Cleetus Mcfarland is wrong about electric turbos!

Cleetus Mcfarland recently tested a cheap ebay electric turbo and it did not go well. Cleetus declared that electric turbos do not work and that is where I beg to differ. My electric turbo (Phantom electric supercharger) does work and in this video I show the differences between what Cleetus tested and what I have.
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[@TwoTrakMind]

Cletus never made a blanket "all electric turbos are bad" assessment. He just said (and showed) that the one he got was worthless.

[@stealthjuni]

exactly he said the one he had was to small for his motor so worked worst

[@waifuracer6516]

he hooked it up backwards to the battery. Watch the video again

[@Gavinmo123]

Jon Doe damn bro you good?

[@thetruthpal9235]

@@jondoe6926 you're a boy pussy

[@stoneschweitzer7738]

Jon Doe you’re just mad that your electric turbo is shit and you can’t even beat civics

[@bfkarger]

I am not going to fault a guy for trying very hard and actually creating some boost. SO much math isn't being used, explained, or probably understood here, but generally, it worked. It makes me happy to see others venture out of the norm.

[@metascopeinitiatives2550]

This was actually very informative. Thank you for the upload, Sir.

[@Blaznchicken]

Someone didn’t watch the whole video

[@g.g4816]

883 of them ...

[@timlinder7894]

If you watch his whole video he even says that it won't work on big engines like V8 but it might work on smaller engines is what he said but if I had either one in front of me to choose to pick I would go with the wheel thing

[@BriansRCStuff]

Congrats, your car is now almost as quick as a Honda Pilot! Good job!

[@youtubeisbroken241]

As a previous frs owner. I believe he made the thing slower. His 0-60 was worse than mine was when it was stock. I watched a video of him driving around and doing pulls. I forget but I think I times his 0-60 at a little over 7 seconds. Nearly a second slower than what road and track did For way less than the money he spent, I bought a Cobb access port, catless headers, and I made my own intake tube/ducting. The thing was still slow but it ripped compared to this thing.

[@youtubeisbroken241]

Snaab92 lmao he actually did make his car slower than a mom suv

[@michaelwielenga8809]

@@youtubeisbroken241 your a fucking idiot if you honestly think this made the car slower. and i wouldn't be surprised that you guys are idiots for thinking that at all

[@strattuner]

@@michaelwielenga8809 don't get angry,there are people on the internet that are paid to knock a product,if electric turbo's were perfected,you got any idea how many companies would go belly up,least of all those who sell tig setups,and mig guns and host of companies gone,just gone,electric everything is the only thing that will fit under the hood of most of these golf carts made today,i don't like any new car,they are a compromise,nothing beats first design,after 1975 most cars were jokes,that includes the vette,ever work on a car made after 1980,that's right 4 miles of wire and a supplement electrical owners manual of schematics,and you need them to repair anything but a oil change and battery installation,the way of the future is like your wiper blades ,PLASTIC AND UNRELIABLE

[@Goyxrd3]

@@youtubeisbroken241 yep I used to have a brz and if I shifter right I could get it down to 5.4 -5.8seconds with a 93 octane tune, headers, tomes catback exhaust, throttle controller module and bigger injectors. Even stock it did 0-60 in 6.4 seconds

[@smahring]

Between you and Jelke and the torqamp guys definately moving afforable power gains to great lengths! Keep it up!

[@subie24gonzales94]

My fart got more boost than your electric turbo lol

[@alfredflores4017]

😂😂😂

[@micahlawton]

I’m dying

[@pedromorales8099]

💀💀💀💀

[@gregwilson3173]

great video mate , very well presented , good to see the unmolested exhaust , boost when you want it without upsetting exhaust flow

[@timothybayliss6680]

