Mad Bimmer's build thread

[LukeG]

The car is getting very close to completion and i figured i would start the build thread now and hopefully in the next coupld weeks it will be finalized.



engine:

- M50 block machined to 84.5mm, decked/honed
- S50 crank
- Eagle rods
- CP 8.5:1 pistons
- ARP main stud kit
- OEM main/rod bearings
- New oil pump, welded nut
- New cam/crank/kncock sensors
- UUC underdrive pullies
- A/C delete
- All new seals


Cylinder head/Valve train:

- .080” 85mm MLS headgasket
- ARP 2000 head studs
- Head Pressure tested
- Decked to very smooth finish
- Ported
- TB coolant supply port with a custom made adapter used for water temp gauge sensor
- Ferrea competition +1mm intake/exhaust valves
- Ferrea high performance valve springs
- Ferrea titanium retainers
- Ferrea spring seats
- Custom ground camshafts by Elgin Cams
- New OEM lifters
- New timing chains, and guides
- All new seals

BIG THANKS to JT (Got psi) for doing the engine assembly, we were supposed to do it together, but
with different schedules etc he basically put together the whole thing. Also sorry for the lack of engine build pictures, but my camera got stolen with the pictures on it 


Fuel System:

- 60lb injectors
- Bosch 040 in-tank pump, modified hanger with a modified -8 bulkhead fitting
- Bosch 044 in-line external pump -8 inlet/outlet
- Both running on direct wired relays using 10ga wiring, and 30amp fuses
- -8 supply line with a inline filter come to a Y and then two -6 lines going into the fuel rail
- -8 dual feed fuel rail with a -6 supply on each end, and a -6 return in the middle
- -6 return to BMP adjustable fuel pressure regulator, then -6 back to the tank with a modified -6 bulkhead fitting going to through the stock hanger.
- all stainless braided hoses and AN fittings used.


Intake/Cooling:

- Stewart water pump
- Euro expansion tank with factory lines/hoses
- PWR 57mm aluminum radiator
- 16” spal pusher fan with a custom aluminum fan shroud
- Irleland Engineering oil cooler cap with -10 lines going to a oil cooler with a in-line thermostat
- M50 intake manifold tapped for vacuum source
- Walter McKinney oil catch can that is routed back into the exhaust via weld-on fitting and check valve
- AA 90* TB elbow
- 803 MAF
- New idle control valve
- Tial Q BOV (might switch to recirc)
- CXRacing 31x12x3 intercooler with 3” inlet/outlet
- Welded 3” intercooler piping
- All silicone couplers and t-bolt clamps
- Deleted EVAP system


Lubrication:

- Amsoil 15w50 racing oil being used
- -4 turbo oil supply from the IE cooler cap
- -10 oil return to oil pan
- BMP oil distribution block foil oil temp/pressure gauges


Exhaust:

- Tubular T4 top mount exhaust manifold
- 3” exhaust all the way back (no mufflers)
- Tial 44mm wastegate
- Wastegate piping tied back into the down pipe
- Turbine housing, manifold, DP, and WG piping all ceramic coated
- All v-band connections


Turbo/Tuning/Electornics

- Turbonetics T66 ball bearing turbo
- Converted to OBDI and using TRM tuning, multi-tune setup for 93, 93+meth, race gas, and anti-lag
- Aquamist HFS-5 water/meth system using two 1mm jets
- Custom 8 gallon meth tank
- Blitz sbc id III electronic boost controler
- PLX wideband
- Stri-Racing boost/vacuum, oil pressure, oil temperature, and water temperature gauges
- Aquamist gauge in the headlight switch location, A/F ratio and boost/vac gauges mounted on the steering wheel column pod, oil press/temp, water temp gauges and EBC mounted In a custom sunglass holder

I was initially going to go with ICS/Nick G factory obdII tuning until I realized the m50 block did not have a hole in the back for the obdII crank sensor. Plus the fact that they couldn’t do it remotely brought the problem of shipping my car over there…what if the car did not want to run, or had some other problems. Plus I wanted to properly break the engine in. Geaorge was very generous and a huge help with a bunch of questions I had. I’m really bummed it didn’t work out.


Suspension/Drivetrain/Brakes

- Ground control coil overs with DA front struts, rear schock mounts and GC camber plates
- UUC swaybars with soild front/rear links
- Understeer short shift kit with heavy selector rod
- AA front, racing dynamics rear strut bars
- New front control arms with delrin offset bushings
- New tie-rods
- Power flex rear subframe/trainling arm bushings
- Rouge engineering rear camber arms
- X-brace
- New front and rear wheel braings
- New euro floating front rotors, brembo blank rears, new pads
- Stainless brake and clutch lines
- UUC motor and transmission mounts
- ZF 5-speed transmission with amsoil fluid
- ClutchNet light weight flywheel, 6 spuck unsprung clutch and stage 3 pressure plate
- 3.15 LSD
- Modified subframe by JT (got psi) to limit differential movement and a AA DSB installed.


Exterior:

- 18x8.5 CSL replicas, or staggered LTW’s
- 30% tints
- Clear corners/tails/side markers




Pictures (sorry for crappy i-phone quality)


Both the beasts sitting side by side getting A LOT of treatment

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S52 pulled and put in the 95, converted to obdI

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Carnage pictures

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Engine all assembled waiting to get dropped in the freshly cleaned engine bay

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[LukeG]

Sensors for gauges

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Manifold/DP/WG piping construction

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Gauges, the headlight switch is now located right under the foglight switch

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Methanol tank

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[LukeG]

Fan Shroud

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Misc.

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Few of the car

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I’m sure I forgot some things but I will update as I progress. I’m hoping may 1st it will be done!


Big thanks to JT for being a huge inspiration for me to even start welding, and putting together my motor.

Mike Radowski for supplying me with parts and answering a ton of questions.

George at ICS

TRM, hopefully you guys will bring me to the promised power goals that I have!

[GGray]

Looks good! What are your power goals?

I remember the bassmaster episode after you bougth it and it Blewd up real good!

I think you need some big brakes... Just so they match the rest of the top notch build :D

[GT35Rm3]

Awesome man.....that is just awesome

I want that Exhuast mani!!!!

[LeMansGTS]

Nice build. Can't wait to see what this can do. I will also have a turbo Estoril M on CSLs:stickoutt very soon.

[jakeyb]

Whhhaaat? I didn't know you bought the Estoril back! Congrats Luke, this looks great.

[LukeG]

Looks good! What are your power goals?

I remember the bassmaster episode after you bougth it and it Blewd up real good!

I think you need some big brakes... Just so they match the rest of the top notch build :D


Hoping for around 500whp on 93 and 600whp+ plus on 93 + meth



Nice build. Can't wait to see what this can do. I will also have a turbo Estoril M on CSLs:stickoutt very soon.

its a hot combo :)



Whhhaaat? I didn't know you bought the Estoril back! Congrats Luke, this looks great.


yeah, it was sort of low key untill now :)



I'm off to drop the exhaust parts to get some ceramic coating in a bit.

[highboostingm3]

Incredible! This will go down as one of the most organized build threads ever in the existence of BFCFI! :eyecrazy :worship:

I love it! Thank you! :buttrock

[Geno325is]

I thought i saw an estoril trunk on the meth tank thread :buttrock

[TheM3nsah]

wow!! thats a top mount done right!!
looks great!

[freeriden]

Nice Build!

[mentaleeill]

very nice build, all the fabbed parts are killer.

[Nj85'325]

Nice work!

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

I've been waiting for a build page!!! i was starting to wonder. Your new found welding skills make me jealous!
Major props to you!!
And, do you mind if I pm you with some questions??

[LukeG]

Incredible! This will go down as one of the most organized build threads ever in the existence of BFCFI! :eyecrazy :worship:

I love it! Thank you! :buttrock

Thanks Cam :buttrock


I thought i saw an estoril trunk on the meth tank thread :buttrock


:D



wow!! thats a top mount done right!!
looks great!


Nice Build!


very nice build, all the fabbed parts are killer.


Nice work!


thanks guys!


I've been waiting for a build page!!! i was starting to wonder. Your new found welding skills make me jealous!
Major props to you!!
And, do you mind if I pm you with some questions??


fire away

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Will do^^^

[LukeG]

also forgot to mention, i just got back from dropping off the parts to get ceramic coated...they told me two weeks :(

But i also found out that they do powdercoating and said it would be about 65-70 to powdercoat my meth tank a nice wrinkle black. I ordered a filler neck for it and once that arrives i'm going to weld it on and drop it off as well :buttrock:

[highboostingm3]

But i also found out that they do powdercoating and said it would be about 65-70 to powdercoat my meth tank a nice wrinkle black. I ordered a filler neck for it and once that arrives i'm going to weld it on and drop it off as well :buttrock:
Oh HELLZ YEAH MOFO! :woot: :drink1 :3some

[Ada///M]

Very nice build Luke

:thumbup:

[SiGmA]

Luke, your car is build is awesome dude! I cannot wait to see videos and such! NICE WORK!

