Welcome to the DARK SIDE: PART TWO (THE BECKONING)

[SC5-Charles]

I talk quite a bit to Karl Hugh from AA. Mostly regarding tuning opportunities for the car. We toss a lot of ideas around when we're on the phone and Karl is an awesome guy to talk to regardless of how busy he is, always finding some spare time to shoot the breeze with me regarding cars and friends. If any of you know me I eat, breath, and sleep this stuff. Not all of the ideas I've had are brand new because I've seen living proof of someone doing it already, but I've thought about hybrid turbo/supercharger setups, nitrous spooled turbos, variable boost supercharger pulleys, self-compressed CO2 setups... Karl usually just laughs and tells me that it's just not cost-effective to do something like that. It's all a function of time/dinero (smiles evily)

On the tamer side of things we talk a lot of creating more power the conventional way. Cams, new pulley, machined head, more tuning. I'm attempting to get to 400hp with the least amount of work of course. Karl tells me he's tuned the car and made 340hp and 310torque to the wheels on his mustang dyno (not too far off from the graph in part one). I figure 60hp isn't THAT far away with this setup... but he tells me that I wouldn't get another 60hp to the wheels with cams, head-work, tuning alone... i'd have to increase the boost with a new pulley but then run into heat problems.

Of course Karl then has to absolutely HUMILIATE my numbers with what he could do with a Stage 4+ like Omer Sezer's 600hp M-coupe as seen in the dynochart below (numbers for my car were taken from pre-AAtuning). Then he tempts me further with talk of how he would really like to do a turbo-5 series. Then again we'd have to custom make everything because the only thing that would bolt-on from the E36 kit is the exhaust manifold. Tempting, but extremely expensive and never been done. So we go back to considering my alternatives...

When all has been said and done I'll have to admit it's awfully tempting to do a turbo, especially one of the likes of a T61 like Omer's. The decision would take a bit of time to make though it was a plan in the making for months...

[Syko]

It sounds better and better, keep us updated!

[BMWGuy206]

Charles,

You have email!

This thread is becoming a tease. Even though I may know some insights, the posting is dramatic and I cant wait till part III. I hope there isnt like a part IV or V.

[SC5-Charles]

Thanks Syko, I've noticed you've been keeping up on the posts hehe.

BMWGuy206 I know it's quite a tease but look at the other option... I could have posted this in real time when it was happening and made people wait 4 months like the RMS S/C M5 thread. The only difference is that hehehe well let's not go there

Of all people Mr. Caldito, you should be the last to be so eager to hear the end of the story!

[BMWGuy206]

Of all people Mr. Caldito, you should be the last to be so eager to hear the end of the story!

Yeah but but but....Ah man. Just give me a ride when its back.

[tranmanm3]

Charles,

Good hearing from you today. Part II sounds really interesting.
Hopefully my new potential project car can keep up with your car

[presario]

Man, i'm on the edge of my seat reading this stuff Keep us informed as soon as something happens Hit ya back with an e-mail bud!

[MarcusSanDiego]

Alright, Charles, that's it. When this beast comes back, I am coming up to your place and you are taking me for a ride. I can only imagine the power and speed this thing is gonna have.

Can't wait.

[SC5-Charles]

hehehe (smiles evily), good things HAPPEN to those who wait All of you are invited to take a ride in the car when it's done.

Marcus, you're selling your 5? What happened? Did your MiniS become too much fun?

presario, did you write an email to me today? I might have accidentally deleted it if ya did, otherwise then I wrote back to you a couple days ago already, hit me up when you have a chance.

tranmanm3, i hope i'll be ready for you when youre "potential" arrives

[///MCubed]

Can't wait till the pics come!!! (I have spy photos, so if anyone is willing to bribe me, make checks payable to CASH, I have to support this Boost Addiction)

[kaiser soze]

SC5,
Just out of curiosity how much did it cost you to ship your car to AA from Cali. ?

[MarcusSanDiego]

Originally posted by SC5-Charles
Marcus, you're selling your 5? What happened? Did your MiniS become too much fun?

Charles, let's put it this way: it's a legalized go-cart.

From Sept. 2 to Sept. 28, I put exactly one mile on the 5 series.

Enough said.

Any idea when you are getting the car back?

Take care.

[HOSTYL]

You know you could have saved some dough buy buying an M5 motor man. But I guess some like to have a little khaos in their life and dont want the easy way out hehehhe So when is it coming back??? You want 60HP get nitrous with 160HP shot. See problem solved

[BMWGuy206]

A M5 owner or perhaps a SC M5 owner will be shocked to see this setup.

[psk145]

Charles, it was good talking to you last weekend. Cant wait until your car comes back home, its gonna be insane!!!!