Looking for VF Engineering failure stories

[RoadsterMadness]

She was afraid of my old 528i with the 184bhp stock motor and generally pussyfoots around with her 328xi. She's driven stick about 10 times with a mechaniucal clutch in old USSR Ukraine and was dumb enough to pass on my offer to teach her when the Roadster was on warranty. Now, WAAAAAAAAAAy too much has gone into it mentally, physically and financially. No Roadster driving for her...

[crawlermonkey]

I was looking into by a supercharger kit for my 99 m3 and now that I have read this discussion I am not so sure. I was actually looking at the vf engineering kit. So what i am asking you all is since you all don't trust vf engineering which one would you recommend?

[Teh Prof]

Originally Posted by crawlermonkey

I was looking into by a supercharger kit for my 99 m3 and now that I have read this discussion I am not so sure. I was actually looking at the vf engineering kit. So what i am asking you all is since you all don't trust vf engineering which one would you recommend?

1. Dinan.

2. VF isn't so bad. At the end of the day my big complaint is not being able to drive the car in sub-25 degree temps.

[RoadsterMadness]

And look, my shop insists its FINE to drive it in sub-25 degree temps, and I warm the car up no matter WHAT temp it is outside. I drove mine 3 weeks ago on a brutally cold night and, while I won't tell you I wasn;t a little paranoid, I DID drive the car and it was great. VF turns around their kits to the buyer much quicker than AA or others. I only have a few thousand miles on mine so we shall indeed see. I was told by several that while Dinan is great (and Prof/M3UOND is THE biggest Dinan man I know), you ARE paying some for just that NAME, and no quality difference.

All that said, re-readijng this thread makes me CRINGE all over again. Yuck. Time to go stroke my car and talk really nicely to it..."Please don;t fail...please don't fail...". Just kidding. The fact is, ANY aftermarket product carries some degree of risk I suppose, it's all about MANAGING and MINIMIZING that risk, along with a company standing by their product if anything bad does happen.

'nuff said.

[///M Power]

I know this isn't what most of you would want to hear, but i still believe he best thing to do is go to your local tuner shop and build a kit out of all the necessary parts. Hardware from RMS, Vortech V2 supercharger, and tuning from one of the many companies out there (not RMS).

[dannyb]

^ I agree, and have heard this before

[superdeadman]

screw all the kits
change the damn engine - no replacement for displacement and costs about the same + more reliable

[94BMW325i]

supercharged ls1, dooo it haha

[superdeadman]

nah
350-400 rwhp + 100-150 shots on NOS
i dont want SC - too much headache

[dannyb]

how is a SC more a headache then NOS?

[///M Power]

Originally Posted by dannyb

how is a SC more a headache then NOS?

Both can be a headache if not done properly.

[superdeadman]

Originally Posted by dannyb

how is a SC more a headache then NOS?

SC works full time meaning more chacnes of failure
NOS is rarely used when u need the extra hp, though it will probably do more damage to the engine in the end

[sm325is]

Hi to everybody!!! I very much enjoyed reading all the threads on VF superchargers. I was in the market for one, but now I think I will hold off until more information surfaces. I really appreciate finding you guys and look forward to reading more commentary about your automotive upgrades.