they can do the updated kit already from what i was told at the show
maybe stage 1 is a safer beat than a stage 2 since i'm sure stage1 is a lower boost setting

 

talk about a small world, apparently one of my good clients is the wife of the owner of farbachner loles and he is a good friend of the owner of VF.

what it comes down to is NO SUPERCHARGER FOR THE 996. too many issues and not reliable enough.

i was kindof upset to hear that since i am prepared to spend 15k to change my 4S to a supercar but i don't want to waste 15k to give myself a stroke.

too all my buddies at 6speed, no supercharger for the 996

 

Just because someone is a friend does not mean they know what they are doing. With 100's of SC's running on the 996 and 997 with no problems right now, how come your friend appears to be the only one having problems with the install? Might be a good guy to have a friend, but maybe you should find a better one to work on your car.

 

Probably the right thing to do... I've been on the fence for this since it first came out, but each time I've talked to owners and they always talk me out of it. Also, if you think about it... the cost has gone up because of "materials"... if they really wanted to sell a lot of these they would sell them for 7k installed or less. Think about it... there are a lot of people who would buy this for their cars, but if there were that many SC's out there there would surely be more problems.

Not everyone know's a mechanic or is as good as 1999porsche911 with their car's.

 

Hi.. Jason, I have a few 996's with S/C kits running around. One such kit is raced at almost every drivers Ed .. With no problems other then the clutch..The owner is also part of the bmw club and is an instuctor as well (car gets driven hard)... Their is a list of guys that we can call for there input.. Some are here on the 6... I also heard that one of the shops you named is building their own S/C kit......... How will that sell after your post! Any hoo give me a call, Russ is no longer here but we have brought together a stellar team to help you out.

 

Good that you are continuing to do your research. Many of you may know that until Apr 08 we sold our 996/7 supercharger kits through EVOMS exclusively and we were out of the picture when it came to customer support. However it does seem odd that Farb. Loles would keep installing kits knowing they had issues.

Since we have been working with customers directly we have been uncovering more and more install errors. We have begun a campaign to actively install kits in house and establish links with enthusiasts to gather feedback. With dozens of 996/7's kits now installed in house we believe our track record speaks for itself. We have revised stage 1 software and are about to launch our stage1+ which includes 100 octane switchable programming.

There are other reasons why the 2 companies mentioned above are stearing you away from supercharging and I dont beleive it is related to the product itself.

None-the-less, I could care less to get involved in he-said she-said, but I can tell you that over a dozen dealerships install our kits and continue to do business with us. RPM North are also a dealer that have installed several dozen kits and remain active.

 

To the member that started this thread, you're in the greater LA area, and if VF is willing to stand behind their product and installation, you can always bring it back in to them if there are issues that arise after the installation.

 

Love Sc

 

can you go into more details?

 

talk about being a hypocrite but i just ordered my VF supercharger kit
it will be installed by RPM North on the 28th

 

Details please, V1 or V2?

 

i believe it's the updated supercharger (self contained unit) so V2?
Delius, now would be a good time to help me out here V1 or v2?

 

V15K of your heard earned $ version

 

I've got a 996 C4S with VF (bought from EVOMS) SC. This was my first summer with it on the car, around 4k kilometers done so far plus 6 track days. Car hasn't skipped a beat despite me running it quite a bit harder than typical street driving. Not really enough mileage to claim the kit to be reliable, but so far so good.

I've tried one unsuccessful dyno (if you ever try to dyno, make sure it has mechanically connected front and rear drums. We can't lock the center diff on our cars, if the two drums are not connected they'll rotate at different speeds and you won't get any results).

Running it against cars that had proven dyno results, I'd say my car makes 370 whp, but that's just pure speculation. You will notice a difference in 3rd and 4th gears, they feel much stronger now, pulling hard right to redline.

However, I'm already "used" to the extra power. I think I picked up a couple of seconds a lap at the track with it though.

All in all, it's not the best bang for the buck mod, but it did put some more "fun" into my otherwise underpowered car.

 

cant wait to see it done Jason!!