YOU HAVE A SUPERCHARGER AND YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US?? :D
Is it the same as the one on e36coupe? can room be made for it or is it just a no go?
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YOU HAVE A SUPERCHARGER AND YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US?? :D
Is it the same as the one on e36coupe? can room be made for it or is it just a no go?
That's a turbo!!! Off something else I presume!!!
I'd imagine turning a rhd would be very difficult with the steering column in the way. All the turbo stuff u see in dinternetz is left hand drive. Why not supercharge an m3 engine?
Whoops my bad :D
I think ADAMOD on here is turbocharging a 328 and iirc he had to cut a part of something and then reinforce it, not sure I remember what it was.
I thought supercharging the M52 vs an S50 as that's what I have and I know it's a good healthy engine rather than getting something else.
Can somebody confirm whether or not supercharging the M52 is as simple as it's made out to be in that ad? Is it just a matter of paying for the kit/labour or is there other complications? Feels like an x-ray goggles ad in the back of a comic book :p
Why aren't more people doing it?
If you stick with 8psi boost-it is that simple.But i tell you from my SC experience,after a while 8psi is boring you will want more.But it is a good thing that this kit in the add could be upgraded further,from the box it has a very good base.So if after few years you decide to strengthen the engine,you can up the boost a bit more to.
Thanks Narusa, that's great :) could be a real option in the future so.
I wonder why more people don't do it? One spends thousands on maintenance and mods, why not on a supercharger? Maybe it feels like too much of a commitment? :p
possibly because its sacrilage to the purists :-P
I'd imagine it's the cost and also the e36 is 20 years old. Be fun though :smiling:
I was chatting to Cab about it a while ago, I think my car would be a prime example to do it on to be honest. Very low mileage and I would be completely nuts doing an S50 conversion on it. At 8psi I would be expecting to achieve at least around 300bhp, but the low down torque is where I think I'd get the most use out of it. The AA kit seems the best, the main problem is getting hit with customs importing it from the states as far as I can see, I pay enough in tax, really would prefer not to give them a bundle more. I think it could be done for well under 5k including install and a live map with 95RON fuel, I wonder how it would affect my premium and who would insure it? I presume I'd have to get an engineers report as well for insurance reasons?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter-E36
Well... To be honest it's almost impossible to know where to draw the line... it really does get blurred over time! Important thing is to be happy with the car :)Quote:
Originally Posted by shaunokeeffe
Well when you think getting a new set of wheels, (or a decent old set and refurbing it) + decent tyres is 1200 - 1500 or so...Quote:
Originally Posted by Venom
Prime candidate indeed, I'd say with an M50 manifold and remap you could probably adjust the power band to your liking (within reason). Yea screw paying extortionate amounts to customs. That kit on e36coupe seems absolutely ideal, if I wasn't going on a 3 week holiday tomorrow I would genuinely snap it up!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketron