Charged E36 318is build

[M.Knight]

How does the engine holds up with the supercharger?

[Super4]

Great to see the car posted on here Cab!
I haven't been keeping up with local scene but it's great to see it looking so well.

Have you noticed any difference with the powerflex droplink bushings? I'd love a slight upgrade without having to go all out and fit heim joints.

I'm interested in the stud conversion kit once they become available. Will they be offered in a few different lengths? Must pop out to you some time and have a listen to that supercharger

Hi mate, nice to see you here. For me I used the Powerflex ARB bushes because my 28mm front Eibach ARB was chewing standard droplink bushes (but no more) being honest with coilovers, poly bushing, thicker arbs and 3 braces it's hard to feel the difference from these now. What I will say is I no longer have an annoying knock after 2 months.

The stud conversions are available now so just drop me an email and I shall send some pictures and prices to you etc. What are you driving this weather?

Seriously high praise dude, your attention to detail is admirable, possibly the best looked after car in Ireland haha!! Hope to see this around sometime!!

Keep up the good work,
Nath

Thank you Nathan, I have a lot more details to tend too, the interior is looking very poorly at present and needs addressing soon!. Little by little it's getting there .

Nice job you done on this building of car,i really appreciate you on this because a lot of work to do so much sticky jobs and a lot of days to do and everything will again furnish so its a tough work,i like it so much.

Hi Michael thank you for your kind words and appreciation. Yes lots of work and time but it's all be lots of fun too 😄

Holy shit.

Lol, hopefully holy shit good

How does the engine holds up with the supercharger?

Hi Michael, engine seems to be doing very well indeed. There was about 155,000 miles on it when the charger went on and there is now 167,000 on it now with no issues other than a camshaft sensor.

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[hi its me alec]

Awesome thread, loving your attention to detail. Keep up the great work

[Super4]

Awesome thread, loving your attention to detail. Keep up the great work

Thanks Alec, much appreciated 👍

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[M.Knight]

Hi Michael, engine seems to be doing very well indeed. There was about 155,000 miles on it when the charger went on and there is now 167,000 on it now with no issues other than a camshaft sensor.

Does it affect the fuel economy that much?

[Super4]

Does it affect the fuel economy that much?

Hi Michael, if driven easy I'm getting 30+ mpg which is really great tbh. When planted it absolutely eats fuel 😄😄. Small price to pay for a very lively 4 pot that surprises quite a cars.

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[Verdigrie]

Hi mate, nice to see you here. For me I used the Powerflex ARB bushes because my 28mm front Eibach ARB was chewing standard droplink bushes (but no more) being honest with coilovers, poly bushing, thicker arbs and 3 braces it's hard to feel the difference from these now. What I will say is I no longer have an annoying knock after 2 months.

The stud conversions are available now so just drop me an email and I shall send some pictures and prices to you etc. What are you driving this weather?

That makes perfect sense. I suppose with it being lower and with a thicker ARB they are going to be under more stress than standard. I have KW variant 2s on mine but standard ARBs which desperately need to be upgraded, so I'll probably do the same as you once that happens.

I'm still driving a 318iS. Going down the clubsport/GT3 RS/BTCC route myself.
I have a nice set of S52 throttle bodies to go on soon, though I'm always tempted to pursue the forced induction route
Probably a stupid question but do you ever find the whine of the supercharger getting on your nerves?

I'll shoot you an email re. the wheel studs.

[Super4]

That makes perfect sense. I suppose with it being lower and with a thicker ARB they are going to be under more stress than standard. I have KW variant 2s on mine but standard ARBs which desperately need to be upgraded, so I'll probably do the same as you once that happens.



I'm still driving a 318iS. Going down the clubsport/GT3 RS/BTCC route myself.

I have a nice set of S52 throttle bodies to go on soon, though I'm always tempted to pursue the forced induction route

Probably a stupid question but do you ever find the whine of the supercharger getting on your nerves?



I'll shoot you an email re. the wheel studs.

The whine from the charger is the best part , but to be honest it only really kicks into effect when you put the boot down and it's on full boost. For normal around town driving you would never know it's boosted.

The charged route is great as is turbo but a good NA build with itb's can also be lots of fun and the 4 pots respond well to it. Like anything really and NA tune is only going to be as expensive depending on how far you want to go with it. Pre manufactured itb kits like dbilas offer are a great plug and play upgrade with a remap and is something that can be done in a small time frame

Hope this helps.

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[WunnabeM3]

Was excited about this, but it appears photobucket thinks you're too famous :\

[Super4]

^^^ Can you not see any of the images?? I can?