[bmwperson]

That's a huge tank, I assume you only get to refill it once a year lol

[jszy25]

Ahhhh this build is awesome....and that rolling shot of your car is perfect.

Nice job on the gauge setup.

[good & tight]

Dude that's a awesome build with a long list of goodies:buttrock
Someone's gonna have fun this summer:devillook

[LukeG]

Very nice build Luke

:thumbup:


Luke, your car is build is awesome dude! I cannot wait to see videos and such! NICE WORK!


thanks, and thats deff. in the plans


That's a huge tank, I assume you only get to refill it once a year lol

dont be jealous


Ahhhh this build is awesome....and that rolling shot of your car is perfect.

Nice job on the gauge setup.


Dude that's a awesome build with a long list of goodies:buttrock
Someone's gonna have fun this summer:devillook


I cant wait!




update, installed fuel tank and mounted the bosch 044 inline pump.


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[m3jasper]

Beautiful car, can't wait to see it done!

[Shuasha]

Don't give Estoril Turbo M3's a bad name around here... I don't want people pissed off at me for stuff I didn't do!

[DADx2]

Looks great, and awesome job on all the fab work. Beautiful shots of the car too.... Looking forward to hearing of your power numbers.

[jakeyb]

Don't give Estoril Turbo M3's a bad name around here... I don't want people pissed off at me for stuff I didn't do!

lol Jim.


I'm sure Luke is a totally sane driver behind the wheel of a 600hp E36 :shifty

[highboostingm3]

Wow! I love all of the continuous pics! YES! If any thread should be a subscription, THIS IS IT! :boobies

[wushucivic]

awesome build thread! I like a lot of the small touches with the gauges and the headlight switch etc. can't wait to see more :D

[GT35Rm3]

OH golly..I sure am excited about this thread!

:redspot:alright

[chris4soc]

Awesome Luke!! I can't wait to see it finished! :)

[boosted 528]

Nice project man! That manifold looks great. Your set up is similar to mine,hopefully i can get mine done soon as well

[speedracer228]

wow, your car is gorgeous and the turbo setup is badass .... this will be one bad street car once it is done!!!!

[a32guy]

VERY clean! Looking great.

I want results, NOW. :shifty

[LukeG]

Don't give Estoril Turbo M3's a bad name around here... I don't want people pissed off at me for stuff I didn't do!


lol Jim.


I'm sure Luke is a totally sane driver behind the wheel of a 600hp E36 :shifty


What he said :shifty



Wow! I love all of the continuous pics! YES! If any thread should be a subscription, THIS IS IT! :boobies


I think today i'm going to pull the trans/motor back out. Weld on the drain fitting to the oil pan, install flywheel/pp/clutch and reinstall the motor/trans.



Nice project man! That manifold looks great. Your set up is similar to mine,hopefully i can get mine done soon as well


rock on man!


wow, your car is gorgeous and the turbo setup is badass .... this will be one bad street car once it is done!!!!


i really hope this will be a mostly headache free setup :redspot


VERY clean! Looking great.

I want results, NOW. :shifty



i'm there with you man :help

[GT35Rm3]

What he said :shifty





I think today i'm going to pull the trans/motor back out. Weld on the drain fitting to the oil pan, install flywheel/pp/clutch and reinstall the motor/trans.





rock on man!




i really hope this will be a mostly headache free setup :redspot





i'm there with you man :help

....wait....these exist???

[///Montizzle]

:drool: Looks amazing Luke.

I want a ride :)

[LukeG]

....wait....these exist???


rare, but yes :)


:drool: Looks amazing Luke.

I want a ride :)


you got a ride in my old one right? This will be MUCH better :buttrock

[jayzx7]

wow very nice build you have going on there can't wait to see it done g/l

[///Montizzle]

rare, but yes :)




you got a ride in my old one right? This will be MUCH better :buttrock

Yeah, even that thing was a monster. I cant wait to see where you go with this one. Not only will it be fast....but it's beautiful. I was :( when you sold it

[Volcom8190]

do you have any pics of the pumps before they went into the tank?

[LukeG]

Yeah, even that thing was a monster. I cant wait to see where you go with this one. Not only will it be fast....but it's beautiful. I was :( when you sold it


it's ok, it's back in good hands again



do you have any pics of the pumps before they went into the tank?



i forgot to take one, its a bosch 040 in-tank pump. I basically used two -8 to m12x1.5 fittings. One goes into the the pump and one goes through the hanger. Then they are both internally tapped and tied together using a adapter, so its a custom bulkhead fitting. It's nice because it puts the pump at perfect height and there are no hoses to worry about. I also made a custom support that the pump "rests" on in the siphon chamber



4/23 12:15 AM - made some decent progress tonight after work.


first i drilled a hole for the level sensor in the tank. Then i had my father (machinist) make me a little weld on bung that i could weld on the tank, and he tapped it for the fitting. So i drilled a 1/2" hole for that and welded it on.

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then i decided to weld on my drain fitting on the oil pan. welding a bung directly on the oil pan and having a 90* hose end go into that was not acceptable by me because i feel that with the angle of the oil pan that will create a low spot. Probably not a big deal, but with only a bit of more work i cam up with this. I had my dad machine me a little pipe with a perfect od/id for the weld on fitting, and then i cut it on a angle, welded the bung onto that and then, welded the pipe onto the oil pan.

end result

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and man, i'm having a tough time with welding aluminum, im having trouble getting everything to puddle together and when i try to add the filler in, it just buggers up and runs away from the puddle. Clean rod, therally cleaned area...I got to have JT come by and give me a few pointers on aluminum. I think i'm not setting my machine up correctly or something. Or maybe when i was watching JT flying with his torch on some aluminum, it was just his badassness that made it look so easy...


ps, i hate this post merge crap...

[sworaz]

Intricate work!

[3literheater]

Cool build!!

[Colby Colbs]

BUILT NOT BOUGHT IS WHAT I LIKE TO SEE!
Are u still in school? Very nice man! Keep up the good work!! :blueball

[LukeG]

No, i'm working at a Nissan dealer as a service advisor. 21, still living at home and enjoying my last time to splurge on a car if i'm going to purchase some real estate sometime this year...

[raoke]

Awesome build man. I love the large meth tank!

[SiGmA]

Its coming together amazingly Luke!

[Colby Colbs]

No, i'm working at a Nissan dealer as a service advisor. 21, still living at home and enjoying my last time to splurge on a car if i'm going to purchase some real estate sometime this year...

:buttrock YESS! Im 20, I work full time and I'm also in the process of building my dream car. If I didnt live at home it would never be possible!

[speedracer228]

^thats the truth... I sold all my toys to buy a house (wife didn't want to live with my parent's, weird huh?)

so projects are a little slower these days.... :(

[LukeG]

well, had to work till 9pm today, so no progress on the car, BUT i did manage to score 10 gallons of meth on my lunch :D

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[a32guy]

i'm having a tough time with welding aluminum, im having trouble getting everything to puddle together and when i try to add the filler in, it just buggers up and runs away from the puddle. Clean rod, therally cleaned area...

How many amps are you using? Alum requires quite a bit more amps than stainless. Try more heat/amps next time see if that helps.

Looking great!! :)

[LukeG]

How many amps are you using? Alum requires quite a bit more amps than stainless. Try more heat/amps next time see if that helps.

Looking great!! :)



well doing my fan shroud i used a peak of like 90 amps, doing that i had it ALL the way up to like 165-170. Thats when it finally sort of started coming together. I feel like that was too much than it should have needed.

[highboostingm3]

well, had to work till 9pm today, so no progress on the car, BUT i did manage to score 10 gallons of meth on my lunch :D
YES! I love it! Man this is getting sweeter and sweeter! How much is 10 gallons of meth? I wonder how much that will last? :devillook

That's it! Next deal I close I'm going HSF-6 and 8 gallon tank. You are a trend setter my man! :buttrock

[LukeG]

YES! I love it! Man this is getting sweeter and sweeter! How much is 10 gallons of meth? I wonder how much that will last? :devillook

That's it! Next deal I close I'm going HSF-6 and 8 gallon tank. You are a trend setter my man! :buttrock


10 gallons of meth set me back $40 at a local speed shop in my area. I think 4/gal is pretty damn good when 93 octane is about 2.4/gal :buttrock



You should cruise out to chicago Cam, we'll make a nice tank for you. Have some beers haha

[Shuasha]

well, had to work till 9pm today, so no progress on the car, BUT i did manage to score 10 gallons of meth on my lunch :D

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Did they put the meth in VP 113 containers?


10 gallons of meth set me back $40 at a local speed shop in my area. I think 4/gal is pretty damn good when 93 octane is about 2.4/gal :buttrock



You should cruise out to chicago Cam, we'll make a nice tank for you. Have some beers haha
Whre did you get it? I'm almost due for a refill. :)

[LukeG]

Did they put the meth in VP 113 containers?


yeah, he uses the tanks with whatever labels. You have to bring the tanks back

[highboostingm3]

10 gallons of meth set me back $40 at a local speed shop in my area. I think 4/gal is pretty damn good when 93 octane is about 2.4/gal :buttrock



You should cruise out to chicago Cam, we'll make a nice tank for you. Have some beers haha
No way! :eek: You know how much that 4 gallons will last compared to 4 gallons of c16? :eyecrazy C16 is like $10 or more per gallon and that $40 is gone in no time flat!!! :help That's it! I am going right for the needle! Forget the rolled up dollar or the tin foil and lighter! I'm diving head first into meth heaven! :alright

I'd love to come out to Chicago. It's not so easy to get away being a dad though. If I was 7 years younger I'd be driving out as soon as it's off the dyno! :lol

[LukeG]

Did they put the meth in VP 113 containers?