I don't know where to start. The Audi system electric supercharger is used roughly the same way as yours, to eliminate turbo lag from the two exhaust driven turbochargers on the engine. It uses a 7kw motor. Guessing by the size of the wires on your setup and the controller size, your is max 2kw. They have also done this because the exhaust driven compressors can be more efficient in their operating range as they no longer have to function at the very bottom of the engine rpm scale. The compressor and motor are also water cooled because of the amount of heat that is generated during use, something you outright ignore. You have said that your boost trails off to 2psi at the top of the range and given these are relatively fixed displacement supercharger and flow nearly the same air independent of engine rpm, the most you are probably getting is about 30hp. Given the wide range of rpm that Cleetus performed on the mustang and that for most of the pull the mustang was below the power output of a factory frs, this mustang engine does not flow more air in any appreciable way than a stock engine in an frs, something your car is not. Your setup on this mustang would have nearly the same results as on your car, starting at about 5psi and tapering to 2psi at peak, netting about a 30hp gain. Closer to 25 on a dynojet, but this is ballpark figures, both engines have mass airflow meters and you could look at the voltage and know with a high degree of precision how much air each engine is actually moving. There is no point to debate this, the 4.6l mustang engine flows nearly the same air as the 2.0l frs engine. In the cleetus video they acknowledge the voltage problem and vow to use a boostapump to push as much as twenty volts through the controller, something your setup does when the batteries sag, something that would probably not change the result. Considering you can buy an FA20Dit for less than two grand and this gives you at least 50hp, and a short block that can hold more than 400 at the tires, your $2k for ten second 30hp bumps so your Siena slow sports car can safely merge onto a highway is kinda lost on me.

[@drrightwing4435]

You should go watch cleetus’ recent Torq Amp vid. Pretty interesting

[@yume8380]

Beautiful, clean and easy to install no doubt, hopefully the prices for these kits will go down as more and more companies sell them.

[@joels7605]

It's an extremely clean build. I love the look of it.

[@modelnutty6503]

@@joels7605 agree, and like others, I think it should be a larger unit in there.

[@mistarnzo4556]

3:51 electricical

[@hook937]

So you click bate Cleetus's name, try to run it through the mud, spent 2K on an electric turbo (which i might add would cover the cost of hanging a real turbo off any car with some fab stills), electrical nightmare, and can't even provide dyno videos of your own car to prove your theory...Real stand up guy

[@xsixinfantryx]

Yeah, I'd say this guy is dumb as a box of rocks, but then that wouldn't be fair to the rocks. He proved not a thing. Electric turbo's do nothing more the restrict air and make noise. I wonder how many guys like this are driving their rice cars around with these things thinking they have a top fuel drag car. So fucking stupid.

[@thefinalgrind]

"This entire system I've payed less than 2k$" Meanwhile PFI has been tuning 500$ ebay kits on Hondas for the last 4years making 800hp... Lol.

[@codygochenour6661]

Exactly

[@danielhilgersom304]

Does that fit a GT86?

[@youtubeisbroken241]

There are plenty of eBay turbo kits for the fa20. It’s also incredibly easy to use the m90 supercharger from early 2000s chevys and build some nice power

[@bertharamirez4829]

Faxxs

[@jr540123]

True but this the type of mod that requires no fab, no strange piping. No extra work to the exhaust and creates no attention to a otherwise stock car, All the power so to speak and none of the drama when a piggy see's you.

[@poporockpatuk7147]

thats make sense..thanks for let us know how to install n what should we need to make it works.. i love it..

[@dot_boi]

Interesting! Id love to see more higher boost builds with this. Did you ever run into issues with the turbo creating a restriction in your air intake while its off? I've run to issues before with a regular turbo, but the bearings were shot so it would not turn at idle; creating a huge intake restriction and a extremely rich idle.

[@carculturenation2166]

