Build Up, New Manifold, and Turbo....Pics!

[Darth Maul]

Finally got my car back, and I'm pretty stoked to work on it and get it together, I'm even considering working on it all night tonight lol. My IC is installed, I have my piping, that I'm going to paint flat black, and I have my turbo, new top mount turbo manifold, and pics haha....

what do you guys think, I'm hoping to be done in a month or so :D

[and1c]

Nice work and parts :buttrock
I love that top mount mani.
great work :) .....get a full night on it tonite for the best start possible to the new year!!

[StreuB1]

I like that manifold.

You give me ideas.....

stop that! :nono

:D

[Darth Maul]

thank you, I didn't make it though, the owner of GP Moto and Vollgas Motorwerks did. If anyone is interested they will be making more.

[CosmosKrammer]

Sick parts list bud! Can't wait to see the final product.
Good Luck,
Dan

[Darth Maul]

Details of Set Up:
-Top Mount Stainless Steel T4 Turbo Manifold (Equal Length)
-GT35R Turbo
-AA Stg.2 IC
-AA piping
-Tial 40mm Wastegate
-Custom Chip Tuning
-42# Injectors
-3" Full Exhaust not sure on muffler...
Pretty much it for now...

My garage is full right now, so I've been left my car outside, I hope noone steals my IC because I have no front bumper on :devillook

[Geno325is]

Im lovin the manifold, like a ram-style mani I had on a turbo 'teg I had....

[josephmotors]

what can someone expect to pay for one of these manifolds.....TIA
oh yeah, great project too

[bmwperson]

out of curiosity, how big is the main runner going to the flange?

[Darth Maul]

^^ I'm not sure on the price yet, I'm not sure on the size of the runner either, sorry.

[Concentric190]

wow looks great! Show us more pics of the manifold!

[chris p]

that manifold blows my mind...i would like to pics with it mounted....

[ebydrc]

is that 16ga SS? nice, gt3568r ;) if your looking to get some more stuff toni pm me, also you should get that manifold and down pipe thermol coated, i have a great hookup.

[Darth Maul]

I took these before I got to work on my camera phone, i'll take more with my digital cam and pics of the car, how it sits, I'm going to do everything right this time and make sure I take my time. So it will take a month or so, maybe more, but atleast, I know it will be done right. I'm going to have to order new studs and nuts and gaskets for my manifold. I'm going to start mocking up my charge pipe for my blow through set up.

Thanks for the comments everyone, I would have never been inspired to do this, if I had never seen bmwperson, highboostingm3, vaderm3, concentric190, thrrtt?, streub1, and all of the other FI guys, bf.c has really played a big role in my FI set up. THanks everyone!

[StreuB1]

Thanks for the comments everyone, I would have never been inspired to do this, if I had never seen bmwperson, highboostingm3, vaderm3, concentric190, thrrtt?, streub1, and all of the other FI guys, bf.c has really played a big role in my FI set up. THanks everyone!

And this is the essence of why we are all here.

:thumbup:

[Concentric190]

Thanks for the comments everyone, I would have never been inspired to do this, if I had never seen bmwperson, highboostingm3, vaderm3, concentric190, thrrtt?, streub1, and all of the other FI guys, bf.c has really played a big role in my FI set up. THanks everyone!


And this is the essence of why we are all here.

:thumbup:

werd.

Always Good to have another boosted bimmer on board! I can't wait for more pics of your manifold, looks sick! You better come to the meet NBBU 07 !!!

:thumbup:

[eurotekm3]

looking good man!!!:eek: :buttrock that mani sick!!! :buttrock

Why dont u go with TEC3R and 72lb F.Injectors and call it a day..:D for MO POWA!

[Darth Maul]

Eurotek I would love to, but I don't have as much $$ as some of the guys on the boards, I have a 2 month old son, and my fiancee, is a pain in the ass when it comes to me spending $ on my car!!! haha. I think I will go stand alone, in the next year or two! Yeah, all of the Chicago guys have played a big role and my man Geno325is!!!! Thanks for all of the info. I'll post pics tomorrow of my manifold and I'll see how far I get tonight, get off in a few hours!! haha.

eurotekm3, when is your car going to be done?

[deutchFiend]

very nice mani. im new to the bimmer scene but always loved them what have you spent on your set up so far?

[Ryan-N-Austin]

It will be interesting to see how that wastegate design works :devillook

[rinochasr]

Looks great, I'm at the same point as you in my build up right now, I'm going blow through also, what are you going to do for tuning?

[highboostingm3]

Congratulations on finding these guys with this type of vision and talent! :redspot

That manifold kicks everyone's ass! :buttrock

I can't wait to see more pics and to see it bolted up with the turbo!

and my fiancee, is a pain in the ass when it comes to me spending $ on my car!!! haha.
You have a way out right there bro. Nothing is final yet! If she is a PITA now, just wait until you are at the altar...then she knows she owns your ass!