Whre did you get it? I'm almost due for a refill. :)


a-team speedshop. Search it on the i-phone maps. He got it for me for next day. Let me know if you want me to get you some, i'll be going back

[Shuasha]

No way! :eek: You know how much that 4 gallons will last compared to 4 gallons of c16? :eyecrazy C16 is like $10 or more per gallon and that $40 is gone in no time flat!!! :help That's it! I am going right for the needle! Forget the rolled up dollar or the tin foil and lighter! I'm diving head first into meth heaven! :alright

I'd love to come out to Chicago. It's not so easy to get away being a dad though. If I was 7 years younger I'd be driving out as soon as it's off the dyno! :lol
Seriously, on the street his 8 gallon tank is going to last all summer.

I rarely have to fill my 1.4 gallon tank unless it's on the track.


a-team speedshop. Search it on the i-phone maps. He got it for me for next day. Let me know if you want me to get you some, i'll be going back
Also, did you vent your tank?

[LukeG]

Seriously, on the street his 8 gallon tank is going to last all summer.

I rarely have to fill my 1.4 gallon tank unless it's on the track.


Also, did you vent your tank?

filler cap that i bought is vented, if i dont like the looks of it, i'm going to tap a vent and install a valve.

[Shuasha]

filler cap that i bought is vented, if i dont like the looks of it, i'm going to tap a vent and install a valve.
Don't forget to vent it to the outside. Meth gases tend to be explosive...

[LukeG]

Don't forget to vent it to the outside. Meth gases tend to be explosive...



do you honestly think it will be a problem? Cooling mist tanks come with venter caps..

[Shuasha]

do you honestly think it will be a problem? Cooling mist tanks come with venter caps..
I would do it as a safety precaution if running 100% meth. Just tap the lid with 1/8 NPT and get a NPT to nylon hose push to connect fitting.

Most people with a coolingmist setup run 50/50.

[good & tight]

I got read up more on the Meth, it sounds like a good thing. :)
It it runnin yet...?:D

[LukeG]

I got read up more on the Meth, it sounds like a good thing. :)
It it runnin yet...?:D


getting closer...


some break, so i figured i would post a couple pics.


finished up the tank and leak tested. To the BRIM of the filler neck, it took 8.3 gallons and there appear to be no leaks what so ever. All i have to do is figure out how to secure it now.


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also, anyone have any recommendations on how to run the nylon line to the engine bay? Right now i'm thinking of going up the shock tower where the wiring goes, through the rear seat support, through fuel return hanger cover, and then with the fuel lines under the car.

[SiGmA]

also, anyone have any recommendations on how to run the nylon line to the engine bay? Right now i'm thinking of going up the shock tower where the wiring goes, through the rear seat support, through fuel return hanger cover, and then with the fuel lines under the car.I'd either do it like that, or drill a hole under the tank and use a bulkhead push-connect fitting. Are you running nylon lines under the car? How do they hold up to road debris?

And if I haven't said it before, those are beautiful welds...

[highboostingm3]

Oh GAWD that is the sex right there, yummmm.... :drool: :drool: :drool:

8.3 gallons is where it's at! :buttrock

[Geno325is]

the man is on a mission, keep the pics and updates comin Luke!!:buttrock

[LukeG]

I'd either do it like that, or drill a hole under the tank and use a bulkhead push-connect fitting. Are you running nylon lines under the car? How do they hold up to road debris?

And if I haven't said it before, those are beautiful welds...


see i was thinking about doing that, but right under the tank is the muffler area with the heatshields and such.

And i always assumed that everyone ran the lines under the car? The seem pretty durable and can tuck nicely due to the small size



Oh GAWD that is the sex right there, yummmm.... :drool: :drool: :drool:

8.3 gallons is where it's at! :buttrock


:redspot


the man is on a mission, keep the pics and updates comin Luke!!:buttrock



yes i am!





cut/assmebled hose/fittings going from 044 outlet to inline filter to Y junction.


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[Shuasha]

Luke, look around the center of the car, right behind the back seat in the trunk. There is a grommet with some wires going through it that comes out above the gas tank. You can push the tubing through there and run it under the car with the fuel lines to the engine bay.

[Colby Colbs]

Luke, look around the center of the car, right behind the back seat in the trunk. There is a grommet with some wires going through it that comes out above the gas tank. You can push the tubing through there and run it under the car with the fuel lines to the engine bay.

Thats def a usefull spot

Im gonna be using alot of meth because im shooting for alot of power and refuse to use race gas, its pointless in a street car in my opinion... I definatly like what your doing. This will be good inspiration for a few of us, right now im focused on doing a 20gal fuel cell!

[LukeG]

Luke, look around the center of the car, right behind the back seat in the trunk. There is a grommet with some wires going through it that comes out above the gas tank. You can push the tubing through there and run it under the car with the fuel lines to the engine bay.


thank you sir, exact answer i was hoping for :)



Thats def a usefull spot

Im gonna be using alot of meth because im shooting for alot of power and refuse to use race gas, its pointless in a street car in my opinion... I definatly like what your doing. This will be good inspiration for a few of us, right now im focused on doing a 20gal fuel cell!


20gal for what? Are you not going to use the stock gas tank? Or 20gal for methanol? If for meth, that is crazy over-kill. My tank is overkill and i plan to run quite a bit of meth.



anyways, wrapped it up for the night. Aside from what i posted above, i did the following

- paint the euro tank mounting brackets
- welded the strut tower bracket on, touched up the welds with paint
- rivited the firewall mount on and painted the rivit heads
- made a boost controller solenoid bracket to go under the exp. tank, tacked on washers/nuts for proper fit and easy assembly.
- cut and installed engine bay heat insulation (i may do some more)




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[Shuasha]

Very nice Luke!! Don't forget a heat shield for that motor mount! Also, don't forget to tie down the silicone lines to the solenoid.. they tend to blow off.. ask me how I know. :)

[LukeG]

Very nice Luke!! Don't forget a heat shield for that motor mount! Also, don't forget to tie down the silicone lines to the solenoid.. they tend to blow off.. ask me how I know. :)


heat shield is right under the car for the motor mount, i'm also considering making my own with better coverage.

Also, any of you guys do the front subframe/motor mount reinforcement? I'm really thinking about doing it now, especially with the UUC motor/trans mount. What do you guys think? Instead of waiting on the "kit" i think i'm just going to make my own. :)


silicone? Hmmm, i never had a problem with it on my other car and i didnt have silicone on it, just a small zip-tie around each hose acting as a hose clamp.

[SiGmA]

Luke, I ran IE poly mounts for 2k wo reinforcements and one of the ears took a beating and had some decent cracks. I installed reinforcements at that time, and welded the cracks up and ground them down. Looks good/

I used zipties last time, they worked great. I blew one off (wo ziptie) at the track, threw a ziptie on it and raised the boost 6psi and was good to go. It stayed on for the next 1k until my motor ate it.

What is that solenoid for?

Jim, what type of heatshield did you make? I think I threw out my stock heatshield that covers the LCAB, I need to source a new one, along with a late model battery post holder. And I prolly should consider repainting my mounting brackets with red, I have a pint or more left...

[LukeG]

Luke, I ran IE poly mounts for 2k wo reinforcements and one of the ears took a beating and had some decent cracks. I installed reinforcements at that time, and welded the cracks up and ground them down. Looks good/

I used zipties last time, they worked great. I blew one off (wo ziptie) at the track, threw a ziptie on it and raised the boost 6psi and was good to go. It stayed on for the next 1k until my motor ate it.

What is that solenoid for?





Ok, i'm deff doing the reinforcements.


and thats the solenoid (at least thats what i think it's called) for the electronic boost controller. Its what takes the boost signal and alters the vacuum going to the wastegate. Or something along those lines :) I love my ebc, it works great.

[SiGmA]

Fosho! I have an AVCR, the solenoid is tiny compared to that heh. Goddamn I wanna work on my car...

[M triple]

Looking good Luke!

