~~Blown non-M's~~

[adham]

Who has a boosted non-M? Furthermore, who has boosted their daily driver?? What kit?? I am at the 'to boost or not to boost' point right now and really my only main concern is reliability as i drive my ZHP every day.
TIA:thumbup:

Adham

[russ330]

:hi: Technik SC

[adham]

daily driver?

[wyu]

Daily driven Technik 2001 330ci right here! :hi: 35k miles on the kit and No problems!
This includes one all day track session at thunderhill.

[adham]

WOW that is encouraging! 35k mi!! Any advice? anything you would do differently?

[russ330]

daily driver?

Sure is. :thumbup: Within days of having the kit installed at Technik I drove it from southern California to Mississippi. The kit worked without a single problem. :)

[redronin]

WOW that is encouraging! 35k mi!! Any advice? anything you would do differently?
sooo many people SC their DD but few that i know of SC their ZHP, perhaps i havent searched enough, but im not quite sure that the technik ECU upgrade is finished for zhps. (will check techniks site in a sec) thats not to say it wont work though.

also the dude who did my330i.com SCed his car, sold it with 90k miles on it, and he says the new owner rips it all the time, and its still going strong. (ESS SC)


edit: the technik ECU upgrade software on their site is currently listed as "under developement" on their webpage, however, i caught wind of an upcoming group buy for technik supercharger kits (correct me if im wrong here)

and in the past technik has taken these GBs as opportunities to debut newly finished products. im not saying they will unveil anything, but its worth checking out, who knows maybe the zhp software is almost done!

[Mizar]

Who has a boosted non-M? Furthermore, who has boosted their daily driver?? What kit?? I am at the 'to boost or not to boost' point right now and really my only main concern is reliability as i drive my ZHP every day.
TIA:thumbup:

Adham
85% done with my DIY install of the ESS TX-2. Wooohooo!!! Hopefully, I can button it all up this weekend. It will be my daily driver, too.
Experience so far with DIY install: Excellent! Great Fun, but you MUST use the instructions on My330i.com, the ESS supplied instructions would have left me stranded. Also, got very good and quick help on the phone and via e-mail form ESS during the install, even on weekends. If you consider a DIY, I can vouch for the ESS TX-2, especially since you don't need to drill the oil pan (I probably would not have dared to tackle that) and because the DIY on My330i.com is very good and is available for inspection before you make the purchase decision. - No experience, obviously, with performance, driveability or reliability yet...

[e popa]

AA SC daily driver :hi:

[redronin]

85% done with my DIY install of the ESS TX-2. Wooohooo!!! Hopefully, I can button it all up this weekend. It will be my daily driver, too.
Experience so far with DIY install: Excellent! Great Fun, but you MUST use the instructions on My330i.com, the ESS supplied instructions would have left me stranded. Also, got very good and quick help on the phone and via e-mail form ESS during the install, even on weekends. If you consider a DIY, I can vouch for the ESS TX-2, especially since you don't need to drill the oil pan (I probably would not have dared to tackle that) and because the DIY on My330i.com is very good and is available for inspection before you make the purchase decision. - No experience, obviously, with performance, driveability or reliability yet...
i have read through that walkthrough many times and it is AWESOME.

ive wondered how much similarity to other kits it would hold, when i hook up with a technik sk1 im plannin on trying to combine techniks instructions with that diy and try and figure out how to do it myself :thumbup:

[adham]

Mizar- congrats thats awesome. how much experience do you have in working on cars?

Redronin- thanks for all the info. I realize that Technik is a sponsor on this board and all, but besides technik i know of ESS, VF engineering, and Active Autowerke, what are my options? As of now, ESS is the only one that offers a SC for the ZHP. technik, active, and vf are all in development.

[HighBoostin330]

Daily driver right here!:hi: AND with a 4 inch ground clearance driving in San Francisco. :rofl: Anyways, the kit works flawlessly. :thumbsup: I have about close to 20k on my Technik kit.

[russ330]

Mizar- congrats thats awesome. how much experience do you have in working on cars?



Redronin- thanks for all the info. I realize that Technik is a sponsor on this board and all, but besides technik i know of ESS, VF engineering, and Active Autowerke, what are my options? As of now, ESS is the only one that offers a SC for the ZHP. technik, active, and vf are all in development.
You know, I believe the gentleman from my330i is from AZ, I don't remember specifically but you should look him up. See if he'll take you for a ride in his car so you can see what it's all about.

And yes, at this exact moment the only kit that I know of that is out there for the ZHP is the ESS unit.

[adham]

the my330i guy is todd and ive met him and taken a ride in his car its great. He's actually selling his kit and i was going to buy it but i really am nervous about 8psi. That is my only problem.

[russ330]

Although I haven't had the kit for long (since Jan.) I've been trouble free running @ 8 PSI FWIW. I don't think 8 PSI will be detrimental to the car at all.

Heck if you bought his kit, maybe you could feed him some beer and you guys could do the install together. :thumbup:

[adham]

haha yeah i was thinking the same thing. man decisions decisions. i want the dam thing so bad!

