370z with K.E.R.S.

INSURANCE101 · 08-21-2009, 02:02 PM

What if you could install a K.E.R.S system in you 370??? How sick would that be?

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I'm not aware of how the aftermarket industry is evolving, but how long would it take to get the not so perfected formula 1 K.E.R.S. system into road cars? Since this is the first year of use in Formula 1, Maybe in the next 5-10 years??

I'm estimating based on the time it took to get launch control from F1 cars to road cars, but who knows, maybe we'll be getting that extra juice from the press of a button on the next Z.

No doubt would a z34 with K.E.R.S. and fog light easily over rank the bmw's and benz's from its class.

(i do understand that this technology would cost thousands of dollars to to have it converted for road cars, but so did the launch control when it was first created. hopefully someone out there is already hitting the drawing boards...)

platyperz · 08-21-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by INSURANCE101

No doubt would a z34 with K.E.R.S. and fog light easily over rank the bmw's and benz's from its class.

So cool

INSURANCE101 · 08-21-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by platyperz

So cool

not that it doesn't over rank them already

fuct · 08-21-2009, 02:56 PM

i thought honda was doing this in their hybrid vehicles.....

INSURANCE101 · 08-21-2009, 03:01 PM

i think its a different recovery system.

noodles · 08-21-2009, 04:20 PM

^ yes it is a different recovery system. They use a system similar to the railroads where the recovered energy goes back to the battery.

08-21-2009, 02:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
INSURANCE101 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: palm beach, FL Posts: 182 Drives: susp. dl untill sept Rep Power: 16	370z with K.E.R.S. What if you could install a K.E.R.S system in you 370??? How sick would that be? Regenerative brake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I'm not aware of how the aftermarket industry is evolving, but how long would it take to get the not so perfected formula 1 K.E.R.S. system into road cars? Since this is the first year of use in Formula 1, Maybe in the next 5-10 years?? I'm estimating based on the time it took to get launch control from F1 cars to road cars, but who knows, maybe we'll be getting that extra juice from the press of a button on the next Z. No doubt would a z34 with K.E.R.S. and fog light easily over rank the bmw's and benz's from its class. (i do understand that this technology would cost thousands of dollars to to have it converted for road cars, but so did the launch control when it was first created. hopefully someone out there is already hitting the drawing boards...) __________________ "Aerodynamics is for those who cannot manufacture good engines" - Enzo Ferrari

08-21-2009, 03:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
INSURANCE101 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: palm beach, FL Posts: 182 Drives: susp. dl untill sept Rep Power: 16	i think its a different recovery system. __________________ "Aerodynamics is for those who cannot manufacture good engines" - Enzo Ferrari

08-21-2009, 02:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	i thought honda was doing this in their hybrid vehicles.....

08-21-2009, 04:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
noodles Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCali Posts: 61 Drives: Mazda (for now) Rep Power: 16	^ yes it is a different recovery system. They use a system similar to the railroads where the recovered energy goes back to the battery.