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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Was EATON supercharger, now TURBO

« on: July 04, 2008, 02:30:09 AM »

We want more! lol...

Congrats man! That manifold is a work of art!

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / My M42 turbo build

« on: June 20, 2008, 10:18:26 AM »

Great conversion there George! Well done!

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: May 12, 2008, 11:07:29 AM »

Im expecting around 8.5-9:1 ratio but i havent done a calculation as yet... Still need 2 get the block resurfaced and the head...

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: May 12, 2008, 11:00:12 AM »

Hey guys...

The e36 m42 did indeed have knock sensors... I think the e30 m42 does not...

The gasket has a 85mm bore...

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: April 27, 2008, 10:11:34 AM »

Well, the head gasket has finally arrived... This project is taking longer than i expected...

I cant even start with stripping my the motor in my car as the e46 that was suppose to be my daily drive has been sent in for some major repairs and i am forced to use the e36 until then...

Anyway, just wanted to post a few pics... Still waiting for some parts to be shipped to me...

Pics

Perfect power SMT 6 with harness





Cometic 0.120" SS head gasket


M42 Block


Pistons, conrods, crank, turbo, etc.



More pics to follow soon.

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / how to e36 turbo install step by step

« on: April 09, 2008, 09:09:23 AM »

He is selling it on Ebay...

Heres the link...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E36-M42-COSTUM-TURBO-KIT-COMPLETE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33742QQihZ019QQitemZ290220693484QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / how to e36 turbo install step by step

« on: April 02, 2008, 08:45:24 AM »

+mtxmatrixx... Its looking really good so far... You moving really quickly... Wish i could do the same...

Congratulations!! Keep us updated!!

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: April 02, 2008, 08:43:23 AM »

Hey guys

Its been a while since my last update... Been very busy lately with work and stuff... Also bought an e46 323i for $7000 in very good condition, so i have been doing a few cosmetic changes to that car...

Well, i managed to get an Cometic MLS head gasket in 0.120". Waiting for them to ship it to me...

This guy who is doing the branch for me is really taking his own sweet time to finish it... Hope fully i can finish this project by the end of this month or mid may... Fingers crossed!

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Hi there

« on: March 04, 2008, 06:32:59 AM »

Hi ludiagsm

Amazing cars you have there!! Really looks good!

I have also bought the SMT6 because it really can do alot for a piggy-back system...

@ Friegie... Try this website... They have contacts for dealers all over the world... http://www.perfectpower.com/

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: March 03, 2008, 02:44:49 PM »

Hey guys

Just a little update... I got the complete m42 sub-assembly (Block, pistons, crank, rods, etc, etc) this weekend... Also managed to get the SMT6 piggy-back system with com cable and software... Looks like everything is going according to plan...

Will hopefully get the bottom end rebuilt in the coming weeks and just waiting for the custom branch to get done and still looking around for a thicker head gasket...

Will add pics as soon as i can...

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: February 25, 2008, 04:52:57 PM »

That looks like an option but then again like you said, the quality of the ebay manifolds are not up to scratch... I have heard 4rm a few people that they tend 2 crack at the welds with the expansion and contraction of the heat... I havnt seen one of those installed before...

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: February 25, 2008, 02:58:44 PM »

Well i spoke to Gizmo318i over from bimmerforums earlier... Gona get the crank and rods from the m42... He told me that it would be able to work with the m44, with a little modification of course... Hopefully i can pick it up from him this week...

That would bring my compression slightly lower as the stroke will be shorter with the m42 crank... Now im just gona research some of my fueling options... Been looking at a few products such as this one... http://www.perfectpower.com/products/Letripp_Turbofueller.asp

Let me know what you guys think...

@ novulorossa... I was actually deciding between the stroker route like Gizmo318i but decided that this route would be much more rewarding for me...

Thanks

Shaheen

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: February 25, 2008, 07:59:51 AM »

I sincerely apologise 4 the mistake... Im somewhat of a newbie m42/m44 engine and the forced induction arena... This is my first attempt at the FI side of things...

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M44 Turbo Project has begun!!

« on: February 25, 2008, 07:45:41 AM »

Hey Guys

New to the forum...

I have decided to go the forced induction route on my M44...

I managed to get a shop to fabricate me a turbo branch manifold... Its gona cost me about $300-$400 for that... I managed to get a T3/T4 Garrett turbo for silly money ($130)... The guy wanted to get rid of it after using it for only a week... He upgraded to a T58...

Just a few questions... I dont know how im going to sort out the fueling? I was thinking of maybe using a piggy-back system of sorts...

Also, where do i place the MAF? Before or after the turbo?
Where do i place the BOV?

Im not going to be running high boost for now... Maybe 7PSI as it is my daily drive...

Im also looking at getting M42 pistons and conrods seeing as they are forged.

What kind of options do i have in respect to a thicker head gasket?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks