Just a few weeks ago we put on the table 7 keys why the Honda V3R 900 E-Compressor can change motorcycles forever. Then we focused on the main technological pillars on which the future model of the Japanese brand is based: supercharging system, technical architecture, the absence of an intercooler or its asymmetrical air intakes were among them.
What we still have to know about the V3R 900 E-Compressor
Far from the issue being settled, recently, new images related to the registration of patents regarding the innovative Honda model have been leaked. They reveal new and interesting aspects that ultimately do nothing more than confirm the enormous amount of technical resources and innovation that the model will have in its final street version.
To start we have the location of the air filter, placed behind the right air inlet. Positioned vertically it is “fed by rising intake tubes designed to separate and drain rainwater from the air”as confirmed by MCN. Furthermore, behind this element we have an air box equipped with two outlets.
The mission of this technical resource is, on the one hand, to cool the supercharger anchored above the engine. Likewise the second of these shots “curves back and enters a distribution chamber in the ‘V’ of the cylinders, above the trio of throttle bodies”. This system allows the engine to operate using natural aspiration or forced induction mode, directing air through the supercharger.
In this section, the electronically controlled compressor plays a key role, capable of compressing the intake air regardless of the engine speed. Also important is the place where it is installed with its components on either side of the central spike that makes up the chassis. In this way, it is possible to improve the general weight distribution of the new V3R 900 E-Compressor.
A truly compact intake manifold also contributes to this, which is also key to the operation of the system itself. It also has an electronic valve responsible for isolating the pressurized air that travels through its interior. Furthermore, the supercharger only makes an appearance when it is needed.
Thus, “The alternator does not have to constantly try to recover the battery energy that is expended when operating the fan, which reduces the energy that is lost when running the system”. At the same time, an improvement is achieved in aspects that are so important today such as emissions emitted or fuel consumption. Finally, it is inevitable to think about future models based on this technology, although with different displacements and even a number of cylinders.
In fact the patent documents themselves indicate the possibility of a “two-cylinder engine with one cylinder on each front and rear bank and a four-cylinder engine with two cylinders on each front and rear bank”. We are talking about V2 and V4 configurations respectively, technologically similar to this V3R 900 E-Compressor.
There is even more, since the descriptive text of the patent ensures that it is possible to implement “a five-cylinder engine with three cylinders on the front bank and two cylinders on the rear bank, or a six-cylinder engine with three cylinders on each of the front and rear banks”. That is to say, Honda openly talks about a 600 cc V-twin engine and a 1,800 cc V6, both assisted by supercharging.
