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      03-20-2016, 11:26 AM   #375
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I'm thinking of installing an ESS VT2 625 kit so I would be interested to hear from owners about the reliability (or otherwise) of the kit and how many supercharged miles they have.

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      03-23-2016, 02:01 AM   #376
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Very nice. Sounds good to me. Do you track the car? How often do you change the engine oil?
My e92 m3 with ESS-VT1-550 is a weekend car that goes to track 4 times a year. Change oil every 5k miles, no issues so far with 10 k miles on a SCer
i do what the car tells me to do and only at the dealer... i change the supercharger oil every second oil change... i think about 10,000km - 12,000 km between changes.
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      04-18-2016, 02:57 PM   #377
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I'm thinking of installing an ESS VT2 625 kit so I would be interested to hear from owners about the reliability (or otherwise) of the kit and how many supercharged miles they have.

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I bought a 2009 e90 that has had the VT2-625 kit on it for between 10-15k miles. I've put just a few hundred miles on it since with a couple of track sessions (20-60 minutes) and have had no issues except for learning to control the power.
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      04-22-2016, 10:12 AM   #378
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      04-26-2016, 11:55 PM   #379
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Can anyone weigh in about issues with heat soak during track sessions of 20 minutes or more? Also noticing used kits on the market, is this due to dissatisfaction?
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      04-27-2016, 12:49 AM   #380
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Can anyone weigh in about issues with heat soak during track sessions of 20 minutes or more? Also noticing used kits on the market, is this due to dissatisfaction?
Used kits are from people parting out and selling car, can find a steal of a deal that way. Been running my ESS 625 for over 30,000 miles now. Zero issues, ton of fun years later wouldnt change a thing.
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      05-10-2016, 10:40 AM   #381
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      05-14-2016, 09:11 PM   #382
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      05-14-2016, 10:03 PM   #383
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      05-16-2016, 04:44 PM   #384
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Can anyone weigh in about issues with heat soak during track sessions of 20 minutes or more? Also noticing used kits on the market, is this due to dissatisfaction?
I got a high engine temperature warning late in my 2nd 20 minute session at Harris Hill Raceway in San Marcos, TX. The car had 40 minutes of cooldown betwen the 1st and 2nd session. I had no temperature issue the 3rd 20 minute session after a 60 minute rest period.

Just this past Friday I did a road course class where I was the only student. I did about 66 miles that day in several back to back sessions. Here are the times that I was on track:

09:59 - 10:10 10 miles
10:21 - 10:28 6 miles
11:01 - 11:24 26 miles
11:28 - 11:33 8 miles
11:47 - 12:00 16 miles

It was 70-77F and I had no heat issues. Regardless of that, I intend to track the car in the Texas summer heat, so I've just purchased do88's complete e9x cooling kit.

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      05-18-2016, 12:49 PM   #385
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guys with VF kits - is it possible to get the intake tube back in without pulling the vortech charger out? PO ran it without the filter, but i'm wanting to hook it all back up as I'll be driving in every day conditions.

Also, my BOV is a bit different and vents to atmosphere, so Do i just block off that port on the intake tube?

And I see a port for a sensor, where would that sensor be on my car?

And i'm assumign there are hose clamps for the 2 hoses that go into the back side, can't find any in the car I guess i'll have to go buy some
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      09-02-2016, 07:32 AM   #386
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      09-02-2016, 10:26 AM   #387
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      09-03-2016, 08:06 PM   #388
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      09-21-2016, 11:25 AM   #389
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Used kits are from people parting out and selling car, can find a steal of a deal that way. Been running my ESS 625 for over 30,000 miles now. Zero issues, ton of fun years later wouldnt change a thing.

this is awesome. any track days?
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I got a high engine temperature warning late in my 2nd 20 minute session at Harris Hill Raceway in San Marcos, TX. The car had 40 minutes of cooldown betwen the 1st and 2nd session. I had no temperature issue the 3rd 20 minute session after a 60 minute rest period.

Just this past Friday I did a road course class where I was the only student. I did about 66 miles that day in several back to back sessions. Here are the times that I was on track:

09:59 - 10:10 10 miles
10:21 - 10:28 6 miles
11:01 - 11:24 26 miles
11:28 - 11:33 8 miles
11:47 - 12:00 16 miles

It was 70-77F and I had no heat issues. Regardless of that, I intend to track the car in the Texas summer heat, so I've just purchased do88's complete e9x cooling kit.

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      10-05-2016, 07:26 PM   #391
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      10-05-2016, 08:18 PM   #392
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      10-05-2016, 10:40 PM   #393
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      10-13-2016, 04:15 PM   #394
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      10-14-2016, 09:13 AM   #395
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