supercharge = express trip to sorrow?

ramsing

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hello to all the sifus......

need some feedback from ppl who've gone the s/c route, as it seems a lot of you are running s/c kits.

we all know the +ve benefits of s/c. more hp/torque, a nice whining sound that scares little kids and make them cry. :)

but i'm wondering on the -ve points that comes outta s/c. i know the wear and tear on the engine is increased, but is it until a point where the car loses reliability or cannot go for more than a few months before having to check back into the car hospital? :confused: do things like snapping of belts and exploding alternators happen on a regular basis? what are the usual faults/problems that i can expect? extra maintentance involved?

my ride has a M50, stroked to 3.2l. has anyone s/c a stroked engine and ran it relatively problem free? unfortunately this is my only ride, so i cannot have it going to the hospital often. i'm not looking for big powah, 6.5 psi is more than enough for me. :woowooo:

as i'm running on OBD1, and recomendations for a piggyback to get the ignition and fuel maps on an optimum level? to compensate for the 3.2l and s/c. OBIT seems a popular choice?:confused:

many many thanks in advance. :) :laughlik:
 
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I m always worried bout FI on N.A engines so that has never motivated me to take that route. I think people who have FI'ed their cars will go back to the workshop more than ever before. I dont have such luxury of time and that demotivates me even more.

Key issue is TUNING. A good tuner for BMW cars is almost non-existant here.
I dunno bout in KL but you may wish to ask around.

Gd Luck
 
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Exactly....AFAIK I don know any good BMW tuner also. Read those Hartge and AC Schnitzer on BMW magazines but later realised u only get their body kits here.

I only know how to TUNE my car radio to receive FM Channels(sad)
 
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Like TripleM said, the biggest problem to SCing a car in Singapore is the tuning. Most tuners only tune for idle and for WOT and nothing in between which is very dangerous and not good for neither the car nor your driving experience.

Most of the best tuners are in the States or in Europe and the cost of bringing them over here to tune is rather expensive.

Also you are right to say that there is additional wear and tear. However, you need not worry about snapping belts and the like cause I have yet to experience that. For your info, I used to run an SCed 3series for almost 3 years. I loved the experience but until there is a proper tuner in Asia, I would hesistate to do it again...
 
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i snapped my belt last week, just make sure to constantly check the belt for wear ..
 
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i hv heard a formuner complaining of bonnet gaps being out of alignment...torsional rigidity is not there for the big torque u gonna add. boot cant shut properly etc. true?
 
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should not happen that way toto.. the torque that the SC puts out in no way cause the chasis to warp the way you described.
 
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Toto must have been doing something else on his bonnet...kekekekeke..
 
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yah... i thot I saw him install a nuclear reactor in there the other day...
 
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did toto installed that new xz-43 nuclear charger? damnz.... thats highly illegal. Admin please erase this thread.
 
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shaaz;211681 said:
i snapped my belt last week, just make sure to constantly check the belt for wear ..


Yeah, I saw your Hugo Boss belt at Marcus wedding, v chio.
 
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i always thought supercharging is an express ticket to happiness

as well as express trip to being broke
 
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You r rite Terry...
 
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its an expressway to being broke but happy... I guess...
 
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BlackStealth;211752 said:
did toto installed that new xz-43 nuclear charger? damnz.... thats highly illegal. Admin please erase this thread.

i installed the device i found on the wrist of the predator imy pet xenomorph killed.
 
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wah... not bad siah.. what level is your xenomorph now?
 
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totoseow;211708 said:
i hv heard a formuner complaining of bonnet gaps being out of alignment...torsional rigidity is not there for the big torque u gonna add. boot cant shut properly etc. true?

Should not be the case bro, Torque is being made across the rpm band.. very linear..

MRacer77;211716 said:
should not happen that way toto.. the torque that the SC puts out in no way cause the chasis to warp the way you described.

there we go

TripleM;211759 said:
Yeah, I saw your Hugo Boss belt at Marcus wedding, v chio.

oui pak, bukan Hugo Boss ok.. Valentino ey!!!!
 
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MRacer77;211796 said:
wah... not bad siah.. what level is your xenomorph now?

wads xenomorph?
 
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Terry;211860 said:
wads xenomorph?

It is the unit measure of fusion energy being morph with the combustion by product. Each xenomorph represents a ratio of fusion to combustion as 34,876 kenolulu : 10.64 hydrapardon. In layman term.. I also don't know....:)
 

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