no matter what a turbo or supercharger will restrict the air intake not sping or spinning a little from intake air and even to the point the are powered they will still restrict intake air until they start to make about 2 to 3 lbs of boost to equal out tge factory power. so if this man dont have that thing going until 75% throttle then he is killimg the engine at anything low thottle which would make tgat engine suffer. If you are lokking for your car to run normal until he wanted full throttle power for those little gains he couldve save a bunch of money and ran a wet nitrous kit whixh you can get for 3 to 500 bucks and it can be tuned to the car and give you power only at full throttle or less. also you can make it r7n really efficiently if only running a 40whp gain its super safe that low with notrous on up to 100whp shot for most engines. niteous can be tuned. What this guy is showing on a dyno is tge fact a dyno is just a tool. it meant to say if your car make 120hp for example that when they tune or fix the issues that the car may be having a dyno shows there is power gains sometimes just from fixing a issue. also you have STD AND SAE dyno numbers. one number is the number this particular brand dyno shows which is a real number the other is a corrected number and the shops for youtubers or shops try8ng to lie to guys they are tuning or a guy just trying to show big numbers the shop can type in estimated hp loss due to drivetrain loss. which is retarted for ppl to believe those numbers if they dont understand how the numbers work because a mid engine car because the power goes from engine trans through axles they caculate 10 to 15% drivetrain loss depending shops ppl etc. but a front engine rear wheel drive car the engine makes power then driveshaft then rear and some say then axles then tire and dependind wheel/tire can be its owns losses so a guy can say 20% to 40% loss which us as ppl watching a video we just see hp so it can make a 195whp car look either 20% boosted or 40% higher than the crank/engine hp. which is dumb because rear whel drive you lose power yes. but we should go by non corrected number which will look low. lets say you take 707hp dodge challenger hellcat to the dyno. 707 is usually the hp at the engine. but at the wheels with correction a guy can make is 707 or 800hp. without correction its gonna show us the truth of whats at the wheels and with drivetrain losses the hellcat can be 600 to 625whp but that is the REAL number of wat the car actually pushes out of the rear wheels to the street. HUGE to a person that knows but ppl that dont know its l8ke well thats a small n8mber. hell thats the truth number no lie

[@ENDLESSPOSSIBILITIESAUTO]

It's not even the same car on the dyno!!!

[@juliansdiamonds]

GREAT VIDEO!!!! I really wanted to know more about this. Did you need to tune the car??? I want to try one on my car, but it's a honda accord (V6) do you think that would still work?

[@benwan5425]

Get a real turbo don’t waste ur money

[@WalkyourcrankDSM]

Wow.. I can't believe this guy. 2 grand for an electric turbo? I need to get in the business of making shit like this that people buy...

[@alfonzo9289]

He probably got it for free and is promoting it. No one would pay that much for that little of gains. In replacement of a turbo system that is tried and true.

[@wes89]

F1 cars use electronically assisted turbos. You dont wait for boost, motor spools it, then it turns off and functions like a normal turbo. They are insane. Instant boost.

[@jynxd420xxx7]

@@wes89 but can you buy it on eBay 🤣😂

[@Ahmedkhaled-ev1jw]

@@jynxd420xxx7 no but they are so simple you can literally make them yourself

[@RexinOridle]

The main point of forced induction is to increase overall air density. Higher pressure with high intake temp doesn’t really do a lot of good to the engine. That’s where the intercooler comes in.

[@aydenowens9522]

I would argue that compressing the air increases the air density. Also, as he stated in the video, he doesn't have hot side. The intake is getting its air from the air box which is right up front. That's not to say its not gonna get some heat from the engine but it certainly wont be hot when powered.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

@@aydenowens9522 The heat is generated in the compression of the intake air. There is no such thing as air compression without heat.

[@sundarAKintelart]

That's the idea I think will work good. Simple and efficient. The switch for the motor could be shifted from beneath the pedal to the throttle activating lever on the engine itself. To add, if the speed of the motor for the charger can be controlled by a variable speed device as the throttle is opened or closed, that would be even better ...

[@Gk2003m]

Ok, this is what I was looking for: a correctly applied electric supercharger. Thanks.

[@harleyholic7527]

*Gets gapped by a real turbo car* "My batteries were low bro"😂

[@youtubeisbroken241]

My frs that had a power robbing automatic transmission was faster than his. All I had done was a cat delete, home made intake, and a proper tune. It sure as hell wasn’t fast but honestly I think my wife’s old versa pulled about as hard as frs does in his test drive videos. I’d love to see a head to head between him and a bone stock frs.

[@michaelwielenga8809]

@@youtubeisbroken241 no the fuck it wasnt lol photomikes frs would have blown you fucking doors off idiot

[@fsmdanimal]

Here's a question. I noticed on the video by Cleetus of the Torque Amp they had good results as you did with the Phantom. The problem I see is the reduction in airflow when not engaging the electric 'turbo'. Has anyone installed a gate system to take care of this? Considering on doing one of these on my motorcycle, but don't want the reduced intake airflow when not using the boost. As far as charging, one could also charge from a plug-in charger as needed. I mean, if the battery can provide 4 minutes of boost, that's plenty for some fun here and there... it's not like you're gonna hold the boost down for 4 minutes straight... probably 10 second boosts as needed.

