Supercharged = SLOW

[shimmy]

Vid from me in my 100% stock CSL (ok, black pagids upgrade + passenger :-D ) following ESS supercharged M3:

(disregard odd wind noise when not on gas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1PzRWSpptw

I've driven the red one on another track and it IS fast.

So you can keep up with a sc M3 no worries, anybody else?

[maxmeerkat]

You are starting to sound like a certain " Baris" ........:hahaha:

[magnust]

So you can keep up with a sc M3 no worries, anybody else?

I can keep up with ANY supercar as long as the other driver is crappy enough :hahaha: The faster the supercar, the crappier the driver necessary.... :hahaha:

The guy in the red sc M3 is a good driver but he rarely pushes that last bit.

[Barry C]

my friend had an e46 M3 SC'd and it was properly fast in a straight line. my old stripped out e36 could pass e46's in a straight line but his just blew me away. I remember one time we were going to the ring and he raced a guy on a fast bike all the way to 190+ mph and the biker eventually backed off with a look of disbelief on his face:thumbs:

He now has an e92 SC'd. It's quick but I have a feeling he prefers my CSL:hahaha:

[The Gorilla]

Hi,

The main problem with S54 S/C is the
heat they generate.

I do not think I have seen a S/C S54 do
more than 3-4 continious laps at full chat without
having to slow down or stop to cool.

Even those with the larger front inter coolers
and water injection still suffer from
massive heat issues.
Whole engine block acts as a massive thermal
store so the only way to dissipate the heat
is to slow or stop, reason being is that the
Intercooler absorbs most the natural air cooling
that a N/A car obtains when all the temps start
maxing out.

Then with the increased heat, comes even more unreliability.


Vanos + SMG + S/Charged + 3 hard laps of the Spa =

''Ticking bomb''.


But-


Vanos + SMG + S/Charged + 3 hard laps of the Ring =

'' 2 spare laps''

Regards,

The Gorilla.

[maxmeerkat]

You`ve hit he nail on the head Gorilla.
My car starts to feel less rapid after 7 mins going around Coombe.
Stateside drivers are using methanol cooled systems now to compensate for this.
Most of these superchargers (especially the Vortech types) tends to make power and torque in the higher rev range (circa above 4000 rpm ) so its great down a long straight but unless you`re a great driver you`ll end up braking earlier and and praying for grip as you try and power out of it.
However on long fast circuits such as the nurburgring , i`m told heatsoak is not a major issue....:thumbs:

Oh and the whole system (supercharger and manifold )weights around 40kgs.
Anthony had the stage 1 VT2 supercharger kit which made about 400bhp on the DD. It would struggle to beat a CSL imho

[shimmy]

You`ve hit he nail on the head Gorilla.
My car starts to feel less rapid after 7 mins going around Coombe.
Stateside drivers are using methanol cooled systems now to compensate for this.
Most of these superchargers (especially the Vortech types) tends to make power and torque in the higher rev range (circa above 4000 rpm ) so its great down a long straight but unless you`re a great driver you`ll end up braking earlier and and praying for grip as you try and power out of it.
However on long fast circuits such as the nurburgring , i`m told heatsoak is not a major issue....:thumbs:

Oh and the whole system (supercharger and manifold )weights around 40kgs.
Anthony had the stage 1 VT2 supercharger kit which made about 400bhp on the DD. It would struggle to beat a CSL imho

AND WHAT DID I TELL YOU = SLOW!

if they last 7 minutes, the tyres are hardly warm!

[maxmeerkat]

Maybe i should stick a V8 engine in the car instead......:whistle:Or just stick to drag racing :clown:

[shane@mbtech]

Sc are for slow people who lack skill and need to be at the end of the straight 3 seconds Ahead so they can only be 1 second behind coming out of the corner. :birdman:

[shane@mbtech]

Ps why do you think I bought Gtr etc.

I'm shit too:gayfight:

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Sc are for slow people who lack skill and need to be at the end of the straight 3 seconds Ahead so they can only be 1 second behind coming out of the corner. :birdman:

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[LeinsCSL]

I will be talking to someone next week who has a s/c CSL over here, and going to try and get them down to Munich next year

And he's far from slow on track, even in a standard (my) CSL

[shimmy]

Sc are for slow people who lack skill and need to be at the end of the straight 3 seconds Ahead so they can only be 1 second behind coming out of the corner. :birdman:

:thumbs:

[alexk]

I am planning to put a SC to my Z3 coupe shimmy.

It's going to be interesting artyman:

[shane@mbtech]

I am planning to put a SC to my Z3 coupe shimmy.

It's going to be interesting artyman:

It will be good to get a comparison between the 2.