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Old 10-19-2012, 03:00 PM
sparkymike66 sparkymike66 is offline
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Question What turbo charger to install on my 2005 Z4?

I have a 2005 Z4 3.0 and I want to give it a little more HP and want to know if anyone has any experience with Turdo or Super chargers? I am leaning towards Turbo chargers and want to know if there is a brand that stands out as a good quility for the money.
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Old 10-19-2012, 03:53 PM
pokeybritches pokeybritches is offline
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There are no mainstream turbo kits. Technique Tuning makes a good turbo kit for the E46 3 series, and I've contacted them about adapting it for the Z4. You'll need access to a quality shop. Quality as in, there are only a handful in the country, and be prepared to drive and leave your car for weeks. Other than the TT kit, I know of no other mass produced turbo kits for this engine, period.

I suggest you read up on turbochargers vs superchargers, and the different types of superchargers. There are roots, centri, screw... all kinds.

I have the VF supercharger kit. It's great if you don't want to upgrade and like centri blowers. The engine should last a long time as I'm barely adding wear and tear around town, but when I push it I'm only using 6 psi at redline. ESS has a more powerful option that is quite a bit more expensive. It combines the low-end boost of a turbo with the no-lag benefits of a supercharger. The ESS kit also has multiple upgrade options, like intercooled stage 2+ kits and make use of cams (which add 20-30 rwhp on 8+ psi of boost).
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Old 10-31-2012, 03:57 PM
sparkymike66 sparkymike66 is offline
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Thank you for the info do you have a link to the VF supercharger kit that you installed? And this kit will work on my Z4 correct?
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Old 11-01-2012, 05:26 AM
STIHLBOLTS STIHLBOLTS is offline
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You did not mention but is your car Auto or Manual. You will be seriously limited if it is Auto. I went through the same search with my 04 3.0 and found for the Auto it was just cost prohibative to get only 10-15 extra in HP.
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