AWDBOB's Newest AWD- Heidi

[AWDBOB]

I'm talking basically about not running a catalytic converter in the mid section

Haha well yeah, if I build an exhaust it wouldn't have a cat, I guess I'm confused as to what you are referencing.

[6A LDY]

I guess I can't explain myself well enough via text. Basically I want to see you run the turbo and have an exhaust system that's way too loud but epic

[DER E30]

I guess I can't explain myself well enough via text. Basically I want to see you run the turbo and have an exhaust system that's way too loud but epic

Turbo with zoomie pointed up and no hood! DO IT, if only to the store and back

[AWDBOB]

I guess I can't explain myself well enough via text. Basically I want to see you run the turbo and have an exhaust system that's way too loud but epic

NOW we're on the same page :p

Turbo with zoomie pointed up and no hood! DO IT, if only to the store and back

There's no other option! Dump tube is so much shorter and easier to build if it comes out the hood :o

A small hole in the hood never hurt anyone....

This is what I came from in the Evo scene:

[AWDBOB]

Busy weekend was busy.

Got me some stainless flanges cut :o



Also got me some BimmerHeads ported head action with HD rockers and a 280/274 regrind. Picked up ARPs as well.




And threw a fresh Gates Racing belt on the Forester!

[6A LDY]

The best part about this forum is being able to vicariously turbo your car through other members. That head is glorious.

Are you going to go with an adjustable cam gear and/or different cam shaft?

[6A LDY]

Also forgive me if this is already listed but are you going down the megasquirt road with ignition

[AWDBOB]

The best part about this forum is being able to vicariously turbo your car through other members. That head is glorious.

Are you going to go with an adjustable cam gear and/or different cam shaft?

Also forgive me if this is already listed but are you going down the megasquirt road with ignition

Haha agreed!

I think I'm going to leave the split duration cam in there. This isn't a max effort build by any means, and I feel that although a regrind may leave some lift/duration on the table over a "billet" cam, I'm not terribly worried about it. Also, in regards to the cam gear, I'm using an OEM HG and the head isn't cut enough for me to need to degree it out, so an adjustable cam gear (my opinion) is pretty useless for an average build like mine unless I'm A) changing the overall height of the head/block or B) spending a day on the dyno adjusting my cam timing.

And yep, I'm going to do the whodwho setup when I get around to making this all happen. I think I can get away with just fresh rotor/coil/plugs/wires at 300whp, but I guess I'll find out. I don't really feel like doing wasted spark.

[rzerob]

I have been doing research on ix 24v swaps thanks to your thread and Jakes S54ix build(I don't want to go turbo and I am not a big fan of the M20) and now I think I am going to have to go this direction(S50). It is going to have to wait a summer or two but it is going to happen. Maybe sooner. Apparently Moonlight has or use to have a 24v swap kit for the ix.

[bradnic]

I am not a big fan of the M20

What's your beef with the M20? I'm going ITB+SC on my vert. Not sure on my IX but that's a way's off.

S54 IX has been done but the custom oil pan mod's not for the faint of heart. definitely cool and rare though.

[rzerob]

No beef, just not a fan of timing belts and their scheduled rotation. Plus my M20's gas mileage is as good as an S50 but has less power. Rather than rebuild the ix M20 engine I have on the stand, I will do the S50 swap and sell both the ix engines. At least that is the plan.

[AWDBOB]

I have been doing research on ix 24v swaps thanks to your thread and Jakes S54ix build(I don't want to go turbo and I am not a big fan of the M20) and now I think I am going to have to go this direction(S50). It is going to have to wait a summer or two but it is going to happen. Maybe sooner. Apparently Moonlight has or use to have a 24v swap kit for the ix.

Another member was saying that too about them 24v swapping an iX.

Yeah, I know what ya mean, but a swap just didn't sit right with me. I have a tendency to sell cars when I get sick of them (and get sick of them fast), so knowing this, I'm 100% sure that I'd finish an S54 swap and sell it.

Turbos are easy. Easy to plan for and put together. I can get everything I need over a long period of time and put it on over the weekend. A motor swap is a long ordeal to get everything ironed out, and that's the main reason why I stayed away.

