Turbo 325es: Now with videos

[Regnar75]

I ruptured a coolant line the other day and figured now is a good time to take the hood off, clean the crap out of the engine bay and let it get some sun and air....and also to drive it around like that :devil:

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[TheWipprSnappr]

Very well documented and fun thread to read! keep up the good work!

[Regnar75]

thanks, i enjoyed looking to your thread.

:thankyou:

[efficient]

Nope. found someone posted the process that ARP sent them when he emailed them about it. so far so good. thanks!

thanks, i enjoyed looking to your thread.

[Regnar75]

Downpipe is now wrapped as well, significantly cooler under hood temperatures. I'll take measurements soon.
(sorry it was night by the time i finished)
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Washed it
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[Regnar75]

you didn't take the head off to put on the new arp studs?
your turbo setup looks nice

Nope. found someone posted the process that ARP sent them when he emailed them about it. so far so good. thanks!

[efficient]

you didn't take the head off to put on the new arp studs?
your turbo setup looks nice

[Regnar75]

Great build, and loved the amount of pictures, I'll be doing the same to my vert later this summer, but using megasquirt. I was thinking of doing my intercooler the same way as you, so the pictures of how you placed it behind the grills are going to be coming in handy. How did you like the fitment of the gauge panel in the vents? I'm thinking of going a similar route,but getting his panel that has slits for air to still vent through.

I like the location for the gauges, it looks great and very easy to read. I will need to change the boost gauge to the proper style so it looks better but eh. I closed my vents and dont turn them on (obviously) but im sure that will work alright, its just the gauges are going to cover most of the vents and probably just cause hot air to get trapped under the dash.

nice videos , it got power!!! , damn that drive shaft :´(, when you got some time and energy you can make a part/component list . i studying the turbo build for mine and im following your project from the beginning and its like what i thinking for my build.

its okay, its been replaced and now that school is over I'll be putting a new clutch in. the 3.25lsd is great but a bit loud, I think a full rear subframe rebuild is needed (bushings) and while its out ill replace the differential pinion bearings.
yea I can make a component list sure. I had it up running and driving for pretty cheap but have since started putting more money into it. I'll get a list together.

[matias9]

nice videos , it got power!!! , damn that drive shaft :´(, when you got some time and energy you can make a part/component list . i studying the turbo build for mine and im following your project from the beginning and its like what i thinking for my build.

[Reubenjd]

Great build, and loved the amount of pictures, I'll be doing the same to my vert later this summer, but using megasquirt. I was thinking of doing my intercooler the same way as you, so the pictures of how you placed it behind the grills are going to be coming in handy. How did you like the fitment of the gauge panel in the vents? I'm thinking of going a similar route,but getting his panel that has slits for air to still vent through.

[Regnar75]

Looks great man!
I wasn't aware the stock ECM with a chip could work with boost. Cool stuff.

How much boost are you running now? How is the eBay turbo holding up?

currently running 10 psi. I don't really have the clutch to really keep up with more than that I dont think (at least not for too long)

surprisingly the turbo is holding up well. I think I will keep a log on how it is doing, shaft play, oil leaking, etc and see how long it lasts. I am considering going with a smaller turbo just to try out.

[Panici]

Looks great man!
I wasn't aware the stock ECM with a chip could work with boost. Cool stuff.

How much boost are you running now? How is the eBay turbo holding up?

[Regnar75]

Yea I have the wrap to do it. I'll hopefully do it this weekend.

[Good & Tight]

Wrap the DP, that makes a big difference in temps also

[Regnar75]

Heat blanket came in..

took some temperatures without the heat shield just to see a baseline. do with this information as you will, i drove it for about 30 minutes each time and just opened the hood and took temps after shutdown.

Without Heat Shield
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Turbine ^

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Compressor ^

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Valve Cover ^

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Spark plug Wire Cover ^

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Coil ^

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AFM ^

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Intake Manifold ^

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Intake Boot ^

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Hood Above Turbine ^

With the shield
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Turbine ^

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Compressor ^

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Valve Cover ^

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Spark plug wire cover ^ (yea now looking back I realize I missed the wire coverr haha)

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Coil ^

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AFM ^

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Intake Manifold ^

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Intake Boot ^

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Hood Above Turbine ^

Summary

Turbine: W/o-324 W/148
Compressor: w/o-142 W/131
Spark plug wires: W/o-187 W/157(kinda)
Intake boot: W/o-119 W/94
Hood: W/o-104 W/99
Coil: W/o-145 W/124
Valve cover: W/o-161 W/145
Intake Manifold: W/o-120 w/114
AFM: W/o-104 W/88




Also my new setup for air filter.
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