 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 388,358 Views | |  |  |  |  03-12-2010, 03:17 AM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 14 |  Air Intake Supercharger Booster
does this really work...any help please...it says 28% more fuel efficient..i need to improve on gas.... http://www.performancechiptuning.com...ger+Booster/2/ |  |  | | 03-12-2010, 04:58 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
it doesn't work, you'd be lucky if it didn't hurt performance with all the restriction it creates | | | | | 03-12-2010, 05:10 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,093 |
BMW 3 Series 1996 5900 was 190 HP now 202 HP !!!!!!!Up To 12 HP More Power !!!
dont waist your time .
save 3k and get a DASC ur only option instead of a swap .. __________________ was the 1 an only Bagged Ti on 19's!!   | | | | | 03-13-2010, 03:19 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 |
They used to call those a Vortex with the same claim. They do not work and only cause a slight air restriction in the intake piping to your TB. Looks cool and that's what sells them but no power gains. Sorry
The only cheep HP is Nitrous and it needs to be used properly or boom. A lot of people call it cheating but hey if I have it I run it. | | | | | 03-13-2010, 03:25 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 |
anyone even read the OPs question...?
hes not looking for power, he is looking for gas savings. __________________ 11/97 Base  328Ti
| | | | | 03-13-2010, 03:38 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 |
My error. I do not know if there is any gas saving on spining the air before the TB since the TB butterflys would straighten it out as the ait went through. The real gas milage savings in the in head and valve work.
I have no reports on mileage gains or personal experience with this add-on only my theroy and knowledge of how a motor works. HP and volumetric efficiency both improve with air flow increase not by restricting it. Only my 2 cents. Sorry I can't help more. I do know a K&N does offer better mileage and that's is a fact, it's not much but there is some to be had with a better flowing air filter. Fogging your stock air box can help too. | | | | | 03-13-2010, 04:10 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,625 |
I got a bridge for sale, if you'd like? Prime location too - right between Manhattan & Brooklyn! Willing to give it away for real cheap, if you re interested! Jk  But seriously... NO! It Does NOT Work! LOL  Don't gun the car, keep an eye on your tire pressure / change spark plugs / motor oil (diff & tranny too) / air filter regularly (throw in some Chevron Techron once in a while) & you should be fine with gas millage. Its not what you drive - but how you drive it... IMO (& Jeremy Clarkson's LOL) I get about 300-320 miles to the tank with spirited driving on 42lbs. injectors - but when I simmer it down and chill out & can hit up to 400miles on a tank! Quote: Originally Posted by osufan  | __________________ 
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Last edited by marko; 03-13-2010 at 04:22 PM. | | | | | 03-13-2010, 09:35 PM | #8 | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 14 |
thanks! saves me 60 bucks! but i get terrible gas milage in the city...like about 15 average....but the weird thing is i nearly get 33 mpg on the high way....is there a problem? if i drive in the city i get about 275 miles to the tank with just nearly under 3/4 of the tank...but ive gotten 388 when driving on the high way (75mph) with just 1/8 tank remaining... | | | | | 03-14-2010, 10:27 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 |
I'd go over the whole vacuum system, make sure the thing is properly tuned. Mine gets 24 consistently around town....
Vac leaks can kill your mileage on these motors...
Dave __________________
Dave - PDX
1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan.
2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 03-21-2010, 05:36 PM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 53 |
youre slamming on the gas to speed up to the next red light? MPG has a LOT to do with driving habbits. I'm not saying that you should slowly accelerate, because that's a pain too. But sudden accel is terrible on MPG. Also, do you frequent drive thru windows? Turn off your engine. Stop and go rush hour? If so.. are you involved in the "slinkie" movement of the rush hour? (do you speed up when you see that you will be stopping soon, or do you allow space between the car in front of you when he is rapidly accelerating so you can have a slow, but consistant speed?) | | | | | 03-21-2010, 07:08 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,440 |
Agreed that driving habits help a lot. I was able to get over 40 mpg in my last ti with very low-demand driving on highways. Do you have a manual or auto? | | | | | 03-21-2010, 08:34 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 |
mpg can really suffer too with a dying cat converter. __________________
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| | | | | 03-23-2010, 03:35 AM | #13 | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 14 |
I have manual...short shifter so i say its half and half...during the nights i drive like an old woman and during the day its a mix of both with heavy picking up and slow accel...but i never rev higher than about 3300 | | | | | 03-23-2010, 06:14 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 3,059 |
Quote: Originally Posted by osufan thanks! saves me 60 bucks! but i get terrible gas milage in the city...like about 15 average....but the weird thing is i nearly get 33 mpg on the high way....is there a problem? if i drive in the city i get about 275 miles to the tank with just nearly under 3/4 of the tank...but ive gotten 388 when driving on the high way (75mph) with just 1/8 tank remaining... | Sounds about right. I get around 13-18mpg in town. But I noticed that if I cruise at 75, my mpg shoots up to 25-30. Wheels also play a big part. When I switch to steelies, I can get usually 35mpg on highway. I drive a auto, which supposedly gets better city mpg than the manual cause of our bigger ratios. __________________ Come get a ti-shirt
Quote: | From the e30 M3, evolved the e36.
They were "Keepin it Real" when they introduced the 318ti ClubSport in '95 and the 318ti Sports from '96 to '99.
After that... well nothing else really matters. ~Jess |
Last edited by Maverix; 03-23-2010 at 06:16 AM. | | | | | 03-24-2010, 04:51 AM | #15 | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 14 |
yeah i have 225/40 r18 if that helps...but i also have an ecu power chip when i bought the car...no idea what kind or anything :/ | | | | |
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