[russ330]

Do it, do it, do it. :D

[HighBoostin330]

the my330i guy is todd and ive met him and taken a ride in his car its great. He's actually selling his kit and i was going to buy it but i really am nervous about 8psi. That is my only problem.

Believe me, Todd knows his stuff. His kit has also been working for him flawlessly. Our 330 engines can take 8psi no problem. Do not hestitate to buy Todd's kit. You know that if you have him install it, you will avoid installation errors. :)

[HighBoostin330]

Although I haven't had the kit for long (since Jan.) I've been trouble free running @ 8 PSI FWIW. I don't think 8 PSI will be detrimental to the car at all.

Heck if you bought his kit, maybe you could feed him some beer and you guys could do the install together. :thumbup:

I'm still at 6.5psi. I'm so behind. :rofl:

[2003330i]

the my330i guy is todd and ive met him and taken a ride in his car its great. He's actually selling his kit and i was going to buy it but i really am nervous about 8psi. That is my only problem.

i'm in the process of boosting my daily driver just waiting for the kit to get here. another thing don't worry about 8 psi, i think i'm going with 9.5 psi. check out this link http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=355450&page=3

[adham]

i am really seriously considering it. the only other thing is the clutch. that will cut the life of my clutch in half and ill have to replace it and labor for those things is KILLER. ah this is killing me lol

[russ330]

I'm still at 6.5psi. I'm so behind.
Yeah but you've had yours way longer than I've had mine. I felt much more like I was playing catch up. :)

[russ330]

i am really seriously considering it. the only other thing is the clutch. that will cut the life of my clutch in half and ill have to replace it and labor for those things is KILLER. ah this is killing me lol

Hmm... yes the clutch. I think there may have been a few people that stayed with the stock clutch after having a SC installed, but I don't know how long theirs lasted after adding so much power.

I swapped my clutch out for a UUC unit when I had the SC put in...

[adham]

how many hours did it take for the clutch swap?

[russ330]

^I'm not really sure. I dropped my car off at Technik to get both the SC and the clutch installed. They had the car for a few days to do everything, I couldn't really give you a number of hours. Sorry. :(

[gcwaterski]

would youall SC your car if it was steptronic? I wonder if I should trade it before I SC it...IT is a 323 by the way, but I am the only owner- so kinda a sentimental value I suppose...

Would a SC make my car Fast as Hell?
Could I stay with/beat a factory Mustang GT?

[russ330]

^There's several guys that have SC'd their step cars. :) I hear you on the sentimental value, really screws with your thought process. The brain says to trade in and start with a 330 or an M3 if you can swing it, the heart says do what you can to ring more enjoyment out of the car you have now.

As far as fast as hell, that's pretty subjective. I don't know off the top of my head what kind of numbers a SC'd 323 puts down. Probably something like 290-300 at the crank maybe a lil' less. I couldn't really tell you if car X could beat car Y. :dunno:

[HighBoostin330]

how many hours did it take for the clutch swap?

If you have a tech that knows what they are doing, then about three hours. I will do a write-up on the UUC Cerametallic Clutch soon. I haven't had a chance to drive the car much because it has been raining like crazy in the Bay Area. It is just starting to clear up, so I have been able to rack up some miles on it.

[HighBoostin330]

^There's several guys that have SC'd their step cars. :) I hear you on the sentimental value, really screws with your thought process. The brain says to trade in and start with a 330 or an M3 if you can swing it, the heart says do what you can to ring more enjoyment out of the car you have now.

As far as fast as hell, that's pretty subjective. I don't know off the top of my head what kind of numbers a SC'd 323 puts down. Probably something like 290-300 at the crank maybe a lil' less. I couldn't really tell you if car X could beat car Y. :dunno:

Beating a certain car and the feel is all subjective to the person. However, from what I remember, a steptronic 323 put down about 250rwhp, which is very respectable.

[HighBoostin330]

Yeah but you've had yours way longer than I've had mine. I felt much more like I was playing catch up. :)

Haha. Thanks for the kind words. Hope you are enjoying your kit. :thumbsup:

[MarvelPhx]

Thanks for the feedback on the DIYs, many more to come!

Yes, I am moving on from the TX-2 to the new Twin Screw from ESS. Gotta see what that is all about!

Adham: I offered to install it with you no charge as long as we do both installs together and I can have your stock dipstick tube! :thumbup:

[ATLZHP6M]

Sweet! I'm waiting for the Twin Screw system from ESS as well.
Hopefully the DIY will be ready on my330i.com ! :clap:

[HighBoostin330]

Thanks for the feedback on the DIYs, many more to come!

Yes, I am moving on from the TX-2 to the new Twin Screw from ESS. Gotta see what that is all about!

Adham: I offered to install it with you no charge as long as we do both installs together and I can have your stock dipstick tube! :thumbup:

:yikes: A $1k value!!! Todd you really know how to sweeten the pot. :P

[MarvelPhx]

Sweet! I'm waiting for the Twin Screw system from ESS as well.
Hopefully the DIY will be ready on my330i.com ! :clap:

Of course it will!

