I just got back from LA after going to check out RMS and where they have reached with my car. Let me tell you something... These guys know what they are doing and what great job they have done. The job was very neat and they are professionals and know what they are doing. I met all the guys there and was happy to get such a warm welcome. I met Jeff at the begining and had a nice long chat with him till Osh appeared. Later Osh took me down to check out my M5 and show me how the job was going. We went down into their workplace and there she was. On the lift with the bonnet popped. As i got closer i could see the huge supercharger mounted on the left side of the engine (my right). The engine cover was removed and the aftercooler was installed in the middle. I was soo impressed with the aftercooler it is beyond words. What a job ! It is actually water injected with small water tanks on both sides allowing constant water flow up and down the aftercooler. The engine cover was made out of carbon fiber and at the same time it was bigger and you can say puffed up for more air circulation.
I took plenty of pictures but Osh doesn't want me to post them yet so for the time being i will only share with them with the Boston gang till he tells me which and when to post.
The other pipes going in and out of the supercharger were made out of carbon fiber. The second thing that impressed me the most (after the aftercooler) was the intakes. The intake pipe was coming out of the supercharger from the right side and then splits into two to enter into the engine. But since they split into two, one had to be longer than the other ie. meaning uneven flow into the engine. But this intake was designed so perfectly that it allows even flow although they were uneven lengths!!! It is kind of hard to explain without seeing the pictures but hoepfully you will when you see them. You will also hear from the rest of the guys of what they think after i show them the pictures.
The car at the moment is basically being assembled together and it was supposed to be fired up for the first time when i was there. They just have wait for the clutch they are building to be ready. The double racing clutch and pressure plate with a light weight flywheel should be ready next week. After that comes the tuning and the road test before this project can be completed. On the dyno was a supercharged e46 330i which Osh was tunning infront of me. He had a laptop with all the graphs on the front seat. I observed him start the car and get it slowly up to speed in first and then second gear and then all for a sudden he backed off and jumped out to go and fiddle with something in the engine. He later came back and gave it a try and nailed it all out. He showed me atleast 5 graphs and explained to me what was happening but i was kinda lost with all the technical stuff he was talking about :p
Later i met Jason and had a nice little chat with him too. He took me out to show me his 410hp stage II e36 M3. It looked sharp with nice wheels and a very
supercharger under the bonnet. I was eager to see how it ran (since so many people bash RMS on here) and he was gald to take me out for a spin. After bringing the engine up to temp, we were off. At the lights, he was easy off the line and then gunned it through second. We took off keeping everyone in the dust with a nice third gear up shift screech. What a car! Honestly it was very fast and would for sure easily beat a stock M5. It had plenty of torque and comparing it with an M5, i would say definently more. The ride was smooth and the supercharger worked perfectly. I asked him how long he had the supercharger and if he faced any problems. He told me for 2 years without any problems. I asked what exhaust he had and he told me Dinan. I thought what is an RMS empolyee doing with a Dinan exhaust and he replied that he actually has just moved from IL before starting to work for RMS. So he got the exhaust long before getting the supercharger or wroking there.
Another car at RMS was a 497hp stage III e36 M3 that belonged to Jeff. I didnt pay alot of attention to it untill i heard it rev. OH MY GOD. I have never heard an engine rev so fast in my life. It probably took only a second for it to red line from idle. I mean i was like what was that when i heard. Very impressive and scary stuff. Now the difference between this stage III M3 (497hp) and the other stage II M3 (410hp) was the water injection cooling system which is already being installed on my car as a complamint. So the extra added power is 80+ and Osh said my car is almost 600 hp now
Lastly, he told me one of the big magazines will test it before it will be sent over and i was syched to hear that. All in all, im very happy to go out to meet the guys and am 100% confident that it will be a great project.