How many miles do you have on your supercharger?

[BobS]

Originally Posted by neech

Have any of you SC'd guys ever gotten an oil analysis done on any of the engine oil changes? Would be interested on the results.

Yes.... before and after my supercharger. The last 5 oil changes i've had 3 Oil analysis reports done through blackstone and no issues found. Completely normal wear for a s65 that is stock.

[CBS]

Originally Posted by BobS

Yes.... before and after my supercharger. The last 5 oil changes i've had 3 Oil analysis reports done through blackstone and no issues found. Completely normal wear for a s65 that is stock.

+1 - same here.

[s85e90]

One cant' deny that boosting a 12.1 CR motor is not good for it. Yes the track record has seem very reliable for boosted cars (even I'm surprised) but let's not try and convince everyone here that putting boost to a car that was never meant for it isn't ideal

[JPH704]

Not sure how many miles on Active Autowerke stage 1, Upgraded the injectors (Bosch Green Giants) and new tune. Not a single hiccup!

[JDM3]

I've put 12k on my car in last 3 years. 6k was the 535, 3k 625 and 3k 650. I plan to do rod bearings in spring as preventative measures. I bought the 535 from Alex 3 yrs back so my blower has probably 50k on it. I laugh when people think 20k on the blower kits is a lot. The only moving part is the bearings in the blower. Now if this was my DD I probably would only go with a 550kit. If you change your oil often, change plugs every 10k and let the car get to operating temp before you go above 4k, your engine should be ok for a long time.

[mj89h]

Originally Posted by 1SICKM

.... If you change your oil often, change plugs every 10k and let the car get to operating temp before you go above 4k, your engine should be ok for a long time.

Can't advocate changing the oil frequently enough... preventative maintenance is key to ensuring any S/C set up lasts. I would recommend every 3k miles and switching to 0w40.

I've been running it since I replaced my rod bearings and have been impressed... the motor is much smoother on cold start and revs much less effortlessly...it feels like a N/A car with 600 horsepower.. and its cheap enough to justfy doing 1500 mile oil changes

[Sirius Black]

I've got 16k miles on my Active Autowerke Stage 3. No issues, or maintenance except having to change out the SC belt.

[VT3M33]

I'm beyond miles , my kit is on its third M3

[WickedE93]

Originally Posted by VT3M33

I'm beyond miles , my kit is on its third M3

yeah buddy!

[Alex07M3]

97000km on the car, ~30000km of that with the charger, I would'nt want it any other way!

[Markao66]

about 20k miles on my ess 625 kit and no problems at all!

[PetrolFumes]

glad to see everyone's sc is running nicely. anyone else want to add their experience now that this post is about 2 years old. we have to have some high mileage chargers out there

[kerkiraios00]

+1 also debating it, i been for years now lol worried the motor will blow up

[FazerBoy]

Originally Posted by squartus

ESS vt2 625 supercharger here, been running it about 3,000 miles now. Did the first oil change on it at 2k other than that just driving it and enjoying the hell out of the power.
If your running a tight fit on your front tires keep in mind that on the drivers side the new air intake will press slightly against the wheel liner so if your super close you may rub a bit. That's with an ESS kit that is.

I've also got the ESS VT2 625. I've had it on for about 3,000 miles with no issues at all.

I do find that if one lifts off the throttle at higher revs it does jerk a bit but I think that's probably normal (please let me know if it's not).

I also have the issue with the front tire rubbing on the driver's side (actually passenger side over herein the UK). It's worse with winter tires which have chunkier tread and it even started tearing through the plastic arch liner. Not sure whether anything can be done because, as stated above, the ESS air intake pushes out the arch liner a bit further.

Jack

[squartus]

Originally Posted by FazerBoy

I've also got the ESS VT2 625. I've had it on for about 3,000 miles with no issues at all.

I do find that if one lifts off the throttle at higher revs it does jerk a bit but I think that's probably normal (please let me know if it's not).

I also have the issue with the front tire rubbing on the driver's side (actually passenger side over herein the UK). It's worse with winter tires which have chunkier tread and it even started tearing through the plastic arch liner. Not sure whether anything can be done because, as stated above, the ESS air intake pushes out the arch liner a bit further.

Jack

If its jerking as you let off the throttle then engine breaking could be kicking in to quick/throttle to senistive. Which is common complaint with ESS tune, you can have them quickly change it.

[PetrolFumes]

anyone else have high miles with the 625/650 ESS kit?

[JDM3]

Originally Posted by VT3M33

I'm beyond miles , my kit is on its third M3

And I've witnessed hundreds of 1/4 mile runs with him...

[SYT_Shadow]

Originally Posted by PetrolFumes

anyone else have high miles with the 625/650 ESS kit?

Not sure people have enough miles on their E9X cars, but on the E46 platform there are people with over 100k miles on the ESS superchargers

[PetrolFumes]

Originally Posted by SYT_Shadow

Not sure people have enough miles on their E9X cars, but on the E46 platform there are people with over 100k miles on the ESS superchargers

that's great to hear

[SYT_Shadow]

Originally Posted by PetrolFumes

that's great to hear

I remember one guy in particular who has like 210k miles, out of which +100k have been ESS supercharged.
And it's his track car.
And he's running a smaller pulley that is not ESS approved.

[PetrolFumes]

Originally Posted by SYT_Shadow

I remember one guy in particular who has like 210k miles, out of which +100k have been ESS supercharged.
And it's his track car.
And he's running a smaller pulley that is not ESS approved.

on an e46?

[SYT_Shadow]

Originally Posted by PetrolFumes

on an e46?

Yes. No one has that many on an E9X