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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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i'm an owner of 545i and i wonder if i can instal any turbocharger on my engine. Did antbody do it?
PLease let me know if you know anything.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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joe from trinity has his car @ vf engineering right now. guinea pig for it

Originally Posted by kirusha' post='793784' date='Feb 15 2009, 10:47 PM
i'm an owned of 545i and i wonder if i can install any turbocharger on my engine. Did antbody do it?
PLease let me know if you know anything.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by myfootsmells' post='793785' date='Feb 16 2009, 01:48 AM
joe from trinity has his car @ vf engineering right now. guinea pig for it

thats supercharger though..
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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dont you need to have a turbo engine to turbo charge it?
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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huh?


Originally Posted by radzM550i' post='793791' date='Feb 15 2009, 11:33 PM
dont you need to have a turbo engine to turbo charge it?
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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Id go supercharger. presently Joe's e60 545 is back and it should all be ready by April. for more info you could see our VFE thread: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=61276&hl=
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 05:35 AM
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remote mount
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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That VF supercharger looks like a badass unit. I thought Joe was going to get an M5? If I had 7k lying around, I'd get that VF supercharger. Aren't they claiming 450-500 hp?
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Aviator' post='794140' date='Feb 16 2009, 12:15 PM
That VF supercharger looks like a badass unit. I thought Joe was going to get an M5? If I had 7k lying around, I'd get that VF supercharger. Aren't they claiming 450-500 hp?
he still wants his M in the future
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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How about the STS turbos.
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