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      02-15-2010, 12:22 PM   #639
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Almost 4 seconds quicker than stock. Pretty good numbers.
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      02-15-2010, 12:28 PM   #640
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I have to say I'm very very very impressed with what I've seen from ESS for the e46 and now the e9x. Everything they seem to touch so to speak turns to gold. Great numbers and great job guys! If we're seeing performance like this right now from the e9x aftermarket imagine in a few years! Keep up the great work ess!
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i got 9 sec with a 210 pound passenger , and a trunk full of cabinet hardware weighing about 50lbs & full tank of gas ..
temps were 43 deg ....

This was messured with the BMW Performance steering wheel timer ...
this weekend i'll take a video of the run with just me in the car and a cleaned out trunk ....

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      02-15-2010, 09:54 PM   #643
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i got 9 sec with a 210 pound passenger , and a trunk full of cabinet hardware weighing about 50lbs & full tank of gas ..
temps were 43 deg ....

This was messured with the BMW Performance steering wheel timer ...
this weekend i'll take a video of the run with just me in the car and a cleaned out trunk ....

6MT w/ 600hp Kit
wow...that's amazing good good
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      02-15-2010, 09:56 PM   #644
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Not sure as I have only run it with stock cats in place.
thank you Roman! I think I'll get this one
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      02-17-2010, 03:16 AM   #645
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I often get asked by customers how many supercharger kits we have installed in E9X M3's. Currently we have 21 kits installed worldwide with another 4 scheduled to be finished this month.
Plus mine is 5, (HINT this month please Roman, get the kit to me asap!!!!)
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      02-17-2010, 03:53 AM   #646
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Plus mine is 5, (HINT this month please Roman, get the kit to me asap!!!!)
thats amazing man. You gota show those RGM guys how its done!

when you get your kit ofcourse. Which one you opting for. 575 or 600?
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thats amazing man. You gota show those RGM guys how its done!

when you get your kit ofcourse. Which one you opting for. 575 or 600?
575 as I have DCT
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      02-17-2010, 07:30 AM   #648
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Best. Thread. Evah. Just read all 31 pages.

I know the system is still new out in the market, but has anyone had issues with regular maintenance? Rom3n, of course you've had the most miles put on, what have you had to do to keep the car in good shape?

If this were to be a daily driver, is BMW going to scoff at regular maintenance to the engine? I assume cleaning the fuel injectors is out. Long term-milage-wise, what is a customer getting themself into? Doesn't the Vortech need an oil swap after awhile?

Wow, quite a barrage there. Just trying to think ahead, because I'm pretty interested and I don't even have the car yet. So far, this looks to be a rock-solid tune.
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      02-17-2010, 10:22 AM   #649
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Best. Thread. Evah. Just read all 31 pages.

I know the system is still new out in the market, but has anyone had issues with regular maintenance? Rom3n, of course you've had the most miles put on, what have you had to do to keep the car in good shape?

If this were to be a daily driver, is BMW going to scoff at regular maintenance to the engine? I assume cleaning the fuel injectors is out. Long term-milage-wise, what is a customer getting themself into? Doesn't the Vortech need an oil swap after awhile?

Wow, quite a barrage there. Just trying to think ahead, because I'm pretty interested and I don't even have the car yet. So far, this looks to be a rock-solid tune.
My dealer has done all of my free maintenance. The only maintenance that is required for the kit is the oil in the Vortech blower needs to be changed every 7-8k miles. This service is very easy to perform and takes about 10-15 min.
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So the stock 6MT clutch is up to the task of handling a supercharger for the long term?
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      02-17-2010, 10:58 AM   #651
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So the stock 6MT clutch is up to the task of handling a supercharger for the long term?
I wouldnt think so for long term, 575/600hp is quite a lot over stock #s
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My dealer has done all of my free maintenance. The only maintenance that is required for the kit is the oil in the Vortech blower needs to be changed every 7-8k miles. This service is very easy to perform and takes about 10-15 min.
Hi Roman, surel;y the regular maintenance schedule on the car, should be stepped up a bit due to the additional HP and possible higher wear pattern on internals? Maybe reduce service intervals, oil changes etc?