[LukeG]

Looking good Luke!


thanks!

sell me back the e30. I'll have my beautiful combo back :(

[M triple]

thanks!

sell me back the e30. I'll have my beautiful combo back :(

That would be tough, motor is out of it right now...:stickoutt

[LukeG]

That would be tough, motor is out of it right now...:stickoutt



thats alright, i would throw a s52 crank, m52 block, eagle/weisco, and custom cam combo in there anyways :)

3:53 PM


Meth tank is now 100% complete. Decided to drill some holes through the plastic trunk support piece and have bolts go through it. Then i welded on little brackets to the tank. Holds down firmly, will most likely make a small rubber wedge to tap in between the top of the tank and the top of the trunk so it doesnt rock or possibly crack the plastic support under heavy cornering. Monday i'm going to drop it off for some powdercoating :)


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Should i get the cap powdercoated as well? I'm torn, but i'm leaning towards un-coated

[Colby Colbs]

thank you sir, exact answer i was hoping for :)





20gal for what? Are you not going to use the stock gas tank? Or 20gal for methanol? If for meth, that is crazy over-kill. My tank is overkill and i plan to run quite a bit of meth.



anyways, wrapped it up for the night. Aside from what i posted above, i did the following

- paint the euro tank mounting brackets
- welded the strut tower bracket on, touched up the welds with paint
- rivited the firewall mount on and painted the rivit heads
- made a boost controller solenoid bracket to go under the exp. tank, tacked on washers/nuts for proper fit and easy assembly.
- cut and installed engine bay heat insulation (i may do some more)




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20gal fuel cell lol... no im not using the stock fuel tanks lol... 20gal meth tank :redspot !!! that would be dumb

[highboostingm3]

Wow! :eek: Your meth tank idea really came to fruition and fast! Lovin' it! It's going to look so hawt powdercoated! I want one! I am already trying to figure out how to do one myself. I have a lot of stereo crap...maybe it's time for that to go bye bye.

Can't wait to see her ripping on the road! :buttrock

[LukeG]

Wow! :eek: Your meth tank idea really came to fruition and fast! Lovin' it! It's going to look so hawt powdercoated! I want one! I am already trying to figure out how to do one myself. I have a lot of stereo crap...maybe it's time for that to go bye bye.

Can't wait to see her ripping on the road! :buttrock



It should look HAWT. And Cam, i'm sure there is a way to set you up with a BEEFY meth tank without altering your current setup. If there is a will there is a way baby!



anyways, small/boring update


after finishing the tank mounts, i decided to go after the fuel pump wiring (have been dreading it)

Both pumps have their own dedicated relay and 30amp inline fuse, both pumps are grounded back at the battery. Using all 10ga wiring. Neatly taped the whole harness. THAT was time consuming!


and at the end i just pulled out the front subframe to get ready for some reinforcement.


thanks guys

[3literheater]

Fan Shroud

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Ok so this may have been covered.

How the heck did you get this to fit in the engine bay? That shroud sticks out like an inch or two and that fan is like three inches thick by itself. I have installed 3 of those 57mm radiators and there is only about three inches of room in between the radiator and the engine pulleys.

[LukeG]

it's a pusher fan, the fan is on the bumper side of the car, not the engine side.

[Dricebrug]

Beautiful build. Beautiful car.

[SiGmA]

Ok so this may have been covered.

How the heck did you get this to fit in the engine bay? That shroud sticks out like an inch or two and that fan is like three inches thick by itself. I have installed 3 of those 57mm radiators and there is only about three inches of room in between the radiator and the engine pulleys.
it's a pusher fan, the fan is on the bumper side of the car, not the engine side.I thought that would be prettty obvious, with the hoses exiting the other side from the fan lol.

Where's our weekend update Luke?!

[3literheater]

I thought that would be prettty obvious, with the hoses exiting the other side from the fan lol.
Well I was looking at the shroud rather then the radiator, so in that case you are correct. And no its not obvious to have a constricting shroud over the front of the radiator with a small pusher fan rather than just an open radiator with a pusher fan flush mounted.

[LukeG]

Beautiful build. Beautiful car.


Love your car combo, that e30 is sick man! Is that henna or something different?

I had a VERY clean tastefully modded 89 325is while i had the estoril initially. And when i got rid of both of the cars it was a terrible mistake haha! The e30 went to m triple, who's last e30 went on the cover of the roundel, so i couldnt have picked a better buyer! Estoril obviously is back in my hands, now i just have to get the e30 back :help and i'll be allllll set!


Well I was looking at the shroud rather then the radiator, so in that case you are correct. And no its not obvious to have a constricting shroud over the front of the radiator with a small pusher fan rather than just an open radiator with a pusher fan flush mounted.


You would be very surprised how much a proper fan shroud can do...why do you think the factory cars use them? :shifty





anyways, not much of an update but some progress. I didnt get to work on it on sunday because i was just pure lazy haha and watched tv all day.


i was looking over my 95's engine bay and i was trying to figure out where i can mount the catch can and fuel pressure regulator. Requirements were, shortest hose used possible for both items and have them be easily accesible.

I came up with this idea, that way the FRP gauge is in a clear location, while the adjustment screw is right there and the hoses will be nicely tucked. With the catch can i wanted the same principle. Nice hose from the valve cover and then right down to the exhaust vacumm valve.


Mckinney Racewerks with the supplied mounting hardware, self tapping screws? I dont think so...

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i cut/bent a simple L shape bracket for the FPR

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Cut a short piece of pipe, and cut it so it would be spread apart, and then with a clamp, it would tighten down on the can



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Welded it on to a straight bracket

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Twisted the FPR L bracket and made a few adjustments, and welded it on the main bracket.

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Smoothed it out


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Put together


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All installed using the intake manifold bracket bolt.


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Then shot it with a coat of black (drying now)

[SiGmA]

Nice, but doesn't the McKinney can have top mounted ports? Whats the plan?

[LukeG]

Nice, but doesn't the McKinney can have top mounted ports? Whats the plan?


yeah, what do you mean?

The ports are right on the top as you can see.

[Colby Colbs]

Nice catch can, they seem to be designed well. I have one that i'll be putting on the car one day lol

[SiGmA]

yeah, what do you mean?

The ports are right on the top as you can see.Yeah that was my understanding. I should have been clear, my bad - How do you plan to run the hoses? Seems like they'll be very near to the hood and messy? I am prolly wrong, fill me in!

[LukeG]

Yeah that was my understanding. I should have been clear, my bad - How do you plan to run the hoses? Seems like they'll be very near to the hood and messy? I am prolly wrong, fill me in!


i'm thinking straight out the the valve cover running along the nuber one intake runner, turn 90* and pay somewhat on top of the FPR. The output will run right on top of the throttle body and then turn down right after it. Thinking about it it sounds like it will be messy, but i think it will turn out prettty clean.



also, just placed a order for a synapse valve. Brett from TRM just woke me up haha.

[badluckM3]

Wanna make another bracket for the catch can???

Great work!!! I just got this catch can (http://www.saikoumichi.com/Stage2OCC.htm)delievered yesterday, and that location looks nice.

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Luke, i really like the idea where you mounted the catch can FPR...

Im actually having my friend at his exhaust/repair shop weld me up a bracket that uses the intake manifold bracket bolt too! (matter of fact he should have it done...)

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Luke, i really like the idea where you mounted the catch can FPR...

Im actually having my friend at his exhaust/repair shop weld me up a bracket that uses the intake manifold bracket bolt too! (matter of fact he should have it done...)

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Luke, i really like the idea where you mounted the catch can FPR...

Im actually having my friend at his exhaust/repair shop weld me up a bracket that uses the intake manifold bracket bolt too! (matter of fact he should have it done...)

[raylightt123]

Just reading some random posts, this is amazing, makes me flat out jealous the balls and will of some people. Beautiful car my friend.

[LukeG]

Just reading some random posts, this is amazing, makes me flat out jealous the balls and will of some people. Beautiful car my friend.


Thank man, you have to love it to keep going haha. This car has been taking me little while to complete. But it's tough getting about 8 hours total to work on it during the week and the weekeds, but it's coming along! And man, i'm excited to finish it.



here is the painted bracket


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tonight i mostly just wired the aquamist pump, ran the nylon line up the rear shock tower, through the rear seat frame, along the drivers side panel, through the fuel level sensor cover, and along with the fuel lines under the car.

Then reassembled the trunk so i'm completly done back there!



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[GT35Rm3]

MMmMMMmmmmM......meth. Im gonna get a taste of that good sh$t here by the end of the week!!! :buttrock Im flying in the AEM tooning god to work his magic!!!

I love your set up, though man. Your a very driven individual...i like that! :buttrock

Do you mind taking a couple detail pics of how you ran all the wiring and hose through the car to your ic piping? It would help me out bunches! :)

[LukeG]

sorry man, but the back seat and trunk are all assembled now...You know where the factory amplifier is? Well my wires/hose follow the wires for the amplifier. The i have the wire keep going along the drivers rocker panel area, and the hose went though the fuel level sensor (above the fuel tank) and under the car. The power/ground wires i ran under the rubbery cushion on the front side of the spare wheel tub.

[GKE30M3]

bumping using my brothers sn so you guys get to see the BLING BLING

[LukeG]

so today i was welding in/painting my front subframe reinforcements when i got a call from the coating place. LOKO performance coating in oak lawn il BTW.

welded/painted reinforcements



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wrinlke black powdercoated tank $65.00


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Ceramic coated inside and out:

manifold - $100
down pipe - $65
wg pipe - $35
turbine housing - $40




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Pretty damn cheap for the coating if you ask me. I'm very satisfied with the finish and they wrapped everything neatly in bubble wrap when i came to pick it up. Very professional.