[@nukedenclaveoilrig-remnant1136]

y-coupling was the solution i did. your cold air or short ram intake on one end then the electric supercharger on the other. this is so when it's not enegaged, there is not an obstruction of air.

[@mcm95403]

When you're at low throttle and load, you'd be shocked how little airflow you need for normal driving. Personally, I'd use a switch on the shifter so you can get instant and full boost at any engine RPM.

[@bobford9320]

Nice clean install! liters do make a difference you will get more boost on a 4cylinder you would need a bigger turbine for a V8 to produce more boost

[@crouchingturtle6351]

This is his exact explanation at the 12:00 mark

[@Damienmckay1985]

In the past he used a different electric turbo on a cobalt and recently used twin electric turbos that did actually work

[@wes89]

That's why the pros use electronically assisted turbos. Has a clutch that allow exhaust gases to continue but the electric motor produces boost anywhere you want it.

[@seaham3d695]

This is the best video I have seen to describe this.

[@TheFreak111]

How did you make this half turbo housing electric motor combination? Or did you buy it premade?

[@sjddjs]

Great video!!! U just gve me hope!

[@chicago_beats]

Cleetus crew did say maybe on a 4 cylinder motor But this is good to know

[@curtishill6490]

Cleetus made two videos I thought and the electric turbo worked well in his video. It made a big difference when they were riding around as they all seemed surprised on how well it works.

[@WeNeedLights]

Are we going to ignore the fact that the FRS is red in the driveway and black on the dyno?

[@davewalkerden]

on the dyno the video is displayed in Black & White. Just so you know, there's no red in Black & White

[@lowdobby4046]

It wasn’t even the same car... if you listen he says it is a similar car to his. Still I don’t see it being the future or turbos or whatever he’s claiming lol

[@collincreeden2862]

@@davewalkerden the Dyno video was not black and white lol, you can clearly see red in the air intake, the taillights and the toolboxes.

[@JohnSmithKillFeds]

That's from the Cletus McFarland video

[@youtubeisbroken241]

John Jacobs wow..... no it wasn’t..... but even it if were, it’s clearly a different car. The douche in the video has even acknowledged this on other comments

[@photosynthesis_by_pete4006]

BRILLIANT EXPLANTION. Thanks from the land down Under. I am trying cheap mods for my OLD RIG. I reckon this will work 4 me. KODUS TO U. CHEERS

[@thajuggalosteve7026]

You know what would be cool? Is if you told us what you bought and where. Thank you

[@isaacshively6705]

The one he has is a Phantom, you want a torqueamp... They are more money but run off a 48v battery and can make 1.0 bar

[@chicago_beats]

Ebay

[@MrAlan1828]

I like this video. Its been awile but do you have a list of components so I can purchase simular so I can fit it in my 2001 PT Cruiser Non Turbo?

[@Suisk8]

I've never seen a working forced induction system that dosen't demand MORE FUEL under boost. Without it you can't make any significant power gain and also a recipe for problems as too lean isnt healthy..

[@mikeschneider634]

Suisk8- most factory computers can adjust fuel trims for low boost. Computer sees lean condition and adds more fuel in milliseconds to get it back where it needs to be. Just because you’ve never seen it doesn’t make it impossible. You’ve probably never even tried it. The limitation would be maxing out the stock injectors if you turn the boost up and to max them you would need to tune the computer, add standalone or piggyback

[@danielhilgersom304]

@@mikeschneider634 yes indeed and in his video he is not claiming that the engine is producing more power by only adding air. Adding fuel is easy on these cars with the flash tablet. So therefore not interesting stuff. The only interesting thing is a working electric boosting device.

[@Suisk8]

hahahahaha yeah in your video you say nothing about boost timing control, or anything fuel system related.. and claim 45 hp with nothing to back it up.. see how many dislikes you have now.. waste of money I call complete bullshit! If you want real power gains people don't half ass it like some people.. you will not get what you want and damage your engine.. Do it right or don't do it at all

[@Suisk8]

also the way the boost tapers off ass rpm increases would give you the dumbest power curve ever on the dyno graph that you wont post bcoz you know its wack asf.. so solution is go 48 volts lmaooooo still wack asf no body wants to run 5 mini batteries in they're car performance car.. Weight savings is what the cool kids do with only one mini battery and a real power adder.. You should try it!

