Dumb Ass Teenager Turbo/Body Work/Respray Learning Experience Build Thread

[E30Gus]

Nice Hookah!

[Jafxod]

Looks good. Are you going to route the WG dump back into the exhaust?

As of now, no. If its to obnoxious (I secretly want it to be) I might consider it, wouldn't be to difficult.

And thank you.

[ak-]

Looks good. Are you going to route the WG dump back into the exhaust?

[Jafxod]

Your running Contours right? Love those wheels.

[Roysneon]

Oh mine are 17x8 and 17x9's, thinking about 225/45 front and 235/40 rear if I can fit the width in back. My car is an early model and I'm gonna be using my E30 M3 suspension so that should give me a little more room off the wheel wells.

[Jafxod]

Looks great so far, budget but not totally half-assed. Gives me a little more confidence for my plans for my car.

Are your wheels staggered or square 17x8's? I have a staggered set but I'm not sure what size tires to run in back.

Thanks man. Im learning so so much. With some things like suspension, interior, and even engine swaps, there always seems ways to get by with cheaping out or cheaper alternatives to thinks. But with turbo there is so much involved, and some many thing required, that its gonna be costly no matter what. It also is a lengthy process, Im glad I am taking my time, hopefully it should save me from headaches down the road. As of now I just plan on making 270 Reliable horsepower.

They are reps. and they are square. Debating if I am gonna stretch with them or not, I think I might do somewhere between 205-215. Are you gonna go 40's or 45's for height?

[Roysneon]

Looks great so far, budget but not totally half-assed. Gives me a little more confidence for my plans for my car.

Are your wheels staggered or square 17x8's? I have a staggered set but I'm not sure what size tires to run in back.

[Jafxod]

Heres some picture updates for you guys. Also, my buddy chris is now occupying the other half of his garage with his e36 m3 turbo m52 build with a 61mm turbo with a 550whp target. Should be interesting.

Pulled my motor to clean up the bay and motor, tap the oil pan for the return and bolt on the manifold I made.

[Jafxod]

Idle only, don't even cruise it.

Gotcha






Still need injectors fuck. Getting my megasquirt this week. Pulling the motor to clean some stuff up, tap my oil pan, bolt up my manifold, etc. Pretty excited. Got my oil feed fitting today. End is kinda in sight now. Ill keep you guys updated.

[LowR3V'in]

Idle only, don't even cruise it.

[Jafxod]

I should be safe to start up the car on a base tune without an o2 sensor right, just at idle. Right?

[Jafxod]

Anyone have any tips regarding protecting my coilpacks and wiring from the heat?

[Jafxod]

Put the gauges in the vents, easy to see & not "rice."

Make sure you hook up the dimmer so you can change that as well, one of my friends didnt do that & it drove him nuts

Okie dokie, i gotta figure out what size the boost gauge i already have is

[mRodiek]

Put the gauges in the vents, easy to see & not "rice."

Make sure you hook up the dimmer so you can change that as well, one of my friends didnt do that & it drove him nuts

[Jafxod]

Just bought this

http://www.rallyroad.net/content/oil-feed-adapter-block

Heres a list of what I have left I think.

Oil feed/return lines. Im worried about the proximity of my drain line to the manifold and wastegate piping. What can I wrap my rubber line in where can I find SS lines?

Install wideband, boost gauge and oil pressure gauge. Anyone have any idea what I should do for a guage pod. I dont want rice. Maybe just a three gauge cluster ontop of the dash

Put my intake mani back on and run my cold pipe to the throttle body, I think I am gonna delete the ICV, i heard this is possible and would make things alot easier for me.

Figure out how and where to run my catch can.

Finish my exhuast from the down pipe back. Im thinking just run one muffler. Tempted to run an electric exhuast cut out lol.

And the most important part is buy and install the megasquirt system from blueapplesoda dude on here.


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