I know many have done turbo setups for much cheaper than what one might cost from somewhere like AA and have good power. I know I probably couldnt save as much money, but I was wondering if anyone has pieced together their own supercharger kit for a price less than what a AA/VF/dinan setup goes for. I did search, but couldnt find anything really close to what I wanted to find, so any help is appriciated. Are their any other cheaper(non-ebay) setups that I'm overlooking both in blowers and turbos? I know modding isnt cheap, but I was looking to see if any shortcuts could be taken because I think fabbing up some parts shouldnt be too bad.

Honestly the cost would be way to much, supercharger brackets are a PITA to make. Even if you're really good with a welding machine, and your dad owns a machine shop........I would still just buy a used setup. They go from $2500-3500 average for a complete supercharger setup......so start saving up :)

Yeah, and don't knock e-bay deals. There are some very honest sellers with great sales. I've picked up 20+ used supercharger setups over the last 3 yrs. The most common are Powedyne early Dinan. Long story short, I've sold several systems averaging 2800 installed and making good money. These are OBD1 . I've personally purchased complete used supercharger setups for under 1000usd. $200 in parts for a rebuild and your set.

Yeah, and don't knock e-bay deals. There are some very honest sellers with great sales. I've picked up 20+ used supercharger setups over the last 3 yrs. The most common are Powedyne early Dinan setups. Long story short, I've sold several setups averaging 2800 installed and making good money. These are OBD1 setups. I've personally purchased complete used supercharger setups for under 1000usd. $200 in parts for a rebuild and your set.

im not knocking used quality setup, just the cheapass turbo setups. Ive looked for used blower setups on there and never really came up with much, i guess im not looking in the right places.

im not knocking used quality setup, just the cheapass turbo setups. Ive looked for used blower setups on there and never really came up with much, i guess im not looking in the right places.

You have to be checking daily. Many Auto wreckers get them in and only post them in their ebay store. I admit its been dry the last 2 months but thats how it goes. Then you'll seen ten in a matter of weeks. Good luck.

You have to be checking daily. Many Auto wreckers get them in and only post them in their ebay store. I admit its been dry the last 2 months but thats how it goes. Then you'll seen ten in a matter of weeks. Good luck.

thanks a lot for the help. If you do snatch one up for cheap you may have a buyer willing to pay you off a little for getting one.:devillook

I did a bit of a custom kit. I used a blower off of a e36 M3 and modified it to fit my E34 525i. It cost me around 3k and I have an extra head unit. Its worked great for me.

I did a custom kit on my E34 525i using an ASA TM12 blower and a custom bracket and all. Then I went to a custom turbo setup.

I did a pseudo-custom kit from an incomplete AA kit. I ended up saving around $500 and spending a lot of extra time fabricating things and getting small bolts and adaptors at the hardware store. Then my used blower seized the first day I used it.

If all had gone well for me, I would have said it wasn't worth the savings to go with a custom kit. Since things didn't go well, I'd say it really, really wasn't worth the extra savings going custom. If I had the chance to do it over again I would have spent the extra cash on a new kit and been done with it.

I know many have done turbo setups for much cheaper than what one might cost from somewhere like AA and have good power. I know I probably couldnt save as much money, but I was wondering if anyone has pieced together their own supercharger kit for a price less than what a AA/VF/dinan setup goes for. I did search, but couldnt find anything really close to what I wanted to find, so any help is appriciated. Are their any other cheaper(non-ebay) setups that I'm overlooking both in blowers and turbos? I know modding isnt cheap, but I was looking to see if any shortcuts could be taken because I think fabbing up some parts shouldnt be too bad.


First, what is your budget and power goals ?
New SC kits are cheaper than you think and nothing beats a 0 mile blower and ALL the parts.
If you want to find the parts yourself I do have a set of ERT brackets I'll sell for a good price.

A new AA C38 blower is under 4 grand. That is the way to go for the money.