase boost pressure.

This post has been edited by celicaST: Feb 14, 2006 - 1:04 AM

[celicaST]

wow, look at all this action i missed last night obviously none of you read what i have written twice now. that is too keep the debate out of this thread. or, im guessing you have read it, but have chosen to disrespect me. talk about some self-control.

guy, if you wanna talk area under the curve, i got that one covered too.
like dustin said, your basicly paying about 100$ per HP with the eram.
i spent about 3500 on my turbo kit, and thats spending in a LOT of places i didnt have to.

thats about a 90whp gain and 100+ft lbs...
that right there cost me basicly 35$ per hp...you tell me, which is more cost effective.
im sorry man, the e-ram is NOT gonna give you what a GOOD intake, header and exhaust is.

another impressive dyno, but absolutely no relavence to this topic.

i got some math for you


Eram + Celica = Slow Car

stop it, please. youre embarrassing yourself. now before you reply that im embarrassing myself for buying this, stop and read all of my posts. this is for fun, and its just to see if this product works, and i intend to do so.

How are you planning to prove to people if this thing does work? Are you saying people should just take your word for it or are you gonna show some testing results (i.e dyno tests, videos or your runs w/ and w/out the eram, or g-tech testings).

good question, although i would hope people would take my word for it, i know thats not the case. im not working for eracing and i wouldnt want anybody else to waster 300 bucks if thats what happens to me. i will look for a dyno around here, but i wont if it its too much of an inconvenience, im not here to please everyone else i will post speedometer videos of it disconnected/connected, and my review will be detailed. again im not expecting drastic performance increase, however, i believe for 300 bucks it will produce more gains than exhaust, headers, intake would. anybody coming to the colorado meet can try it for themselves (hopefully by then ill be running it at 16.2volts and 1135 watts). i dont have a g-tech. i will make an effort to get a dyno done, because im interested in the actual results myself.

Take your word for it? Surely, you don't expect people to do that. You sound very knowledgable in the scientific method. Can you imagine a scientist saying "I just found the cure to cancer but I can't demonstrate it to you - just take this pill - its only $300"?

jay, thats why i said "i know thats not the case." trust me, i will document my results the best way i can, and i will post all data i have collected before i post my personal impressions.

you have no proof it creates 3 hp.

for all i know it might not even create any. so that is why its pointless argueing any further about eram, but to create our minds open on this topic.

what do you mean i have no proof? the dynosheet is right on the first page, taken right from the eram site.
and BTW, im not arguing, just providing information, so that before all the kids on this site look at this post and say OHHHH imma gain MAD tizight hp yo, they might think about it seriously for a minute.
i mean really. your BEARLY gonna even feel 3-4whp..hell, i can see a 3-5whp diffrence from RUN TO RUN on the dyno. with no changes.

guy, do you "tune" your car when you put on an exhaust? or intake?
i mean really, how much can you "tune" for 3hp? LMAO
regardless whether its a celica or a mr2, the gains will be VERY close, if not the same.
ohh and BTW...if this thing actually did create "boost"
youd throw a code, and the car will run like junk, because of the map sensor.

first of all, the significance of a 3hp gain depends on the car at hand. 3hp on a 7afe is going to be felt more as a change than an enzo. so in other words, its the percentage gain that matters. and remember, a 3-5hp gain at all rpms is quite different than a 3-5 hp spike at a certain rpm. now, i know 3hp isnt going to be a big difference one way or the other. however, we dont know what it will produce, so lets quit arguing. please just respect my thread, you are a grown man, and wait until i post results.

*also, remember im in colorado, which is one of the reasons im more confident in buying it. because the air density is already 12.5% lower than at sea level, any boost this does create will be well with the ecus data map.

Just wait and see, pointless arguing is not going to show the dyno results, or how much he is spending per hp.

~snap

exactly.

This post has been edited by celicaST: Feb 15, 2006 - 11:25 AM