Well guys, it's been a terrible year and I am tapped out. No money, no christmas.
For those having a better year, I came across this on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ESS-S...spagenameZWDVW
the guy selling is a member here, i was supposed to buy it, he was supposed to contact me with total price with shipping, never heard from him again........Drlivingston
I too was thinking about buying this, but couldn't rationalize it in this economy. Seeing it still available and on ebay (i.e. microsoft live eligible is too tempting). Thank god it's 8% now as I don't think I could resist otherwise.
EDIT: Wait was this the same one, Frontin? This kit is 8psi...
Last edited by Gopher2k; 12-16-2008 at 09:58 PM.
2003 540iA Titanium Silver
Koni FSD/Eibach Prokit
PowerFlex Bushings
CSL Replica wheels 18"
Intravee II Ipod Interface
OEM M5 Front Bumper/Umnitza M5 Rear
Magnaflow 14815 Exhaust
Give the affiliate links a rest, kiddo.
E46 M3 | Steel Gray/Imola Red | 19" BBS RS-GT
E39 540i | Jet Black/Black | 17" Style 42
how much RWHP would that put a stock 540 at?
97 540i 6spd Manual Sport (sold)
94 Mustang GT
Mercedes CLK 430
07 550i Sport 6spd Manual
Just a heads up to anyone...... Powerdyne superchargers are decent units for moderate boost applications (up to ~8psi), but are sometimes problematic. If you decide to bump up the boost with a smaller SC pulley, or a bigger crank pulley, you could potentially get close to the RPM limit of the supercharger. Powerdyne superchargers have an internal belt between the input shaft and the impeller shaft that can only handle so much RPM before is comes apart. I had a Powerdyne BD-11 on my E36 M3 for several months and the belt shredded twice, and I was NOT pushing it at it's limits. Powerdyne does have an updated unit that is gear driven that is called "XB-1A", that is supposed to be a great direct replacement, but I had a hard time finding one 2 years ago...
I would also do a little research about "ESS tuning". Tuning is the most important part of the supercharger system, and I have not heard of ESS having a good grasp on OBD II tuning.
I would love to buy this supercharger system, but the confidence that it would be a direct problem free bolt on is not there.........Very disappointing, cause I would friggin love to boost my 540. I love driving it, and boosting it would make it that much better.
powedyne does suck!
-Chris
I have had two ESS kits and one of the things that I have really appreciated about ESS has been their tuning. Top notch, completely ODBII compliant and very smooth. Now, that being said, I have no experience with the Powerdyne blowers. My kits were a Vortech blower and my currrent kit is a Lysholm twin screw. I would talk to ESS before buying this kit and see what they have to say about it and what kind of support you can get.
2002 530IS 5 speed, Sapphire Black/Sand, M-Tech sport package, premium package, ESS Twin Screw supercharger, Southbend high performance clutch, Performance Gearing 3.15 LSD.....1999 M3 Cosmos Black/Black, Active Autowerks intercooled supercharger, H&R suspension and a bunch of other stuff....
Back in my mustang days, I had always used Vortech. But I always tuned for moderate boost, not max hp, and never had any problems. The plan was to supercharge my car by this year but that isn't going to happen. Is there anyone on here that has had experience with BOTH (ESS/VF's Vortech)superchargers on an E39? I know thats a real long shot, but when I supercharge my 540i, I would like to get it right. It will also be configured the same...moderate boost, not max hp. IIRC, it would be like 6psi.
I was close to buying this kit from him as well. After some research, I found that the kit is missing quite a few parts. The software alone from ESS is $800. The rebuilt unit sounds amazing though.
-Brandon
'86 325es S50
'12 VW GTI Autobahn
'03 540i M-Sport (sold)
'08 Jeep SRT8 (sold)
Could anyone please email or PM me the detailed/original ESS E39 540i Powerdyne SS kit install instructions and or parts list?
Email: firebird68@gmx.net
Does anyone know the bosch injectors they use for that kit?
I talked to hans @ ESS and he said there were a couple parts missing on that kit on ebay (Engine mounting, Intake manifold backplate, Calibration circuit for the mas, Air filter and hose).
thx
firebird
That dude was willing to sell it for $1300 BIN which allowed the use of microsoft live for an additional $200 off... who was dumb enough to bid it up over $2000 and make it live ineligible.
2003 540iA Titanium Silver
Koni FSD/Eibach Prokit
PowerFlex Bushings
CSL Replica wheels 18"
Intravee II Ipod Interface
OEM M5 Front Bumper/Umnitza M5 Rear
Magnaflow 14815 Exhaust
Are these the red or the blue Bosch injectors?
Do you have any part number (Bosch/BMW)?
Are they identical for 1996-1998 year E39 540i and for 1999-2003 year E39 540i?
Do you have any picture?
Yellow for all E39 540i years or is there a difference over the years since the MAF changed around 1999 too?
thx
please send to Email: firebird68@gmx.net
thx
Got a little busy, sorry for the delay
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