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]

man every time i get back from class, someone has to start it up again

i said no more but just had to resond to some nonsense. ok last post, and then im requesting a lock.

If you know how to run an experiment then run it properly. Dyno testing it with it powered/unpowered is worthless because its still in there and now creating an obtrusion to airflow. Nobody cares what it does unpowered, people would be interested in its gain powered vs. a short ram & CAI. If your going to run bogus tests like what MPH I am at mile-marker 88 then this entire experiment is a waste of time.

haha so let me get this straight. you want me to put on and take off a sri, cai, and the eram and take multiple dynos of them all at one dyno session. sorry aint gunna happen. but lets face it. no matter what results i get or how well i collect my data, its not going to convince you, lagos, manny, or anybody else that is so close-minded. being skeptical is ok (in fact its a necessary and great quality to have), but those who discount an idea before its been tested arent ever going to accept anything besides what they know. hell im still skeptical if it will work. thats why im TESTING it. take jay, its obvious hes very skeptical, but he appears to have an open mind about it. the rest of you are spouting your opinions as fact, and are already trying to discount any results i come up with.

now here was my dyno plan, take it or leave it. two trips to dyno:

1st session: run A-run my stock setup as is; run B- run my stock setup with kn replacement filter

tada, one variable

2nd session: run C- eram intalled (turned off) with kn filter; run D- eram installed (turned on) with kn filter

tada again, one variable between B and C, and one between D and C, and one between D and B. if you think about it, those 4 runs could provide a lot of info (for example, B vs C would show restriction of eram installed, B vs D would show relative improvement eram gained over the kn filter)

now i know they wouldnt be at the same time so atmospheric conditions would change a bit, but thats the best i could do without extra effort or a lot of runs (=money) to please you. but im sure its not good enough for you

this is just sad. sad that people know so little about cars that they will belive just about any claims a business will make. this is just like the "tornado" or some type of fuel line magnet that claims to save gas or the daily emails about pills that will make my penis larger. these things just dont work, plain and simple.

i know that a lot of you guys think .... " it will work! the swpers/turbo guys on here just think they are better then us". this is not the case at all, "we flame because we care". i dont want to see all of you guys wasting your hard earned money on this scam . go out and get an intake, exhaust, underdrive pully, light flywheel, timing advance, weight reduction, suspension, larger throttle body, etc... make the NA celica all it can be through proven methods instead of buying into scams on the internet.

you just wont stop will ya? you know whats really sad? how some of you who have swapped makes you think you know everything about how cars work. anybody can save 5k and swap. granted, you do know about the details of the 6g than me. but since you implied that i "know so little about cars," let me say that i can almost guarantee ive forgotten more about machine design and operation than youve ever known bud. you dont "flame because you care" you flame because you want everybody to think youre right. like i said, everytime you say you KNOW it doesnt work without proof thats just as bad as someone saying they KNOW it works without proof. by the way, dont compare this to the tornado or penis pills lol.

by the way, heres a thought experiment for you. what if you had a great idea for a product of some sort and you wanted to market it. lets say your product did something different that most people werent familar with. now with a market full of products that are scams, how would you market it to show people it works. its tough.