Matt Farah Drives the 700hp VF Engineering Supercharged BMW M3 (VF620)

Jason · 02-20-2012, 04:48 PM

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Matt Farah Drives the 700hp VF Engineering Supercharged BMW M3 (VF620)

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Matt Farah (of Tuned) drives and reviews VF Engineering's 700hp Supercharged BMW M3 (VF620).

SPECS:

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 Slip-On Exhaust System
Challenge X-Pipe Race+ (Catless), Stainless Steel

Wheels
19x9.5/19x10.5 Volk G12 Wheels in Matte Black Finish
265/35-19, 295/30-19 Yokohama AD08 Tires

sensi09 · 02-20-2012, 05:10 PM

Haven't driven it in forever, but one of my favorite sections of road. Didn't watch the whole vid, but too much power for that road overall.

CarbonFoot · 02-20-2012, 05:10 PM

Awesome - thanks.

xilli · 02-20-2012, 05:35 PM

Arrgghh! This will make the wait even more unbearable..

IMG · 02-20-2012, 05:57 PM

Very nice !

tlp · 02-20-2012, 06:02 PM

With 300lbs of center ballast it still spins the wheels.

tom @ eas · 02-20-2012, 06:07 PM

Matt did a great job describing the VF620's hot points, here's the build sheet for our M3 project:

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.

Still Shots:

VSmotorsports · 02-20-2012, 06:12 PM

Awesome. Congrats Tom! Your car looks great.

avsbmw · 02-20-2012, 08:29 PM

what an awesome car! love the sound it makes when it down shifts

Brian_VACsales · 02-20-2012, 08:30 PM

SO SWEET!

Daft · 02-20-2012, 08:44 PM

Cool

Dking078 · 02-20-2012, 08:47 PM

I must ask, where was this filmed? That road looks amazing!

GOLFFRR · 02-20-2012, 08:49 PM

awesome!

nam71594 · 02-20-2012, 08:53 PM

isnt this GMR?!.... LOLOL this looks like the top of the mountain LOL

hyperboost · 02-20-2012, 08:57 PM

not bad

dapopa9 · 02-20-2012, 08:59 PM

Which road is that?

kthxbye · 02-20-2012, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Exhaust
Akrapovic Titanium Evolution Slip-On Exhaust System
Challenge X-Pipe Race+ (Catless), Stainless Steel

Tom,

How would you rate this setup on a stock M3? In comparison to the full akro evo?

IFX · 02-20-2012, 09:16 PM

love the fact that this thing was strictly built for speed without any mickey mouse bs like idrive etc.

tom @ eas · 02-20-2012, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kthxbye

Tom,

How would you rate this setup on a stock M3? In comparison to the full akro evo?

That was a typo, we used the Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust system in the video.

Going full catless on the Akra EVO is a bit loud in the interior cabin area, we typically save this particular setup for track sessions.

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Originally Posted by IFX

love the fact that this thing was strictly built for speed without any mickey mouse bs like idrive etc.

Completely agree. Most times, even the radio remains off when daily driving.

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Originally Posted by CarbonFoot

Awesome - thanks.

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Originally Posted by img

Very nice !

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Originally Posted by avsbmw

what an awesome car! love the sound it makes when it down shifts

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Originally Posted by VSmotorsports

Awesome. Congrats Tom! Your car looks great.

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Originally Posted by Daft

Cool

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Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

awesome!

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Originally Posted by hyperboost

not bad

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Originally Posted by Mike@VAC

SO SWEET!

Appreciate the feedback guys

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Originally Posted by dapopa9

Which road is that?

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Originally Posted by Dking078

I must ask, where was this filmed? That road looks amazing!

The canyons in Glendora. shhhhhh.

GOLFFRR · 02-20-2012, 09:39 PM

Tom is this car going to be at the MFEST meet saturday 25th at Cal Speedway? I would love to see it in action

jphughan · 02-20-2012, 09:58 PM

Just watched the installation video at http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...-system-e9x-m3 -- it looks like the air filter is placed inside one of the side air ducts of the front bumper. Doesn't that obstruct cooling to that wheel's brakes, and perhaps worse, result in one wheel's brakes getting less cooling than the other, which would in turn cause the car to rotate under heavy braking after a while?

I'd also be curious in the more toned-down supercharger option. Not sure I'd be able to live with full catless on my car since it's a DD, and I'd like something that would pass emissions etc -- would the VF540 work with those requirements? Tom@EAS mentioned it was coming soon in a post from mid-December, but I still can't find any info on it. Is it still not ready?

yamazaho · 02-20-2012, 10:00 PM

Sick ass ride...!!!

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