Sunday, April 1st 2007
Raktron Turbo PC: A 'turbocharged' PC with an actual turbocharger
For several years, people have used the cliche "Turbocharge your PC" when referring to upgrading it. Raktron Inc., which has both PC and car enthusiasts, had enough of this nonsense and decided to literally turbocharge their PC. They took a turbocharger out of a 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse, and hooked what would be the intake manifold to the front of the case, and set the turbocharger fan to run at 3500rpm. Raktron then proceeded to put headlights on the case, gave it an incredible paint job, and licensed it through Ohio (could just be a novelty plate, though).
For more details of this project, please see the source link below.
Source:
Raktron
24 Comments on Raktron Turbo PC: A 'turbocharged' PC with an actual turbocharger
Super silent!!!
:eek: <<<Turbocharger<<<:eek:
o.0 but it wud be better if the case does not fit wheels:p
:roll:
pure freakin' genius!
wouldnt that apply more ressistance to the exhaust pipes making the airflow harder, so it will reduce the power output of the engine :confused:
The exhaust gasses spin the turbine which forces fuel and air into the engine and gives a power boost. There is a flat spot between the turbo getting up to speed and the benefit of the forced induction kicking in known as turbo lag but this can be reduced by using smaller, and even multiple turbos.
A Supercharger works on the same principle but it is mechanically driven, rather than by the exhaust gasses. The Lancia Delta S4 Rally car was both Turbo AND Supercharged
Stronger combustion->stronger output. ;)
Apart from that what the hell would be the point of pumping air into the PC? Unless you have an intercooler its sorta useless.
But when the RPM of the engine rises, the turbine start spin up and increase the pressure, forcing more air into the combustion chamber.
And Turbo engine always has special valves to reduce pressure at a certain or else the engine can actually blow.
(And you can hear the sound from these valves.)
www.sierravistacarclub.org/spring/spring01/flame.jpg
but it's done like this and looks bad:
truetalk.typepad.com/truetalk/images/flames_on_car.jpg
Either way I prefer it like this:
image61.webshots.com/61/0/10/21/462601021VzkYpJ_fs.jpg
www.cal-roadster.com/gallery/images/gold_flames_jpg.jpg
www.everythingmuscle.com/Service_Work_%20Body/70%20Chevelle%20396%20car%20on%20Fire!.JPG
This is too much of a photoshot look:
image56.webshots.com/156/9/91/13/462599113KOnLUd_fs.jpg
is it cooling it? powering it? wat ???????
Props to the mod, though.