[SiGmA]

VERY cheap, nice Luke!!!

[highboostingm3]

OMG I love it all! I want that tank like now!! :eyecrazy :redspot :buttrock :alright :worship:

It is all so beautiful! This is going to be a crazy build! Can't wait for boosting videos! :woot:

[got psi]

Jon at LOKO is the best. Reasonable prices and seems to be getting better on the turnaround time. (He was always swamped.) He sponsored my Outlaw Street S-10. Tell him you know ///J.T.///. He will double your price LOL. BTW blow out the exhaust real good before you put it on (little beads from the polishing). ///J.T.///

[LukeG]

Roman, thanks man!

Cam, I'm very anxious myself. I CAN NOT wait to start it up!

JT - Lol, hopefully i dont have to do any re-welding as you said it's a PITA with the coating. And yes, it all took about a week.



finished off for tonight,


The man himself (my father) inspecting the installed manifold. He installed the manifold studs and used a dial caliper to make sure each one was sticking out evenly haha. He's a machinist, very precise!


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engine in it's final resting place :D


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Clutch/fw/pp setup.



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[highboostingm3]

Uncle Jonathan's Corn Cobb Pipe! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Colby Colbs]

Everythings comming along rather nicely if i might add

[Agent007]

I'm impressed with how quickly this is coming along. The quality is off the charts as well. Can't wait to see it done.

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Looking good Luke!!! The tank is even more beautiful now!! Who did the ceramic coating?? It looks very nice and price is good to!! BUT, the place I am looking at (local) does recommend their "chrome-like" coating in turbo applications because its only rated to 1350*...

EDIT: I see now LOKO...

[LukeG]

Uncle Jonathan's Corn Cobb Pipe! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

:lol


I'm impressed with how quickly this is coming along. The quality is off the charts as well. Can't wait to see it done.


I'm trying not to cut any corners, but at the same time, i want to be smoking tires already :help



Looking good Luke!!! The tank is even more beautiful now!! Who did the ceramic coating?? It looks very nice and price is good to!! BUT, the place I am looking at (local) does recommend their "chrome-like" coating in turbo applications because its only rated to 1350*...

EDIT: I see now LOKO...



Well i would like if my EGT's did not get that high, and even if they do i dont think this stuff will suffer. And if it does, i did purchase a bunch of heat wrap, a turbo make-a-blanket, and black high heat silicone paint...





Today i had a shitty day at work so my mood was pretty shitty as well...So i was slugging in the garage. Smoking half the time haha :eyecrazy . Ps, i dont smoke in the estoril...never


mounted the pump on the tank, installed the inlet line w/ filter (pictured is without the filter), mounted the level sensor, tucked/taped the wires, and installed the tank and hooked it up. Then i filled her up with the jungle juice.




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[highboostingm3]

OH GOOD LORD! :eek:

[LukeG]

I got the PITA stuff out of the way. Wired up the aquamist, which although not bad, pretty time consuming. I wanted everything to be tucked nicely so i taped everything up and used zip-ties to secure everything.


I also finished running the fuel and meth lines to the engine bay, and fuel pump wiring under the car. Everything is secure and i'm thinking about making a nice alloy shield to rund along it under the car. I think i'll save that for next winter...


started to run/mount the obd1 harness. Lenghtened the cables that bolt into the power terminals on the pass. fender. Tapped the injector ground/power wires and installed a in-line fuse. Wired up the HSV.



QUESTION, what are the additional two round connectors for next to the fuse box? The obd1 harness has just one plug...




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[m3jasper]

Looking good!

[BIMMERIZED]

thats so cool, nice work

[jfdmas]

wow, i cant believe i never clicked to see this build. very professional and great quality. And lol at your dad making sure the exhaust studs were all same lengths. I work with machinests everyday and sometime i wanna stab myself in the brain while there mic'ing up completely random things.lol

[Geno325is]

The two extra plugs will be needed for CEL and speed signal, car will still run if not used. Just wont get the CEL,etc

iirc - pin 8 (grey wire) off X20 plug to pin 1 to the x6031 connector behind it for CEL

[SiGmA]

Nice work as usual Luke. I like the idea of a line cover for under the car, it would keep it clean too!

Geno, so what do you do with the two old plugs? They look ugly sitting out like that :P Luke, I have a cut up M52 harness if you need the plugs for some reason. I'd just re-pin your current single plug, and remove the uglyness.

[Geno325is]

exactly, just plug them up from an extra obd2 harness- but make sure to wire up the CEL and speed signal

[SiGmA]

kk. If no C-town guys have spares, hit me up.

[highboostingm3]

OMG frothing at pics! :drool:

[LukeG]

Looking good!


thats so cool, nice work

thanks guys


wow, i cant believe i never clicked to see this build. very professional and great quality. And lol at your dad making sure the exhaust studs were all same lengths. I work with machinests everyday and sometime i wanna stab myself in the brain while there mic'ing up completely random things.lol

i know exactly what you mean, i admire their patience



The two extra plugs will be needed for CEL and speed signal, car will still run if not used. Just wont get the CEL,etc

iirc - pin 8 (grey wire) off X20 plug to pin 1 to the x6031 connector behind it for CEL

do you know where i could get some better info on that. Otherwise i'm going to start digging in the bentley wiring diagrams which i hate doing




kk. If no C-town guys have spares, hit me up.


Nice work as usual Luke. I like the idea of a line cover for under the car, it would keep it clean too!

Geno, so what do you do with the two old plugs? They look ugly sitting out like that :P Luke, I have a cut up M52 harness if you need the plugs for some reason. I'd just re-pin your current single plug, and remove the uglyness.


thanks for the hook up Roman


OMG frothing at pics! :drool:

fly out and check it out :lol



plan for after work today.

Install flywheel, clutch, pp
change trans fluid and install the trans
install clutch slave
install starter

install turbo, wg, down pipe and wg pipe
assemble oil return hose
assembly oil supply hose and make a .040" restrictor (i know this is recommended for garret ball bearing turbos, im assuming same would go for a turbonetics unit?)

clean up/tuck some more of the hfs-5 and gauge wiring in the car.



i'm thinking i'll run out of time doing all of that, maybe even before i get all of that done. I work untill 5 today, so by about 6 i should be in there garage, i'll work on it till about 11pm earliest or 1am latest. Depends how the flow is going.


trying to get this bitch done.

[SiGmA]

I'll ship the connectors out at lunch today Luke! I love your work ethic, gitrdone!

[Colby Colbs]

Hey I might have missed it but what clutch and flywheel are you using? I saw the pics...

[LukeG]

it's in the first post, clutchnet flywheel, clutch and pressure plate

[Colby Colbs]

ok yeah i see it now of course... what kind of power is that rated for, have you used one before?

[LukeG]

i ordered it and told them i need it to hold 600rwtq and this is what they suggested. Great customer service and yes, i've used their clutches before. Love the engagement and the pressure is like stock. Have not used them on anything this powerful though (if the car even runs haha :lol )

[good & tight]

i ordered it and told them i need it to hold 600rwtq and this is what they suggested. Great customer service and yes, i've used their clutches before. Love the engagement and the pressure is like stock. Have not used them on anything this powerful though (if the car even runs haha :lol )

It's gonna more than run it should fly:D

[LukeG]

I'll ship the connectors out at lunch today Luke! I love your work ethic, gitrdone!

awesome, thanks


It's gonna more than run it should fly:D

F*CK YEAH!





well tonight was a bit shitty. Lots of interruptions and im pretty tired





Install flywheel, clutch, pp done
change trans fluid and install the trans done
install clutch slave done
install starter done

install turbo, wg, down pipe and wg pipe not done, see below
assemble oil return hose need to buy another -8 45* hose end
assembly oil supply hose and make a .040" restrictor .040" restrictor done
clean up/tuck some more of the hfs-5 and gauge wiring in the car. done





Flywheel locked and ready to be torqued down.

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Clutch in, with my fathers machined alignment tool

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pressure plate torqued down


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friggen pictures still upload sideways even though i rotated/saved them on my HD before uploading them...

[SiGmA]

Hang tight, why did you install the motor w/o the trans? I knew that was how it was for mock up, but I thought you'd pull it out, slap the clutch/trans on, and throw it back in. Way way way faster and easier that way!

[lughed]

how could you sell such a pretty car... very nice

[LukeG]

Hang tight, why did you install the motor w/o the trans? I knew that was how it was for mock up, but I thought you'd pull it out, slap the clutch/trans on, and throw it back in. Way way way faster and easier that way!

well it would be a pita assembling the motor/trans while the motor is hanging on the lift....

also with the motor/trans together the "bang up the engine bay" risk goes up :eyecrazy

[andrezbim]

Having done it both ways, I prefer with the trans installed - its managable without banging up the engine bay... and you can drop the engine down to the ground to help with installing trans. Time savings with the bellhousing bolts makes it way worth it for me.

[LukeG]

i crank up the front of the motor so the trans is tilted and it takes about 10 minutes to start and tighten all of the bolts. Plus i cut out the insulation around the trans...worthless pile

[CoolJoe]

This is a bada$$ build. I'm always amazed of how much talent we have on these forums. Nice work Op.

