Just found out that Discovery Channel will be doing a special on our motorcycle club and be following us to our shop 'Godspeed!' during the first week of May. We'll be dynoing our turbo/supercharged/nitrous bikes and HPS is sending me a system next friday to feature on our E55. So if anyone wants to join the fun let me know ASAP.
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E55RAT - 4/8/2005 2:25 PM
Just found out that Discovery Channel will be doing a special on our motorcycle club and be following us to our shop 'Godspeed!' during the first week of May. We'll be dynoing our turbo/supercharged/nitrous bikes and HPS is sending me a system next friday to feature on our E55. So if anyone wants to join the fun let me know ASAP.
Count me in, I'll email you at the shop to request the details. My HPS kit should be in soon also, maybe in time for the filming. Congrats!
I will post my numbers, before and after - If I get it in time. I can't wait, kinda wish I still had my first generation HPS kit for before and after. There were many cars HPS tested as prototypes other than Fast55's car and they all passed with flying colors. I was one of the first to get the old kit and it never had any trouble. I could only wish that all my pre-production hiccups could be alleviated with a rerouted vacuum line and a non-prototype blower. I was surprised that there wasn't more to iron out. And I am also glad I was able to get mine sooner than expected due to those balking. Thanks!
Frank - You are right, and I'm definately one of those who are "balking".
Can you blame me ? There are very few (if any) satisfied customer testimonials that I can find pertaining to the 2nd Gen system. HPS has done a piss poor job of updating their website, and taking care of the one (much ballyhooed) installation that has been publicized on this site.
"Heard" of a G500 installation, and their own CLK installation - buy no real satisfied customer testimonials that I can find.
HPS - get it together and spread the word. I like the looks and (yes) the price of your system, but - show us the confirmed results and satisfied customers please.
Actually, it was a G55, and I'm "told" it's still running fine. I would believe it only if I saw it/drove it myself. HPS has been evasive and totally unresponsive to my problems. Today (finally after 3+ weeks AGAIN), my car is supposed to be returned to me. Regardless of how it runs, this is the last HPS system I will own.
Sorry to hear your frustration with them - that sucks for a lot of us who "were" very interesed in their 2nd generation system. It was very promising, but in the end, "results" are what really matter - bottom line.
HPS will have to do some fast and serious damage control at this point to get many of us back onboard.
In my mind, that will start with FAST55 being a completely satisfied customer, followed by many more positive documented product testimonials.
First it was Friday, then today, now tomorrow, for delivery. It dyno'd today at 421 RWHP as before according to the dyno chart sent to me. I can still be satisfied if it works as promised AND all the other things that have been promised in the way of documentation, warranty, etc. are delivered as well. I just did not bargain for this much time away from my car, or the time lost on dealing with it. This would have been a disaster for anyone if the car had been a daily driver. The end result may be a great deal for everyone else now that (hopefully), all the possible quirks are ironed out. Sorry for the OT.
Sorry to continue this OT posting. I didn't mean to vent my frustration. Once again folks, if this is now "fixed" on my car, then I'll be happy with the setup, just not the amount of time it's taken to get it right. James has never posted a dyno showing RWHP that I know of. He's no longer running the basic blower setup from Kleemann, but the S-8? that includes cams, exhaust, etc. so I'm sure he's making much more power than my car. However, this represents a total investment of almost 30K! Even the "base" system is over 15K out the door. This is so much money, that I'm seriously considering a SL55 and leaving the E stock if it isn't "there". $hit happens when you start modifying things.
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