Thread: Thomas Knight Xfire Aftermaket Turbo
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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Default Re: Thomas Knight Xfire Aftermaket Turbo
Originally Posted by dynamicS
Well let's say for grins, that there is a centrifugal supercharger available that will easily bolt up to the XF, and it comes with every part required to get the job done, my question is...How much would people be willing to pay for such a kit that drops into the Limited Crossfire?
This is exactly the problem with a custom system for so many cars. The cost is prohibitive to build a Paxton, Vortech, etc. And there is no space. It would require a tremendous number of mods to many accessories, and cutting of sheet metal. etc to fit a centrifugal belt drive unit on the Crossfire. I went to my local Chrysler dealer today to see if there was a Crossfire demo I could buy and use to design a kit. At first it appears there is room, but it is impossible to fit anything but a Rotrex in there, and it would be tight no matter what. Paxton, Vortech, etc are too thick to fit. I would up buying a new Durango V6 as there is a large demand for belt drive power and the kit is very simple to design. We purchased a new Magnum last month to do the same. A post by Timelord reflects the manner in which electric power is changing every week. With Li-poly batteries and 3-phase brushless motors, a super-efficient design is possible right now. But a 10KW electric motor spinning 65k costs $1,000. Add the $1,000 controller, the machining for the impeller and housings, Lipoly bats for $2,500, a DC-DC 12-60VDC converter ($1,000), and you reach $5k immediately. Three years ago this cost $10,000 to build (I did one), and it is already half the cost. If a brush-type high efficiency motor were to replace the standard motor on the ESC, and the bats were replaced with li-poly in a few years, the run time would quadruple and the recharge time would be 25% of what it is now. The basic BDT head unit will remain as it is for at least 4 years, as it is right at 80% efficient -- better than any centrifugal supercharger available with only a rare exception.
 
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