[SiGmA]

Luke, you throw fender covers down on the inner fenders, no scratching that way ;) I have done it a number of times that way. To each his own, and you are good at what you do so don't change it!

[LukeG]

yeah, leave me alone guys :(



:D

QUESTION...


since i'm using stock dme tuining i have to pick one of two options.


hook up my plx sm-afr to send a narrow band signal to the ecu using the plx wideband sensor. This would require tapping a couple of wires and adding a resistor/caps to the stock harness.


just weld on a second bung and just plug the factory o2 in. Much simpler me thinks and i think thats what i'm going to do.


input?

[Geno325is]

yeah id vote for second bung for stock o2

[SiGmA]

I too vote for the stock O2. I used my Innovate LC1 as my narrowband when I was stock, and while it worked, MPG dropped directly after... Perhaps it is because it refreshes differently than the stock O2. I'd use a stock one. Plus, its easier to troubleshoot..

[LukeG]

worked untill 5 today and i got to work on the car from like 6-11 and made pretty decent progress.



- Made a -10 oil return line
- installed turbo
- made a -4 supply line
- installed wastegate
- installed wastegate pipe and the down pipe
- installed the wideband o2
- installed the ground cable to motor mount
- hooked up all of the engine management sensors, alternator/starter wires and tucked all of the wiring
- installed the heart of the ecu






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[SiGmA]

So lets see, next things are intake manifold, piping, and pushing positive pressure? :) Oh, and some body panels..

[3literheater]

Sweet!!

[belligerent]

Awesome ! :wow :redspot



absolutely Sick setup man :buttrock

thanks for sharing , loving those pics !

[Geno325is]

ballin' with that T66 :O love that ceramic coat too!

[LukeG]

So lets see, next things are intake manifold, piping, and pushing positive pressure? :) Oh, and some body panels..

mount intercooler and fab intercooler piping. install synapse bpv :D install optional items (headlights)


Sweet!!


Awesome ! :wow :redspot



absolutely Sick setup man :buttrock

thanks for sharing , loving those pics !


thanks guys


ballin' with that T66 :O love that ceramic coat too!



:buttrock




question...i hooked everything up, ecu, grounds, power to fuse box, cut ews wire #7 at the fuse box connector (#66 at ecu) and i turned the key to "on" to see if the fuel pumps would turn on and got nothing. I then used a jumper off the battery and jumpped the stock fuel pump "trigger" wire and both the pumps started whining. So the stock fuel relay is either bad (have to check) or it's not getting triggered.

any ideas? Maybe something needs to be hooked up for the ecu to trigger the relay?


Also, my climate control does not turn on :confused




i'm in the garage right now, just installed the driveshaft and about to get started on the rear supension.

[SiGmA]

Jump power/ground to the relay pins 85/86 and see if it clicks. Also, to jump the fuel pump and verify it has proper wiring to the relay, jump pins 30/87 on the connector. I'd do that just to make sure it is wired right.

Regarding CC, did you dick around with anything around it?

[LukeG]

Jump power/ground to the relay pins 85/86 and see if it clicks. Also, to jump the fuel pump and verify it has proper wiring to the relay, jump pins 30/87 on the connector. I'd do that just to make sure it is wired right.

Regarding CC, did you dick around with anything around it?



well i didnt jump the fuel pump "power" wire, i jumped the stock fuel pump trigger wire, which i have wired to trigger both of the fuel pump relays that i put in. And they latch and power both of the pumps no problem.

I also just noticed that the aquamist system does not turn on. The aquamist system i have wired power in to the injector + wire. So that wire is not getting power, which could explain the fuel pumps not turning on. I wonder if this junk yard ecu may be the culprit...


as far as the climate control, no i didnt dick around with it, could something have possible been unplugged when i removed the obc/sunglass holder?




| 6:00 pm |

Ok, did some more testing.

removed the fuel pump relay and turned the key on. battery voltage at pins 30 and 86.

checked continuity from pin 85 to ground and got .3 ohms

checked continuity from pin 87 to the fuel pump plug and got 1.4k ohms, and from fuel pump plug and ground and got 34 ohms. it should have .1-.3 ohm continuity from pin 87 to the fuel pump plug shouldnt it?



| 7:15 pm |


scrap my 6pm test, i pulled a deee de deee and was testing on the dme relay and not the fuel pump.

So i jumped pins 30 and 87 on the fuel pump relay socket and sure enough the pumps started whaling. So the relay is not getting triggered...



ALSO about my aquamist system not turning up, i found the inline fuse to be blown, hmmmm not right.

did a continuity test between the aquamist power wire and ground and got 10.1 ohms...SHIT, i must have fucked up the wiring somewhere :( Started doing a few simple tests and then opened up the aquamist box and did more testing. I removed the power (+12v-in) wire and ground wire (0v-in) from the board and did a continuity test between the two terminals on the board and got like 9.x ohms....So the aquamist board has a internal short :(

Well at least i know that my wiring is not the problem. Now i'm not sure what i should do. I can try and repair the aquamist board or wait untill monday to call vivid racing.

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[GKE30M3]

using my brother's sn to pWn the double post merge feature

[LukeG]

Well i figured out my aquamist fuse blowing problem...it was a doh mistake on my end


Anyways, here are the pictures of my gauges wired up. Iphone does not do them justice, believe me. The stri gauges are amazing, so sharp!


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[andrezbim]

It's like a xmas tree!!! Looks sweet.

[Agent007]

Looks like a figher jet cockpit. Can't wait to see this thing up and running!

[bam240sx]

project looks killer bro, major props

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Gauges look awesome!

[joes95740]

Been Following this thread from the beginning and I can't wait to see some vids of this Unreal machine!!!
Great Job!!
Even though most of this is confusing as hell,(To Me)

[LukeG]

It's like a xmas tree!!! Looks sweet.


Looks like a figher jet cockpit. Can't wait to see this thing up and running!


project looks killer bro, major props


Gauges look awesome!



thanks fellas




Been Following this thread from the beginning and I can't wait to see some vids of this Unreal machine!!!
Great Job!!
Even though most of this is confusing as hell,(To Me)




Thanks man, if you have any questions or want me to explain anything, feel free to drop me a pm. Believe me, two years ago all of this was VERY confusing to me as well.







rainy day, i figured i'd give the older sister a little piece of glory :)

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- Tapped intake mani in 4 spots for vacuum sourcem
- plugged up the stock fpr vac. hose fitting as well as the ICV vac. hose fitting.
- installed my map sensor for the vac/boost gauge on the intake mani
- Installed intake mani
- hooked up ICV
- hooke up vac hose to map sensor and FPR
- hooked up brake booster line
- hooked up return hose from FPR to tank
- ran fuel rail return hose to FPR through a hole i made in the intake mani.
- made both of the supply lines that go from the Y block to each side of the fuel rail


- Installed spark plugs
- installed coils with each one having it's individual ground strap





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[highboostingm3]

Ahhhhhh crrrap! It just gets sicker and sicker and sicker and sicker can't take it! :eyecrazy :eyecrazy :eyecrazy

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

thanks fellas


- Tapped intake mani in 4 spots for vacuum sourcem
- plugged up the stock fpr vac. hose fitting as well as the ICV vac. hose fitting.

- installed coils with each one having it's individual ground strap


How did you exactly plug the stock FPR fitting and ICV valve fitting?? Im about to tap my manifold... and want to get rid of both permanently.

And, I agree with Cam ^^^

BTW, where did you source your ground straps too??

[LukeG]

i drilled/tapped the holes and i installed a bolt into them with sealent on there. Might be a bit overboard but it was simple with readily available parts. Another option is to just get a rubber cap...or a hose and put a plug on the other end of it.

i just bought the oem ground straps from bmw

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Thanks Luke!! I didn't think I could tap the ICV fitting deal.

[LukeG]

yeah, i dont remember what size tap i used, but i have a collection of all kinds of random bolts/hardware. So that way it threaded in nicely and sealent did it's magic.

Now how does that icv fitting hold up to boost. It just snaps into the manifold using the o-ring. Anyone have problems with boost leaks there?

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

yeah, i dont remember what size tap i used, but i have a collection of all kinds of random bolts/hardware. So that way it threaded in nicely and sealent did it's magic.

Now how does that icv fitting hold up to boost. It just snaps into the manifold using the o-ring. Anyone have problems with boost leaks there?

Mine blew out once in a long 4th gear pull! But, as instructed by this (BF.c) forum, I used a plastic epoxy and put it back in! No problems now for over 6,000miles.

[SiGmA]

Luke, I removed the o-ring and bought some plastic epoxy. I've heard a product called "plastic weld" is great, but I couldn't find it. This stuff worked WAY better than the JBWeld I used previously, as it had started cracking in 2k while this stuff hasn't budged at all!

