THE BEST KEPT SECRET! MY AA SUPER CHARGER FINALLY INSTALLED!&#
09-18-2009, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1010951' date='Sep 18 2009, 07:42 AM
Seriously, I just read this thread and went and packed a small bag... you know - just in case 
and I'm not even engaged yet! 
and I'm not even engaged yet! 
If i had water in my mouth it would be all over the computer screen.
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Originally Posted by jashy247' post='1010982' date='Sep 18 2009, 07:06 AM
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.
Again I'm glad you're happy with your mod. I'm just surprised that AA wouldn't at least give you a warning that you would probably encounter installation problems since it's going into a 530 and not a 330. Did they say it would be a direct fit?
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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!
And thanks to all who wish me good luck! I really appreciate it and will update you as much as I can on how shes doing.
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Originally Posted by jashy247' post='1010982' date='Sep 18 2009, 07:06 AM
I have no doubt in my mind that I can beat 535's and 550's.
again, congrats and hope everything gets sorted....
09-18-2009, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='1010986' date='Sep 18 2009, 09:10 AM
Yeah I couldn't tell what type of supercharger. It just says E46 330 supercharger kit.
Again I'm glad you're happy with your mod. I'm just surprised that AA wouldn't at least give you a warning that you would probably encounter installation problems since it's going into a 530 and not a 330. Did they say it would be a direct fit?
Again I'm glad you're happy with your mod. I'm just surprised that AA wouldn't at least give you a warning that you would probably encounter installation problems since it's going into a 530 and not a 330. Did they say it would be a direct fit?
They just warned about the intercooler needing extra piping and said 15 hours for a slow mechanic, it ended up being 24 hours with 4 BMW Race technicians working on it. They built BMW race cars!! It had MANY more speed bumps than just the intercooler. I It would take a couple forum pages to tell you all the problems they had installing it
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='1010988' date='Sep 18 2009, 09:10 AM
let's not start this debate please..especially without numbers....
again, congrats and hope everything gets sorted....
again, congrats and hope everything gets sorted....
Ill come back with numbers!
09-18-2009, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jashy247' post='1010995' date='Sep 18 2009, 09:13 AM
Ill come back with numbers!
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='1010988' date='Sep 18 2009, 10:10 AM
let's not start this debate please..especially without numbers....
again, congrats and hope everything gets sorted....
again, congrats and hope everything gets sorted....
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Originally Posted by theXman' post='1010964' date='Sep 18 2009, 09:29 AM
Kerry - you crack me up. You modded a Smart Car, didn't you?
You modded a Smart Car, didn't you?Touche! Point taken. I guess you have a valid point there.
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Originally Posted by BMWPower06' post='1011003' date='Sep 18 2009, 07:29 AM
haha whats the debate? The sc puts more WHEELhp down than a 535 has at the crank, and nearly as much whp as a 550i has at the crank
all I am saying is that we've all heard and read of what manufacturers state their products to put down....and yet after private research/dyno'ing we find different results...
while the Butt Dyno feels great....I am sure jashy bought this product for it's actual performance, not feeling...so I hope the numbers match the Butt dyno.....