Project Turbo S50 Begins

[christoble]

So its been almost six months since I threw a rod on my s50 e30 and im finally starting to work on the car. Im so busy working on the cars at work I never get to work on my own.
This time the car is coming back turbo'ed and much lighter, i cant wait.
Im going with a manifold and turbo from The Racers market
Using a 2.8 bottom end with m3 cams
I already recieved my front brakes from massive and they are amazing. Im going with a twin master cylinder set up with massive brakes front and rear.
Im going to post pictures of my progress later.

[matt]

Woot!

It's great to see somebody else starting a turbo project with our parts. Make sure you keep us posted with lots of pics!

[B3M2W5]

Bump for a great idea and help promote Matt.
Lets see them Pic. !!!!

[E30_pilot]

NICE!!!!

its crazy because i was just looking at the turbo manifold's on the racer's market and was wondering how it work with a m/s50 in a e30.

so sweetness!! keep us updated and pics!!

[mazur]

Silly you, why would you lighten an E30 with an S50 turbo? You need the ass to be as heavy as possible to keep the tires from spinning.

:p

[Teaguer]

Silly you, why would you lighten an E30 with an S50 turbo? You need the ass to be as heavy as possible to keep the tires from spinning.
:p

Bah ! I dismiss all your posts until you get a lip on that thing . :p

[Mike B.]

Nice project!

Btw... I should have that dual master bracket sent out by the end of the week. :)

[christoble]

here are some pics

The old engine:

The hole in the old engine:


my fuel cell

brakes


rota wheels

other car im working on

[318isbmw]

Awesome setup. That's like my dream setup your building right there. Except I wanna do an m52 soon enough. I'm excited to see the progress, Good luck.

[whiltebeitel]

Those rotors are interesting. Any info on them?

[mazur]

Bah ! I dismiss all your posts until you get a lip on that thing . :p

Sigs don't always tell all. It didn't even have an S50 in it in that pic, lol.

[mazur]

Wow, that's only the second time I've ever seen a hole in a BMW block.

Did you send chunks of rod out the side or what?

[christoble]

The rotors are made by wilwood and the hats are made by massive. The massive brake kit fits perfectly and was really simple to install. As for the motor, yes a rod did come through the block. both sides and the oil pan, it even broke the motor mount on the passenger side. I dropped a valve and all hell broke lose. i cant say i didnt get my fun out of that motor even though it was short lived. i cant wait to get my car back on the road. I am building an s50 currently with eagle rods and cp pistons and full head work but in order to get the car on the road sooner im puting an m52 with thicker headgasket and the cams from my blown engine. I figure i can probably make around 500hp on the m52 and that should keep me happy until the built motor is ready.

[christoble]

Here is the engine i am building

the rods

brakes again

interior as im stripping it

[Jean]

Wow, looking good. I like what you doing with your rx8 also! What are the plans for it ?

Crazy looking rotors, can't say I've seen that shape before...