We all have the same problem. Heat Soak. I started brainstorming on ways to get cooler air to the turbo. With a top mount, AC, and barely any room for ducting, the struggle is real.
A vented hood is out of the question.
Im exploring using the brake duct hole in the bumper since my stock brake ducts can no longer fit with the IC piping. Im also seeing what I can do with an old fog light housing.
Im doing to pull down the under tray to see how I can fit something. Maybe a marine style blower motor....I can see that the turbo is getting hot air from the radiator fan while the hood is closed.
Any suggestions?
Last edited by NY98M3; 07-30-2018 at 08:11 PM.
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I made an air duct to the holes in front of the radiator. The kidney grill holes. Air dam around to the turbo intake.
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Venting the hood is out of the question?
I know you have a super clean car.
you already have a turbo blanket?
because that shit WORKS. it's amazing the temp control it provides.
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Engine bay pic?
I double taped the downpipe as tight as possible,plus a good quality turbo blanket and i had no high temp problems......
You can also use some of this stuff with metal ties. I've had much better luck with the aluminum backed insulation mat like this than the fiberglass insulation wrap.
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1989 535i - sold
1999 M3 Tiag/Dove - sold
1998 M3 Turbo Arctic/black - current
2004 Built motor TiAg/Black - Sold
2008 E61 19T Turbo-Wagon - current
2011 E82 135i - S85 Swap - current
1998 M3 Cosmos S54 swapped Sedan - current
1998 Turbo: PTE6870 | 1.15 ar | Hp Cover, Custom Divided T4 bottom-mount, 3.5" SS exhaust, Dual Turbosmart Compgates, Turbosmart Raceport BOV, 3.5" Treadstone Intercooler, 3.5" Vibrant resonator and muffler, Arp 2k Headstuds | Arp 2k Main studs | 87mm Je pistons | Eagle rods | 9.2:1 static compression, Ces 87mm cutring, Custom solid rear subframe bushings, Akg 85d diff bushings, 4 clutch 3.15 diff, , Poly engine mounts, UUC trans mounts W/ enforcers, 22RPD OBD2 Stock ECU id1700 E85 tune, 22RPD Big power Transmission swap w/ GS6-53
will try this. Thanks
No way Im venting the hood, the sleeper factor is high here.
yes, still tons of heat.
Bottom mount limits the size of the turbo
Will look into this over the winter since the dp would need to be taken off to wrap it. 3.5" is 1/8" away from the strut tower.
Im going to try and route some ducting up to get "some" cooler air in there.
98 Fern Green M3/2 - Precision 6870/AR Designs Twin Scroll/RK/E85
2017 Toyota Tundra Crewmaxx - Family Whip
2011 Pierce 75' Quint - Fire Apparatus West Islip FD
So, we all know that the e36 was never designed to have a turbo, much less have a turbo in the engine bay. The options are evac the heat or combat it....vented hood is a no go (evac), removing gasket will only do so much and probably not enough (evac), you are running a turbo blanket (combat). I'm guessing there are no other options to evac the heat sufficiently, so maybe a solution is a little radical:
http://www.enginebasics.com/Advanced...0Sprayers.html
You could run a line along the fender, behind the shock tower, and maybe trigger a mist/fogger using your windshield washer fluid container. I don't know if you still use it for your windows. I don't know where the ideal place to aim the jets, but maybe something to think about?
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I'm using the 1/4" thick stuff and it can be compressed quite a bit. I would bet money you'll be fine. Also you typically want to leave a small gap in it so it can expand and moisture can fall out. You could just make sure the gap lines up with the strut tower. I'm using the 12" wide stuff around a 3.5" downpipe and it's about a 1-2" gap that it leaves depending on the bends you're making.
Another solution might just be a second fan underhood. I added a mechanical fan back in. I'm also pretty ocd about a factory appearance for the car and I picked up an e46 m3 HVAC plastic vent to put a hole just behind the radiator. It might look a little funny on a coupe though because you'll have the slots in the hood for hvac and a plastic piece inserted in it.
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I haven't installed it yet because I suck and this new turbo setup is taking forever but I don't think it will even register to the average person. Most 'car' people have trouble finding the bottom mount turbo on these cars if the hood is open..
Last edited by Kevin325i; 08-01-2018 at 01:53 PM.
Wrapping or ceramic coating the downpipe and manifold will help a lot .
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but by how much? any numbers?
Wrapping or ceramic coating the outside only will reduce the underhood temperatures, but the downside is that it will also kill the pipes themselves by holding all of the heat in them. Ceramic coating inside and outside will reduce the temps while protecting the pipe itself.
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There is no way I would put a coating upstream of my turbine wheel. The jet hot type exterior coatings do work really well. DEI titanium wrap is great as well. You can put your hand on it when the manifold is several hundred degrees.
The op has ceramic coated pipes, turbo blanket, and heat wrap......
Have you considered a vented hood for events and having your minty OE hood for the rest of the time? This is what I've done although I do end up running the vented hood most of the time right now as I love how much cooling it provides.
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Hey man
the vented hood was probably the best part of this entire build, it really looks killer in person, car turns tons of heads when people see that s366 through the vents at stoplights
not to mention my thermo gun shows a significant reduction in ambient temps in there, I say get the hood.
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