Turbo manifold

[So Live]

no problem dude. I heard he has a 24valve e30 in his shop to build a manifold in that should fit a gt40r...

[rneedham1979]

Awesome, thanks for the info!

Jon Volk (666 fab) is building 24valve e30 top mount manifolds. He said his e36 manifold probably wouldnt let you use a filter on the turbo.

Otis, what size is that turbo? Looks like a good setup! Hows boost control with the wg plumbed like that?

[So Live]

Jon Volk (666 fab) is building 24valve e30 top mount manifolds. He said his e36 manifold probably wouldnt let you use a filter on the turbo.

Otis, what size is that turbo? Looks like a good setup! Hows boost control with the wg plumbed like that?

[rneedham1979]

Sweet!

[Good & Tight]

Good thing both sides use the same flange then. :)

Well I had to cut the flanges off and swap them, there not the same. I like it much better this way.

[LowR3V'in]

Good thing both sides use the same flange then. :)

[mazur]

faaawwkkk!!!!, your right it is backwards, no biggie i can flip it.

lol

[Good & Tight]

The wastegate looks backwards. Normal?

FAAAWWKKK!!!!, your right it is backwards, no biggie I can flip it.

[LowR3V'in]

The wastegate looks backwards. Normal?

[Good & Tight]

What a fucking pain to reroute the wastegate back into the exhaust.

[evil_twin]

subscribing!

[rneedham1979]

I am building the S52 so.... I cannot go with a M50 bore. With proper compression ratio and O-ringing and assembly the head gasket will be fine. Either way, i am going to be dropping a good amount of money on the build and I plan on getting a good head gasket.

If assembled right you can avoid the head gasket aggravation. If you look at all the failed S5X head gaskets, many were installed using the old APR studs with incorrect torque specs and or improper installation procedures. Are their other reasons? Sure but... many guys are running over bored S5x's making huge power without any head gasket issues.

Remember a few years or even months ago it was believe you could not o-ring an s52 which has now changed.

Going turbo and or building the S52 is a good ways away....
Thanks for the post!

[Tchao]

Also I just recently found out, Headgaskets for the 3.0L motors are much more expensive, like double the cost, and you dont have many options.

Stick with the M50 bores for more meat and better choices in gaskets when the time comes.

[rneedham1979]

Nice, I love how you ran him down.... I am confident you can get below 2.0 60fts on your current tire. Either way you have a bit more torque and a bunch more gear than i will with my SC.

Ryan

here's a lil vid from the 1/8 mile.

[rneedham1979]

I have an o-ringed head and the S52 block will have receiving grooves as well. I am trying to go with the stock S52 bore or slightly over depending on cylinder condition.

Thanks for the post.

if you are going to build a bottom end, i suggest staying with either a 84.5mm or 85mm bore. this will help keep more material between the cylinders and enable the headgasket to have more surface area for sealing. most built, high horsepower, boosted engines are done this way. s50/52 guys tend to go through headgaskets alot faster.