[@youtubeisbroken241]

Daniël Hilgersom his car is not tuned. He admits this in another video. But there’s also some tell tales. He has his catalytic converters removed. When Modern Subaru’s have bad or removed cats, they throw a check engine light and a cruise control light. ANY tuning software can get rid of this problem. He has both lights during his test drives. This indicates to me he is running the stock software. He is not adding fuel, his timing is still the factory setting. His car will not run right when under boost. The factory ecu will modify fuel and timing within set parameters. Those limitations will not compensate for an engine making boost.

[@cerealfamine1]

I like how he was referring to Cletus channel as a science channel. Lol

[@danielbert1925]

Did you get your FRS tuned for having it come on at 75%?

[@johngamer6255]

To anyone watching this video and is mostly interested in the fact that it can be activated and disactiveted easily it'll probably be worthwhile looking for a second hand sc12 or sc14 supercharger

[@MrFredscrap]

Cleetus wired the electric turbo backwards in their final dyno run. It was wired RED - Positive/Blue-Negative in the test fit, but it's wired RED-Negative BLUE- Positive in the Dyno run, the opposite way around.

[@youtubeisbroken241]

I rewatched the video and can’t see proof of that anywhere. Do you have time stamps that could prove this?

[@MrFredscrap]

13.03 for the test fit. 20.04 for the dyno run. Watch the battery and what coloured wire the guy is holding.

[@TheKikkomaster]

@@MrFredscrap Yes and watch it in 0.25 speed when it starts spinning, you can clearly see it spins backwards when installed on the car.

[@regimantasnemkevicius8322]

Nice installation. Good video.

[@A2J_Tim]

as soon as you start compressing air, the compressed air starts generating heat, you should still inter-cool your electric turbo. Also im curious what did you do for tuning? you cant just throw boost at an engine with out tuning it, more air means you need more fuel and likely less timing.

[@Aircraft_Fabricator]

hits 75% throttle.... creates a lean condition.... Detonates cyl 3..... wooooops

[@A2J_Tim]

@@Aircraft_Fabricator ah yes cylinder 3 ring land failure, the struggle is real.

[@edwardbrown5389]

Thanks for the info

[@s.o.s.exploration2412]

Makes sense. It's what Audi is implementing a electronic supercharger to add power allowing turbos to spool up faster.

[@mattfranklin3622]

I could see this type of system working as anti lag compound solution in conjunction with a normal larger turbo. The electric one would kick in to keep the larger turbo spinning instead of stalling??

[@philipduncn1495]

I don't think Cletus is taking it as serious as you are I think for them it was mostly about fun thank you for the little bit of information on this

[@dominodoggy1]

I would love to see an electric speed control mod for the brushless motor that controls the boost in relation to the throttle position. Your video stated that the electric setup doesn't kick in until 75% throttle. Anything under you are pulling vacuum against the system. With an ESC you could apply power based on throttle position to at least negate the vacuum, keep it at least breathing easy. You could even draw from the standard battery/alternator in these low demand situations and pull from the "boost batteries" when the system kicks in full power.

[@carculturenation2166]

