Any news from HPF?
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Watch this video first (if you don't have the time, skip to 1:55 for something orgasmic).
I read somewhere that they would be dealing with the N54 engine soon. I went on their site and their 535i selection is pathetic, given that it's the E34 for the most part.
the Stage 4 M3 in the video had $32,000 worth of work done to it, or maybe that was just the cost of the turbo kit alone, and not the exhaust and other extras. A Stage 1 is about $7K. I'm hoping the 5er can get something this reasonable with 500+hp.
Anyone know of any rumblings from these guys?
I read somewhere that they would be dealing with the N54 engine soon. I went on their site and their 535i selection is pathetic, given that it's the E34 for the most part.
the Stage 4 M3 in the video had $32,000 worth of work done to it, or maybe that was just the cost of the turbo kit alone, and not the exhaust and other extras. A Stage 1 is about $7K. I'm hoping the 5er can get something this reasonable with 500+hp.
Anyone know of any rumblings from these guys?
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Yeah even if you don't have an E46 M3, HPF has become somewhat of a household word in the tuning world if you're just a BMW enthusiast. Saw a guy at the supermarket near my house with a pretty stock looking M3 (just wheels) who had their stage 2.5 (667rwhp) package. Gonna stay away from him....
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Originally Posted by E60714' post='1030400' date='Oct 12 2009, 05:08 AM
No one? Have you guys even heard of HPF?? Supposedly it is a big name in tuning. 
I had all my hopes up and stuff.
I had all my hopes up and stuff.I would think HPF would gear any product more towards the 3 series N54 than the 5 series.....
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Why would the leave out the 5 when it has the same engine? If you're chargning $37,000+ for a stage 3, why limit it to just one car?
I don't know the amount of engineering that went into putting a turbo in an NA car and having it work as well as it did, but can you imagine bigger turbos and then an ECU program gear towards those? The JBs and Vishnus don't sound half as good as that Stage 4 M3. And can a JB3 equipped N54 do 60-130 in less than 6 seconds?
I don't know the amount of engineering that went into putting a turbo in an NA car and having it work as well as it did, but can you imagine bigger turbos and then an ECU program gear towards those? The JBs and Vishnus don't sound half as good as that Stage 4 M3. And can a JB3 equipped N54 do 60-130 in less than 6 seconds?
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Originally Posted by E60714' post='1030187' date='Oct 11 2009, 11:31 PM
Watch this video first (if you don't have the time, skip to 1:55 for something orgasmic).
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='1030851' date='Oct 12 2009, 07:05 PM
Wow! What an unbelievable rate of acceleration.
http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/partdetail...ts/E46_M3/11037
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Originally Posted by E60714' post='1030921' date='Oct 12 2009, 09:34 PM
Stage 2.5 puts the 60-130 at 5.86 seconds. I would assume Stage 4s would give you a headache trying to wrap your mind around the numbers it puts out.
http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/partdetail...ts/E46_M3/11037
http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/partdetail...ts/E46_M3/11037
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='1030435' date='Oct 12 2009, 09:42 AM
Yeah even if you don't have an E46 M3, HPF has become somewhat of a household word in the tuning world if you're just a BMW enthusiast. Saw a guy at the supermarket near my house with a pretty stock looking M3 (just wheels) who had their stage 2.5 (667rwhp) package. Gonna stay away from him....