PS you are rushing my kit over I hope?
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The clutch feel great but I'm sure I'll put a new one in just to clean up and weak link that I can easily access down the line.
Regular maintenance wise I just push the service intervals of my oil up some. Since I heavily track the car I always swapped in the 7k-10k range on my own outside of the factory 15k intervals and adding a quart of oil here and there.

So now that the car is SC, I might as well do oil changes with the oil changes on the Vortech. The Vortech oil is extremely simply to change. It has a dipstick where there BMW doesn't even have one lol
The drain is under the blower and has a valve so you drain it away from the car and than you just pour new oil in very simple swap.
As for everything else its as it comes up like normal
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The Vortech has its own oil system? It used to be that you had to tap the oil pan and add a feed line to the blower from the engine.
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Vortech V3 has its own self enclosed oil system so no need to drill into your S65B40 baby
I'll take pictures and I guess (why not? Might as well) a DIY for changing the oil on the V3 as its first change is at 2k and than every 7k after that
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Vortech V3 has its own self enclosed oil system so no need to drill into your S65B40 baby
I'll take pictures and I guess (why not? Might as well) a DIY for changing the oil on the V3 as its first change is at 2k and than every 7k after that
oh I didn't know about that please post up some pictures if you could
thank you sir.
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oh I didn't know about that please post up some pictures if you could
thank you sir.
The Vortech V3 supercharger has a self-contained oiling system, so there is no need to run oil lines to-and-from the engine.

Centrifugal superchargers (with a self-contained oiling system) are very beneficial from an installation standpoint, and this design eliminates the risk of an engine oil leak.

Several years ago, Paxton actually invented the first "self-contained" supercharger with a planetary gear drive system that required no external oil lubrication.

Since then, other supercharger manufacturers have hopped on the bandwagon.

Vortech bought out Paxton a few years back, so it's not surprising to see this advanced technology migrate over to the Vortech product line.

Vortech engineers have now improved on the basic technology, by discarding the 'old school' planetary-drive transmission. Planetary gears actually limit your internal impeller speeds, so your boost and power potential are both capped at lower threshold.

When Paxton first released their early self-contained centrifugal superchargers, they had trouble dissipating internal heat. (because of the planetary-drive system) They would overheat at higher boost levels, and that ultimately limited their HP and TRQ at high rpms.

To cure this on the new generation self-contained oil reservoir superchargers, Vortech engineers stepped in and designed a helical cut gear-driven transmission, that effectively eliminated the heat buildup associated with a former planetary-drive system.

The gear-driven Vortech V3 supercharger can now deliver greater power potential for a small-frame supercharger, while also delivering exceptional reliability.

I have attached a few pics of the Vortech V3 centrifugal supercharger unit...




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I believe I was told the GS Bilder ran the entire race season on the stock clutch and abused the crap out of it. At the end of the season, it needed to be replaced. I also believe the GS car was around 700hp.

In the stroker+SC, we plan on running the stock clutch until it gives up. Then I'll replace it with either a carbon-carbon clutch, or another stock clutch. It will all depend on how the stock clutch holds up.
How much $$ is a stock clutch? Btw, how many miles are on your RD Stroker? Just wondering on how it's held up and curious about when the supercharger will be going on
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The Vortech has its own oil system? It used to be that you had to tap the oil pan and add a feed line to the blower from the engine.
As others have explained our VT kits run the Vortech V3 blower. This blower is self lubricated. The self lubricated design allows the engine oil to not be effected by the operation of the blower; it simplifies installation and also keeps engine oil temps down. The oil in the blower needs to be changed every 7-8k miles. This process is very quick and easy.

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How much $$ is a stock clutch? Btw, how many miles are on your RD Stroker? Just wondering on how it's held up and curious about when the supercharger will be going on
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343227
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Thanks Roman, but I meant how many miles were going to be on his car when he put the supercharger on
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