The Turbo 325ix build!

[downforce22]

I could measure my 86 iX front ds to see what diameter it is...

[nando]

I would expect them to be all the same since there is only part # for all ix's, but it's possible BMW changed the construction and made them thinner (or heavier) at a certain point.

I know both of the shafts on my shelf are replacements from BMW. I sold the original one off my '88 parts car a long time ago so I can't measure it. I can measure the one I had modified too.

It would definitely be an interesting find, I can't say I've ever heard of a shaft failure as the spider gears in the front diff usually fail before anything else in the drivetrain, but if there was a slightly stronger shaft out there it wouldn't be a bad thing to know about.

[///sLothiC]

more pics with the Rotas on PLEAAAASE :hitler:

[IxTech]

more pics with the Rotas on PLEAAAASE :hitler:

It was dark and kinda grainy. All these are off my iphone. Got my .120 mls and was able to get the m20 assembled tonight. Will be drippitydroppin it in this weekend so stop working on your shit and follow this hoonigangster build as i wrap her up and break it in on the way to portland.




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[e30m20TurbO7]

What a buttery turbo

[02Wrxdriver]

DAMN!!! Epic build. What boost levels are you planning on running? I plan on building a turbo motor in the near future. Did you fire-ring the head? Again nicely done.

[IxTech]

DAMN!!! Epic build. What boost levels are you planning on running? I plan on building a turbo motor in the near future. Did you fire-ring the head? Again nicely done.

Thanks man! Gonna break it in at 8lbs. Then retune at 15lbs. It will boost creep to about 20 though....thats as much as i want to push on the stock pistons.

You should! If youre really bored, patient, have uncontrollable urges to be a gangster, and/or are rich. My power/drive train has more money into it than i paid for the car in pristine cond.

Im not sure what you mean by fire ring? But no oring-ing was done. Just metal hg, i will be getting a groove-o-matic soon though so i can oring the next block with a stock hg. I didnt go that route this time because the block was decked so i had to bring that compression back down to a boostable zone, and then some. Sittin about 8.0:1 ;)

Heres a pic from the weekend. Im only a few more days away from having everything ready for the first start.

[freeride53]

this is getting nutty.

[Stabmasterflex]

No regrets on the ps delete? I just got my ps working in my ix turbo. Im enjoying not having to wrestle that wheel when im cornering much faster than the law allows. Im only running around 10-12psi with oringed block and stock hg. No problems but im like you, im prob gonna start my stroker build this winter. I as with the others am intrigued about being able to use a non ix block. This is truely a game changer. Could you maybe do a quick breakdown of what you really need to do to accomplish this? Thanks.

[IxTech]

No regrets on the ps delete? I just got my ps working in my ix turbo. Im enjoying not having to wrestle that wheel when im cornering much faster than the law allows. Im only running around 10-12psi with oringed block and stock hg. No problems but im like you, im prob gonna start my stroker build this winter. I as with the others am intrigued about being able to use a non ix block. This is truely a game changer. Could you maybe do a quick breakdown of what you really need to do to accomplish this? Thanks.

Well ive never had any issues with the ps delete. Its a bitch with all that rubber in parking lots. But i like the feel much more for drifting...and just cornering in general. Honestly oring+stock hg= win. That simple. I had to get an mls to compensate for the block being decked.

And with your motor build: dont use a rwd block. Mine held up fine until some other shit failed, but youll have low oil pressure at idle and potentially high oil press at high revs. My gauge reads like 50+psi. Not sure how that compares to a normal/stock m20. The ix oil pump has an integrated oil press relief valve, that doesnt quite line up with where the rwd relief valve goes. If you use a rwd block, itll work but you wont get more than a couple years out of it if youre boosted.

Other than bending the dipstick tube to fit around the motor mounts, all you have to do is swap intermediate shafts cause the ix oil pump runs the opposite direction of a rwd m20.

[Stabmasterflex]

Hmm. I think my oil pressure maxed around 70psi and idling, got around 10psi. I'll prob use my original block unless something "bad" happens. I know of a couple spares if necc in my town. I'm looking forward to the completion of this build. Tests the capabilities of the drivetrain, I'm still wondering if I should sell to get easy rwd tail out fun or pep up th ix more and do it with all of em spinning.

[IxTech]

I actually started sliding the car before i rwd swapped it. It was a handfull to say the least. But such a rad feelin when you stand on the throttle while ur at full lock and the awd pulls you right back around! But im excited to get some more rwd action, the car was already feeling awesome before i tore down the old motor.

[IxTech]

Ill leave this here

Truckin a little bit still.

[Stabmasterflex]

What all did you do to complete the rwd conversion?

[IxTech]

What all did you do to complete the rwd conversion?

Pulled the front half shafts and separated the outer cv joint and capped the stub so grease doesnt fly out. Lays Stax lids work perfect. Removed the front diff and driveshaft. Removed t case. And welded up a tranny bracket that used some existing mounts. Had to make sure the drive shaft was inline with the tranny. And i had the already one piece driveshaft retubed longer and bigger. And Bam! rwd....bring on the hatehatehatehate