hidden turbo?

[e30shmobberr]

Really thinking about trying a turbo on my e30. I already have a mls on it and arp.

oh boy, s50 turbo maybe in a year hopefully. Of course id try to be stealthy with everything in the kit

[e30shmobberr]

have a good holiday? ^ ;)

[sleepy350]

i like turtles.

[e30shmobberr]

cali is dope! just with it having the biggest population they crack down on smog

[will61]

I'm sure Cali is worth it, I would kill to be in SoCal.

[will61]

Cops are car ignorant (was gonna say stupid, but figured that was a bit harsh), that is my generalization. Most of them call e30s hondas anyway and technically anything that is not DOT approved is illegal but it doesn't usually matter because odds are the issue will not come up. Though I know nothing about Cali's laws.

[iXe<30]

Do a rear mount turbo ;) cus' there cool

[e30shmobberr]

thats no reason to move.... cali is to awesome

[kvvikdrawmcgraw]

After reading this I've decided Im moving out of CA. Hows the laws in OR and WA. Something was said about WA not having any?

[The Humjet]

s50 bottom mount turbo manifolds can be had for $100-160. Seems like a lot of work to save $100, maybe.

If your motor came with those manifolds already then it wouldn't cost much to make an adapter.
Cops down here aren't stupid anymore if you have valves in your muffler they will assume your exhaust is too loud and your trying to cover up something. I don't bother anymore. I'd rather pay for a top mount that will look killer, perform better. Than messing around with scavenge pumps and a tcd manifold that is overpriced, ugly and won't flow as nice as a tubular 666 top mount manifold.

[e30shmobberr]

oh ok. theres a difference between top and bottom mount manifolds right. meaning you cant just flip a top mount

[einstein57]

s50 bottom mount turbo manifolds can be had for $100-160. Seems like a lot of work to save $100, maybe.

[e30shmobberr]

i am about to start up on designing a bottom mount turbo for my s50e30. I plan on making an adapter to bolt onto my ODBII headers that positions the turbo in an area in which it can fit. I do not have any parts or anything for sizing, but when I was last under my e30 there was plenty of room between the block and the frame rail. I plan on running a s54 oilpan that was modded for an 24v E30 M3, this pan was setup for a dry sump, but i believe it has enough volume to plug 2 of 3 bungs and use the other at the turbo oil drain. thoughts?

[e30shmobberr]

that would be awesome!

[einstein57]

One of these days I'll actually take pics of my setup completed. One day.