D3 Performance Engineering Gen5 Procharger Development

[Evan@D3PE]

We finally have our development car back from getting some warranty work and we went straight back to work on our supercharger development!

The goal of this project is to develop a production centrifugal supercharger option for the Gen5 market that will produce a base of 800whp and be configurable for more power as desired

At the moment the plan is to use the F1X head unit and a front mount air to air intercooler and we intend to offer the components as a mail order system, whether it be just the supercharger system, or as a complete package with our fuel system, our clutch, and our engine management, etc.

Upgrades for more of a "Stage 2" would be boost control, possibly an air to water, and a couple other things that will be determined based on what the base version consists of.

On to the photos and stay tuned for more progress!














Reverse engineering of the gearbox:

The F1X gearbox sprayed with a powder in preparation of laser scanning



The laser scan of the gearbox ready to be converted to a solid model for the CAD program



The final Solidworks model




Pulley position completed, primary and secondary brackets in place, belt routing completed:










**edit 8/24 6:59PM**

Spacers all designed, added more pickup points to the motor, revised mounting plates:









Design has been approved and we are now making the parts in out in house 3D printer:




Ran out of room so updates throughout thread!

Page 5 - Fuel system components
Page 6 - Blower mocked up with plastic brackets
Page 7 - Airbox design

[Tiago]

high tec tools.

[Rapidrezults]

Simply BADASS. D3 is the real deal. Thanks!

[Space Truckin]

And the goodies keep on coming for the Gen V

[BOOSTED]

guesstimate on price point ?

[Darius]

You guys rock! Can't wait to see the final product.

[Evan@D3PE]

guesstimate on price point ?

Not just yet but we should have a better idea soon

[Voice of Reason]

Scanners and 3D printers are changing the game and I love it! 15 years ago that thing was science fiction for all but giant corporations. 15 years from now our iPhone 12s will be able to do the same thing, along with instantly uploading the images to an aluminum 3D printer, and it will spit out all the components you need to bolt a supercharger right up. It's an amazing world we live in.

I look forward to seeing your results!

[1.8t]

Looking forward to the progress of this build.

[timberwolf]

So awesome! Can't wait for results!!

[DZnutz]

keep it coming

[Aspirations57]

Subscribed

[ViperGeorge]

Boy the engine compartment on a Gen 5 is pretty tight. Looks like a challenge for sure but worth it.

[Evan@D3PE]

Boy the engine compartment on a Gen 5 is pretty tight. Looks like a challenge for sure but worth it.

Yeah doing the front mount intercooler piping will be tough but I think that's what will need to be done to keep the price point attractive for most.

[bogdan]

This looks delightful.

Would it be improper to add this to my wedding registry?

[Simms]

Very cool!

[hova00]

In for the results. Cant wait to see more boosted Vipers.

[Murpowa]

Scanners and 3D printers are changing the game and I love it! 15 years ago that thing was science fiction for all but giant corporations. 15 years from now our iPhone 12s will be able to do the same thing, along with instantly uploading the images to an aluminum 3D printer, and it will spit out all the components you need to bolt a supercharger right up. It's an amazing world we live in.

I look forward to seeing your results!

Scary to think about but completely plausible

[ViperPete]

WOW.

That is hi-tech!

Cant wait to see more!

[LmeaViper]

No way...this is awesome.

800 whp is a lot to handle, can the base boost be made more like 700 rwhp? lbs of boost?

Also what kind of TQ could be reasonably expected?

[vegasgtr]

looks great. I think F1X is for the extreme stage 3 setup.

I would do a YSI or Standard 1500SL with 7-8PSI turn key. 750/800 base KIT (maybe pumps or injectors if needed). Car would be amazing , without going bananas.

this should flow well for basic of the basic kits.
http://www.superchargersonline.com/i...oducts_id=7454

or Novi2000
http://www.superchargersonline.com/i...oducts_id=4705

What is the expected time frame?

[BOOSTED]

I love the fact you guys are planning to us the F1x as a head unit. Cause I will have every intention of seeing how far we can push it.

[vegasgtr]

I love the fact you guys are planning to us the F1x as a head unit. Cause I will have every intention of seeing how far we can push it.

I love the fact they are going to offer a base 800HP mail order kit. Don't get me wrong F1X will be one bad bitch.

[Evan@D3PE]

Designing the bracketry around this head unit will allow some versatility between different combos if needed. We feel the F1X should be a "best of both worlds" since a simple pulley change can turn 800whp into 1200+ pretty easily.

We also intend to offer boost control as an upgrade which would allow for boost to be controlled just like a turbo car with simple adjustments made in cabin.

[viper04]

OK, you got my attention!