Interest in Bolt on Turbo kit?

[brads2002]

Kit arrived

So far so good with the install. It is well thought out. Jake has been there every step of the way to help. I will post pics shortly. Can't wait to fire it up in the next few days.

[JRYE30]

Any updates on people that have this kit - feedback, dyno?

[ma.jomaa]

I'm sure it'll turn out great, Jake makes quality products at a very reasonable price.

[eur04lif3]

So far so good with the install. It is well thought out. Jake has been there every step of the way to help. I will post pics shortly. Can't wait to fire it up in the next few days.

will you please do everyone a favor and post some numbers of the gained HPs?
so far nobody has been able to provide any dyno sheets.

[MikeW]

subscribed and ordered kit today!

Thanks Jake, it's been great working with you and look forward to receiving my early Christmas present!

I still have not decided on whether to go with a log or tubular manifold. Besides the obvious A/C delete issue, any other thoughts or details about which is preferable?

I'm planning to dyno before and after for those still holding out for graphs!

[brads2002]

Mike,

I kept my AC and everything clears fine. I dont think there are any disadvantages to keeping it.

[randomtask37]

If you get an m20 kit mocked up I would be interested

[comitsol]

If you get an m20 kit mocked up I would be interested

I would as well!

[randomtask37]

Interest in Bolt on Turbo kit?

If you could mock an m20 kit and figure how to keep power steering and AC I would REALLY be interested

[brads2002]

No doubt Jake can do it...sounds like he is into several projects at the moment, I will be posting pictures of my install shortly. It worked out great.

[jakeb]

If you could mock an m20 kit and figure how to keep power steering and AC I would REALLY be interested

I have someone locally somewhat interested in an m20 kit but it hasn't been brought to me just yet. Right now I am pretty booked up for a bit. But maybe next summer I can put some time together for an m20 turbo kit.

[brads2002]

Kit installed

So everything is all set on my install with the exception of the exhaust. Jake did a great job with support along the way. He is very fast with returning emails.

The car runs really nice. It idles good and starts up as normal. Its quick. The boost kicks in early and is very linear. I am able to run it on 14" tires since the power band kicks in when it is already rolling. As far as HP I am not going to spend the money to put it on a dyno. I really dont care about the numbers. It feels good and thats good enough for me. I have a 1991 M3 and there is no doubt this car is faster around town. I havent spent any hwy time with it yet so i cant comment there.

As for the install. Its fairly straight forward. The kit is complete but i would have a new set of exhaust manifold gaskets, studs, and nuts on hand. 11 of my studs came out removing the old header. Luckily everything came out easily. The old nuts still had their shape. I reused my intake manifold gaskets. They seemed fine. I reccommend going with simons guide for removing the mess under the intake while you are in there. It cleans things up quite a bit and will eliminate any vacuum leaks.

I also ordered a 2.75 45 degree bend and a silicone coupler that wasnt provided with the kit. This is used on the AFM end. It allows a good bit of adjustment as the 2.5" pipes slide nicely inside of the 2.75". You can position your AFM. I found things fit nicer going under the top radiator pipe. There is no mount provided for the AFM but the way i have it, it doesnt move much. I may make a bracket. It is also possible to retain your stock coil setup as I have. I do need to make a bracket there.

The fan shroud has to go. I tried running the mechanical fan but it wasnt providing any cooling. I decided to go the volvo fan route. It seems to move enough air to cool both my condenser and radiator. With the e36 switch it kicks on when the car is just below half way. That is a very easy plug and play using the end plug from your removed condenser fan.

The part i had the hardest time with was cutting my valance to fit the intercooler. I tried to take a lot of pictures of this. It is very solid when you bolt it back up. Get your self a cutting wheel and sawzall. It takes some time and feels weird cutting into that much metal but it should all work out. The most time consuming part of the kit for me was drilling out one of the bumper bolts. That was a nightmare. I hope no one has to deal with it. I did a little write up on how I accomplished the bumper removal if you find yourself in the same situation.

See the attached photos and let me know if you have any questions. Be happy to help.

http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=d997d42b90e753b1&sid=1AcNmTZo1aN3HQ

[brads2002]

One other thing worth mentioning. My clutch is slipping a little in 3rd...JB flywheel, stock clutch, stock transmission.

[eur04lif3]

One other thing worth mentioning. My clutch is slipping a little in 3rd...JB flywheel, stock clutch, stock transmission.

Thanks for the update.
How many miles do you have on your motor?

[brads2002]

You bet. 173k