Daily Driver E30 318 turbo project

[ApocolypseAutoEngineering]

UPDATE!! The car is in a body shop getting painted. My dad tried to surprise me but spilled the beans that he was changing the color to an iridescent blue by dupont. Pics should be up by next week. I can't wait to see how the car is going to look.

[ApocolypseAutoEngineering]

Update!

[kowalski]

grills should go back to black, and the center kidney should be the OEM one... other then that it looks alright for that kit... the hoodscoop is definitely interesting though, don't think i like it, that and it isn't centered. I am interested in the engine though:D

[ApocolypseAutoEngineering]

I am interested in the engine though:D

I actually decided to put the turbo off for a little while and am going to take the correct aproach because I've been reading at least 3 to 4 hours a night about this engine and what boosting it with stock internals would do to the life of this thing. So i decided to build an engine on the side for the turbo so I could get the results I'm looking for. What I wanted was the agility of the 318 with gobbs of torque like I had on my six's. In that I decided to do a stroker with low compression for boost. I think it would help out with a very linear power and torque curve. I'm not trying to run some stupid amount of boost because I don't want a huge turbo so it won't lag that bad.

For now I'm going to put on the markd93 chip, reground cams, mustang injectors, the tb coolant bypass, electric fan, a 4.44 rear end(I only get on the high way once a month), and some underdrive pullys (Hoping if you could make them exist for the e30).

[kowalski]

I'll be looking into the under drive pully's once this Caliper bracket thing has gone through. you could also look into one of my crankshafts if your looking to stroke it:).

[ApocolypseAutoEngineering]

I'll be looking into the under drive pully's once this Caliper bracket thing has gone through. you could also look into one of my crankshafts if your looking to stroke it:).

Defintitely will but it will take a while. I'm a college student right now and class payments are coming up.

[Matt-B]

grills should go back to black, and the center kidney should be the OEM one... other then that it looks alright for that kit... the hoodscoop is definitely interesting though, don't think i like it, that and it isn't centered. I am interested in the engine though:D

+1 that car has to much going on at once

[rob_e30]

What makes the scoop functional?  Is it the air source for the IAC?  Did you need to cut a hole in the hood to make something under it fit?

[ApocolypseAutoEngineering]

What makes the scoop functional?  Is it the air source for the IAC?  Did you need to cut a hole in the hood to make something under it fit?

I cut a slit and bent it up so water wouldn't just come pouring in but for now its just to keep the intake manifold temp down a little considering I live in Florida. Eventually I will be fabricating a channel to rout the air to where the turbo will be. Since the turbo is usually mounted high in the engine compartment there is minimal air circulation above the turbo adding unwanted heat to the intake flow and it would help get the air to circulate better in that area preventing a few degrees of added heat and aiding the intercooler a bit.

[jpod999]

Dude, resize your sig.  Please.

[2002maniac]

just to keep the intake manifold temp down a little considering I live in Florida.

Yeah, you wouldnt want to bust the welds on your intake manifold. :eek:

Nice and subtle too

[Febi Guibo]

Yeah, you wouldnt want to bust the welds on your intake manifold. :eek:

bro, its not just the heat, its the humidity!

[Naked Assault Gerble]

Is it just me or is it off towards the passenger side?

[ApocolypseAutoEngineering]

Yea it is a little bit but cut me a break, that car is the first car I did real custom body work to. The bumpers are my favorite though because I manged to put the stock umper skeleton underneath and the entire kit goes on and comes off just like stock. That to me was an achievement. the entire kit was reinforced to withstand higher speeds and actual accident(hoping they won't happen).

[philip1]

personally I like it you have done well on your first attempt and the mods while some are not subtle are thought out and executed better than many I've seen before.:cool: Keep at it and make the car your own we will all be watching your progress with great interest.