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      06-17-2010, 12:21 AM   #1
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ess supercharger impressions?

who here has an ess supercharger?

have you taken it to the track yet? (either kind)
is there a noticible increase in torque?
what kind of tires are you running, and are they hooking up well in 1st and 2nd gears?
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who here has an ess supercharger?

have you taken it to the track yet? (either kind)
is there a noticible increase in torque?
what kind of tires are you running, and are they hooking up well in 1st and 2nd gears?


My car is the test car for ESS VT2-500 and should be finished by the end of the month. It was supposed to be done already, but there was a fitment issue with intercooler piping. They installed the VT1-445 already, and according to reviews it's a hammer When I get the car back I will provide an in depth review of the kit. I expect the kit will be like all ESS products...rock solid! You wont find anything better for our cars for FI/tuning. As for tires, I use Nitto 555R drag radials in 285 size. They provide plenty of traction and can be driven in the rain. If you really want sticky tires (my next set) get the all new Nitto NTO5R drag radials. These tires are better than Mickey Thompsons!! probably get about 5000-10000 miles out of them. Check this out..... http://www.nittotire.com/#index.tire...erview.gallery
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Palantirion.

He has two monster threads about his mods and experience on the track. mostly on 'feast board
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      06-18-2010, 04:33 PM   #4
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so no quarter mile numbers yet? I'm hoping that the "500hp" package will be close enough to Viper numbers, even though its really really down on torque
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      06-19-2010, 12:12 AM   #6
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yeah, thats why if I get a z4m soon, thats gonna be the first thing I'll save up for, and do wheels and other mods last
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Palantirion.

He has two monster threads about his mods and experience on the track. mostly on 'feast board
66 pages.. ugh.....


hahahaha
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so no quarter mile numbers yet? I'm hoping that the "500hp" package will be close enough to Viper numbers, even though its really really down on torque
I will post 1/4 mile, 0-60, and 60-130 times using an extremely accurate VBOX with my ESS VT2-500. I hate to speculate, but I'm guessing with drag radials you can expect 4 seconds or maybe 3.9-3.8 0 to 60 and high 11's 1/4 mile. Obviously a ton of variables play into these numbers, but I think these are attainable with the VT2-500. I'm installing the VT3 as soon as it's available, and I expect 0-60 in 3 seconds flat and 1/4 mile high 10's. The ZO6 Vett does 0-60 in 3.6 with 505 crank HP on street tires and weighs about the same as the Z4M depending on how fat one is or gas tank level. Either case I will have results for this forum soon enough. Cheers
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hurry up =)
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hurry up =)

I know, the anticipation is driving me crazy...like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. ESS said the car probably won't be ready until the end of the month. When I get it back I will post a detailed review with video and numbers
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First impressions.

I was hesitant at first. I did not want to lose drivability to gain power. I was also concerned about elevated engine temps leading to premature engine ware. I spent a lot of time researching ESS through their website and forums like this. After a great deal of consideration, I decided to take the plunge.

First impressions:
First of all, I have only put 300 miles the kit so far. This has all been back road and street driving, no track time.
Overall I am very impressed with the kit. The installation is very clean and the kit looks good.

Driving is next level. The kit performs better than I anticipated. The M is much faster through the gears, and there is no power fade or hesitation @ the top end. Awesome!! The power is always there underfoot and the car just gets up to speed faster. With the power gain, I do not seem to have lost any of the coupes drivability. What I mean by this is that I am not just spinning the tires everywhere; the power band is still very smooth like stock. Don’t get me wrong, if you want to “over drive” you cna still push the tail of this thing all over the place.

The M has also been running about 10 degrees cooler than usual, and my gas mileage is averaging 20.8 when it used to be 20.5.