[BlackHawkRacing]

Sick manifold. What is your goal WHP?

[Darth Maul]

Congratulations on finding these guys with this type of vision and talent! :redspot

That manifold kicks everyone's ass! :buttrock

I can't wait to see more pics and to see it bolted up with the turbo!

You have a way out right there bro. Nothing is final yet! If she is a PITA now, just wait until you are at the altar...then she knows she owns your ass!

Yes, I'm glad these guys took their time and did a high quality job!

As for the fiancee, you sound like you talk from experience, lol. I love her still and I love my son. Family FTMFW!!!!



Sick manifold. What is your goal WHP?

Well I started with the goal of 600rwhp, but it's pretty unrealistic, with my hardware, so now, probably around 450 or so. I'm hoping once I up the boost to maybe 18, I could do 500 or so. I'm probably going to run off the wastegate right now. It's a 1bar spring, ebrydc care to chime in here, I can't remember exactly....

Thanks for the lovely comments..

[highboostingm3]

Yes, I'm glad these guys took their time and did a high quality job!

As for the fiancee, you sound like you talk from experience, lol. I love her still and I love my son. Family FTMFW!!!!

Yeah I hear ya there! I love my wife and couldn't live without her either. What you need to do is get an account just for your toy stuff that she can't access. Have the statements available online only. She can't bitch about what she doesn't know about. It's also great for stashing money to look like funds are low in the main accounts so she doesn't overspend. :D :smoke3

[BlackHawkRacing]

Yeah I hear ya there! I love my wife and couldn't live without her either. What you need to do is get an account just for your toy stuff that she can't access. Have the statements available online only. She can't bitch about what she doesn't know about. It's also great for stashing money to look like funds are low in the main accounts so she doesn't overspend. :D :smoke3
Everyone take notes now... Cam knows whats up :buttrock

[5mall5nail5]

Interesting take on the manifold - I like it!

How does the V-band handle the weight of the turbo?

[Darth Maul]

HaHa, I'm going to try that seperate account thing, lol.

UrineMachine, I really liked how you did your top mount and your set up is very nice and clean, which is what I was trying to emulate, just a good old fashioned stock looking engine bay with a big turbo sitting up top. haha.

Not sure on the v-band handling the weight of the turbo question, I'm just not sure. Maybe Haithem will see this thread and chime in...

[ben1996328i]

coolio

[5mall5nail5]

HaHa, I'm going to try that seperate account thing, lol.

UrineMachine, I really liked how you did your top mount and your set up is very nice and clean, which is what I was trying to emulate, just a good old fashioned stock looking engine bay with a big turbo sitting up top. haha.

Not sure on the v-band handling the weight of the turbo question, I'm just not sure. Maybe Haithem will see this thread and chime in...

Thanks for the comments.

Your setup looks sound - I've only ever used V-bands with the exhaust setup from the downpipe and back. I've never really bolted to pipes together to see how they support one another, but I am always up for trying new shit!

[stang65]

great to see you got the parts back cant wait to see it in person.

[eurotekm3]

Eurotek I would love to, but I don't have as much $$ as some of the guys on the boards, I have a 2 month old son, and my fiancee, is a pain in the ass when it comes to me spending $ on my car!!! haha. I think I will go stand alone, in the next year or two! Yeah, all of the Chicago guys have played a big role and my man Geno325is!!!! Thanks for all of the info. I'll post pics tomorrow of my manifold and I'll see how far I get tonight, get off in a few hours!! haha.

eurotekm3, when is your car going to be done?

Im shoting for spring/summer ....Im not in a big rush,+ I still have to order my PPF Intake mani and some other stuff.:evil2

[Jean-Claude]

Or you can have a joint account so that you can have a open honest relationship.

[rinochasr]

Yeah I hear ya there! I love my wife and couldn't live without her either. What you need to do is get an account just for your toy stuff that she can't access. Have the statements available online only. She can't bitch about what she doesn't know about. It's also great for stashing money to look like funds are low in the main accounts so she doesn't overspend. :D :smoke3
Over the last few months Iv'e read a bunch of your posts and this has to be the best advice yet. I'm getting married in 8 mos and I would like to hire you as my financial advisor. Family first, toys a very close second.

[Darth Maul]

dang so many projects going on!

Good luck eurotekm3

stang65, you should come by sometime, I saw you yesterday on market st. Come by and check out my car, it's gone through some changes since you last seen it.

[dmb882]

AHHH i want that manifold! PM me on the price if you don't mind!

[stang65]

would like to see your car. I just dont want to impeed and I dont know where you live.


If it wont bother you pm me sometime.

