Unbound Research quesiton. How does it work?

[PcbZorg]

I managed to drag my a55 to level 43 and hit a wall. With my synth speed, it takes days to get barely ANY red upgrade resources (3.0 weapons, but not enough salvage to effectively upgrade - upgrades are VERY slow).
My Base 1 is occasionally doubling the Damage/Shields output, but it's not enough to get me through LVL44. At about the same rate when Base 1 damage gets doubled, Base 2 adds 1.2 multiplier. Base 3 not worth mentioning. Extremely slow progress so far. Only unlocked first three cheapest slots.
My reactor boosts everything around level 122 without any penalty. I'm using destroyer with a combination of lasers and kinetic weapons. 2 recharging shields, one bulk.
I also unlocked unbound research, but i have absolutely no clue how that should work, and the tooltips don't help. Does it trigger only above e24 value of assorted functions?
Would anyone have a tip how to setup to significantly boost SYNTH production so i can start investing into RED upgrades?
I ran into a similar hump around level 40, but unlocking all base 2 upgrades and base 3 shard links ability helped me. But now i'm stuck again, and i don't see an obvious way forward. Is it a "let it idle for a week?" situation? Or am i missing something.
I'm also upgrading via warp drives everything i can, everytime i can. But i'm hitting a wall there as well. My 7x overcharge nets me around 2.5e6, and that's barely enough for ONE upgrade in Salvage/VP/Damage/Bases each. I already maxxed Synth. The next Synth upgrade costs 2e8.
V-Device is boosting synth, Salvage and damage.
Right now, i'm saving up for 24 red boosters, so i can upgrade the shield tier. After that i'm gonna try for damage, all the while getting as much red "ingots" as i can. But it's SOOO slow. Soo - which way to go? What to focus on?

TAAAAAANKS....

[RaptorSolutions]

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Overdrive is just QoL so you don't have to slowly use up each warp core. I don't think it actually gives you more warp essence.

It multiplies the gain for each core used per run. So, more cores used per run = more points for upgrades. But it might not be the best longterm. Dunno, haven't counted.

I thought that meant that using 2 cores means you get the rewards of 2 cores, and 8 cores 8 rewards instead of multiplying each. Or so it was explained last I asked.
But anyway, you'll reach a point where you can't gain more levels because you don't have the combat power anyway.