"BMW Supercharger Kit"
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if an SC gets developed on forum then I can see myself going for a pre facelift 3.0 just to tune it if the gains are good.
either that or get an M...wont be tuning that...343 or whatever seems ample for me (FOR NOW!! :evil: )
either way definitely be back in a Zed in the next 12 months.
I wanted to buy my old coupe back off ed jedi, especially after he spent the money I didn't want to but my investments look like they are going to be lagging for at least another couple of months.
either that or get an M...wont be tuning that...343 or whatever seems ample for me (FOR NOW!! :evil: )
either way definitely be back in a Zed in the next 12 months.
I wanted to buy my old coupe back off ed jedi, especially after he spent the money I didn't want to but my investments look like they are going to be lagging for at least another couple of months.
sk93 said:here's the pdf to the whole book.. damn good read
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4pk7ufpmexqpga/Maximum_boost.pdf
Corky Bell wrote another book called 'supercharged' which has some more info (it is thicker too) and maybe more suitable for this topic as it mostly addresses superchargers (and this is more turbo orientated), but for the rest it's basically a copy (the same diagrams about intercooling shown earlier are also in that book). Somewhere it is downloadable I think (torrent or so) as I certainly didn't buy it
.But not all info in both these books is thàt good imho, because I think he (the writer) contradicts himself on a few points in both these books (on some systems he has a different opinion in the one book than in the other....) and that's a bit strange. MAybe he changed his mind....
But supercharged is interesting for the ones who want to learn as it explains the different types of superchargers (centrifugal/rootes/twinscrew)
With these books the math still is simple (1st grade highschool, simple multiplying/dividing).
The rest of the info is just given in numbers, no physics (there's no thermodynamics or so..)
pokeybritches
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For a forum-designed supercharger, establish a plan of action and milestone, identify a lead and POC for each step, and a date each piece is due.
Some of the things you need to work through:
1. Type of supercharger - centrifugal, roots, twin screw
2. Power goal (influences intercooler requirements and cost)
3. Tuning - who?
4. Engines supported
5. Funding - will everyone pitch in for one member to create a prototype, and then later get the whole kit when risk of failure has subsided? What about others who refuse to help in the early stages, but want to purchase a kit later without taking any risk or helping with the R&D cost?
Sounds to me like if you really want to do this, interested parties should front a little bit of money for one user to take on the project. Expect the car to be down for 6 months as issues are sorted. The largest cost and potential dealbreaker is the tuning. I would start with reputable tuners first - AA, NickG, Evolve, etc.
The rest is easy - designing brackets and getting a company to machine them, off the shelf intercoolers and superchargers.
I'd start with a low boost kit first to get everything sorted, then a "stage 2" later when the quirks have been fixed.
Some of the things you need to work through:
1. Type of supercharger - centrifugal, roots, twin screw
2. Power goal (influences intercooler requirements and cost)
3. Tuning - who?
4. Engines supported
5. Funding - will everyone pitch in for one member to create a prototype, and then later get the whole kit when risk of failure has subsided? What about others who refuse to help in the early stages, but want to purchase a kit later without taking any risk or helping with the R&D cost?
Sounds to me like if you really want to do this, interested parties should front a little bit of money for one user to take on the project. Expect the car to be down for 6 months as issues are sorted. The largest cost and potential dealbreaker is the tuning. I would start with reputable tuners first - AA, NickG, Evolve, etc.
The rest is easy - designing brackets and getting a company to machine them, off the shelf intercoolers and superchargers.
I'd start with a low boost kit first to get everything sorted, then a "stage 2" later when the quirks have been fixed.
Jonny essex said:
You are a prize twat! From any angle!
One day I'm going to fly to the moon and all I'm going to do is post here about it and anyone that tells me I can't/won't or points out any issues I will lambast.
I like this forum as most people try and help and it seems to be a mature, sensible crowd. ANYBODY that likes to upset people should keep their thoughts to themselves. Another post of PONY (whatever that means, I only speak English)
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