Hey all, I started a "best bang for your buck supercharger" thread over on the Lotus Elise forums earlier in the year. I finally settled on a purchase and thought further discussion would be better suited on this forum.
I've ultimately decided to spring for the BOE 300. I gave MP62s significant consideration, and I feel convinced that these are the best bang for your buck option if you want something small and will be happy for the lifetime of ownership of the vehicle without adding anything else. At around ~$2500 or less bucks, it's hard to go wrong here. You get a solid boost in HP, and you're not adding so much HP that you need to be concerned about other pieces, thus you aren't sucked into the money pit of being forced to additionally invest elsewhere.
I intend on owning and enjoying this vehicle for as long as I'm able to climb in and out of it. So having the ability to modify and upgrade later on won out as the deciding factor in choosing to go with the BOE 300 instead. With that decision, I've significantly altered my original plans on how much I wanted to spend, but I'm much more content with this route. As just mentioned, getting up to the 300 HP range, I also went ahead and added in a few more parts to my planned build to ensure I get the most out of the SC and that the vehicle can handle it. While not every added part would be considered strictly-must-have, peace of mind is important to me long term.
Here's a list of all the goodies I'm getting, from BWR.
BOE Rev300TVS SC
Fuel Surge Tank
Total Oil Control Pan
BW Lightweight Flywheel
ACT HDSS Clutch
Big-Bore Throttle Body
DMC Ultimate Header w/ ceramic substrate catalyst
Larini SC Sport Muffler
I debated for a while about picking up the BOE 400, given I live in the south, but decided against it for a couple of reasons. First, I wasn't sure that the adjusted ECU HP gains would necessarily be worth the additional money without a built out motor. Second, and perhaps more important, when I opted for the BOE SC route, I didn't want to go too much above 10 grand. While I did exceed that number, I did my best to stay in that ballpark while also getting parts that I think are more essential to the health of the motor in the meantime. With all that said, I feel pretty comfortable knowing I can revisit the idea of adding on the intercooler down the road and spending the bulk of that investment on building out the engine instead of needing to pick up more parts.
I've got the install scheduled to begin next week.
I've ultimately decided to spring for the BOE 300. I gave MP62s significant consideration, and I feel convinced that these are the best bang for your buck option if you want something small and will be happy for the lifetime of ownership of the vehicle without adding anything else. At around ~$2500 or less bucks, it's hard to go wrong here. You get a solid boost in HP, and you're not adding so much HP that you need to be concerned about other pieces, thus you aren't sucked into the money pit of being forced to additionally invest elsewhere.
I intend on owning and enjoying this vehicle for as long as I'm able to climb in and out of it. So having the ability to modify and upgrade later on won out as the deciding factor in choosing to go with the BOE 300 instead. With that decision, I've significantly altered my original plans on how much I wanted to spend, but I'm much more content with this route. As just mentioned, getting up to the 300 HP range, I also went ahead and added in a few more parts to my planned build to ensure I get the most out of the SC and that the vehicle can handle it. While not every added part would be considered strictly-must-have, peace of mind is important to me long term.
Here's a list of all the goodies I'm getting, from BWR.
BOE Rev300TVS SC
Fuel Surge Tank
Total Oil Control Pan
BW Lightweight Flywheel
ACT HDSS Clutch
Big-Bore Throttle Body
DMC Ultimate Header w/ ceramic substrate catalyst
Larini SC Sport Muffler
I debated for a while about picking up the BOE 400, given I live in the south, but decided against it for a couple of reasons. First, I wasn't sure that the adjusted ECU HP gains would necessarily be worth the additional money without a built out motor. Second, and perhaps more important, when I opted for the BOE SC route, I didn't want to go too much above 10 grand. While I did exceed that number, I did my best to stay in that ballpark while also getting parts that I think are more essential to the health of the motor in the meantime. With all that said, I feel pretty comfortable knowing I can revisit the idea of adding on the intercooler down the road and spending the bulk of that investment on building out the engine instead of needing to pick up more parts.
I've got the install scheduled to begin next week.