personally.. and this is my opinion ONLY, i dontknow specifics, but i believe that AA needs to intercool their s/c kit because the supercharger is less efficiant than a vortech. they make just BARELY more power than a comparable NON intercooled vortech kit (ESS).
with the proper tuning.. and i mean something that a bmw engine management, no matter how tweaked, can handle, you can drive turbo cars on the track with lots of lag, if you can control boost creep, and set part throttle boost maps
problem wiht cars with lag, big turbos, is the part throttle boost. youll be on a corner, heel toe to high rpm (to exit the turn) and try to maintain your speed, BUT at higher rpm, and with minimal throttle input, the turbo WILL spool, to high levels in worst cases, causes the car to oversteer, or abrupt lift in the throttle to control it, neither is good to maintain a corner. it makes things difficult, thus not making it a popular choice for modifications in roadrace
im going to try to retrofit AEM race EMS to a bmw harness and see how it will all work together, with a big big turbo too.. of course it will take me probally a couple years to complete
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Originally posted by JUS8AV8
Another reason I wanted to go with a SC. I'm not looking to beat you dado, can't afford to. However, i do want to own E46 M3's and make quick work of 350z's. i was looking at either the AA Sc or the ESS SC. I believe the AA comes with an intercooler? |