this dude is a idiot when it comes to boost. Even talking how the battery runs the power while the car is running is a false statement because as long as you have a good alternator a car once its running you can pull the battery out and drive across your state and hell my stepdad got from Colorado back to wisconsin with no battery. But as far as no boost until full throttle that means you have restriction which robs power until full throttle. as far as full boost of 4.7psi to 5psi. most turbos take a consistent amount of boost to not be a restriction. so when you have it at full boost bak8ng 4.7 to 5 psi 3 psi is probably gonna be needed just so its not a restriction because the car is sucking psi just to run from that much psi you are obviously robbing HP if its not runn8ng at idle and as air is be8ng forced through with no where to go you would always have to be at 75% throttle in his case and the thing would lose power and slowly kill the thing. Dyno is a fricken tool look at your dyno how much power you lose everywhere else. you are making that car suffer for a little up top power if thats the case 300 to 500 bucks get a good nitrous kit spray 40 to 300 shot and same thing set it for full throttle and use it when you need it. anything costing this much for you to have a dyno lime and car running like crap because of a restriction is just stupid. eventually cleetus got a really got a really go electric turbo and then the same company sent him a twin turbo/supercharger and it was way more beastie than what you have sir. they put it on a lil cobalt and got power. but it had a lot of other stuff to make her run right it my friend was a good kit. Electric supercharger is nothing new.Electric superchargers have actually been used on super and hypercars and was hoping this video was about that. Come on with trying to make money of a cleetus segment when your logic without knowledge is flawed. even the kit they got for the cobalt was taken off. the electric supercharger cost more than the cobalt and it was a proper kit made power but geaorge from cleetus mcfarland drove that car daily to the shop and raced it up until cleetus smashed it like a month or 2 ago. but them turbs werent on it because car runs better without them craps. get nitrous before this craps. Plus last thing im gonna day is you trying to be factual is worse than my punctuation and spelling in this comment lmfao. OH and hey cleetus was trying to be funny with these science segments dude lmfao shim shum dhim bang boom right over ther doom piece lmfao 🤣 😂 💀 😆 😭 😅 🤣 😂 💀 😆 😭 😅 🤣 😂 💀 😆 😭 😅 🤣

[@joce0993]

Nice, How about tuning? stock MAF?, stock ECU?, stock TB?, stock Tune?

[@SKJPOrg]

It has come a long way that is for sure. Impressed. Cool beans, dude. I like it. I see a future for this tech easily becoming seriously powerful, like electric motors.

[@tetkunchung7151]

thanks for sharing. good explanation.

[@youngentrepreneur2196]

Has it given u any problem since the video. How long does it hold up while driving 60? And how’s it holding up to heat?

[@orlandojohnson5742]

Appreciate u giving a more thorough illustration of how the electric charger works & how to incorporate it with the gas pedal! Makes more sense! I’m guessing 2 elect chrgrs with a Y on intake Would increase HP on a V8 after all!? B nice someone show a set up on V8. And how would the battery set up look on that! (Being more than 12 volts also)!

[@robertgremmeliii6453]

Man I just about passed out when he said it costed him $2k!!! I’m sorry man, but you could’ve gotten way better power/reliability for that amount of money.

[@brandongreen2486]

Like a LS swap

[@GearHeads09]

Like what? Teach us how you make more power on 2k?

[@rajvashi9210]

could the switch be wired to a button instead to get boost whenever you want or is it just better to have it on your pedal?

[@modelnutty6503]

this unit's output throat could/should be nearer the size of the throttle body (about 3/8" larger diameter). if a unit can push 5-6 lbs up to about 6500 rpm before it starts rolling off its everything it needs to be, factory ECU isn't going to freak out. that setup on a 1300-1500cc could be a surprise.

[@pierrejeanes]

thanks, quick question, if you are putting more air, did you modify your car to put more fuel ? or the computer does it automatically? I want to put some extra power to my x trail

[@PhotomikesGarage]

I used a tune from open flash to work with the electric supercharger.

[@oddmoviez1602]

Seems very neat setup! Seems quick to uninstall. Especially if you're in Spain where you have to homologate almost everything you change in your car.

[@alexsaam2696]

Something like this would be great coupled with NOS where the charger kicks in just before full throttle and over 3k with the spray kitting right after. Could prolly get 150hp from 5psi plus 75hp shot of NOS. In my mind I may work like that but never been accused of being the brightest crayon so to speak

[@caborn5148]

Lol, you can’t say he was wrong when your comparing a $2000+ system to his $400 system. It was fair as for a $400 kit

[@djlinux64]

$400 in the trash

[@dragan3290]

5 psi is enough for bottom end acceleration! Instant torque and 24 volts by 320 cca is 7.7 kw of power which is heaps for bldc motor. finally someone who actually says this setup works. nice video keep up the good work! cheers from Australia!😊

[@PhotomikesGarage]

Thanks!

