Evolution of my 325is...

[AussieTemplar]

Yay! I too am going the stroker/turbo route for M20 too!
Right now building my 3.1 bored engine with 288 cams..
Turbo will be soon

[Erik]

Bump!! Because inspiration car! This car has always been a great inspiration to me. Hopefully my car will slightly resemble this soon! ;-)

[MIKe30]

Beautiful as always dude. I love everything about your car. After seeing all these bad ass boosted m20 cars making good power i kinda wish i just stayed m20...

How are those IE camber/toe tabs workin out? Easy to use and all? Did you raise the TA mounting points while you were in there?

Keep it up man!!!

If I read one more person say this, I'm going to cry. At least until I get my s52 in.


OP looks great as always. I'd rock an mtech2 rear but I'm just not feelin how it lines right up with the outside of the bumper... that's my only gripe. Everything else looks super sexy :up:

[So Live]

Beautiful as always dude. I love everything about your car. After seeing all these bad ass boosted m20 cars making good power i kinda wish i just stayed m20...

How are those IE camber/toe tabs workin out? Easy to use and all? Did you raise the TA mounting points while you were in there?

Keep it up man!!!

[george graves]

Wow, you had to replace the entire transmission because of a broken shift fork?

Yea, once you bend it, it won't slide anymore. It's next to imposable to bend it back straight, and rebuilding the tranny is more time/effort than most people care to do - myself included.

[e28forlife]

Wow, you had to replace the entire transmission because of a broken shift fork?
I've never seen an e30 tranny off the car, but I am surprised you'd have to replace the whole thing.

Car looks great too, I'm dying to do a plastic bumper swap on my '87, with the iS lip, sideskirts, and an mtech replica rear as well, just like yours. However, I'm even more tempted to use that money for a turbo setup instead.
Do you have a front mount intercooler?

[Widm3r]

sounds good. how about the headgasket??? which one should i use for the 2.7i combo?? an m20b25 one?

Might as well upgrade to a cometic...

Awesome build backtrail... do you have any video's of your car in action?

[mikeedler]

How is your turbo car working? I havent driven mine in about 2 months because of the work ive been doing to it and blowing up my trans. It is killing me..

I havent driven- or even seen mine in a few months too.-- the clutch started slipping at the track last time I had it there, so I put it away for the winter with the M-- one of these days I will order a clutch and replace it before next summers fun starts. I have slicks now and plan on bumping the boost up to 1 bar too.

[MR 325]

Very well done, Looks understated. I've always felt that this car doesn't get the credit it deserves. Love every little thing about it!

I totally agree here. Isaac, always been a fan of your car!

[asuj158]

your car is my favorite car on the forums, i hate you

[bimmer_E30]

sounds good. how about the headgasket??? which one should i use for the 2.7i combo?? an m20b25 one?

[backtrail69]

First off there is only one cam.... but a 100% stock m20b25 with head studs should make a reliable 300 whp for a long time. No need for head porting with FI... you are already jamming the air into the hole anyways and BMW figured out the best they could do with the final design of the m20 head (885). It only requires very minimal cleanup at most.

[bimmer_E30]

intersting!

so lets say if you have an ETA bottom end, if i got an i head, should i port+polish the head? Or just slap it in with some shrick cam??? + boost.

i am getting the ebay turbo kit (with out the turbo) ??:giggle:

[backtrail69]

Where can I get the apron and skirts? Did you get new shadowline trim or paint it?

You've got me thinking maybe just go the turbo route instead of s52...

Skirts are off a touring in the UK but you can get them new at the dealer still email blunt and he will get you a quote. The rear apron is from eurostyles on maxbimmer.

Also... turbo is ALOT more involved than a 24v swap so make sure you are up to the task.

[TrentW]

Where can I get the apron and skirts? Did you get new shadowline trim or paint it?

You've got me thinking maybe just go the turbo route instead of s52...