another budget turbo build...bottom mount

[nickmpower]

i'd be interested in a kit

[ponchiz318]

which vac turbo kit are you talking about?  I looked on their site and didnt find anything.  Do you have a link?  I love the idea of turboing my m42, but dont have the time or knowledge to piece together a custom kit...

http://store.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=vacmotors&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=740062892&Count2=657203316

Kit Includes:
CP Forged BMW Turbo Piston Kit, includes rings, pins, and locks (8.5:1)
(4) Forged Arrow Precision H-Beam Connecting Rods with ARP Hardware
VAC Multi-Layered Steel Head Gasket (.070)
ARP Head Stud Kit

The kit costs $2300. I can't do this project until I get another job. Hopefully by then, the OP offers bolt on turbo kits or parts

[kevins08]

http://store.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=vacmotors&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=740062892&Count2=657203316



The kit costs $2300. I can't do this project until I get another job. Hopefully by then, the OP offers bolt on turbo kits or parts

no need for this kit for anything under 10psi. thats for the big boys, and even then you're better off buying the parts you need individually.

[ChItalian1027]

hey todd, hows the build coming along so far?? i might turbo my M42 ti as soon as i get out of college or maybe get a job, but it looks like its coming along nicely.

[BMACD]

Question for Todd can the OBX headers be turned upside down and work in a top mount setup with a little modifaction of course cheers Billy

[kevins08]

that will put the turbo in a really wierd spot.....probably not recommended

[tglaze]

hey todd, hows the build coming along so far?? i might turbo my M42 ti as soon as i get out of college or maybe get a job, but it looks like its coming along nicely.

still havnt touched it.  really miss my car though.  have been brainstorming on the manifold and have something figured out, just need to do it.  we are constantly in the middle of like 10 large projects so its hard to justify any extra time to work on my own car when there are paying customers in line.  getting close though. stay tuned guys.

[tglaze]

Question for Todd can the OBX headers be turned upside down and work in a top mount setup with a little modifaction of course cheers Billy

not really, the turbo flange hits the head.  you woulf have to slice the flange and rotate and angle it and weld it back together.  sucha nice manifold for the $$.  would highly recommend for any e36 user.

[ponchiz318]

no need for this kit for anything under 10psi. thats for the big boys, and even then you're better off buying the parts you need individually.

I'm a big boy now. Look, no stains!!:p

Seriously though, once I jump on a turbo build, I'll be shooting for more than 10psi. Make a worthwhile build and do it right from the start. But that's just me though.

[Awgy]

I build the megasquirts here..

heres another item on the car i forgot to mention.  we do the m20 lightenbed flywheels and swap the ring gears so they are PnP for m42 as well. threw this in with a stage 3 m20 clutch.
might tack on a few extra bucks to the build for this setup as well.

I sent you a PM a couple weeks ago asking how much this flywheel is but no response.

I figure this will be a better way to find out.

So how much for just the flywheel?

[longms]

So how much for just the flywheel?

flywheel is $250
stock m20 clutch kit is $195
upgraded clutch options go up from there

flywheels are also 12lbs for the m42 application

Figured I would save him the time and post this up. He posted it up in the middle of the thread. I only know this cause I just read the entire thing. The flywheel works with the M42 starter and requires an M20 clutch. Not sure about T-Bearing though.

Hope this helps

[Awgy]

flywheel is $250
stock m20 clutch kit is $195
upgraded clutch options go up from there

flywheels are also 12lbs for the m42 application

Figured I would save him the time and post this up. He posted it up in the middle of the thread. I only know this cause I just read the entire thing. The flywheel works with the M42 starter and requires an M20 clutch. Not sure about T-Bearing though.

Hope this helps

Thanks,

I read the entire thread when I was building my setup. I thought I saw a price once but couldn't find it again to confirm it.

[Gray S.]

Thanks,

I read the entire thread when I was building my setup. I thought I saw a price once but couldn't find it again to confirm it.

I wonder if that setup is completely plug and play though?  I am in need of a clutch fairly soon, but I've read so many conflicting reports about what the m20 kit needs.  Longer flywheel bolts, some sort of spacer etc. etc.  If that kit is plug and play completely it would really spike my interest.

[e30guydownunder]

You need shorter flywheel bolts (the single mass M20 ones), and the spacer you need comes on the flywheel, you just have to put it between the flywheel and crank instead of the bolt heads and the flywheel.

I used the M20 TO bearing that came with my clutch kit, no issues what so ever.

[longms]

tglaze...Have you put anymore thought into offering a turbo kit like the one you are building? What are you overall horsepower goals for this project?