why are superchargers so expensive - Aare they made of solid gold?

[Jerez]

How can the manufactureres justify these costs ranging R50k upwards -Im talking e92 m3 apps.

 

[moranor@axis]

you paying for a reliable setup that all...

 

[wikk3d88]

Do you really want a cheap supercharger on your 400k+ M3?

 

[Peter@AEW]

Material Cost
Precision machining costs
Reliability costs

Manufacturer margin

Then is SA you need to add duties and profit margin.

In addition you need to deal with a currency which is weak and the final price is multiplied by 8.

 

[SP33DYV]

How can the manufactureres justify these costs ranging R50k upwards -Im talking e92 m3 apps.

R&D is expensive and coupled with a small market, the price will be steep.

 

[maximus]

How can the manufactureres justify these costs ranging R50k upwards -Im talking e92 m3 apps.

R&D is expensive and coupled with a small market, the price will be steep.

What he said.

 

[328ii]

SCs are made from unobtainium

8?>

 

[Burgy]

+1 on the R&D comment.

SC kits have to be thought out, tried and tested. They arent just slapped together and hope for the best

 

[Jerez]

Still toooooooooooo much :thumbdo:

 

[Twinz]

Its a rip off. Get a factory turbo charged car and let the others sweat for an SC...:idea:

 

[moranor@axis]

Still toooooooooooo much :thumbdo:

how much would you like to spend?

 

[petrivanzyl]

always the businessman:fencelook:

 

[moranor@axis]

always the businessman:fencelook:

just interested to know

 

[abmi0000]

always the businessman:fencelook:

just interested to know

You need to get your subscription's worth :rollsmile:

 

[moranor@axis]

I just know that from my own research the costs add up quick thats why i would like to know what cost the OP had in mind...

 

[RowenS]

pay peanuts and.....and yes it does apply!

 

[wikk3d88]

To put things in perspective, a bolt on supercharger for the Lumina UTE's costs around 65k, and the market for those is alot larger than the market for supercharged E9x M3s....

 

[Jerez]

G powers SK1 COSTS about £6800 - for an extra 100 bhp,i would say £3k to £3500 is reasonable - the parts are bespoke,i know but dont cost that must to manufacture - they are pricing based on exclusivity and not its actual worth and thats the problem I have with the general pricing

 

[moranor@axis]

I have to agree somewhat with you it is hard to justify that increase, but it is found in pretty much all aftermarket parts...

even the suspension i sell for the M3 is quite a bit more expensive because of the extra R&D it takes to make an already awesome car into an even better one... but the extra cost is not double on the suspension that is a bit much...

 

[Cole]

part of the cost is also in the fact that a new intake needs to be developed and provided is it not... along with changes to the belts etc.

vs turbo which uses factory intake and changes the exhaust manifold to create drive.

turbo is the better option for big power and if you think that the 100hp will not be enough and you might want more in future.