Emma Watson and 2 E34's (Low Mount Turbo M50 Project)

[Dj Buttchug]

Garagistic came out with a pretty slick self-centering shift assembly. I pre ordered this back in September. Nice unit that feels really tight. Installed last night. All is looking ok so far.

All factory insulation fits around the assembly which is nice. This shifter is not advertised to work with E34 Chassis but it bolts right in. No modification needed other than adding the extended shift link eyelet that comes with the kit. The white wiring is the harness for the IC spray momentary switch that will be mounting on the shifter similar to my previous design with a stock shift knob. I am still thinking on how to fasten it properly.

[moatilliatta]

You could do 30* off the OFH so the lines sweep down and back up.

My assumption is that your oil temps will be ok. And when you're ready to battle them Id go S54 OFH, it has tstat built that would help tidy up routing and packaging.

[Dj Buttchug]

Id probably add a little more slack into those oil lines to the Tstat to compensate for engine movement and vibrations. That plastic end tank may not fair well. :)

They could be a little short. My slider for the thermostat should move toward the oil filter housing enough to make it work but I may have to re do. I hate building AN lines LOL

[moatilliatta]

Id probably add a little more slack into those oil lines to the Tstat to compensate for engine movement and vibrations. That plastic end tank may not fair well. :)

[Dj Buttchug]

Managed to shoe horn an exhaust housing blanket in after the new turbo install. All usable space is gone. Not ideal. The correct oil lines and restrictors has fixed my small over oiling problem which means work on this part of the project is done.




Self centering shift kit from Garagistic has shipped and is due here in a few days time. Once this is installed the car will be off jackstands and off to Dose BMW in El Cajon CA for proper engine tuning.

[Dj Buttchug]

Thanks guys,

The total bill on the car has risen to well into the 16k range. I made the mistake of totaling it all up the other day. So to celebrate, lets add more parts we dont really need...

Oil cooler with in line thermostat.



The bumper needed a tiny bit of shaving from the plastic fins to fit the cooler here. Spacing just forward enough to clear the AC fan. My original plan was to run it right behind the kidneys but there is not enough room here with the PS cooler. The lower bumper location is more visible (which I originally didn't want) but after I made the mounts and test fit it ended up looking pretty good. Subtle and unnoticed to the untrained eye.

Specs on the cooler:

Clean Injection filter top
-10AN lines and fittings
DNA motoring ( eBay) 10 row cooler
Mishimoto in line thermostat. 185 degree
We get decently cold winters here in UT and the summers are wicked hot. Im hoping the t-stat will work right. The oil thermostat is set up on a slider mount so I can shift the system from one side to the other when installing or removing AN lines. Makes it a hell of a lot easier to work with. The lines going into the filter housing look taunt but there is slack to allow for some chassis engine movement. Should work ok. The plan is to run the lines down to the cooler underneath the power steering cooler lines and through the plastic air guide behind the bumper. This routing should give me the shortest possible route to the cooler and back to the engine while still leaving enough room behind the headlight to change a bulb or adjust.

[moatilliatta]

Coming together nicely, Refreshing color combo. Also makes me miss my 530iT... Really comfortable cars.

Mystems rock. I can't believe how awesome of wheel they are. I wish I appreciated them earlier.

Looking forward to more progress.

[e30m3s54turbo]

Great work. I like the tig welding!
👍

[Dj Buttchug]

3rd time go round with turbo inlet and charge piping. Lets hope this final design will satisfy and work well.

[Dj Buttchug]

The ebay churb blow T28 was pissing me off so I took it out and put in a slightly larger, better quality ball bearing snail. We are planning to get the car tuned in socal at the end of this month.


Its pretty freakin tight on space bottom mounted. The turbo cant be installed all in one piece. Exhaust housing, then CHRA, then compressor housing. Serious pain in the ass. Would not recommend. I wanted a bottom mount so this is what I get for my design.

New turbo has a .83 exhaust housing and a slightly smaller compressor wheel. I am after full boost right at 2500 rpm. The main goal for this car is usable power for daily driving. I am hoping I can make most (if not all of my power) before 5k rpm. Turbo size will likely choke out up top some but I dont really care. 80% of driving for me lives in the sub 5k range. Itll be interesting to see how it dynos out.

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[DEV0 E30]

Oh you sneaky. She's a beaut Clark, love those m-systemz.

[Dj Buttchug]

Intake side done. Not much other progress other than waiting for a self-centering shifter to come in. 5/10 progress on little things.

[Dj Buttchug]

IAT temps were a little bit high due to my extravagant piping design to put the air intake in the factory location. Several hours of wasted fabrication time. Intake filter is now on the passenger side of the engine bay. Here is the end result after a few hours and some aluminum sheet.

[Dj Buttchug]

All systems working now for the first time in over a year.

[Dj Buttchug]

Weekend shenanigans begin with small tasks like this IC mist switch. Fun.