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STS Turbo. What Do You Think?
07-08-2009, 10:13 PM
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I seriously need more power and I do not wish to get an M5. Probably cant get approved now becuase of my employment status anyway. 
So I decided to go on ebay and get an electric supercharger. Wow! What a difference! I went up against an M5 and killed it. 
I'm just kidding. I would never buy a hair dryer and stick it in my intake.
Anyway, I searched and searched and searched. Couldnt find a supercharger and the VRF one is going to be $8000+. Cant spend that much right now. Found STS turbo system a while back and finally decided to send them an email. Isn't too expensive. Only $1700.00 for single turbo and $2745.00 for twin turbo.
Optional Upgrades:
Blow-Off Valve Kit - $300
PCV Kit - $150
Raw Pipe, Clamps, & Silicone Kit - $350 - $450
Snorkle Kit - $75 - $100
Install isnt too hard. Just replaced the muffler and then somehow have everything back up into the intake from the back.
Install shouldnt be too hard but finding someone to tune it at the end is going to be tough. Who can tune this beast after install??? Should I get the single turbo and give it a shot? I definitely need to know who can do this. I want to retain the factory intake but I dont think that's happening. The air filter from the STS is probably going to be dirty as crap and needs to be cleaned every month.
So I decided to go on ebay and get an electric supercharger. Wow! What a difference! I went up against an M5 and killed it. I'm just kidding. I would never buy a hair dryer and stick it in my intake. Anyway, I searched and searched and searched. Couldnt find a supercharger and the VRF one is going to be $8000+. Cant spend that much right now. Found STS turbo system a while back and finally decided to send them an email. Isn't too expensive. Only $1700.00 for single turbo and $2745.00 for twin turbo.
Optional Upgrades:
Blow-Off Valve Kit - $300
PCV Kit - $150
Raw Pipe, Clamps, & Silicone Kit - $350 - $450
Snorkle Kit - $75 - $100
Install isnt too hard. Just replaced the muffler and then somehow have everything back up into the intake from the back.
Install shouldnt be too hard but finding someone to tune it at the end is going to be tough. Who can tune this beast after install??? Should I get the single turbo and give it a shot? I definitely need to know who can do this. I want to retain the factory intake but I dont think that's happening. The air filter from the STS is probably going to be dirty as crap and needs to be cleaned every month.
07-08-2009, 10:17 PM
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If I could right now I would get the single turbo, there will be more lag than with the twin turbos and you get less power, but the upside is less likely to damage the tranny too. Better to keep power output reasonable before you have to go get a racing gearbox too.
07-08-2009, 10:24 PM
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Holy ****, John! You don't **** around, do you?! Twin - might as well. "if you're gonna get wet, might as well go swimming!"
07-08-2009, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ShadeZeRO' post='936983' date='Jul 8 2009, 11:22 PM
The 545 sport has the same gearbox as the M5. At least, that's what a tech at BMW told me.
07-08-2009, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='936989' date='Jul 9 2009, 02:31 AM
I miss turbocharged cars. LOL. the twin turbo will require dual exhausts. I'm still trying to get more info from STS. I need someone to tune this.
07-08-2009, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='936994' date='Jul 9 2009, 02:37 AM
Mike? nigxdoof mike???
07-08-2009, 11:18 PM
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EVERYONE has a laptop. LOL. But no one knows where to be more rich and more lean. If I tune it myself, I'll probably run it too lean to get more power and blow stuff up. I would like a conservative tune. Just wanna add about 100 whp or bring it to about 380whp.