m50 turbo

[Good & Tight]

FUUUUUUUUUU, the turbo cant be bottom mounted either because it hits the trans. time for some fabrication

Just sell the bottom mount and buy a top mount, so much easier.

[Pl3wA]

i will probably need a new manifold anyway. this piece of ebay crap doesnt fit. if i want the turbo to fit top mounted i need to grind a massive hole into the valve cover, if i want it bottom mounted, I need to grind away at the transmission.... sigh

[SwiftE30]

uh... why would you need to cut a 'massive hole' in the valve cover? Is your turbo the size of a basketball?

[PutSomeCheeseOnIt]

why buy easily breakable crud when ^^ that guy sells sweet manifolds at a good price?

[SwiftE30]

why buy easily breakable crud when ^^ that guy sells sweet manifolds at a good price?

EXACTLY! the 'otis' manifold is an amazing product and i dont think you'll ever find someone that has been displeased with it. drop that crappy ebay stuff and do your turbo project right.

[Pl3wA]

yeah, i think i will. support the community and all that. im returning the bad manifold. its the only part that actually seems like it comes off ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-323CI-325CI-328CI-E36-E46-V6-M50B25-M52B25-S50-T3-T3-T4-Cast-Turbo-Manifold-/170733445551?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27c081a1af&vxp=mtr#ht_4113wt_1344

o damn thats a long link.
if you want to turbo your m50 do not use this

[jeffkniseley]

yeah, i think i will. support the community and all that. im returning the bad manifold. its the only part that actually seems like it comes off ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-323CI-325CI-328CI-E36-E46-V6-M50B25-M52B25-S50-T3-T3-T4-Cast-Turbo-Manifold-/170733445551?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27c081a1af&vxp=mtr#ht_4113wt_1344

o damn thats a long link.
if you want to turbo your m50 do not use this

i seen your post so i singed up real quick i have fit this manifold in my car bolted up the only issues with it was making an extention for the wase gate

[Pl3wA]

Please post pics if you can, did you bottom or top mount? mine either hits the trans or hits the valve cover.

[Pl3wA]

thanks dude! looks sick

[SwiftE30]

Yeah man, those manifolds are super sick! They look so awesome in our engine bays, and give the turbo a perfect placement. You won't be disappointed.

[Pl3wA]

got some work done today


what is this thing? its connected at the front of the bumper, some kind of wind sensor?


mocking up intercooler


cutting metal reinforcement thing


the engine w/ new mani


instead of tapping the oilpan for oil drainage, i just used a banjo bolt as an oil plug. 2 birds-1 grenade


this little fucker got into my car somehow. wasps...


PO was a fan of zip ties... there are about a metric shit ton of these everywhere.


ebay quality. the bolt that holds the bracket that will eventually hold the intercooler in place is too large for the bracket. how can someone mess this up?

[Pl3wA]

engine is now in the car,

bolt up trans, wire everything together, get her running

[Pl3wA]

intercooler piping, simple work. where should i mount the blowoff valve?








srowry but surery

[ak-]

Blow thru, draw thru, or standalone management?

[SwiftE30]

MS3 + MSx FTW. People will suggest going with the TRM blow through tune, or something similar, but IMO megasquirt3 would be the best option. Better possibilities for tuning.