Garage recommendations to fit supercharger

[beanie]

That’s a good point about the box.

I guess people assume that because it can be a bit of a notchy twat, it’s strong! Can’t say I’ve read of any failures, but then these aren’t exactly common cars/conversions, or typical daily drivers so who knows how long they’d last.

It’s always a gamble adding big power to virtually any car but a bit of mechanical sympathy goes a long way.

 

[markplant]

Might be worth asking Mac from zedfest his car been supercharged all the time I've known him

 

[TomK]

Might be worth asking Mac from zedfest his car been supercharged all the time I've known him

Isn't his a 3.0? I think even charged they make less torque than a stock S54 so I can't see that he would have run into this torque limit. With an ess525 kit on an S54 you'll be looking at 340lb-ft or so? That is fine in an e46m3 as that runs the Getrag box which is good for 370 lb-ft, not so great for a charged Z4M with the ZF box.

 

[Barrett.d]

Ok thats all good . Case of fit the charger , hope for the best , then if/when the box breaks worry about it then

 

[markplant]

Might be worth asking Mac from zedfest his car been supercharged all the time I've known him

Isn't his a 3.0? I think even charged they make less torque than a stock S54 so I can't see that he would have run into this torque limit. With an ess525 kit on an S54 you'll be looking at 340lb-ft or so? That is fine in an e46m3 as that runs the Getrag box which is good for 370 lb-ft, not so great for a charged Z4M with the ZF box.

Or ask beedub his a z4m supercharged around 500bhp iirc

 

[TomK]

Might be worth asking Mac from zedfest his car been supercharged all the time I've known him

Isn't his a 3.0? I think even charged they make less torque than a stock S54 so I can't see that he would have run into this torque limit. With an ess525 kit on an S54 you'll be looking at 340lb-ft or so? That is fine in an e46m3 as that runs the Getrag box which is good for 370 lb-ft, not so great for a charged Z4M with the ZF box.

Or ask beedub his a z4m supercharged around 500bhp iirc

Yes I thought he had the ess525 kit (I think there is one other car on here s/c but not sure?) so I expect he'll chime in. It's of no interest to me other than from a technical pov but I'm sure others might have questions for him!

 

[Barrett.d]

Isn't his a 3.0? I think even charged they make less torque than a stock S54 so I can't see that he would have run into this torque limit. With an ess525 kit on an S54 you'll be looking at 340lb-ft or so? That is fine in an e46m3 as that runs the Getrag box which is good for 370 lb-ft, not so great for a charged Z4M with the ZF box.

Or ask beedub his a z4m supercharged around 500bhp iirc

Yes I thought he had the ess525 kit (I think there is one other car on here s/c but not sure?) so I expect he'll chime in. It's of no interest to me other than from a technical pov but I'm sure others might have questions for him!

Come the summer I'll have lots of questions for him .
He'll be sick of me

 

[TomK]

Come the summer I'll have lots of questions for him .
He'll be sick of me

Enjoy, a properly sorted charged & cooled s54 is a badass thing indeed! Box will be fine I'm sure, and if you rip it up there is a miriad of boxes you could use the internals of to replace. I expect the various designations of part number reflect starter motor mounts or something like that, i.e the outer casing is the difference which should presumably be saved in this kind of situation.

 

[Beedub]

im popping in ..... not around too much at the mo as work is bonkers.

i have ESS kit one of the few here in the UK, its also been uprated past the stages available. fabulous setup but if you plan to use an s54 with boost properly its going to need some work.

oil cooling - i have setrab large oil cooler setup.
drive shafts i have DSS 1000hp rear half shafts.
gearbox i had made no changes but the clutch died very quickly.
power has been recorded as high as 557hp but as low as 525 with heat soak set in .
Any specific questions please fire away most of the car has now been modified.
After recent health issues this car will be back out on the track this year and ill be going for it. yolo.

heres the car for anyone interested.

https://youtu.be/7rISI95dJcY

 

[Muckinonthesofa]

im popping in ..... not around too much at the mo as work is bonkers.

i have ESS kit one of the few here in the UK, its also been uprated past the stages available. fabulous setup but if you plan to use an s54 with boost properly its going to need some work.

oil cooling - i have setrab large oil cooler setup.
drive shafts i have DSS 1000hp rear half shafts.
gearbox i had made no changes but the clutch died very quickly.
power has been recorded as high as 557hp but as low as 525 with heat soak set in .
Any specific questions please fire away most of the car has now been modified.
After recent health issues this car will be back out on the track this year and ill be going for it. yolo.

heres the car for anyone interested.

https://youtu.be/7rISI95dJcY

It must go like stink!?

 

[mmm-five]

It must go like stink!?

That's the smell of burning clutch

Anyway, I've not planned a gearbox upgrade for mine (if/when it ever happens...assuming the mechanic doesn't die on me with my car in bits), but have asked about uprating the clutch to a road-usable paddle type one. Obviously it won't forgive slipping as much, but I'm not one to ride the clutch anyway.

 

[Barrett.d]

im popping in ..... not around too much at the mo as work is bonkers.

i have ESS kit one of the few here in the UK, its also been uprated past the stages available. fabulous setup but if you plan to use an s54 with boost properly its going to need some work.

oil cooling - i have setrab large oil cooler setup.
drive shafts i have DSS 1000hp rear half shafts.
gearbox i had made no changes but the clutch died very quickly.
power has been recorded as high as 557hp but as low as 525 with heat soak set in .
Any specific questions please fire away most of the car has now been modified.
After recent health issues this car will be back out on the track this year and ill be going for it. yolo.

heres the car for anyone interested.

https://youtu.be/7rISI95dJcY

Cool cheers , much appreciated
Closer to the time ,will defo hit you up for some info . Looks like you and a few others have helped Ess iron out all the problems from the early kits . Reading the long thread on zpost. So much info for my little brain to try and take in .
Glad to see your on the mend mate . Reading through your topwrapz thread , great to see how well your business is doing in such a short space of time , especially whilst dealing with what you've had to . Fair play to you .
Long way for me to travel (2.5 hrs ) but towards the end of the year the coupe may have to come to you so you can work your magic . Once everything else is sorted

 

[Beedub]

im popping in ..... not around too much at the mo as work is bonkers.

i have ESS kit one of the few here in the UK, its also been uprated past the stages available. fabulous setup but if you plan to use an s54 with boost properly its going to need some work.

oil cooling - i have setrab large oil cooler setup.
drive shafts i have DSS 1000hp rear half shafts.
gearbox i had made no changes but the clutch died very quickly.
power has been recorded as high as 557hp but as low as 525 with heat soak set in .
Any specific questions please fire away most of the car has now been modified.
After recent health issues this car will be back out on the track this year and ill be going for it. yolo.

heres the car for anyone interested.

https://youtu.be/7rISI95dJcY

Cool cheers , much appreciated
Closer to the time ,will defo hit you up for some info . Looks like you and a few others have helped Ess iron out all the problems from the early kits . Reading the long thread on zpost. So much info for my little brain to try and take in .
Glad to see your on the mend mate . Reading through your topwrapz thread , great to see how well your business is doing in such a short space of time , especially whilst dealing with what you've had to . Fair play to you .
Long way for me to travel (2.5 hrs ) but towards the end of the year the coupe may have to come to you so you can work your magic . Once everything else is sorted

thanks buddy really appreciate it. give me a call when your ready to ask some questions.