FYI: A4 supercharger kit is apparently ready [long]

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

I have no interest in this (heck, I don't even have an A4), but I thought
I'd pass it on.
>From http://a4.org today:
PES SUPERCHARGER SYSTEM - DONE - ON SALE NOW!!! 
Posted by Tony Ricci <mailto:tonyr@sprintmail.com> on November 02, 1998 at
16:13:55: 
10/23/98 
Hi,
We are very excited to announce the completion of the PES 30V supercharger
system! Thanks to everyone who has waited so patiently. Many of you who have
been on our e-mail list since day one, have heard me say many times that I
will not release a system that's not perfect. One with no excuses or band
aid fixes (such as an add-on injectors). Accomplishing this goal has taken
longer than we thought, but has paid off big with a system that runs as
perfectly as it does from Audi. 
If you look at the contents of most supercharger systems, you get the
supercharger, brackets, pulleys, a belt, hardware, and a rising rate fuel
pressure regulator, without software. Using a high pressure rising rate unit
attempts to accomplish mechanically what only a handful can do
electronically, through ECU tuning. By raising the pressure in the fuel
rails, the injectors can be forced to flow more fuel. When a supercharger or
turbocharger is added to an engine, it needs much more fuel at full boost
and/or full throttle. A small rise in pressure is OK, as in the stock
configuration. The regulators included in many systems raise the pressure to
a dangerous level, in order to squeeze every drop of fuel they can from the
stock injectors. At high pressure the injectors can go "static" and stick
either open or closed. If they stick closed, the engine will go lean, and a
blown motor may be the result. This is not a risk we were willing to take
with your motor!! The ONLY reason most SC systems on the market today
utilize such a device, is because the manufacturers do not have the
technology to completely re-engineer and re-map the ECU as described below. 
We chose to do it the hard way by utilizing larger injectors. Physically
changing the injectors is easy. The reason I say it is very hard, is because
ALL of the fuel maps would now be ridiculously rich, since the ECU has no
way of knowing that the engine has larger injectors. We then carried out the
task of re-engineering the ECU's fuel maps so that the air/fuel ratio would
be perfect from idle to full throttle. This is the way it would be done by
Audi and Bosch. The fuel issue is only a small part of what is needed to be
done with the software, to make the car run PERFECTLY--- an emissions clean
car without OBDII fault codes which would produce a "check engine" light. 
In approximately 4 weeks, we will travel to Los Angeles to install the first
production system on a famous actors new A4 Avant ( I can't mention the name
yet). The car will be featured "Turbo", "Import Tuner", and "Road & Track"
magazines. 
The response to our system on the A4.Org site has been overwhelming and we
expect an even greater response once the magazines are printed. Since we
started this project on A4.Org, we thought it would only be fair to offer
the system to customers who have submitted their names to us through our
page on A4.Org, before officially releasing the system to the general
public. To further show our appreciation, we will offer the system to A4.Org
customers for $4,500+ shipping (A $500 DISCOUNT). This price will only be
good until November 30th. When the system goes on sale to the general
public, it will have a suggested retail of $4,999 + shipping. For those of
you with a Tiptronic, we offer a re-mapped transmission chip for an
additional $400. If you would like to secure a system, we require a 1/3
($1500) deposit with the balance due upon shipping. Production has begun and
we expect to start shipping in early December. I know that many of you will
have some technical questions, so Mike Nuskey (our engineer/prototype maker)
and I will be taking your calls personally. Please be patient and leave your
name and phone number if you have trouble getting through, or send us an
e-mail with your phone number and the best time to reach you. We will call
you back promptly. Below is our TOLL FREE number as well as a parts listing.
We are very proud of our product and look forward to speaking with you about
it! 
Best Regards,
Tony Ricci 
TOLL FREE : 877-697-1688 (USA) 908-806-8426 (OUTSIDE USA)
E-MAIL : tonyr@sprintmail.com 
SYSTEM INCLUDES (MAJOR PARTS LISTED ONLY)...
EATON M62 SUPERCHARGER 
K & N AIR FILTER
CUSTOM PES SUPERCHARGER SOFTWARE SERPENTINE BELT
HIGH VOLUME FUEL INJECTORS CNC MACHINED RACING TYPE BLOW OFF VALVE
ALUMINUM MANDREL BENT TUBING SILICON TURBO HOSES
CNC MACHINED ALUMINUM BRACKETS 
HEAVY DUTY CLAMPS
CNC MACHINED ALUMINUM PULLEYS 
ALL INSTALLATION HARDWARE INCLUDED 
CNC MACHINED ALUMINUM PCV PORT THOROUGH INSTRUCTIONS
PCV FILTER 
*ALL ALLUMINUM PARTS ARE HARD COAT ANODIZED FOR APPEARANCE AND DURABILITY