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Old 09-12-2006, 07:56 AM
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A friend that has an E39 M5 has ordered the SC kit from :

http://www.vf-engineering.com/

600 BHP
($8500)

And in october they will release the SC kit for 545i (about 500 HP, $5000) .


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Alex,
The cost of the supercharger will be closer to $9000. That is the price for the 645 supercharger.
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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='333624' date='Sep 12 2006, 06:38 PM
Alex,
The cost of the supercharger will be closer to $9000. That is the price for the 645 supercharger.


Ehm ... That man has spoken with VF via telephone and they said 5k but for his kit (M5 E39) he will pay 8500 dollars .
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Is it available in the US and are there authorized reseller/installer for VF? If it's around $5K, I may consider it

Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='333626' date='Sep 12 2006, 09:45 AM
Ehm ... That man has spoken with VF via telephone and they said 5k but for his kit (M5 E39) he will pay 8500 dollars .
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='333626' date='Sep 12 2006, 09:45 AM
Ehm ... That man has spoken with VF via telephone and they said 5k but for his kit (M5 E39) he will pay 8500 dollars .
Hey,
If the supercharger is indeed $5K, then I'm getting one as well. I'll call them to confirm.


Freed0m,
VF is a company based in LA.

VF-Engineering
1365 North Dynamics Street, Suite E Anaheim, California 92806

tel.: (+1) 714-528-0066
fax: (+1) 714-528-0067
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Very cool, thanks J

Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='333634' date='Sep 12 2006, 10:14 AM
Hey,
If the supercharger is indeed $5K, then I'm getting one as well. I'll call them to confirm.
Freed0m,
VF is a company based in LA.

VF-Engineering
1365 North Dynamics Street, Suite E Anaheim, California 92806

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Originally Posted by freed0m' post='333649' date='Sep 12 2006, 07:42 PM
Very cool, thanks J

And say "goodbye" to the M5
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What do they got for us lowely 530i owners? If it's 5K or less for us count me in.
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Member Dinan530i already has the VF Engineering SC in his car. Here's his specs:

2004 E60 530I Sport
VF SUPER CHARGER 6.0PSI
DMS remapping
365hp with Super charger only est
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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='333686' date='Sep 12 2006, 11:45 AM
Member Dinan530i already has the VF Engineering SC in his car. Here's his specs:

2004 E60 530I Sport
VF SUPER CHARGER 6.0PSI
DMS remapping
365hp with Super charger only est
How much did he pay for it?


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