 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  08-23-2006, 02:43 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilroy Posts: 158 |  125k miles...is it a bad idea to supercharge??
I have 125k miles on my car. The car runs great, but i dunno if a $4k investment is worth doing with my milage......any suggestions? How many miles do u guys have on ur SuperCharged TIs? |  |  | | 08-23-2006, 02:56 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |
Its German! These things can go for ever if you service them right. I wouldnt worry about mileage though because the truth is that you probably wont get your money back out of the S/C. Mods actually decrease value not increase it. There will be few people willing to pay the extra for the S/C. If your worried about resale value then dont buy the S/C, it will only make it harder for you to sell if your trying to get the money out of it. The S/C is really just for your enjoyment. __________________
"Drive Fast and Take Chances" | | | | | 08-23-2006, 03:06 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilroy Posts: 158 |
Quote: Originally Posted by SDKmann  The S/C is really just for your enjoyment. | Thats what i was trying to say....i wanna be able to enjoy the car for a while if i gonna put a $4 supercharger on it with 125k.....ur right though, i take care of the car so it should be worth it.....i am not worried about the resale value. I'm sure one of u guys will buy it off me for a fair price when i'm done playing with it. | | | | | 08-23-2006, 03:20 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |
If Im still drivin a ti when you sell it Ill buy your S/C. __________________
"Drive Fast and Take Chances" | | | | | 08-23-2006, 03:58 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: CA Posts: 104 |
be careful not to blow your engine; have seen a few chaps already that have done that | | | | | 08-23-2006, 04:09 AM | #6 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
I personally wouldn't do it. A s/c or turbo will decrease the life of your engine no matter if it's domestic or foreign and with 125k on it i wouldn't even bother. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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Do a compression check on your engine. If you have less then 160psi on any one cylinder, or if your compression isn't the same on all cylinders, I wouldn't do it. I put my DASC on at 100k, I'm at 140k right now and haven't had a single problem. The DASC will last longer than the motor, and motors are CHEAP. If you blow your m44/m42, just buy a new one for <$1000 and start over. BTW - This is covered in the FI FAQ Thread: http://318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11797 __________________ 
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 12-05-2006, 04:48 AM | #8 | | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 |
Why not spend the money on getting it back to new.. rather than a performance mod.. that is what I did with mine.. It's better than new in a lot of ways.... http://web.mac.com/bozola/iWeb/Pics/My%20Ti.html Look also at the 'gone' menu choice...  ________ buy easy vape vaporizer
Last edited by Bozola; 01-31-2011 at 02:21 PM. | | | | | 12-05-2006, 01:44 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: lancashire, england Posts: 300 |
yeah, take dusten's advice get that compression test done, i was thinking the exact same thing the other day, mine's on 126k. i looked at the forced ind. faq. and took his advice to get it checked. before i booked it in at work they had a look at it and they said nah, there's oil all down one side of the engine. so now i plan to do an engine swap instead. this site is so useful. | | | | |
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