detailed vt2 upgrade kit pics

[Beedub]

ok s i finally finished.... ive literally just come in from HOPEFULLY sorting my little oil leak, turns out one of the o rings have got damaged on the oil cooler line im praying to god ive sorted i so i can finally enjoy my car...... if this hasnt sorted it!!! ill have another go!! lol anyhow i took loads of pics and did a mamoth clean up......
after three . somthing years of ownership and no salt usage or winter usage for that matter i was pleased to see it looks brand spankers underneath....... i wont be able to tell if ive sorted the leak until my next proper drive sunday :-) anyway enjoy the pics.
i must stress every single mod has been done with no and i mean no expense spared to keep the o.e look and feel, every single piece has been moved and moved again to get the oil look, im happy to say it made 500hp on normal pump fuel, with the high octane race gas i use this car make 515bhp all day long........ this car is insane..... lol........

the front oil cooler and intercooler, oil cooler is about double the size of the stock unit


the offending leaky part, i torqued this as tight as i dared, new orings installed, note ALL this i relocated from stock, looks perfect


im a stickler for detail, i cut down some rubbed to make a buffer for the oilcooler in the extremes of braking acceration.


setrab oil cooler


underside is CLEAN!!!!


conversion piece where the leak was/ hoping isnt anymore


mean


getting their now :-)


cleaned and blacked the undertray




looking good underneath


ess billet crank pulleys


up top



cleaning wheel well with oil splatter



intercooler can flow 700hp


insanely expensive gauges and pod, 3d design pod with stack pro stepper gauges and stack wideband, i spnt big here and it paid off, o.e look, fit and i can monitor whats happening with my motor, note where ive located power socket :-)





finally......

[ZStig]

looks great!

How does it sound? What kind of power did it put to the wheels?

[Beedub]

it sounds AWESOME, lol i can really hear the blower now compared to the vt1......

she made 500 crank on pump, with race gas which i reguarly use 515bhp all day long!!!!

[Starscream]

Insane!

Congrats, would LOVE to do that to my car,

One day maybe

[rabbit69]

congrats beedub and welcome to the club! im still trying to figure out why my stupid aem boost gauge is reading 4 psi on load. im guessing defective gauge

[r4gs]

tremendous attention to detail beedub, and wonderful build! how often to u drive ur beauty? ur oem csls look gorgeous too....

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by r4gs

tremendous attention to detail beedub, and wonderful build! how often to u drive ur beauty? ur oem csls look gorgeous too....

cheers rags, i really appreciate that, im just getting alittle annoyed with the niggles, the car is actually used reguarly for track outings and i actually compete properly in the car........ its gets lots of hard use.

[dazed^]

Looks like an amazing install, congrats!

[Eccentric]

WOWZA! What are your rear tires (tyres )? 275? Any traction issues?

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by Eccentric

WOWZA! What are your rear tires (tyres )? 275? Any traction issues?

im using pilot super sport now, with a 265 rear, no traction problems, but the lower gears they really struggle, i can hear them chirping heavily as i accelerate, the cars a beast...... plain and simple.....

i LOVE the way the power comes in, i REally want to upgrade the hose clips to some proper ralleye style ones when the funds allow.

PLEASE god please let me have sorted the oil leak on my oil line conversion piece, oherwise the WHOLE front end needs to be stripped off again.

[MIKe86]

Geez hope it's sorted, taking the front end off everytime doesn't sound so hot.

What was the actual number to the wheel? You keep saying 500 crank - we don't care about crank numbers even if it's the "500 mark".

[IronZ4M]

Looks great .. My question is how did you buy the upgrade I asked them if I could buy an upgrade for my M coupe long time ago and they reply to me that I have to get the car to the main shop there is the only could be done to have the upgrade !!!

