ESS Supercharger question and my mods

UltimateDriver · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2005, 03:47 PM

So far here are my mods; I have a 2001 330xi and I have put in dinan cold air intake, dinan throttle larger throttle body, dinan stage 3 engine management software, dinan exhaust, dinan sport springs, koni adjustable shocks, dinan upper strut tie bar, dinan rear shock tower tie bar, dinan front camber plates, 23mm sway bars, custom short shift kit by dan kerman (aerospace engineer who made this for me from scratch, very smooth), hamman hm2's 19x8.5 (soon upgrading to HRE's) and TMS underdrive pully system and m-technic body kit (being painted and put on within the month). I am now ready for more power and don't think that I can wait for dinan to make a supercharger for the e46 non m-3, so I think that I am going to go with ESS, however I want the 8psi kit and the site says that it is not compatable with the 330xi, it seems like a waste of money for me to go with the 7psi kit for only a thousand bucks less and lose so much power! ESS has not got back to me on if the 7psi kit works with the 330xi (does not have the disclamer like the 8psi kit) so do you think that I could put in the 8psi system? The goal is to make the fastest all wheel drive BMW out there, any suggestions? Does anyone know why the 7psi would work and not the 8psi? is is because of the drive train, if that is the only reason, I am willing to take my chances, or is it due to space in the vehicle, help me out, I am in new hampshire and summer is comming up fast and I want to blow those audi's and WRX STI's out of the water. I have checked all the searches and cant find an answer.

Hydra · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2005, 07:26 PM

Custom Turbo??? Actually I have no clue, but a turbo on your xi would be teh awesomeness. Your car sounds sick and I would love to see some pics when you get that body kit on it.

UltimateDriver · #3 (**permalink**) 03-28-2005, 06:43 PM

thanks for the reply hydra does any one have any more insight?

UltimateDriver · #4 (**permalink**) 03-30-2005, 06:57 PM

with everything that is going on with the chrome M3 and what happened with Dado and active autowerks I am being cautious on what supercharger and what company to spend my hard earned money on, if anyone has had GOOD experiences with a company please let me know.

UltimateDriver · #5 (**permalink**) 04-03-2005, 09:07 AM

ok, finally got a response from ESS, they said that the frame of the xi wont allow space for the intercooler.....I find that funny since AA was able to do it.....so I emailed them back and expressed my concerns and they told me that they have tried everything and it wasn't woth it and the 7psi only has a neglegable "real world" difference. Let me know what you think.