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      12-11-2008, 03:25 PM   #1
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Help me win over an SLK350...!

Hi. I currently own a 2008 Z4 3.0si coupe. A friend of mine owns a Merc slk 350 and he consistently leaves me in the dust. Please help me out and find the parts to get more power out of my Z4. Any hope of an available supercharger for the N52 engine...? Thank you.

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      12-11-2008, 04:57 PM   #2
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No, but in all seriousness; ESS Tuning makes a supercharger that I think would work for you. Hopefully Rom3n will chime in and answer any question you have.
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i can't see it being that far behind??? how many car length at what speed? thought those SI's were quick?

I would do RPI air scoop and odyssey 680 battery(-30lbs)and remove all unnecessaries from the trunk
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i thought the 3.0 was faster than a slk320. a 55 pulled on me one time on the highway.
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op said 350, not 320.

are you driving a manual? i've gone against a slk350 and we were pretty even. i would think its a drivers race. but you can still do the little things that count. after putting on my 17" snows, i noticed the car was definitely faster off the line (despite crappier traction) compared to my 18s"... less rotational mass

and as others mentioned, get rid of crap in your trunk, maybe the scoop...

lastly, practice your launch. do you have sport on, traction off?
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dude a $6k supercharger that requires 10hrs of labor is ridiculous just to beat your friend. Maybe you can beat him in a foot race.
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Hi. I currently own a 2008 Z4 3.0si coupe. A friend of mine owns a Merc slk 350 and he consistently leaves me in the dust. Please help me out and find the parts to get more power out of my Z4. Any hope of an available supercharger for the N52 engine...? Thank you.

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really?? i always thought their 0-60 times were very even. is yours manual or automatic?
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Thanx for the suggestions. Mine is a manual transmission, the slk is a 350 he gets me in the quarter mile for almost a car length. I'll go back to 17".
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Thanx for the suggestions. Mine is a manual transmission, the slk is a 350 he gets me in the quarter mile for almost a car length. I'll go back to 17".
other little suggestions... race with a 1/4 tank of gas, haha.
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