Supercharging

Post Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:53 pm

Would there be any differences or extra complications in supercharging a e39 540i rather than an e34?

Post Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:38 pm

If you're going to supercharge newer E39 with M62 engine, it might theoretically be a bit different because of the Vanos.

But, most likely one is going to buy readymade "bolt on" - kit where everything has been thought of so there're basically no big differences.

Post Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:06 pm

Aaaah the vanos.

That'll bump up the cost for engine management and mapping I suppose??

Post Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:08 pm

Why couldn't you just lock the vanos up???

Post Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:30 pm

Even megasquirt can operate vanos so it's no big deal.

Rav335uk wrote:Why couldn't you just lock the vanos up???

No sense in that, the vanos helps a lot.

Post Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:33 pm

dont CA do an off the shelf kit for the e39 v8?

Post Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:56 pm

id be intrested in this

any links etc

Post Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:51 am

Well I found out it's a non-vanos m62b44. So that's one less worry

Post Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:20 pm

Space to fit a larger intercooler is only major concern really everything else is workable

Post Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:32 pm

any ideas on where i could get a kit?

Post Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:15 pm

SHAZ325iSPORT wrote:any ideas on where i could get a kit?

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