So to this point, I am getting what I was looking for out of the ESS kit. More power, safe engine temps, and a blast to drive.
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is that the 445hp kit? Are you running it on stock tires? Do you have good traction in first gear if you're smooth? Do you have an exhaust? what does the blower sound like?

when i drove my friend's ess blow e92 m3, it didn't have a whine to it, and just sounded like a whistle or something. a bit disappointing in that sense
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I was hesitant at first. I did not want to lose drivability to gain power. I was also concerned about elevated engine temps leading to premature engine ware. I spent a lot of time researching ESS through their website and forums like this. After a great deal of consideration, I decided to take the plunge.
This is the VT1-445, I'm assuming, correct? Did you install it yourself? Shop specializing in BMWs? Random shop? Curious to know how DIY this is for someone who's moderately mechanically inclined.
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is that the 445hp kit? Are you running it on stock tires? Do you have good traction in first gear if you're smooth? Do you have an exhaust? what does the blower sound like?

when i drove my friend's ess blow e92 m3, it didn't have a whine to it, and just sounded like a whistle or something. a bit disappointing in that sense
-Yes, it is the ESS VT-1 445 kit.
-I am running 245/35/19 front and 285/30/19 rear Hankook evo v12's
-Yes, very good traction for a street tire.
-Yes, I am running RPI GT exhaust.
-The "blower sound" is just a faint whistle. The intake growl is nice though.


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This is the VT1-445, I'm assuming, correct? Did you install it yourself? Shop specializing in BMWs? Random shop? Curious to know how DIY this is for someone who's moderately mechanically inclined.
I was going to do the install myself. ESS provided great instructions with clear color photos. The install is very straight forward with only one kink. to mount the bracket for the blower you have to lift the engine a bit because there is not enough clearance for the bolts. Because of my work schedule I would have had to wait another two weeks to install the kit.

I do not like to have anyone but myself work on the M, but I really did not want to wait two weeks. After talking to our local ESS Authorized intallation shop I was excited. It turns out that the they could do the intall the same week I got the kit, and the guy who would be doing the installation helped develop the intake for the kit. He did the installation on the red roadster. Their install was very clean and It was done earlier than quoted.
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Ah your a lucky one, must be extremely fun to have all that extra power.

Dyno when you can - im sure everyone is eager to see what you pull.
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-Yes, it is the ESS VT-1 445 kit.
-I am running 245/35/19 front and 285/30/19 rear Hankook evo v12's
-Yes, very good traction for a street tire.
-Yes, I am running RPI GT exhaust.
-The "blower sound" is just a faint whistle. The intake growl is nice though.




I was going to do the install myself. ESS provided great instructions with clear color photos. The install is very straight forward with only one kink. to mount the bracket for the blower you have to lift the engine a bit because there is not enough clearance for the bolts. Because of my work schedule I would have had to wait another two weeks to install the kit.

I do not like to have anyone but myself work on the M, but I really did not want to wait two weeks. After talking to our local ESS Authorized intallation shop I was excited. It turns out that the they could do the intall the same week I got the kit, and the guy who would be doing the installation helped develop the intake for the kit. He did the installation on the red roadster. Their install was very clean and It was done earlier than quoted.
yeah, thats the same tires I'd wanna run on it with a blower. What kind of rims (brand/size/offset) ?
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yeah, thats the same tires I'd wanna run on it with a blower. What kind of rims (brand/size/offset) ?
I am running Volk TE37's
front: 19X8.5 et30
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Ah your a lucky one, must be extremely fun to have all that extra power.

Dyno when you can - im sure everyone is eager to see what you pull.
Thank you, I am enjoying it very much!

I will be sure to post dyno results once I have them.
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I am running Volk TE37's
front: 19X8.5 et30
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thanks for all the info
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thanks for all the info
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crfine88 That is awesome. Glad your enjoying it! Great review.
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The install is very straight forward with only one kink. to mount the bracket for the blower you have to lift the engine a bit because there is not enough clearance for the bolts.
WOW... Anyone know if an engine lift is needed or could this be done with a floor jack? Either way, definitely doesn't sound like a DIY is for the faint of heart. Bummer since I was really hoping to do this myself too.

Nevertheless, kudos for the review!
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