So, my final thought was that at the end of the day I'd have the same amount of power and functionality as an S54 without the swap hassle.

What's your beef with the M20? I'm going ITB+SC on my vert. Not sure on my IX but that's a way's off.

S54 IX has been done but the custom oil pan mod's not for the faint of heart. definitely cool and rare though.

I toyed around with the ITBs for a while, but having to go MS for 30whp didn't seem worth the hassle. It's a shame alpha-n on the Motronic didn't work out. Not to mention after ITBs, LTs, and building the rest of the exhaust I'd be in the build about the same as an efficient turbo setup.

This project will probably sit for a long while, but when I get around to completing it I think it'll prove worthwhile.

[rzerob]

Another member was saying that too about them 24v swapping an iX.

Yeah, I know what ya mean, but a swap just didn't sit right with me. I have a tendency to sell cars when I get sick of them (and get sick of them fast), so knowing this, I'm 100% sure that I'd finish an S54 swap and sell it.

Turbos are easy. Easy to plan for and put together. I can get everything I need over a long period of time and put it on over the weekend. A motor swap is a long ordeal to get everything ironed out, and that's the main reason why I stayed away.

So, my final thought was that at the end of the day I'd have the same amount of power and functionality as an S54 without the swap hassle.

I see where you are coming from but I guess you don't see why the 24v swap is a better fit for me. So let me explain. I already have a S50 swapped E30, it's rwd. I liked it at first but I started wanting more power because it is my fun/summer/nice day/weekend car. So I contemplated going forced induction and was not happy with the prices I was coming up with plus losing my A/C. After more contemplation I decided I am going to go for a bigger swap.

This leaves me with a rebuilt, cam'd, tuned S50 that I won't get half of what I have into it if I sell it alone. I don't want to sell the car but I know I would get more if the swap is in and running. So I contemplated what to do. Sell my car with the swap and find another one? No, too much money in the car to let it go. Get another car, swap in the S50 and sell it? That is what I was leaning towards.

During this time I am trying to figure out what kind of build I am going to do to the M20 ix. I have been reading about ix builds and seeing what most everyone else is doing. That is when I see bits of info about ix 24v swap. I figured it was possible but would be expensive considering the 10 degree rotation with the ix g260. After some recent research there doesn't seem to be much more than a standard 24v swap and if there is a kit that takes care of the last bit, I should be able to pull this off in a weekend or two by taking everything out of the rwd E30 for the swap.

Obviously it won't be easy per say but I don't see it as difficult as it use to be.

[AWDBOB]

I see where you are coming from but I guess you don't see why the 24v swap is a better fit for me. So let me explain. I already have a S50 swapped E30, it's rwd. I liked it at first but I started wanting more power because it is my fun/summer/nice day/weekend car. So I contemplated going forced induction and was not happy with the prices I was coming up with plus losing my A/C. After more contemplation I decided I am going to go for a bigger swap.

This leaves me with a rebuilt, cam'd, tuned S50 that I won't get half of what I have into it if I sell it alone. I don't want to sell the car but I know I would get more if the swap is in and running. So I contemplated what to do. Sell my car with the swap and find another one? No, too much money in the car to let it go. Get another car, swap in the S50 and sell it? That is what I was leaning towards.

During this time I am trying to figure out what kind of build I am going to do to the M20 ix. I have been reading about ix builds and seeing what most everyone else is doing. That is when I see bits of info about ix 24v swap. I figured it was possible but would be expensive considering the 10 degree rotation with the ix g260. After some recent research there doesn't seem to be much more than a standard 24v swap and if there is a kit that takes care of the last bit, I should be able to pull this off in a weekend or two by taking everything out of the rwd E30 for the swap.

Obviously it won't be easy per say but I don't see it as difficult as it use to be.

That sounds like an awesome plan! I was just explaining what made me decide differently on the whole swap idea. I support the 24v iX all day, man, would be sweet.

I'm excited for some of the existing 24v iX guys to finish up!

[rzerob]

I'm excited for some of the existing 24v iX guys to finish up!

Ditto. Sorry for hijacking your thread for that little bit. I guess I will have to start a build thread when I do my next swap.