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

[shEck3lls0]

I wish I had another car so I could have progress like this. Nice work.

[Jafxod]

I wish I had another car so I could have progress like this. Nice work.

Thanks man. Im kinda at a financial block right now. Awaiting so sell my jeep so I can finish this up. Doing busy work and parts scrounging right now. Bay is almost done being prepped and painted. Once my motor mounts come in aswell as some pressure plate bolts I cant drop the motor in and from there It should be smooth sailing until the first start.




For anyone wondering turbo charging an e30 is a much bigger task then you probably think, but I am learning alot and its fun. Very expensive but should be worth it knowing that its something that not everyone has.

[Jafxod]

Got this done, needs to be cleaned up and resprayed but looks better.

[MR 325]

Looks good, I have mine cut out the same way.

[Jafxod]

Thanks man. Yeah I wasnt like super concerned with airflow, the IC is HUGE so cooling shouldnt be an issue but I think this just looks cleaner as you can run the stock plastic piece that fits in there.

[Jafxod]

What did you do with your fogs btw?

[PutSomeCheeseOnIt]

Whats your estimated cost so far? i want to do this over the winter

[Jafxod]

Whats your estimated cost so far? i want to do this over the winter but saving for college is almost equally important.

With getting as much stuff as possible USED your arent going to be able to do it for under 2500. Ive chosen not to keep track. If I do it for under 3500 Ill be happy. Buying new stuff will be over 5k without a doubt.

I started this thinking I could do it for 1800-2000, i was on crack. I now have to sell my jeep to finish this. Unlike a normal 24v swap or something there are so many individual pieces you need that you cant cheap out on.

[MR 325]

What did you do with your fogs btw?

I've got OEM fog blanks.

[euro2fast4u]

m20 turbo build 1600 bucks :) winning

[Jafxod]

m20 turbo build 1600 bucks :) winning

Yeah turbo m20s are alot cheaper. But Ive dealt with so many more m20 N/A issues the M50 N/A issues. So id rather just diagnose turbo issues not have to make sure i dont have anything wrong with m50. Ive seen people do full m20 rebuilds and still have those usual m20 problems. Ive dailyed my m50 for a year with NO issues, for a matter of fact my cluster got fucked and Ive driven without a temp gauge for the past 2 months without worry, try doing that on an m20 lol.

[Hey_You]

I would do that with an m20, m10, m30 any day. Not if it was boosted though. But only if I knew the water pump, thermostat, radiator, and hoses were in good shape. The key to a successful turbo build is...making sure you have a solid base to build on. Maybe the m20 just wasn't well kept for, that's why you had so many problems with it (just a random guess seeing how so many have had success with it). Anyways, i'm looking forward to the finished project, I have been keeping an eye on your build.

[Jafxod]

I would do that with an m20, m10, m30 any day. Not if it was boosted though. But only if I knew the water pump, thermostat, radiator, and hoses were in good shape. The key to a successful turbo build is...making sure you have a solid base to build on. Maybe the m20 just wasn't well kept for, that's why you had so many problems with it (just a random guess seeing how so many have had success with it)

You definitely have a point. I would probably turbo an m20 if It was solid as hell. I just like the simplicity of 24v sooo much better. 1 belt and 2 rad hoses > 4 belts and like 4 rad hoses lol.

Only gripe about the m50 is that its not easy to change the head gasket

[Hey_You]

You definitely have a point. I would probably turbo an m20 if It was solid as hell. I just like the simplicity of 24v sooo much better. 1 belt and 2 rad hoses > 4 belts and like 4 rad hoses lol.

Only gripe about the m50 is that its not easy to change the head gasket

Well, in that aspect it is more simple...but that is about it. Plus, who keeps A/C anyways? There goes a belt ;)

[euro2fast4u]

ac ps lol technically only need one belt :)