[@youtubeisbroken241]

Don’t fall for his video. Watch his other videos first. He peaks at five psi but truly only runs about 2.7 under WOT. He also shows his gauge cluster while he’s flooring it. My tuned, catless, frs with a home made intake was faster than this and only cost 600 bucks for the tuner and manifold. Furthermore, an m90 supercharger costs a couple hundred bucks and you can easily fab up some mounts to put one on the frs. This guy got conned out of his money but doesn’t want to admit it so he keeps trying to prove something that’s not true

[@connerbaldwin8405]

Only issue with this is the price man, you can effectively buy a good turbo spool and pair it with decent supporting mods for around 2k and make a ton of power, however you did a great job putting this setup together and if you're happy with it more power to you sir 🙂

[@yume8380]

This is for someone who does not want a ton of power, but just an extra boost in hp for some fun and drivability, a car like the FRS is not safe and not reliable when you add too much. this system is easy to install and easy to take off, no lag, and does not require as much work compares to a turbo kit. The price will no doubt go down and be more affordable if more companies would develop and sell this type of kit.

[@connerbaldwin8405]

@@yume8380 oh for sure, its a great looking setup for sure

[@Undertaker1134Tx]

I've been thinking of doing this too but, also Run the torque amp off a raspberry pi while it's hooked up to the ECU. To see if I could get ECU could communicate with the Pi to precisely very the power from the turbo from lower rpm to high. And not to have a dumb switch hooked up to the peddle

[@Wildanimal864.]

It’s not just the turbo to get power from a turbo or any forced induction device YOU MUST ADJUST THE AIR/FUEL RATIO.

[@aussi3212]

electric superchargers work, they just need to be the correct size for the engine, even Eatons new TVS2650 can be mechanically or electrically driven (new gt500 blower)

[@ambush8502]

In defense of Cleetus they tested it on a V8. They said it might work on a 4 shooter.😅 And theirs said a increase in house power😂

[@PhotomikesGarage]

Even on a 4 cyl that thing would not have produced boost. You need something better engineered and at least 24 volts.

[@ambush8502]

Photomikes Garage Wow did think you were going to reply. Is there one that would work on the Vic thx

[@fernandodisanto7752]

Grate man!!

[@stephenlane2826]

You have to do a baseline on the same car you are adding this turbo to so you can get a true reading. We have no idea what else may have been done to the dynoed car. Good effort tho. You have a valid point. I would never spend that amount of money based on the two separate cars being used to try and confirm these numbers.

[@fredomgmt4731]

An 2-3k for 5psi boost max? Waste of time and money

[@dadsfriendlyrobotcompany]

boost pressure going down at higher RPM means you need MOAR power. Need more rippums for more wooshy noises

[@realforest]

He did videos with the torqamp lol, it almost doubled the whp on a chevy 4 cylinder ecotec.

[@-Zelo]

So do you think this system is worth getting for a V8? I saw that you said it will make less PSI on bigger motors so will it end up not being worth the money?

[@PhotomikesGarage]

At the current state of development you would need two electric turbos to make a difference on a large motor like a V8.

[@-Zelo]

@@PhotomikesGarage Damn i see. Thanks for the reply though.

[@greywolf2809]

That electrical system is beautiful

[@jtsn667]

Might wanto watch cleetus new video using a cobolt and a genuine eletric turbo

[@lostboysrideordie]

What about lubrication for the bearings? Cold side or not am I missing something?

[@michaelwielenga8809]

well it is a working engine so it OBVIOUSLY is already lubricating the bearings lol wtf are you talking about?

[@RC_Trailblazers]

He's referring to the bearings on the turbo. Its an electric motor so they come with internal sealed bearings. Most of which can be replaced at some point but they have a long life span.

[@bighomieJ5X]

$2k I think that's robbery .

[@silvavitorsilvasilva]

You are really a pro ", can you help me choosing best wastegate, and dump valve for my 1.8t AEB?

[@josephbaker9476]

To be fair, many of the electric turbos online are junk. Cleetus also tested the TorqueAmp electric turbo and showed it produced approximately 27% more HP in a Chevy Cobalt with proper tuning.

[@TheRajmoney]

just a dumb question, what if you use another turbo on the exaust as a generator to power the battery. so, have the inlet turbo always running. is that even possible? would that simplify the install?

[@tadzturbo9579]

Hi,respect to everyone,cheap stuff often doesn,t work,but 2000 a little to expensive,DIY may be the answer.

