I need some air flow to my turbo ..

[Chabs]

The e30 I picked up around a month ago is turbo'd. It was taken from a toyota supra so it's a decent size. When it gets used a lot it really heats up the hood right above it, and I need some cool air flow to keep things.... cool. I found a sick e30 m3 online and its got something I'm really interested in. Here's what it looks like.



I'm really just wondering how easy such a thing would be to install properly and how well it would work. Also what you guys think.

Thanks.

[88driftIS]

it's a hole with chicken wire... no welding

[ortholithiation]

Step 1: search: Heat shield and turbo
Step 2: Read
Step 3: Buy/make/install.

All aside.

Show us some pictures of your set up.

[chadthestampede]

it's a hole with chicken wire... no welding

Not to nitpick, but that car is pretty badass. I think it's more than a hack job with chicken wire. Oh and it's not an m3 either.

http://www.turbomagazine.com/features/0610turp_1988_bmw_e30_turbo/index.html

[stegosaurus]

The S38B38 is God's gift to E30's.

[E30SPDFRK]

The S38B38 is God's gift to E30's.

Yeah it is.

[Mstngcobr761]

Step 1: search: Heat shield and turbo
Step 2: Read
Step 3: Buy/make/install.

All aside.

Show us some pictures of your set up.

This

Wrap down pipe...and turbo blanket

[RickSloan]

but it has the collant tube above the headers, isnt that an s38?

and that thing is just godly period. that intercooler is insane

[Chabs]

thats what it looks like now. Does anyone have any other options besides sticking a tacky hood scoop on?

[JUMPNYC]

Remove a headlight?

[Mossman]

google turbo blanket. I mean it gets plenty of airflow through there, short of removing your high beam on that side you can't do much else. I'd think more about keeping the heat in the exhaust than getting cool air to the outside of the turbo, get a turbo blanket and some header wrap for the whole downpipe, should probably help things out

[gone002]

what are you running instead of a dizzy?

[SpecM]

what are you running instead of a dizzy?

looks like four GM LSx coils

maybe driven by MegaSquirt?

and about that black car, I'm not so sure it's an M3. Looks like a coupe with flairs added, to me

[87-325ic]

looks like four GM LSx coils

maybe driven by MegaSquirt?

and about that black car, I'm not so sure it's an M3. Looks like a coupe with flairs added, to me

Its no M3, but it sure is one lucky 325i !!!!!!

[IRON-E]

How about


Something like this?