Das Beast: My E30 track / street build

[Lugnuts]

Did those oil pump bolts in the 3rd picture get tightened before the pan went back on?

[SLEEPYDUB]

Did those oil pump bolts in the 3rd picture get tightened before the pan went back on?

Tomorrow's post. "oh fuck" lol

[dvallis]

Per Rob: "Absolutely torqued. I built a checklist as I developed my order of operations to avoid just such a calamity"

+1 for Rob. No Wall of Shame for this one :-)

[Digitalwave]

Did those oil pump bolts in the 3rd picture get tightened before the pan went back on?

Good eye!

[Elysian]

Per Rob: "Absolutely torqued. I built a checklist as I developed my order of operations to avoid just such a calamity"

+1 for Rob. No Wall of Shame for this one :-)

Can see it was tightened in the 2nd oil pickup pic with the Permatex on.

Ever use Hondabond or Toyotabond? Great for oil pan sealing.

[ForcedFirebird]

I have been using Permatex "The Right Stuff" for years. Comparable to Hondabond etc, but without the larger price tag. I get it in caulking tube sizes for the shop.

[dvallis]

Bell housing cover back on



Final pan work. Couple of pan bolts were not taking torque. Rob re-tapped them for a slightly larger diameter bolt.

One in the aluminum. That was too easy.



One into the iron block, waaayy back by the bell housing. NOT so easy. But he got it.



They both took a bit of torque like a champ.

Put the oil back in.



Prime the oil pump. Don't drop parts into the engine.





Button everything up ...



... then go test drive the heck out of it. Without getting into boost.



WOOOOOO!!!! NO MORE OIL LEAKS!

Rob dropped it off at the tuner. We should be back in business soon with a new tune.



Fingers crossed that it doesn't throw a rod. :-)

[dvallis]

Car goes on dyno tonight

[Elysian]

Awesome!

Went for a ride in my friends turbo M20 car this weekend (he's on here too but forget his username), holy hell. Ridiculous amount of power, his poor tires.

[dvallis]

Update. Das Beast is putting down so much power it broke the dyno speed sensor. (?!) For real. Tuner repaired the dyno and will do more runs tonight.

[MrScuba]

An update from Das Beast and Project Binky in the same week. What a birthday present!

[dvallis]

Update. Tuner is working the Vampire Shift. Dyno says we're getting power sooner! Stay tuned.

[Heezea]

Hey dvallis, I absolutely love this "Das Beast" thread. I just bought my E30 and you are a huge inspiration to me. I am a total novice to engine work but I'm going to try to copy your engine/turbo build to the tee. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery right? Haha. I figure if I copy you I'll have a great build and I can learn a lot along the way. I'm going to mostly be daily-driving but I might dabble on a track on a rare occasion. Mine is a 1988 325ix so it may have a few parts that vary slightly that I'll need to look out for; certainly with the transmission but the engine should be identical.

I am going to end up going back through this whole thread to get a list of parts I need but before I do that I was wondering if maybe you already had a spreadsheet that you'd be willing to share? If not I'll share what I put together after going through.

[Elysian]

An update from Das Beast and Project Binky in the same week. What a birthday present!

Love that series.

[dvallis]

Hey dvallis, I absolutely love this "Das Beast" thread. I just bought my E30 and you are a huge inspiration to me. I am a total novice to engine work but I'm going to try to copy your engine/turbo build to the tee. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery right? Haha. I figure if I copy you I'll have a great build and I can learn a lot along the way. I'm going to mostly be daily-driving but I might dabble on a track on a rare occasion. Mine is a 1988 325ix so it may have a few parts that vary slightly that I'll need to look out for; certainly with the transmission but the engine should be identical.

I am going to end up going back through this whole thread to get a list of parts I need but before I do that I was wondering if maybe you already had a spreadsheet that you'd be willing to share? If not I'll share what I put together after going through.

Hello Heeza, thanks for checking in. Glad to have provided some inspiration. Best piece of advice I have is "enjoy the adventure."

Check post #1 for complete build specs.