I have posted about this GM "Boosting" device a couple of times Jack.
We must have the same old magazines. Article was published in the early 60s.
The Boosting Device took up some space in the Corvair, and the compressor DID have a long recharge time.
BUT, if a person was getting up to speed on the freeway going to work and home twice a day and 8 hours apart it really did not matter much in California.
A couple of guys in Research, about 10 years ago, looked at the "Boost" system with a pair of much larger air storage tanks and a more efficient charging system vs the old Corvair days. Made a bunch of air compressor noise vs what people would accept in the 60s for noise and the air noise from drawing in the extra air charge was also higher.
You also need a quality "Back Flow" valve or you blow more "emissions (fuel) back into the atmosphere.
Tom V.
Whether it be a recharging of a "air tank" or a recharging of a vehicle electric system (battery and E-Boost) you still have a long lag time between applications. A Turbo or a Belt Driven Boost system, Roots, Centrifugal, Lysholm, etc is a lot more capable in Boosting Performance.
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