Sreten from M539 restorations supercharged his E39 530i, and pretty sure he's going to add an intercooler with the supercharger being on the intake side...

 

I have seen another thread doing a similar build using the vf engineering kit, but it required cutting up the back of the supercharger to change the angle that the compressed air left the supercharger, which I don’t want to have to do if I can avoid it. Also it had the charge pipe run above the engine then go to the intercooler then to the intake. There is a small chance that since I have the m50 manifold swap that that won’t be necessary, but I cannot count on that. Another idea that I have is to see if I can acquire all the mounting pieces and belt, but use a different supercharger and do all the rest of the piping custom. Since I also have the manual I don’t have the water pump mounted fan so there is a chance that I could run the piping strait down in front of the engine and mount the intercooler in front of the radiator. The charge pipe and mount are going to be the hardest to fabricate but if I can figure them out then the rest should be relatively easy.

 

there's a company that makes mounts where the A/C compressor sits if you don't mind loosing that

or here's some inspiration

https://www.e46fanatics.com/threads/amg-supercharger-build.1286015/

 

there's a company that makes mounts where the A/C compressor sits if you don't mind loosing that

or here's some inspiration

https://www.e46fanatics.com/threads/amg-supercharger-build.1286015/

That would probably work but the reason why I’m trying to go supercharger is to keep a/c. If I didn’t want to keep it I would just go top mount turbo because there is a lot more documentation on that.

 

AA has (had?) a stage two kit w/ FMIC
so there must be a way to fit piping w/ modifying their unit

Also, pending your SC style and bracket, you could probably rotate the unit around a little (and pending oil drain if there is one) i'd assume they have symmetrical bolt patterns
an S54 OFH / PS reservoir move could add some clearance in that area too

https://www.e46fanatics.com/threads/active-autowerke-l-e46-330-zhp-level-2-upgrade.725365/

 

AA has (had?) a stage two kit w/ FMIC
so there must be a way to fit piping w/ modifying their unit

Also, pending your SC style and bracket, you could probably rotate the unit around a little (and pending oil drain if there is one) i'd assume they have symmetrical bolt patterns
an S54 OFH / PS reservoir move could add some clearance in that area too

https://www.e46fanatics.com/threads/active-autowerke-l-e46-330-zhp-level-2-upgrade.725365/

I believe I saw that one or maybe it was a similar one, but they all say they are for the m3 only. Do you kniw why they won’t work on the m54 engine. Is it just the way accessories are mounted. You mentioned the power steering reservoir relocation. If I did that could I theoretically use the m3 stage two kit?

 

the forum link is for an M54/330; without seeing S54 v M54 kit side by side it'd be hard to tell

S54 front drive assembly has a different offset, if you will, for accessories/pulleys (w/ S54 OFH you have to space out a few things to get back to original alignment). the intake inlet is different as well.

here's an M54 330 level 2 kit

Active Autowerke E46 330 Supercharger Kit Level 2 Complete

Experience the exhilaration of increased power and torque with the Active Autowerke E46 330 Supercharger Kit Level 2 Complete. Designed to run on 91-93 octane pump fuel and compatible with your stock engine management system, this bolt-on supercharger kit delivers M3-like performance at an...

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the forum link is for an M54/330; without seeing S54 v M54 kit side by side it'd be hard to tell

S54 front drive assembly has a different offset, if you will, for accessories/pulleys (w/ S54 OFH you have to space out a few things to get back to original alignment). the intake inlet is different as well.

here's an M54 330 level 2 kit

Active Autowerke E46 330 Supercharger Kit Level 2 Complete

Experience the exhilaration of increased power and torque with the Active Autowerke E46 330 Supercharger Kit Level 2 Complete. Designed to run on 91-93 octane pump fuel and compatible with your stock engine management system, this bolt-on supercharger kit delivers M3-like performance at an...

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I see that kit but I’m wondering whyAA doesn’t sell it on their website anymore. I found a previous thread where someone was asking about it for their 330ci and linked it on their website, but that link just shows a 404 error. I see a stage 2 upgrade kit by other websites that look like what the stage 2 kit has on it but they are described as e36 m3 upgrades or e46 328i upgrades. Is there a reason why they stopped selling it then?

 

400 ponies

I look like fry when they told him his balance accrued from 93 cents to 4.5 billion over a 1000 years

 

@Jowillis78 No idea.. maybe not enough demand. Also there shouldn't be a difference in e46 328 vs 330 when it comes to these parts - I could see the injectors and/or tune being different

I would just give them a call and ask