Thorton Elecrtic supercharger

[mikeysherm]

Has any one heard of this. Not quite sure how it works or if it works. just wondering if ne one has ne info. this link will take you to their home page.

Electric Superchargers

[navylife59]

Da Dum. Da Dum. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, a new scammer emerges! Da Dum, Da Dum, Da Dum, Da Dum, Da De Dah!!

I apologize upfront for not just providing you a simple answer. I have been w/o my tC for nearly a year and it has driven me mad. Oh, I so love to tear apart these nutjobs so let's get to dissecting. Shall we?

1. First off, the turbocharger GIF banner with an animation that looks as if sparks are flying (something that you never want to see out of your turbo or S/C) is a dead giveaway. Come on! The product is supposed to be an electric S/C. Could they have not come up with atleast a belt-driven S/C? It's a turbocharger.
2. Doubt very seriously that this unheard of company has such an extensive warehouse as depicted in the picture.
3. Speaking of pictures, where in the world are there any photos of their product. Heck there is no description or spec list. Shoot, I can't even find the price for this little wonder. Not here on the "Order Now" tab.
4. Hmm, let's see....They want me to send private and financial information via e-mail in lieu of a SSL 128 bit encryption certificated online store. That would be a no.
5. The good ole "Terms & Services" clauses. Let's see....what's this?
   Colors
   We have made every effort to display the colors of our products that appear on the Site as accurately as possible. However, as the actual colors you see will depend on your monitor, we cannot guarantee that your monitor's display of any color will be accurate.
   Colors? What colors? I still can't find a pic or description of their product.
6. What a tick. Remember seeing those 5 mags on the home page? A quick search through their websites offered no results. If they were featured, it would have come up on the search. Wait, maybe they were behind the Turbonator?
7. Got it! I finally tracked down a photo of that elusive electric supercharger or is it an electric turbo. I am sooo confused. Anyway it is not actually a photo of the product itself but that of an install from one of their loyal customers. It was under the "Press" tab of all places. Funny how none of the "Featured" magazine articles were referenced there.
8. Ok, so back to the elusive photo. Hmm. I am having a hard time finding it. Let me look a bit closer. Closer still. Is that it over there? No, that is the TB. Ok. Follow the charge piping. It goes into what is assumed an FMIC. Hello. There she is. Ah, no, wait. There is a compressor housing, but correct me if I am wrong, isn't that the turbine of a turbocharger that I see dangling under a turbo flanged manifold?
9. Silly webmaster, tricks are for kids so why doesn't your damn forum work? Yeah it's a critical error. Critical that I can't post the truth about you. Of course, the friendly little "Terms & Services" clause states they have legal right to use what I say on their website any way they choose. So if you happen to see a glowing endorsement from yours truly, just go sit in a dark corner rocking back and forth saying to yourself, "It's OK. I'm not loosing my mind. I'm not going CRAZY!"

I could go on further with this fun but it is getting late and I believe I corroborated my point. It is a SCAM site and should be totally avoided at all costs. Please pass the word so that no one falls pray to this trickster; not a very good one at that. Hope that I did not offend too much. It was all in jest. Well, except for the serious parts.

[punk2m1d]

Just checked it out. Wow. So dumb. I agree with everything Navy previously posted. They call it a supercharger, but it's shown as a turbo.

In FAQ, they ask, "What is your supercharger made out of?"

"We use high tensile materials to ensure proper durability. Our products have never failed under any testing condition." <--- Still doesn't tell us what it's made out of.

Dumb.

[mikeysherm]

lol i figured it was a hunk of crap. just wanted to c what other people think. guess it's pretty much a universal feeling that about goes along with the ebay "electric superchargers." will try and make sure no one i know wastes their money on that crap. thanx navy

[navylife59]

Yep. There products never fail because they have never been tested!

Ran out of time but here is the only real valid electric supercharger on the market, thomas knight : turbo upgrades + superchargers. Thomas Knight has been researching this for about a decade and has made some strides. We both believe that a centrifugal S/C (turbo) can be driven by an electric motor. His choice of motors is where we differ. OEM suppliers are already pitching a compounded electric turbo and a turbogenstart unit for stop/start motors in hybrids.

[2AZ-FESedan]

Ouch yeah the price is $100 bucks and IT EVEN COMES WITH A MANUAL BOOST CONTROLLER so you can watch your cars vaccum i guess lol, or I mean to watch your 8 psi of straight up boost from their "high tensile strength" mystery (plastic) material.

[navylife59]

If it is a mystery plastic, how do you know so much about it?

[2AZ-FESedan]

Well i'll admit after everyone started talking about it, I had to venture to their website and it looks just like an ebay ad, unhelpful, undescriptive, and shady.

[navylife59]

Yep, the good stuff from China.