another budget turbo build...bottom mount

[kevins08]

by "interested in one" i was referring to that manifold you made! sorry for the vagueness

[tglaze]

thats what i figured. we'll see how it all goes with this one.

[Boosted E30]

so..i took the car out this morning and did some freeway tuning.  this thing is pretty sick.  its making about 10.5psi with no pinging once we got the afr's tuned right.  put about 45 miles on it, so far so good.  I'm in love

agreed ive had mine at 14 and its even more fun but then it broke. definatly interested in seeing some dyno numbers at 10.5psi.

[tglaze]

we'll get those by the end of the week. i want to tune it better on the street before i finish it on the dyno.  all production stops in the shop when we run it because its so damb loud as well as interesting to see what happens.  especially since its my own car and not getting payed to basically shut down the shop for as long as it takes. soon enough.  

sucks we have such crappy gas in cali.  it was pinging a bit with pretty conservative timing and fuel. had to remove even more timing to keep it safe. i might be doing that cometic gasket sooner than i thought because i want more power..

[ponchiz318]

Are you going to start manufacturing turbo components as well? Maybe for the e36?
How about that strut bar? Available for e36?

[tglaze]

we can manufacture just about anything. what you have in mind?

we can do a strut bar for the e36 318i that is the same style as the one on mine for you.  they are $220 for steel or $255 for aluminum(plus shipping).  if you get some guys together that may want some i'll be happy to do them for a bit less.  they are about the most functional and well built out there.

[ponchiz318]

Cool. I'll ask some people around, but I have to get out of Timeout from Bimmerforums. A lot of those guys ask about strut braces for the M42.

As for the manufacturing, the turbo manifolds available are 600 bucks. Can you beat that? What about pressure capabilities?
I was also referring to the plumbing and exhaust.

[Boosted E30]

sucks we have such crappy gas in cali.  it was pinging a bit with pretty conservative timing and fuel. had to remove even more timing to keep it safe. i might be doing that cometic gasket sooner than i thought because i want more power..

i know all about that go easy on it. i got over excited and that was the end of a couple valves.

ive done compression lowering with the cometic gasket and it never really worked. i cracked 2 heads and burned a couple valves on the last try with the gaskets. but it may also vary on how thick you go i used the .140" wouldnt recommend it, major oil leaks from the profile gasket. I never tried with stock thickness though or a bit thicker maybe thats the trick to it but that all depends on how much boost you want to run 10psi is fun but why not have more.

[tglaze]

Cool. I'll ask some people around, but I have to get out of Timeout from Bimmerforums. A lot of those guys ask about strut braces for the M42.

As for the manufacturing, the turbo manifolds available are 600 bucks. Can you beat that? What about pressure capabilities?
I was also referring to the plumbing and exhaust.

the best bet for an e36 is the obx manifold.  we are direct with them and i can get you a great deal on one.  i actually grabbed one to see if a could get it to work on the e30, but the subframe sits too far back and the turbo couldnt fit in there.  they are very good quality, made form schedule 10 stainless and come with a down pipe.
check it out..

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/nuniroche/11062e.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum/f80/walking-thru-a-turbo-setup-m42-on-e36-t322/&usg=__OFIN0Zi21eF4crl5JmY86K88SxQ=&h=600&w=800&sz=51&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=6RwxnPTZZ1FKCM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dobx%2Bmanifold%2Bbmw%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

i could get you a bit better deal than that..

i can do an e36 exhaust no problem. i do them all the time.

[tglaze]

i know all about that go easy on it. i got over excited and that was the end of a couple valves.

ive done compression lowering with the cometic gasket and it never really worked. i cracked 2 heads and burned a couple valves on the last try with the gaskets. but it may also vary on how thick you go i used the .140" wouldnt recommend it, major oil leaks from the profile gasket. I never tried with stock thickness though or a bit thicker maybe thats the trick to it but that all depends on how much boost you want to run 10psi is fun but why not have more.

tell me about your turb setup, tuning, etc..

[Boosted E30]

Turbo is t3/t4 .48ar not sure on the compressor side but its about double the size. forged pistons 8.5:1 cr, mls gasket .080" , arp studs. For tunning i have the autronic sm4standalone.  theres pics on members profile

[tglaze]

sounds like a nice setup. what about when it broke the first time and you had the thicker gasket on it and what not.

[ponchiz318]

Well, I'm stocking up on research at the moment. Once I finish the body work on my car, I might buy another to start building the M42, or just buy another M42 engine. I want to rebuild the motor, preferably make it a boosted 2.0 but due to costs, I might keep it at 1.8 and just get the turbo build kit from Vacmotorsports. I'll then do a mild head job, replacing anything thats worn out and then I'll contact you on turbo goodies. In all likelyhood, this project wont take off until the end of the year. But it is something that I'm leaning more towards than swapping a S52.

[AcSchnitzer318is]

Do you sell the MS boxes?  Or the service to convert them?  That is a really clean looking box you have there and if I can save my self the soldering I definitely will  Very nice build glaze, big time props.

[tglaze]

Do you sell the MS boxes?  Or the service to convert them?  That is a really clean looking box you have there and if I can save my self the soldering I definitely will  Very nice build glaze, big time props.

thanks man!

yes, we definately build these units for sale. m42 PnP units start for around $600.  extra options can be added.  price includes the MS1V3.57.