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04-04-2012, 03:30 PM | #1 |
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▀▄ eas |The Smoking Tire/Tuned wraps up 2012 with VF Engineering!
It’s the final show for Season 1 of “Tuned” on YouTube’s Drive network. (Don’t worry, we’ll be back in July.)
Over the season the channel was flooded with questions and comments, good and bad. So, for this episode, Matt decided to sit down and address the most common, or notable, from each episode. So grab a beer and hit ‘play’, or if you aren’t old enough, three 5 Hour Energy drinks. Actually don’t do that. (please please please don’t do that, you’ll die and sue us). Enjoy, and we’ll see you in July. Our VF620 Supercharged M3 enters in at 19:20 into the clip. For those that missed the original airing, we've embedded it here for your viewing pleasure: Factory Build Configuration Year: 2011 BMW M3 ZCP Color: Alpine White Transmission: DCT Interior: Speed Cloth/Anthracite Trim Exterior: Carbon Roof Engine VF Engineering VF620 Supercharger System Suspension KW 2-Way Adjustable Club Sport Coilover kit w/ Front Camber Plates Brakes AP Racing - AP7100 368mm 6-piston Front Big Brake Kit AP Racing - AP7150 356mm 4-piston Rear Big Brake Kit Exhaust Akrapovic Titanium Evolution Exhaust System Wheels 19x9.5/19x10.5 Volk G12 Wheels in Matte Black Finish 265/35-19, 295/30-19 Yokohama AD08 Tires Aesthetics IND AW Pre-Painted Reflectors Challenge Carbon Fibre GT3 Front Splitter w/ Brake Ducts (not in video) Matte Black Kidney Grilles/Fender Gills, M3 Trunk Badge Ericsson Decklid Interior VS Motorsports Bolt-in Roll Cage RECARO Pole Position Seats, Black Cloth RECARO Slider Track Kit Macht Schnell Competition Liteweight Floor Mounts Macht Schnell Harness Receptacles Macht Schnell Seat Shell Adapter/Side Mounts Macht Schnell Ashtray Gauge Panel ST3401 Stack Wide-band Air-Fuel (Lambda) ST3310 Stack Professional, Oil Temperature (used for DCT fluid monitoring) ST3512 Stack Boost Pressure (-30inHg to +30 PSI) Lighting AiB v4.0 LED Angel Eye System Factory options were left to a minimum: No leather, no iDrive, no Comfort Access. The primary goal is being fast with little creature comforts that can easily be replicated by anyone with the desire to go fast. Still Shots: Discuss.
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04-04-2012, 03:36 PM | #2 |
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04-04-2012, 03:53 PM | #4 |
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^^+1 very cool.
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Usually the beast is surrounded by a cage.
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04-04-2012, 04:58 PM | #6 |
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Sick build guys!
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Tom picks me up from school everyday in that car... I am the coolest kid @ my school!
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04-05-2012, 11:58 PM | #8 |
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Tom, I'm have a few questions and hope you can provide a little guidance.
1) The video indicates the car above is on the VF620 kit, and making 690hp @ ~8lbs of boost. On the VFEng website, it says the VF620 kit is good for 620hp @ 5.5-6PSI. a) Are you guys selling the 8lb pulley, or was this a custom one off? b) Is the kit w/the 8 lb pulley kit called something else (VF690?) and if so, what's the price difference between the 690hp kit vs the 620hp kit? 2) Drew is having issues w/his DCT and the clutch discs slipping. Are you guys on the stock discs, and how are they holding up? 3) The car 690hp car is running a stock bottom end. VF Eng. didn't feel like a rebuild of the bottom end was warranted for long-term reliability of the engine? I'm asking b/c the other two high hp s/c builds I've seen have a bottom end rebuild going on, so I'm curious. Thanks for your help. Love the power you guys are making Last edited by whats77inaname; 04-06-2012 at 10:08 AM.. |
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04-10-2012, 01:15 PM | #12 |
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haha, while you were in school, Tom took me out on a day on the town..or around the block
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Sorry, missed your post - we have been extremely busy preparing for MFest next week.
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VF mentioned they are not comfortable running production cars at 690hp due to engine reliability and connecting rod bearing issues. I am using a specific race tune since this car sees repeated track use. This tune is not commercially available at the moment, but may be offered as an available option in the near future for dedicated trackrats. Much appreciated. There's plenty more to come.
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Would any major components of this VF650 kit be different from the VF620, or just expected differences (pulley, more aggressive tune, etc.)???
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Details have not yet been released, but will in a separate thread when ready.
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Enjoying the newfound power yet?
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07-23-2012, 03:04 PM | #19 |
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Damn! Gotta love that vid.
Car is tastefully modded... I like I like!
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