[dcvee]

Yeah I hear ya there! I love my wife and couldn't live without her either. What you need to do is get an account just for your toy stuff that she can't access. Have the statements available online only. She can't bitch about what she doesn't know about. It's also great for stashing money to look like funds are low in the main accounts so she doesn't overspend. :D :smoke3


...just make sure you have a 3rd account you're stashing money into as well. That way when she finds about the second account you'll have some money left to live on after the divorce.:)

Don

[stang65]

hey darth do you work at power mazda?

[e36'n]

Sweeeet manifold man! Are you keeping your AC?

[Jean-Claude]

...just make sure you have a 3rd account you're stashing money into as well. That way when she finds about the second account you'll have some money left to live on after the divorce.:)

Don

:rofl

[Darth Maul]

hey darth do you work at power mazda?

Yes, I do...stop by sometime and ask for me if you want...


Sweeeet manifold man! Are you keeping your AC?

No, I got rid of my AC on my last set up, I didn't want the extra weight, and I can always roll my windows down!! haha

[NYQUEENZ]

Finally got my car back, and I'm pretty stoked to work on it and get it together, I'm even considering working on it all night tonight lol. My IC is installed, I have my piping, that I'm going to paint flat black, and I have my turbo, new top mount turbo manifold, and pics haha....

what do you guys think, I'm hoping to be done in a month or so :D

Nice top mount.. can't wait till my new mani gets completed..:devillook

[NYQUEENZ]

Yeah I hear ya there! I love my wife and couldn't live without her either. What you need to do is get an account just for your toy stuff that she can't access. Have the statements available online only. She can't bitch about what she doesn't know about. It's also great for stashing money to look like funds are low in the main accounts so she doesn't overspend. :D :smoke3

wish my wify luved me like that.. she hates everything about my BMW project car.. i get that all the time..:mad

[highboostingm3]

wish my wify luved me like that.. she hates everything about my BMW project car.. i get that all the time..:mad
Hey bro...read more closely. My wife doesn't understand it and we had big fights about it. I was going to purchase a restored '56 Chevy big block and TT it or a '69 Camaro and TT it with the cash I got from selling my Supra. Well that didn't fly. So after all the bickering we figured out the car account plan. If your wife will never understand, then you need the car account plan my man. Go to the bank, open a new account with only your name on it and make sure she can't access it online...only your username and password will access. Give a work address or a P.O. Box as the address. Make sure statements are only viewed online and not mailed. Get an ATM/Check card and check book for the account so you can buy stuff online and pay tuners/fabricators. Put a certain amount in there each month for your car or a lump sum. There you go. If wifey asks you about the car just keep your mouth shut and say it's supposed to be done soon. Getting all fired up about how sick the turbo is going to sound, how the lower compression from the full engine rebuild will allow for way more boost and power, that the new piping will flow so good, how the new intercooler is so much larger. Dude, all she will hear are the words in bold and all she will want to ask after that is, "and how much is this going to cost us?" It's easy to want to talk about it cause we are sick puppies and need to, but just don't do it man! Hold it in until you get on AIM or BFC, then let it all out! :buttrock

[Darth Maul]

yah, what an expert! haha

[da3bous]

Hay Guys

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. We did take our time on the manifold about 2 or 3 weeks longer than I told Tony and i appreciate his understanding about the time!!!

The primaries going to the first set of vbands is 1.5 inch that goes to the collector which is two 2 inch pipes merged together which builds to a 2.5 inch up pipe. The Vband flanges will hold up those are solid and when tightened down they don't move at all. The cool thing is and what we are proud of is that this system is completely modular, it will esentially be the last header you ever have to buy. We can build you a down pipe to make this car NA or an uppipe to make it turbo ready. We will also offer true twin scroll uppipes from the first collector and offer it in any flange size you would like or any size up pipe you would like from 2 inch to 3 inch. Hopefully if we can we would like to build tony's downpipe which will be another interesting peice we can include in the kit.

I am not going to post pricing unfortunately i am not a sponsor here yet and I don't want to be disrespectful to the forum or any paying vendor. But we are sponsors on another M3forum where you can contact us for the time being.

Haithem

[bmwperson]

true professionalism and an awesome manifold :)

[Darth Maul]

Yes, indeed, thanks haithem and the rest of the GP Moto crew for this awesome manifold and quality work they did, most likely if you quoted me what you told me I will go with your down pipe, just strapped on the cash right now and downpipe is the last thing I want to do, except for tuning..

[gboezio]

This design is awsome, I just worry a bit about boost creep beacause of the angle of the WG pipe, but hope it works right,. Welds are pretty, this is a smart design that should never crack I really like it

[NYQUEENZ]

Go to the bank, open a new account with only your name on it and make sure she can't access it online...only your username and password will access. Give a work address or a P.O. Box as the address. Make sure statements are only viewed online and not mailed. Get an ATM/Check card and check book for the account so you can buy stuff online and pay tuners/fabricators. Put a certain amount in there each month for your car or a lump sum. There you go.