[Mizar]

Mizar- congrats thats awesome. how much experience do you have in working on cars?



99% done! Experience with cars? None whatsoever when I bought my little wagon 3 years ago. I soon bought the Bentley and have since worked my way through whatever came up: oil changes, Inspection II, brake fluid change, camshaft sensor, control arm replacement, a trailer hitch installation and now this. If you are comfortable with this kind of work and generally like to work on your car, then go for the DIY. You will certainly become intimately familiar with the engine bay of you car in the process...

Btw, the compressor is in, DME too. Car is still on jack stands, but I just turned the key an hour ago: Started right up on the second crank (did my fuel filter in the process, so all lines were empty). No engine lights. Sounds just like stock in idle, and a little bit like a jet engine once the charger engages. But that's really all I can tell from running it a bit in neutral on the jack stands. Tomorrow, attach the bumper and put the splash guard back under (requires some trimming - don't attempt this DIY without your trusted Dremel tool) and I'll be off for a test drive.

I had it dynoed just before I started the mod, and I am having the next appointment just in a week from today. I wonder if that's too soon after (short brake in and the car computer might have not adapted yet?). Anybody a comment how long one should drive before doing a dyno after this SC install??

[redronin]

Thanks for the feedback on the DIYs, many more to come!

no thank you



anyone have thoughts on combining the technik instructions with todd's to try and figure out how to diy the technik kit?

any major differences in install?

(im assuming a bentley is a MUST when attempting something like this)

[redronin]

I had it dynoed just before I started the mod, and I am having the next appointment just in a week from today. I wonder if that's too soon after (short brake in and the car computer might have not adapted yet?). Anybody a comment how long one should drive before doing a dyno after this SC install??

correct me if im wrong but i think after 200 miles the ecu should be fully adapted and ready to go. i THINK thats what i remember reading.

[Active Autowerke]

All of our E46 Non M kits are on sale this month.

E46 328/330 kits are normally $6500 they are on sale for $5700

E46 323/325 kits are normally $5995 they are on sale for $5400

[Alex]

Adham: I offered to install it with you no charge as long as we do both installs together and I can have your stock dipstick tube! :thumbup:
Damn, that's a sweet deal. :thumbup:

[joema]

Who has a boosted non-M? Furthermore, who has boosted their daily driver?? What kit?? I am at the 'to boost or not to boost' point right now and really my only main concern is reliability as i drive my ZHP...
I have only about 1,000 mi. on my Technik Stage 1 kit. It's been very reliable with no check engine lights, and I drive it daily.

I think most SC kits are likely pretty reliable. MarvelPhx who posts here and also runs http://www.my330i.com has used two different ESS kits on two 330is. They both ran perfectly with lots of hard driving.

Mr Paddle.Shift on this forum tracks his Technik Stage 1 e46 more than anybody, and it's been very reliable. Check out his posts.

Thus far the new VF kits seem reliable, although they haven't been out long.

Technik and ESS both use the ASA compressor for their e46 non-M kits. It's unique in having a clutch that disengages at low speed so it's quiet at idle.

The Technik kit uses accordion hose to connect the compressor; ESS and VF use mandrel-bent piping.

ESS doesn't requiring drilling and tapping the oil pan, which is a big advantage during installation.

Lots of people use Active Autowerke and are happy with those.

[GBX330ci]

Who has a boosted non-M? Furthermore, who has boosted their daily driver?? What kit?? I am at the 'to boost or not to boost' point right now and really my only main concern is reliability as i drive my ZHP every day.
TIA:thumbup:

Adham

daily driven Technik/ASA Blown 330 boosting 9.5 psi. Car runs great!

[jtecnik]

30k on mine..still kickin a$$ with 9.5 psi....:thumbup:

[adham]

Thanks everyone for your responses. I am really learning a lot. anybody boosted their ZHP?

[adham]

All of our E46 Non M kits are on sale this month.

E46 328/330 kits are normally $6500 they are on sale for $5700

E46 323/325 kits are normally $5995 they are on sale for $5400


I need that ZHP kit to come out! what info can you give me on that? psi? pricing? features?

[HighBoostin330]

I have only about 1,000 mi. on my Technik Stage 1 kit. It's been very reliable with no check engine lights, and I drive it daily.

I think most SC kits are likely pretty reliable. MarvelPhx who posts here and also runs http://www.my330i.com has used two different ESS kits on two 330is. They both ran perfectly with lots of hard driving.

Mr Paddle.Shift on this forum tracks his Technik Stage 1 e46 more than anybody, and it's been very reliable. Check out his posts.

Thus far the new VF kits seem reliable, although they haven't been out long.

Technik and ESS both use the ASA compressor for their e46 non-M kits. It's unique in having a clutch that disengages at low speed so it's quiet at idle.

The Technik kit uses accordion hose to connect the compressor; ESS and VF use mandrel-bent piping.

ESS doesn't requiring drilling and tapping the oil pan, which is a big advantage during installation.

Lots of people use Active Autowerke and are happy with those.

Those have now been replaced with Samco silcone hoses. We all know the quality of Samco hoses. :thumbsup: