Supercharging the wife's car

[Apex]

Wife's BMW E60 M5 is finally getting substantial work done to it. As of last week, it had the stage 1 supercharger from ESS put in. It still has some preproduction parts, mainly related to the intake side of the kit.

It's back in to the shop to get the stage 2 done, which will add a water to air chargecooler, and increase the boost level. Preproduction parts should be swapped out for production.

Should be fun. The supercharger doesn't whistle much at all, and the bypass valve is plumbed back into the intake.

 

[ballmode]

now youll need new tires

 

[RKS]

:thumbsup:

that's all.

 

[Apex]

now youll need new tires

295-30r19 100W Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 were swapped in at the same time. They're about as close as you can get to DOT-R track (not strip) in a DOT tire.

 

[A5]

What kind of power are we talking here? I don't know anything about the BMW aftermarket.

 

[halik]

Hah sounds a bit excessive, 500hp not enough?

 

[RedRooster]

Is your wife trying out for NASCAR or something?

 

[Throckmorton]

Why?

 

[PhoKingGuy]

Why?

Why not?

 

[Apex]

What kind of power are we talking here? I don't know anything about the BMW aftermarket.

Not too sure, will have to dyno when it gets back.

It dyno'd about 60-70hp crank (about 55 rwhp) above stock with 91 octane before it was supercharged, thanks to headers, full exhaust, intake, pulley, oil cooler, and software. Before the supercharger, a Dinan 5.8L stroker equipped M5 will walk it, but at a relatively slow delta.

At the Streets of Willow racetrack (relatively tight, technical track), counterclockwise, it got up to about 130mph on the straight with me driving.

After all said and done, it should be over 700 at the crank. It's a pretty conservative kit at just 6 psi. It's designed for reliability and usability, with a torque curve that mirrors the stock one. OE compression ratio is 12.0:1, so going much over 6psi this isn't all that worthwhile on 91 octane.

Hah sounds a bit excessive, 500hp not enough?

What is this "enough" you speak of?

 

[ballmode]

pics/vids of it in action please

 

[punjabiplaya]

Moar power

yessssssss

tires and gas, I approve

 

[helpme]

Not too sure, will have to dyno when it gets back.

It dyno'd about 60-70hp crank (about 55 rwhp) above stock with 91 octane before it was supercharged, thanks to headers, full exhaust, intake, pulley, oil cooler, and software. Before the supercharger, a Dinan 5.8L stroker equipped M5 will walk it, but at a relatively slow delta.

At the Streets of Willow racetrack (relatively tight, technical track), counterclockwise, it got up to about 130mph on the straight with me driving.

After all said and done, it should be over 700 at the crank. It's a pretty conservative kit at just 6 psi. It's designed for reliability and usability, with a torque curve that mirrors the stock one. OE compression ratio is 12.0:1, so going much over 6psi this isn't all that worthwhile on 91 octane.



What is this "enough" you speak of?

Wow, 130 mph at streets. That thing would be downright scary on the big track... 700 hp and 2 tons of German auto screaming down that 1/2 mile straight.

 

[jlee]

Why?

If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand.

 

[punjabiplaya]

Hah sounds a bit excessive, 500hp not enough?

Why?

Why not?

 

[Viperoni]

I think I have that exact same Craftsman jigsaw.

Also, WINNING on the hairdryer.

 

[Throckmorton]

If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand.

It's a luxury sedan with 500hp. What's the point in supercharging it? Just for bragging rights?

 

[jlee]

It's a luxury sedan with 500hp. What's the point in supercharging it? Just for bragging rights?

To make it faster.

 

[PhoKingGuy]

It's a luxury sedan with 500hp. What's the point in supercharging it? Just for bragging rights?

an M5 is not just a luxury sedan

 

[bargetrav]

Can I ask roughly how much you're sinking into it?

 

[Kirby]

This is for the wife? What the hell do you drive then? D:

 

[Howard]

This is for the wife? What the hell do you drive then? D:

An M400 I think

 

[ayabe]

Dare I ask the final tally?

I'm going to posit a first guess of......$16,000....

 

[sdifox]

I know this is garage, but where is pic of wife?

Also, damn, that car is drool worthy.

 

[Aharami]

much props to your wife for being able to handle that kind of power. If I gave my wife a car that powerful she'd probably crash and total it while trying to back it out of the driveway!