What "bolt ons" bring an s52 to 300hp and what's the cost?

[FredK]

Also, I want the respect. To some people that's more important.

It was important to Brian O'Conner. To get the cash AND the respect.

[Farbin Kaiber]

[BimmerTim]

But no one is offering me cash.

If I give up now, I will get no respect. If I try and fail, even if I only make 280 or 315hp, that is still a very respectable NA hp number from an US S50. Even I know that, but I am willing to go the extra mile to get that extra hp.

I can afford to put more into my engine based on what I have into the car currently. I can justify it. I have a 233hp, basically stock, S50 E30 with all new suspension, coilovers, lsd, etc for less than $2k. It's rust-free, and I did all the work 100% myself. I don't let other people, shops or friends, work on my cars.

$8-9k in a 300+hp NA s50 e30 is not that bad considering what some people put into just their swaps.

So, I feel like I can open the checkbook and do the things other can't justify based on my current investment in the car.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I can afford to put more into my engine based on what I have into the car currently. I can justify it. I have a 233hp, basically stock, S50 E30 with all new suspension, coilovers, lsd, etc for less than $2k. It's rust-free, and I did all the work 100% myself. I don't let other people, shops or friends, work on my cars.

I was almost about to let you off the hook...

[BimmerTim]

I don't follow. Why almost? Don't those things make me less of a dubber? 233whp out of a 204,000mi US NA S50 is pretty facking good. Specially considering all I have done, so far, is a chip, intake, headers and exhaust. That and I only got away with that little money in it cuz I do side work for parts instead of cash and I worked for BMW for a while and get cheap parts.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I've seen comparably modded s52 make less power. I'm not buying what it is you are trying to sell here.

Have you posted a dyno sheet yet?

[whiltebeitel]

I don't follow. Why almost? Don't those things make me less of a dubber? 233whp out of a 204,000mi US NA S50 is pretty facking good. Specially considering all I have done, so far, is a chip, intake, headers and exhaust. That and I only got away with that little money in it cuz I do side work for parts instead of cash and I worked for BMW for a while and get cheap parts.

Your story, it's not exactly credible.

[nando]

why not, 400 crank HP is perfectly doable on a mass produced 3.2l engine with an $8000 budget. He's an engineer, after all. :roll:

[BimmerTim]

I've seen comparably modded s52 make less power. I'm not buying what it is you are trying to sell here.

Have you posted a dyno sheet yet?

Yes.

But here it is again.



In here.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Oh, it's a Dyno Dynamics, that explains everything.

[blck325is]

Subscribed.. This I must see.

[BimmerTim]

Oh, it's a Dyno Dynamics, that explains everything.

Oh boy. I don't know shit about dynos, is that a notoriously high dyno? Cuz there were people pushing significantly less than expected and me pushing more than I was expecting.

One evo9 was only at 209hp. weak sauce.

[Farbin Kaiber]

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e39-m5-e52-z8-discussion/95056-interesting-dyno-factoids-dyno-dynamics-mustang-dynojet.html

For the record, I was just being a dick.

[whiltebeitel]

Oh boy. I don't know shit about dynos, is that a notoriously high dyno? Cuz there were people pushing significantly less than expected and me pushing more than I was expecting.

One evo9 was only at 209hp. weak sauce.

Mr. Engineer doesn't know the difference between the different type opf dynos, yet knows how to make a bajillion HP NA?

Can't you just keep quiet until you actually have results to brag about, like MOST people?

[BimmerTim]

Wait, so that thread/article is saying that I used one of the lower reading dynos, and one of the more accurate ones? That makes me feel even better.