Kers (kinetic energy regeneration)

kmkraft12 · 12-31-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DCNISMO

Have KERS store electricity in a battery due from braking and then use that energy to power a electric motor to quickly spool up a turbo or supercharger system. Adding electric drive motors to the wheels or tranny would be a great experiment but very costly to do, and you would never mass produce it as a kit. That's why the oem have engineering staff.

That is a awesome idea for street cars. I had never thought about that.

SouthArk370Z · 12-31-2012, 01:50 PM

While KERS is a great concept and several companies are bringing viable products to market, retrofitting KERS for performance gains would be a costly, complicated affair that would add considerable weight. One might be able to design/install a KERS MPG booster, but I wouldn't expect great power/performance gains from a homebrew system.

Edit: I'm not trying to talk anybody out of doing it - if someone can put a jet turbine in a VW, KERS in a 370Z is possible - just be aware that it is not the typical DIY project and will require a lot of engineering know-how.

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SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	While KERS is a great concept and several companies are bringing viable products to market, retrofitting KERS for performance gains would be a costly, complicated affair that would add considerable weight. One might be able to design/install a KERS MPG booster, but I wouldn't expect great power/performance gains from a homebrew system. Edit: I'm not trying to talk anybody out of doing it - if someone can put a jet turbine in a VW, KERS in a 370Z is possible - just be aware that it is not the typical DIY project and will require a lot of engineering know-how. DEpointfive0 and luigi90210 like this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma Last edited by SouthArk370Z; 12-31-2012 at 02:01 PM.

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