M30 swap for my Olive Drab Vert!

[RagtopE30]

Thanks. And no the coil will be there until mega squirt. It is the best way to keep the coil wire from getting burnt up going over or under the down pipe

[Doughnut]

This car is pure sexiness! Nice work!

Will the coil end up being relocated to the body?

[RagtopE30]

Oh man how I want to post that! Seriously like yesterday!! Unfortunately I can only update with a pic of non-Volvo upgrade.

[Good & Tight]

We need some positive manifold pressure tire burning vids...... along with the "holy shit I just toasted that lambo"...

[RagtopE30]

Small update. My heat shielding came in yesterday so I applied some of it today. I would have done more but I am prepping a car for delivery to a new owner and I picked up two new cars in the last 48 hours, a 1987 325i sedan and a 1985 524td. I am thinking 324td! What do you think?

[IS300E30]

I am of course going against the grain, but I like the gloss paint. With that being said, I would stick with the satin as everyone that has seen that satin on your car likes it a lot and it has more of that milatery look that you wanted.

You really can't go wrong either way. Plus no one will be able to catch you while on the road to actually see the color lol.

[Good & Tight]

Matt engine position looks perfect, the top of the intake looks level with the car.
Getting close..!!!!

[Bearmw]

Yuup

[RagtopE30]

That's education rearing it's expensive and ugly head!

[Bearmw]

28º nice. I read that the factory angle is 30º; same as the Dodge/Chrysler sixes which was purported to be for hood clearance.

WTF. Did I just use "purported" in a sentence?

[RagtopE30]

Got my slave cylinder in and bled. Oh, and I got the engine positioned perfectly with the assistance of a loner intake manifold. The hood closes with plenty of clearance for both the intake and turbo. I didn't really have to lower the engine but only rotated it. The engine sits at 28 degrees which is right where it needs to be +/-. Apparently it was sitting closer to 18-20 degrees before which is completely wrong and was the reason that the turbo was to high. So with the help of some custom aluminum mounts everything will be perfect.

STOOPID iPotato pictures




Like nothing even happened.

[RagtopE30]

Got a few parts on order today including a new Tial 44mm wastegate. My new ATE slave cylinder and master cylinder for the clutch will be in tomorrow morning. And I had a conversation with WhoDWho about a little thing called MegaSquirt! Tomorrow I will make more progress and post accordingly. I am getting really close!

[RagtopE30]

I shouldn't because the rear subframe and diff are already offset by 12mm so the CSB was the lowest point on the drive line. If I lower the engine by +/- 22mm or almost an inch then the straight line will be re-established.

[Bearmw]

If you lower it will you have to shim the CSB too?

[RagtopE30]

Thanks Otis. No the engine is still to high I just have the compressor housing off for clean up and paint. I now have an intake for mock up and I will have measurements tomorrow for custom solid mounts. Then it will be lower!