my e30: s50 w/6262 and a/c

[Mesarina]

time for the intercooler install...







tight fit, need to find a way to route the a/c lines...









another problem... not too much space between the water pump and radiator, even if I shave the water pump, the fan makes contact with the water pump pulley bolts








waiting for my cylinder head to progress on another areas...

[Mesarina]

ordeded a diesel fan, and took measurements using an e36 fan clutch...











got another 90 degree mandrel bent pipe



and my head is ready for the mls :D

[e30m3s54turbo]

Nice project. The fan is very close to radiator.

[Mesarina]

Thanks. I still new to put the radiator upper base, there's space between radiator support and radiator, or I could shave the clutch nut to put the fan closer to the water pump, it will make the clutch engage early tough...

[F34R]

Killer build! awesome collection of cars too!

[Mesarina]

cleaning the block..



poor stock s50 pistons going to get all that boost :D



bolting the manifold

[Mesarina]

arps installed, fyi I had to install just one for alignment, in order to put the head on in an e30...







after reading the forums and getting mixed reviews about the install of an mls gasket, I went with copper spray on it, has always worked on my cars, let's see if this one works...



you can see the a/c line routing, it will need some kind of shield..



e30's new look







hope I don't have to cut the battery tray, downpipe piping barely fits..

[E30NJ]

What kind of wheels are those? They look great!

[Mesarina]

What kind of wheels are those? They look great!

Thanks, these are esm 002-r 16x8 and 16x9

[litu]

Awesome project, very interesting

[Mesarina]

Thanks Sade

yesterday I did a leak test on all cylinders since I already bolted the head... I was curious to see what % i was going to get for cyl 2, since I did a compression test before disassembly and these were the results

cyl 1 140psi
cyl 2 80psi
cyl 3 130psi
cyl 4 120psi
cyl 5 120psi
cyl 6 90psi

keep in mind we live about 5500ft above sea, so you could add aprox 20psi for each cyl, cyl 6 had water so it was a headgasket fault, but didn't know what happened to cyl 2...



on to the test

cyl 1



cyl 2



cyl 3



cyl 4



cyl 5



and cyl 6..

[econti]

That's one hell of a turbo... Keen to see where this goes (probably sideways)

[Mesarina]

That's one hell of a turbo... Keen to see where this goes (probably sideways)

I hope not, this one is for going sideways.. ;)

[Mesarina]

made an oil pressure sender spacer with 1/8 npt for the oil feed line ;)

[Mesarina]

cams are back in the engine again







I'm going to powdercoat my vanos, termostat housing, valve cover, turbo, piping etc.. I haven't decided which color yet, I was thinking about smoke crome, since this is how it looks (some racing dynamics I did about a year ago..)