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by rabbit69

congrats beedub and welcome to the club! im still trying to figure out why my stupid aem boost gauge is reading 4 psi on load. im guessing defective gauge

honestly these electronic gauges reallly are very sensitive, my stack unit shows boost @ about 7.1 psi @ 7900, looking forward to having a long drive in this tomoro to see what boost im pulling after a retorque on my hose clips.

first gear is over in a flash :-)

[JFB06M]

Thanks for your help. I am having the vt2 installed in my stock 06 Z4 r in a week at IND in Chicago. ESS has shipped the kit. Any suggestions as to "upgrades" to the stock kit that should be considered?

[fr8tdog]

Congrats Beedub!! car looks amazing. When your ready for water/meth add on let me know. You will pick up power and torque and will prevent heat power loss.

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by MIKe86

Geez hope it's sorted, taking the front end off everytime doesn't sound so hot.

What was the actual number to the wheel? You keep saying 500 crank - we don't care about crank numbers even if it's the "500 mark".

the car made 440Wheel horspower, with alittle race unleaded. ask nicely next time ;-) manners dont cost a thing ;-)

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by IronZ4M

Looks great .. My question is how did you buy the upgrade I asked them if I could buy an upgrade for my M coupe long time ago and they reply to me that I have to get the car to the main shop there is the only could be done to have the upgrade !!!

ESS shipped me the kit and i had to get it fitted at my ESS approved installer, honestly i really dont know why...... their MUST be some reason why they dont want home installs to be done, maybe something has to be done to ecu that they dont wish anyone to know about ?????

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by MIKe86

Geez hope it's sorted, taking the front end off everytime doesn't sound so hot.

What was the actual number to the wheel? You keep saying 500 crank - we don't care about crank numbers even if it's the "500 mark".

honestly, its a complete pain in the ass, but i guess these little niggles will happen, but if it happens again i will strip it down, AGAIN and try again, these things are sent to test us, it wont defeat me!! cant lie, its a giant PITA, we'll see what happens, please please let this be solved, but i had an issue getting the orings in place, so i wont be suprised if it leaks again, we will see :-)

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by JFB06M

Thanks for your help. I am having the vt2 installed in my stock 06 Z4 r in a week at IND in Chicago. ESS has shipped the kit. Any suggestions as to "upgrades" to the stock kit that should be considered?

DEFINATLY loose the ess hose clamps and buy some real deal tension type, i WISH i would have done this during the orginal VT1 install these ones need constant tightening.

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by fr8tdog

Congrats Beedub!! car looks amazing. When your ready for water/meth add on let me know. You will pick up power and torque and will prevent heat power loss.

will do, need to recoup some money then ill holla @ you.
The uk climate is Pretty cold so maybe i wont notice so much of a difference?

[Beedub]

new s/c recieved and installed, the car is running GREAT!!!
After new unit was put on, my boost gauge now reads 7.8ish Psi...... some im seeing an extra little boost, the car is so fast, so refined, great AFR numbers, great off boost MPG figures and tyre shredding performance....

ANY S/C car should get a vented bonnet..... the huge vortech unit acts as a giant radiator and really sucks up the heat, sometimes i cant touch mine its that hot :-/

my new setrab oil cooler keeps oil temps about -10 what i used to see on everyday driving and now maintains oil temp in hot weather much better, its rises ALOT slower even under the hardest of conditions.

if the t/c is left on the light is just constantly on.....
i really cant wait to get this thing to the track and kick some ass with it and Really push this vt2 kit......
i love the view from the front of the car with the intercooler peeking out, it just screams POWWWEEERR!!!!

the car is a hoot to drive... this kit puts this car into serious league performance.

its even fun to drive slow listening to the supercharger whistle and pop on light throttle openings, the subtle noises at low RPMs are really cool.... Throw the rpi on top and youve got a proper exotic noise, the rpi tone changed measurable after throwing on the Ess kits, infact @ the static tests it registers an extra 5DB.

if you go VT2 and use the car properly, make sure your brakes are uprated......

p.s also if you do this upgrade make sure you order new oil cooler line o rings otherwise it WILL leak!! lol

[Beedub]

also got the car properly dyno'd, car made 450 RWhp with high octane fuel and the slightly higher boost of 7.8psi