I luv the way you think.. A Car account is a great idea.. cause she dose like to dip in my account from time to time yo.. (gotta put a Check on that shyt):mad

But all I get from her is.. "That piece of shyt car of yours is always sitting in the drive way broke? LOL why don't u drive it"? I just wish she could understand why and what I’m doing to the car. That it’s just not an everyday car rarely used for DC streets. That’s why u drive the Acura honey.. Leave my car alone… LOL. Damm females.lol

But i feel you on that Cam. and with kids at home all i get is "too much time with the car and too little time with the kids. :shifty I need a break from my wife:cool

[highboostingm3]

^^^^^^Your problem is that you have the car in your driveway. The key to this entire thing is, "Out of sight - out of mind!" If she sees it and it is broken, she will bitch! You need to leave the car in the shop until it is finished. Then she will forget about it. :)

[NYQUEENZ]

^^^^^^Your problem is that you have the car in your driveway. The key to this entire thing is, "Out of sight - out of mind!" If she sees it and it is broken, she will bitch! You need to leave the car in the shop until it is finished. Then she will forget about it. :)

yea.. it will be moved to ICS once my engine build is done.. i'm thinkin about moving her out of sight..;)

aww don't we look cute together..
http://p.bpcdn.us/?size=full&id=65620743

BTW.. sorry guys for off trackin this thread. BTW nice mani..lol

[highboostingm3]

yea.. it will be moved to ICS once my engine build is done.. i'm thinkin about moving her out of sight..;)
Out of sight would be smart.

aww don't we look cute together..
http://p.bpcdn.us/?size=full&id=65620743
"Oh NO honey, I thought you were done with the car. You don't need a bigger turbo, you just need me!"

[Alvaro320]

wooow.... nice manifloid

[Darth Maul]

Cool, I actually deposited some money into my account, now I have 200 to spend on the oil line and supplies. Maybe some silicone hoses and t-clamps, anyone know a good place to buy these, i looked at atpturbo.com but they're site isn't working, anyone? I'm also going to need the turbo drain, possibly some reducers...

[CosmoE36]

Cool, I actually deposited some money into my account, now I have 200 to spend on the oil line and supplies. Maybe some silicone hoses and t-clamps, anyone know a good place to buy these, i looked at atpturbo.com but they're site isn't working, anyone? I'm also going to need the turbo drain, possibly some reducers...


lol their site does work its just the slowest site i have ever seen. i swear theri server has to be at oen of their owners home with a DSL lite line with a shitty up load.

[dmb882]

I got my stuff from verociousmotorsports.com

[Darth Maul]

ok, can you give me the link to some pretty cheap good stuff though, this is what I need...

oil feed line
oil drain line, longer one...
3.5"-3" silicone
4"-3.5" silicone 90degree

my main concern is the oil feed and oil drain, I have a fitting on there i believe, but I'm not sure, maybe david (ebrydc) will say so, since it's his old turbo.

[dmb882]

Go to the site for the silicon pieces you need and t-bolt clamps.

I used the oil line in techno550's oil kit. For your oil drain you need a long hose and depending on how you do the return to the pan depends on what you would buy. I just drilled and tapped mine w/ a brass piped threaded end and slipped the oil return hose over it and put a clamp on it.

[Darth Maul]

my oil pan is already tapped, i just need the metal thing that has a hole in on the turbo, but I don't know where to get that, and a turbo gasket, I was looking at a t04 and t4, but my t4 doesn't have two holes like the atp turbo gasket, i don't think anyway, and i don't know if the t04 is made for my gt35r t4.

[dmb882]

It's 35r right? ballbearing center section? Look for a gt series return flange and gasket.

This page is all you - http://www.atpturbo.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=tp&Category_Code=GTBB

[gboezio]

It's called an oil return flange or oil drain flange I did not find any in the supporting vendors but I guess there is some if you look carefully. Sucks that some just sells the big parts and cannot find the little stuff I look for. Maybe we have to call to get them.
Keep up the good work. Remember life starts at 10 psi

[Darth Maul]

I'm going to post pictures of the current status. Right now I have my TB-IC Piping on there and painted flat black. looks sick. Will post pics of the manifold installation, this weekend.

[SiGmA]

Hey Tony, hows the project coming along? That manifold looks freaking sweet, good job having it hired, and great job GP Moto! That shop is pretty sweet, great work all around!

[ReiheSechs]

Or you can have a joint account so that you can have a open honest relationship.

Can't say I have any experience with sharing money with an SO, but my parents have joint accounts and they've been married for 28 years. Hiding money from someone is indicative of some other problem IMO.

[GZBryan]

Is that manifold Sch30 or 40, ~ Just wondering