Stanced S52 E30 turbo build

[bmwwil]

Finally got started on my turbo build its started out as a 1988 325is that I have had since high school where I painted it my senior year and from there its been a lot of suspension mods and wheel fitment but then I decided to swap in a s52 that I got from a 98 mroadster that was totalled so I used the zf trans and diff and then swapped the s52 to obd1 and that was a little over a year ago and now here i am now wanting more power.

heres some pics of the car
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and now to the turbo build I wanted somthing that would scare me and to be fun so after lurking on the forums I decided to go with precision 6262 with billet comp wheel with a t4 .68 hot side and to mait it to top mount manifold from otis.

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so after getting the turbo and manifold I started to gather parts like act clutch and f1 flywheel a deachwerks fuel pump full gasket kits and a 24x12x3 intercooler and intercooler piping and all the othe pluming for the turbo also I order a set of 8.5:1 wiseco pistons and k1 rods from TRM and will also be using there blowthrough maf setup and arp head studs and arp main studs so as of now Im just waiting for the piston as theres a 4 week lead time so in the meanwhile I downed the car and got my 95m3 beater running good cuz the e30 was my daily driver.

starting to pull the motor
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Motor out!
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test fit the turbo and manifold and mark oil return on pan
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then the teardown to get everything ready for the machine shop
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now I just have to wait for the pistons and then off to the machine shop

and in the meantime I decided to clean up the engine bay

before
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After
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Stil have some stuff to finish up like to put some heatsheids on

and to see if it will fit
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so thats where Im at right now just waiting for the pistons and rods and then to the machine shop then order more stuff like new oil pump, chain guides and tensioners so I will keep u guys updated as it comes along.

[iann]

This build looks sick. Looking forward to seeing end project. What pistons are you going with?

[bmwwil]

87mm wiseco 8.5:1 pistons from TRM

[good & tight]

Nice start, going to be a killer when it's done.

[GG///M3]

Very cool man. What are you doing for tuning?

[99r6]

e30 24v turbo. boner.

[ramsing]

Very cool man. What are you doing for tuning?

OP mentioned TRM. this is going to be good. subscribed.

car looks sick OP! :buttrock

[bavdrftr318]

Very very cool! What are your power goals for this beast???

[milKt]

and driving Hawaiian roads will be XTRA fun with powah!!

[jonesmechanical]

Wow, great looking car. I love the CCW's. What is the spec on them (widths and offsets), along with the tires sizes?

Let me know if you are interested in traction control. I would high recommend it. It makes the car drivable with the amount of power you are making. If its at the back of your mind, the only thing you need to do now to plan for it is make sure the injectors you select are high impedance.

The race logic system is amazing, and very affordable and tunable on the fly. Especially if you want to be safe and fast on your current wheel/tire setup on the street, its vital.

[bmwwil]

THanks guys for all the support hoping for 500-550whp and the ccws are 17x9.5 et3 with 215/40 up front and 17x10.5 et12 with 245/35 in the rear.

[bavdrftr318]

THanks guys for all the support hoping for 500-550whp and the ccws are 17x9.5 et3 with 215/40 up front and 17x10.5 et12 with 245/35 in the rear.

Wow :eek: you won't have traction till 4th...

[dRock13]

very very nice, clean work!

[3literheater]

Looks like a fun project! I like the engine bay.

[turbo325ii]

Yeeaaaaa baaaaby!

[BadBoostedBmwM3]

Car looks great!

[bmwwil]

Finally got an update piston and rods came in so going to the machine shop to let them do there magic


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gotta order some heatshield stuff from summit to finish up the engine bay updates should be sooner then the last one.

[GT35Rm3]

O-ring that block bro!

[CGDoig]

Any updates on this yet?

[bmwwil]

sorry for no up dates went to vegas for sema and spent to much money but heres whats done
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now I just have to order the rest of the motor goodies like oil pump chains tensioners and other stuff also planning on running e46 front control arm in the front to get it even more agressive

[BavarianLove]

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[MiniDude824]

This thread Delivers, I love seeing 808 state love.

[rundatrack]

Great stuff in here...

What are your suspension mods. Stance is proper.:alright

[maximumpsi]

Great car, nice build!

[MartiniFK]

Wow. I give you many brownie points

[Eyebrakel8]

reminds me of http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-3-Series-325i-Ultimate-BMW-E30-Street-Machine-Turbo-S52-Tubbed-Corvette-Rear-Runs-10s-/250907887392?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a6b468720#ht_1385wt_1182

[MikeE36]

I love this build. Car looks perfect IMO. It will be a blast for sure.

-Mike

[bmwwil]

sorry for the lack of up dates been saving money but now in the next week or so I should be finishing everything up so motors in and now just working on the 4" down pipe and the intercooler piping up dates will be more consistant as Im working on the car daily as of late.




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[turbo325ii]

I like the Downpipe idea. Looks like it will work great. Lots of welding, but no biggie. I really like it.

Hawaii's roads are too short for that much power! What u gonna do? Any straight roads through the middle? lol.

[wheelies247]

Very Very nice car.. Im new here am just looking for ideas and enjoying all these projets everyone one has.. Well my question to you is what suspension set up are you using front and rear >>

[jszy25]

That downpipe python is menacing...I'm in love with this car.

[mbulsa]

wow, can't wait to see this thing finished.

[onlyjosh2006]

sick build, good job

[SUPADAVE]

Nice! You better get some sticky rubber (toyo r888). I also have a e30 under boost.. No traction till 4th when you really get in it, but it puts the biggest smile on my face:evil2

[wrekonize]

I love this build! I own an e30 S52 swap and I can't seem to stop thinking about boosting it. At this point I'm also leaning toward a TRM blow through set up.

Bump for updates?

[Anthony88ac]

Turbo power FTW, anything other than that is obsolete!!!

[pandaboo911]

What spring rates are you running? How much did you have to flare your fenders?

[protomor]

There can only be one S52 E30 turbo! I demand a duel sir!

[futureroadracer]

I like that shroud. Did you make that for cooling or something else?


sorry for the lack of up dates been saving money but now in the next week or so I should be finishing everything up so motors in and now just working on the 4" down pipe and the intercooler piping up dates will be more consistant as Im working on the car daily as of late.




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Nice! You better get some sticky rubber (toyo r888). I also have a e30 under boost.. No traction till 4th when you really get in it, but it puts the biggest smile on my face:evil2

I do too and it's tons of fun. Probably one of the funnest cars I've owned.

I however, don't have traction issues. I get a little slip in 2nd and full traction in 3rd, 4th and 5th. I am running a 2.93 rear gear though. SUPADAVE- Try adding some camber. I assume that's your car in your sig... looks great but the - camber is probably hurting traction.

[Motorsportpower]

I like the exhaust so far! Shop saw and a belt sander or..?

[twirknolove]

Was looking forward to this