[LukeG]

Hey Roman, did you ever send those connectors out? Lol



started the exhaust yesturday and finished it today, took me about 6 hours total to make it (post downpipe). It's a straight 3" with a turn down. If it ends up being too loud i'm going to throw a muffler in there, but i really want to see what it sounds like with the straight 3"



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Today i found out that the 2 fittings i need for the fuel rail are on back order and that no other manufacturer makes them, so i started browsing google and found this cool place that carried the fittings i need and for cheaper too (given they are not really a name brand) $10 cheaper/fitting for the -8 o-ring to -6 hose 90* hose end.

http://racepartsolutions.com/

[gregslow318i]

this might have been asked before but is your lwf a duel mass or a single mass? I am assuming duel since you are using a non sprung hub clutch disc? correct me if I am wrong I thought you had to run one or the other? duel mass non sprung or single sprung?

[LukeG]

You can run both without springs, they are for "comfort"

[GT35Rm3]

:eyecrazy I love this thread

[badluckM3]

Beautiful work. That exhaust is going to be insanely loud!!! Is this going to be a street car?

[LukeG]

Yes this will be a street car, not a daily though

[jszy25]

Exhaust is beautiful. So simple and clean.

[E36MikeFL]

:buttrock great build thread!

[highboostingm3]

For this beast...there is absolutely nothing wrong with that exhaust. Balls to the wall man! :buttrock

[LukeG]

added a bung for the stock 02 sensor, a bung for dyno hook up, and welded the fitting for the check valve that im using for ccv


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[boosted 528]

Exhaust is looking good man, make me one :D. What kinda welder do you have? Did you always know how weld or are you learning as you go? Any how, Great Job :buttrock

[LukeG]

it's a miller syncrowave 200 and i've been learning as i go along. Never welded before working on this car

[BeastinM3]

Beautiful build

[LukeG]

This weekend consisted of golf, beer, grilled foods, and sociolizing for me so i didnt get any time to work on the car untill monday where i squeezed in a few hours and got the front end put together and started positioning the intercooler.



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[Nick P]

Can't wait to see this monster running!

[boosted 528]

Being that you removed the a/c, what belt did you use for the pullies

[highboostingm3]

Looking so awesome! You are getting close! Love it! MOAR! :alright

[LukeG]

Being that you removed the a/c, what belt did you use for the pullies

the A/C has it's individual belt


Looking so awesome! You are getting close! Love it! MOAR! :alright

I know Cam, i feel like a little school girl knowing it's pretty damn close.

after work today

- mount oil cooler (going to have to be behind the radiator) and make the lines
- mount the intercooler

[LukeG]

getting closer!


spent about 6 hours making the mount for the oil cooler and intercooler. Came out nice and i painted it black.


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oil cooler mounted

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oil cooler and intercooler mounted


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trimmed the front bumper support and installed it along with the bumper and adjusted everything to fit nicely

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Fuel rail is done, just have to weld on some brackets and install a shreader (sp) valve for fuel pressure testing. Fuel rail is machined/drilled on a mill using a digital readout and using two 90* o-ring fittings on each end and a -6 return in the middle. Would there be interes in these if i were to make some? I have extra material and i dont think anyone is selling quality dual feed fuel rails...


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[Nick P]

You selling? :evil2:D

[futureroadracer]

1+ for the fuel rail...

[LukeG]

if anyone is interested in the fuel rail, pm me

[got psi]

You need to put a bigger chamfer on the holes or the O-ring on the injector can get cut when you install it. It also makes it easier to get the injectors in the rail. ///J.T.///

[LukeG]

Stanley measured everything, i have no doubt in him lol. Also this was the finish used with the special drill bit that you suggested.

Did you get my v-mail? I'm hoping you can help me knock out some nice brackets.

[ziggythebear]

no more threads like this gentlemen.
i pooped my pants sitting here reading through this whole thread.

Fantastic build bud!

.::ZtB::.

[LukeG]

all that i can say is doing a custom build takes quite a few man hours to complete...

[3literheater]

Where did you get the fuel rail extrusion from? What drill bit did you use to drill the holes?

Looks great!! I really like the way you mounted the oil cooler.

[LukeG]

http://www.rossmachineracing.com/dash8.html

http://www.rossmachineracing.com/injectortool.html



and thanks, it took a few days to come up with it lol. I was pretty set on behind the radiator but it wouldnt be ideal.

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Hell yea... Im interested in the fuel rail!!! What are we talking?? Excuse my ignorance but what is the difference between your fuel rail and RMR's rail??

EDIT: It looks to be a dual feed rail.... I think.

[LukeG]

well rmr does not offer a fuel rail any longer. And yes mine is dual feed and sigle return in the middle.

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

pm'd ya!

[Agent007]

Have you finished yet?

[LukeG]

sorry guys, i'm very close but really have not worked on it much lately. Went to vegas and been golfing a lot.

Wednesday i made the cold side intercooler pipe and i'm waiting on a few bends to come in to do the hot side. Then weld on the bung for the BPV, runs some hoses for the CCV system, weld on mount brcakets for fuel rail and i'm done

[SiGmA]

I was wondering where you went Luke! Gitrdone.

[got psi]

Went to vegas and been golfing a lot.Your golfballs must have waterwings since all the rain we have had. ///J.T.///

[LukeG]

installed the fuel rail today, my dad really did a quality job here. The brackets i decided do not even need to be welded on. He machined a radius into them and they hug the rail and hold it tight. Also installed a schraded valve for easy testing. (anyone know where i could purchase more of these 1/8npt schrader valves? i used this one out of my fuel pressure test kit)

charge piping is done as well. The only things left to do are; make the oil cooler lines, run the crankcase vent hose and install a fitting into the intake and run the dump line for my bpv. Car should be running monday, if not monday then wednesday.



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[awill4x4]

Luke, it's been a fantastic build thread so far and thanks for sharing all your information.
One potential issue I see is the radiator shroud at the front. Shrouds work really well when they are used at the rear of a radiator and they'll pull air very efficiently. Your setup will restrict flow and negate the potential ram air effect as the car moves forward.
In my opinion you would be far better served by leaving the radiator open and mounting the fan hard up to the radiator with a a foam insert so it can't damage the core.
Regards Andrew from Oz.

[SiGmA]

Luke, looks good, is it running yet? And I have to agree with Andrew...

[3literheater]

Is that a -10 fuel rail or a -6?

[LukeG]

Luke, it's been a fantastic build thread so far and thanks for sharing all your information.
One potential issue I see is the radiator shroud at the front. Shrouds work really well when they are used at the rear of a radiator and they'll pull air very efficiently. Your setup will restrict flow and negate the potential ram air effect as the car moves forward.
In my opinion you would be far better served by leaving the radiator open and mounting the fan hard up to the radiator with a a foam insert so it can't damage the core.
Regards Andrew from Oz.


Luke, looks good, is it running yet? And I have to agree with Andrew...


why would the factory a/c condenser (pusher) have a shroud then? If i have a problem i will fix it, but i do not think i will.


Is that a -10 fuel rail or a -6?



-8 fuel rail with -6 feed on each end and a -6 return in the middle. 90* oring fittings. Fuel rail machined on a mill, o-rings have machined grooves and injector holes drilled with a proper fuel injector port tool (which cost me $$$)

[SiGmA]

why would the factory a/c condenser (pusher) have a shroud then? If i have a problem i will fix it, but i do not think i will.Perhaps its fine, I thought the stock one had holes/flaps of some sort? I know the V8's are vented, but I'm not sure that the e36 does, come to think of it...
-8 fuel rail with -6 feed on each end and a -6 return in the middle. 90* oring fittings. Fuel rail machined on a mill, o-rings have machined grooves and injector holes drilled with a proper fuel injector port tool (which cost me $$$)Very cool :cool

[LukeG]

the car runs :D

Tomorrow/this weekend i'm going to button everything up and go for a drive. Car starts right up and idle is pretty dang smooth. Vac/boost gauge was showing about 19 in/hg. No initial smoke out of the exhaust. So far so good!

Wish me luck trying to take it easy during break in :)

[highboostingm3]

the car runs :D

Tomorrow/this weekend i'm going to button everything up and go for a drive. Car starts right up and idle is pretty dang smooth. Vac/boost gauge was showing about 19 in/hg. No initial smoke out of the exhaust. So far so good!

Wish me luck trying to take it easy during break in :)
:redspot :redspot :redspot :redspot

[SiGmA]

NICE Luke! No initial smoke? Weird, did you (JT, rather, so I assume the answer is yes!) oil the cylinder walls and etc?

Either way :buttrock!!

[got psi]

No initial smoke? Weird, did you (JT, rather, so I assume the answer is yes!) oil the cylinder walls and etc?:buttrock!! YES I DID!!! Ya gotta remember how long it sat. I only use 30 weight oil for the cylinder wall piston assembly. The rings will take a seat quickly. ///J.T.///

[SiGmA]

Is 5w30 much different for the walls?

Why would it not smoke? Don't new motors typically smoke? Mine did for a few minutes then stopped. It puffs a little at idle, I assume due to my ring gapping for 4-600tq.

[boosted 528]

Glad to see you up and running!!! This car hads a really nice and clean set up..:buttrock:redspot:buttrock:redspot

[jszy25]

http://www.rossmachineracing.com/injectortool.html


Never seen this before...very cool. Looks like it works well.

