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James Hewett, of Magnuson Superchargers, was named the Emerging Trends & Technology Network\u2019s (ETTN) Engineer of the Year at the 2023 SEMA Show last November.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Get to know Hewett, in his interview with ETTN below.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n ETTN: How long have you been in the automotive aftermarket, and did you plan to work in the aftermarket or OEM space after graduation?<\/span><\/strong> ETTN: Can you explain some of the challenges or obstacles you faced while designing the new Magnuson Supercharger kit for the C8 Corvette?<\/span><\/strong> The countless roadblocks and design constraints that the C8 presented was something I was used to from my experience in Entertainment. The biggest challenge for me personally was being so new to the automotive industry. I had a lot to learn in a short timeframe. The C8 Corvette was my first major project at Magnuson, and a car I had been very excited about for some time. I felt a huge responsibility to Magnuson, and fans of the car, to produce a kit that I would want to install on my own vehicle\u2026 if I had one.<\/span><\/p>\n ETTN: How did you tackle these challenges, and did you have any failed attempts in your finished design?<\/span><\/strong> ETTN: Who is your \u201cengineering hero\u201d?<\/span><\/strong> ETTN: What is your current weekend cruiser or your overall dream car?<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ...notatki od SP Tags: #SEMA, #ETTN, #EVVTOL Tech Nation, #Engineer, #Education, #Careers, #Recruitment, #Technicians, #Employment, #Jobs,\u00a0 #Manpower, #Workforce, #Automotive Careers, #Automotive Jobs, #Automotive Employment<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" James Hewett, of Magnuson Superchargers, was named the Emerging Trends & Technology Network’s (ETTN) 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JH<\/span><\/strong>: I have been in the automotive aftermarket since August of 2020. My only true career goal was, and still is, to work in a field that excited not only myself but others as well. Fast cars and rollercoasters both checked that box for me, and I\u2019ve been lucky enough to have worked on both. I started my career in the entertainment industry, developing dark rides for the major theme parks and pivoted to the automotive aftermarket when I had the opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n
JH<\/span><\/strong>: The primary challenge was getting access to the accessory drive, which is required to provide input power for the supercharger itself. The factory accessory drive is barely accessible and I developed a patent-pending drive system that does not relocate the dry-sump oil reservoir. A second major challenge was to fit the supercharger below the extremely tight package environment created by the convertible closeout panel. I used CFD modeling to optimize the intake manifold design to ensure airflow and the hardware\u2019s ability to deliver the desired performance.<\/span><\/p>\n
JH<\/span><\/strong>: With a ton of support and patience from the entire engineering team at Magnuson. This group has lots of experience solving complex design issues and always made themselves available when I needed help or wanted to bounce some of my crazy ideas off them. They helped me feel comfortable in a new field from day one. There have been plenty of \u201cface palm\u201d moments but overall, the design has stayed much the same with a few changes to help improve reliability and maintenance access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
JH<\/span><\/strong>: Gordon Murray is a living legend. Fun fact, I was born and raised in the same town that he is from in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
JH<\/span><\/strong>: I\u2019m in-between fun cars right now, my weekend cruiser is a supercharged jet boat (lol). A somewhat realistic garage goal would be a GT350R in Ford Performance blue with white stripes. Fantasy garage is never big enough but I would have to include a McClaren F1 and T.50, and a vintage VW Camper.<\/p>\n
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