THE BEST KEPT SECRET! MY AA SUPER CHARGER FINALLY INSTALLED!&#
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Originally Posted by miguex' post='1010944' date='Sep 18 2009, 08:32 AM
Wow! Congrafulations!! 
I am so jealous! I want a SC on our V8!
I wonder it is faster than N54 engines or 535i modded?
I am so jealous! I want a SC on our V8!
I wonder it is faster than N54 engines or 535i modded?
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1010945' date='Sep 18 2009, 06:34 AM
In theory SC is better than turbo because it is on-demand air pressure, rather than exhaust-dependent, as in the turbo.
http://www.automotivearticles.com/Supercha...ocharger_.shtml
http://perfectpower.com/technical_info/turbovs.asp
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1010823' date='Sep 18 2009, 02:54 AM
Question: are many of your friends, who you advise on modding cars, divorced? 
For those wonder, we should have some results of how quick this car is...coming soon
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Originally Posted by BMWPower06' post='1010950' date='Sep 18 2009, 08:41 AM
and I'm not even engaged yet! 
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Im sure this makes the OP happy so thats wonderful but I just cant seem to wrap my head around this. To me, this was one of those extreme examples of wasteful spending. I just dont get it. Im not in any way insulting the OP. Im just confused.
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Originally Posted by poleposition' post='1010952' date='Sep 18 2009, 08:45 AM
Im sure this makes the OP happy so thats wonderful but I just cant seem to wrap my head around this. To me, this was one of those extreme examples of wasteful spending. I just dont get it. Im not in any way insulting the OP. Im just confused.
In a situation like this, I can see how this can be a good investment...
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Originally Posted by poleposition' post='1010952' date='Sep 18 2009, 08:45 AM
Im sure this makes the OP happy so thats wonderful but I just cant seem to wrap my head around this. To me, this was one of those extreme examples of wasteful spending. I just dont get it. Im not in any way insulting the OP. Im just confused. You modded a Smart Car, didn't you?
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I looked at AA's website and they only had pricing for the Level 1 kit for an E46 330 at $4400 but they did post a Level 2 dyno which shows 339whp and 274 wheel torque. I don't know if that's with just the supercharger alone or with other ancilliary mods like intakes/headers/exhaust...etc...
At 339whp though, that car should probably beat any stock 545 or 550.
As for the amount of money spent...well, a nice set of wheels can put you down by around $4K-$5K already. Body kit mods with paint and installation would be probably close to $3K. A few more items here and there and one can easily spend about $10K on just exteriors mods so I guess it just depends what you value more.
Hope everything gets sorted with your car Jashy and that it performs flawlessly and troublefree for years to come. Enjoy!
At 339whp though, that car should probably beat any stock 545 or 550.
As for the amount of money spent...well, a nice set of wheels can put you down by around $4K-$5K already. Body kit mods with paint and installation would be probably close to $3K. A few more items here and there and one can easily spend about $10K on just exteriors mods so I guess it just depends what you value more.
Hope everything gets sorted with your car Jashy and that it performs flawlessly and troublefree for years to come. Enjoy!
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='1010975' date='Sep 18 2009, 08:44 AM
I looked at AA's website and they only had pricing for the Level 1 kit for an E46 330 at $4400 but they did post a Level 2 dyno which shows 339whp and 274 wheel torque. I don't know if that's with just the supercharger alone or with other ancilliary mods like intakes/headers/exhaust...etc...
At 339whp though, that car should probably beat any stock 545 or 550.
As for the amount of money spent...well, a nice set of wheels can put you down by around $4K-$5K already. Body kit mods with paint and installation would be probably close to $3K. A few more items here and there and one can easily spend about $10K on just exteriors mods so I guess it just depends what you value more.
Hope everything gets sorted with your car Jashy and that it performs flawlessly and troublefree for years to come. Enjoy!
At 339whp though, that car should probably beat any stock 545 or 550.
As for the amount of money spent...well, a nice set of wheels can put you down by around $4K-$5K already. Body kit mods with paint and installation would be probably close to $3K. A few more items here and there and one can easily spend about $10K on just exteriors mods so I guess it just depends what you value more.
Hope everything gets sorted with your car Jashy and that it performs flawlessly and troublefree for years to come. Enjoy!
Thats the previous Twin Screw Kit they had, which they discontinued. I bought the stage 2 supercharger kit that isnt even on the website yet. Its a brand new kit! I called to order the twinscrew and they told me that they no longer make it and upgraded it to a more reliable supercharger kit, which is the one i bought. Well again, I thought the installation was going to only be 15 hours, per AA, but it ended up not being so. So I was thinking of only spending 8500, still a little steep but I like it. I have no doubt in my mind that I can beat 535's and 550's. I was driving to work today and had a smile the whole 20minutes. If all of you added up your exterior mods such as Mtech kit, spoilers, lips + painting I think it would be in the same ballpark in which i paid for my supercharger. I was going to go that way until my friend just asked me why I dont go with a supercharger. Well it took MUCH more convincing than that. Ya you can say i could have gotten in an 6 series but to tell you the truth I love my car. Its manual, love the options, and the color combo puts the icing on the cake. Overall Im happy. When I was ordering AA said it should have 400hp, 350 to the wheels, but we will all find out in a couple weeks as soon as my tachometer stops going up and down.