[LukeG]

HPF stated that after using the new machine shop they do not get any smoke on start up.


I'm so excited to take it out for a ride :D

[got psi]

I never get any smoke on start up. You don't need to use that much oil when you put these together. ///J.T.///

[SiGmA]

I must use too much heh.

[LukeG]

I can't wait to take it out for a drive. MAN!

[Shuasha]

Well, get to work, dammit!

[LukeG]

working untill 9pm tonight :( Plus i'm waiting for some couplers/clamps to come in for my intake which i'm assuming will not get here untill mon or tues. But in the meantime i can drive it without the bpv blowing into the atmosphere....

[LukeG]

Ripped up the roads a little bit today! Put about 35 miles on her so far and everything mechanicly seems good!

- Car is very loud, it sounds good, but it will deff attract attention. Muffler in near future me thinks lol
- stock temp gauge is at 3/4 but my stri gauge shows 195-205, never out of that range (that seems normal right?)
- oil temp was about 180-190


- car runs pretty rich! it wont idle because it's pig rich there. It idles fine when cold, but once warmed up i need to keep blipping the throttle
- cruise i'm seeing anywhere from 11.5-14.5, its a bit all over but overall pretty smooth
- under boost it's also rich. Around 11:1

one problem, my spal does not turn on. If i deleted my a/c should the fan still get turned on? I'm using the stock a/c condenser fan plug and it's supposed to get triggered by the coolant temp switch on the radiator.


Gonna take it to euro-charged sometime early next week to strap on the dyno and log some data so i can get my second chip and hopefully lean the car out a bit all over the board.

[SiGmA]

I think you wired the coolant temp sensors in backward. I've had that happen before...

Did you pressure test the intake system? Might have a leak if cruise is so far out.

Temps are right around what they should be.

Are you running the stock fan switch? Its a 91/99*C switch IIRC, so that's prolly why the fan didn't turn on. Or a bad relay?

[Shuasha]

Luke, did you try jumping across the pins on the switch to see if the fan comes on?

[LukeG]

I think you wired the coolant temp sensors in backward. I've had that happen before...

Did you pressure test the intake system? Might have a leak if cruise is so far out.

Temps are right around what they should be.

Are you running the stock fan switch? Its a 91/99*C switch IIRC, so that's prolly why the fan didn't turn on. Or a bad relay?


How could i have wired the sensors backwards? The obd1 harness has two connectors and i have two sensors in the head...Does it matter which connector to which sensor?


the fan should have turned on. It got to about 210* idling and still didnt turn on...

I will pressure test the intake, but i'm pretty dang sure everything is sealed tight. It will be more evident once we strap it on the dyno and do some data logging.





Luke, did you try jumping across the pins on the switch to see if the fan comes on?


i didnt jump across the pins, but i jumpered the two signal wires to ground and the fan kicked on. So i'm thinking the sensor itself might be bad...

[Shuasha]

Yes, it does matter which goes to which sensor.

[LukeG]

Ahhhh. I'll swap them.

[GKE30M3]

posting from my brother's sn


ok so temp gauge is fixed, swapping the connectors did the trick.


pulled the codes and got "evap control valve" "lambda control" and also code "65" that was not listed in the peake manual...so i'm not sure what that code is.


Car still does not idle, i did a propane test to see if i could find any vac leaks, but did not detect any. Also if it had a vacuum leak it should be running lean and not pig rich right?
in boost it seems to be pretty damn smooth and powerful, but pretty damn rich (anywhere from "rich" which is below 10.1:1 to about 10.5:1.) I'm thinking that it's just the tune here that TRM went on the safe side with.

Can the tune really be that far off that it wouldnt idle? I think i'm missing something.

The last thing i have to do is route the BPV back into the intake, which i'm waiting on some couplers/clamps to be able to do. I doubt that makes any difference though.

I'm planning on taking it to the dyno probably tuesday or friday so i can do a few runs up to 5.5k or so and log the boost, rpm and a/f ration and see what TRM thinks.

[ICS Performance]

Looking great keep up the good work. :)

-George Kakaletris

[LukeG]

Thanks George

[LukeG]

Got my new chip from TRM and boom, car idles, air fuel ratios are much better. Makes me feel good that it's not something i did :D

idle - fluctuates from 14.4-15.0
cruise - same is idle
50% throttle - 12.5-13
wot - rich, about 10.8:1



i'm going to take it to the dyno next week to do a few low boost runs. Low boost is off the 14 psi WG spring which puts me at about 12.5 psi at the manifold. Get some data for TRM to make a few adjustments, finish breaking it in and crank the boost up!

the car is so fun to drive now, really really hard to stay out of boost haha




question, radiator temp sensor that triggers the fan. anyone know where i could get a "stubby" sensor? My 90* elbow for my turbo intake is right there where the sensor sticks out. I tried modifying the stock sensor where i cut the connector off and bent the pins down and soldered wires to them, but that sensor is bad and doesnt trigger the fan. I bought a new one from the dealer to find out the connector/pins are designed diferently where i can't really hack it up and shorten it.

other alternatives i'm thinking about

- wire in a switch where i turn the fan on when i please (meh)
- weld a bung to the radiator in a different location and install the sensor there (meh)
- any simple sensor installtion ideas guys?

i really would prefer to have the fan triggered automatically instead of me doing it via a switch. Throw out your ideas

[blackbmr325]

I love this build ! What turbo is that again?

[LukeG]

Turbonetics t66

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

So, hows the 803 MAF working as blow-thru??

[DavidsM3]

sickness:alright

[LukeG]

It's setup for draw through..

[diegom6]

The welder man! :stickoutt Looking stunning Luke, congrats.

What kit or where can I look for that oil cooler kit you have? Also, are you using full engine oil pressure for the turbo or do you run any kin dof oil restrictor before the turbo?

That fuel rails looks money! You said they don't offer it anymore?:(

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

It's setup for draw through..

Oh.... I thought you were topmount. Sorry.... lol

EDIT: I see you are topmount... so how does that work out??

[highboostingm3]

Turbonetics t66
Nice turbo. Had that on my Supra and it hit like a mofo!

[LukeG]

The welder man! :stickoutt Looking stunning Luke, congrats.

What kit or where can I look for that oil cooler kit you have? Also, are you using full engine oil pressure for the turbo or do you run any kin dof oil restrictor before the turbo?

That fuel rails looks money! You said they don't offer it anymore?:(


the oil cooler kit is completly pieced together by me.

the fuel rail i/my father made. If you are interested in one, shoot me a pm




Oh.... I thought you were topmount. Sorry.... lol

EDIT: I see you are topmount... so how does that work out??

i have a 90* elbow for the turbo inlet that has the air filter sitting at the foglight hole in the bumper


Nice turbo. Had that on my Supra and it hit like a mofo!


it really does! :redspot

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

the oil cooler kit is completly pieced together by me.

the fuel rail i/my father made. If you are interested in one, shoot me a pm





i have a 90* elbow for the turbo inlet that has the air filter sitting at the foglight hole in the bumper


Sweet, could you possible pm me a pic of that draw-through setup??

And, how is the fuel rail doing??:)

[LukeG]

Sweet, could you possible pm me a pic of that draw-through setup??

And, how is the fuel rail doing??:)


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you can see the 4" to 3.5" elbow in this picture. After the elbow i have a short piece of 3.5" alloy pipe with a barb welded on for my bpv recirc, then after that is the maf and then filter. Filter ends up being by the fog light.


i will take more detailed pics once the car is cleaned and a few little things taken care of.

[LukeG]

took it over to the dyno today and was quite surprised, especially with it being a dyno dynamics. Laid down 453hp and 430tq at the wheels @ 14psi.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/325is_MadBimmer/m3%20build/scan0001.jpg

[good & tight]

Great #'s, c'mon you know the drill, was it on pump gas, meth, E85...?
Looks like your just warming up on low boost for now:devillook

[diegom6]

Wow, good numbers man! Sorry if I ask this, but didn't check, what ECU are you using?

[LukeG]

Great #'s, c'mon you know the drill, was it on pump gas, meth, E85...?
Looks like your just warming up on low boost for now:devillook

93 octane sir

I'm going to be doing plugs/oil change friday. I'll probably turn up the boost a few psi after that


Wow, good numbers man! Sorry if I ask this, but didn't check, what ECU are you using?


obd1 ecu being tuned by TRM

[andrezbim]

Congrats... I can only hope to do as well with my build...

[namike]

Nice numbers...next time ask them to dyno in shootout mode...so that we know the correction factor hasn't been possibly fudged to give Dynojet-equivalant numbers. Or you can have them give you the print out of the log of the pull, which is a big text file. It will list the CF in there. Did they hookup the MAP sensor and log boost? What about AF ratio via the Autronic wideband the dyno has?

[badluckM3]

took it over to the dyno today and was quite surprised, especially with it being a dyno dynamics. Laid down 453hp and 430tq at the wheels @ 14psi.


Very nice, hows the A/F curve?

You're running the Clutchnet red, correct? Can't wait to get my Clutchnet PP and disk delivered so I can hit the streets/dyno again.