[@PhotomikesGarage]

For sure it could be built for less than 2000 but you would have to have electrical knowledge.

[@spider6837]

I've got less than $500 in my setup. I'm also over engineering it. And adding to the fuel assembly to make more power. It's doable just takes some understanding.

[@shivp630]

Have you tried using a 12v air soft motor instead of the dc motor

[@Simracing25]

the fact he has a Nos sticker anywhere on his car tells me he knows jack

[@SidewinderFabShop]

You omitted some very important information. How much HP do you lose while your "turbo" isn't active? I would be very interested to see some dyno pulls of pre-install compared to post-install without the "turbo" operating.

[@achang28]

Curious of the same I.e what consequence/restrictions are there with the compressor when it’s inactive (when the car is in cruise mode)? Wouldn’t the internals of the compressor make it harder for the engine to suck in air with an inactive compressor?

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Yeah, for this to reduce/eliminate such inefficiencies, you would need to have two separate intake paths, one for when the supercharger is active and one for when it isn't (and thus a separate means to switch between the two).

[@jo-qp7mz]

Run that turbo/electric nos kit on 48 volts? That would be a true comparison of the other channel

[@brandonpausta2206]

the last time I checked a regular exhaust driven Turbo system cost more than $2000 Including labor and putting it all together And tune Last time I priced it it was around 3500 to 4 grand depending on what kind of Turbo an intercooler and set up you Get

[@DemandedWorLock]

yes it has a turbine compressor wheel and the cold air side of said "turbo"

[@powersliding]

mr phantom supercharger, doesn't the system adapt to more air and should make it spin higher rpm.. is there a way to get over the rpm limit make it load limit instead

[@Alpha09Wolf]

i also like how the scion at the end wasnt even the same color

[@ericwheelhouse4371]

Same engine, same turbo. It's just a proof of concept.

[@rocknrolljesus3197]

@@ericwheelhouse4371 didnt look like the same setup forward of the mini 'turbo'.

[@commando2316]

I'm looking at the dyno chart and it seems like its lost a ton of low end power and increased more high end a bit. So yes it may give it more max power but maybe not more power throughout all the rpms.

[@ziggyz6423]

Where are u seeing this?? You’re reading it wrong lol it gained power across the rpm range

[@inception_uz]

Can we get the specific size for the motor please

[@tthams73]

An exhaust driven turbo producing equivalent boost to your electric turbo does not require an intercooler. OEM’s using / experimenting with electric turbo’s are not driving the turbo with batteries. They’re using generators to drive the turbos.

[@chriswebb2459]

Cleetus also said it’s possible for the charger to work better if it was on a smaller motor

[@spider6837]

Cleetus can buy whatever dude doesn't know left from right. Rewatch it and pay attention to the direction the compressor is turning.

[@fredomgmt4731]

When he is explaining the battery situation he said the car runs off of it? I thought a car ran off a alternator after started thats why a car can stay running after battery is unplugged or removed

[@youtubeisbroken241]

Proof of his lack of knowledge

[@dippingfool4785]

Wrong. They work together. Alternator only charges when it has a 12v signal how they all work. Do some research. Will only run for so long till computer realizes there's no 12v signal.

[@georgeloyer3912]

How much boost? And how do you control fuel pressure?

[@manuelalejandrocorrea8851]

If u don't mind me asking, how much was for just the motor?

[@carlosalexisrosario9665]

In Cleetus video the turbo blades are spining in reverse, and this is the 30 lost hp problem!🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@AmosMosesJr]

An electric turbo still creates heat. When you compress air it will heat. I suppose the aluminum housing might act as a type of heat sink to absorb the short busts of boost.

[@mjsnosk8er720]

At some point I thought we'd at least hear it spool.

[@jonathonfowler1826]

I have a question can I possibly use this on a 09 Malibu with a 2.4l 4v engine because i been doing work to this car for 2 years since i got it i done put a cold air intake on it but i want to do more to it because i use it as a daily driver but i want it to be badass under the hood and sound badass too

[@xtraflo]

His results showed the numbers though? How were they wrong??

[@Blaznchicken]

White Noise if you watched his latest electric turbo vid he used this on a smaller engine