325IX restore and build continued(turbo, e34ix diff, DCT)

[Nisse Järnet]

Ha really, well I guess I know is possible than. I know you did it with the m50 but do you have any pics of the pan with the m20? I've been debating on how I want to cut it

No I don't :( Nut he used the E34 ZF and tc so the M20 was tilted like the M50.

It looks good so far! Looking forward to see more!

[Kershaw]

Nice progress.

[nomansland92]

Been pretty busy, been working on my new/old quad that i got talked into buying by my friends because I guess two dirt bikes isn't good enough haha. Anyway I worked on the pan a little bit. Just rough cuts will need to be trimmed a lot more.

This is the 325ix pan






Here is the 525ix center piece




Also it seams that I'll need to cut the front driveshaft down by 1.5" because the passenger half shaft will hit the cross member otherwise. This of course causes interfaces with the oil pickup tube.

[nomansland92]

I know of one guy actually :)

Ha really, well I guess I know is possible than. I know you did it with the m50 but do you have any pics of the pan with the m20? I've been debating on how I want to cut it

[Nisse Järnet]

Yep parts are in good use :p I don't think anyone has ever put a 525ix diff under a m20.

I know of one guy actually :)

[nomansland92]

how much power are you planning to make???

I'm shooting for at least 500awhp

[iXguido]

how much power are you planning to make???

[nomansland92]

I see what you are doing now with all those parts. You are doing things that no one else has done and your work looks awesome... Very nice!

Yep parts are in good use :p I don't think anyone has ever put a 525ix diff under a m20.

[wodcutr]

I see what you are doing now with all those parts. You are doing things that no one else has done and your work looks awesome... Very nice!

[nomansland92]

Well I cut tab off, fits like glove. I guess I'll start cutting the pan up next.

[Nisse Järnet]

Cool man!!

[nomansland92]

Think I'm done for the day but made some progress answered some questions.






My jig to hold the axle, the paint is so I know exactly where it sits.


With the 525ix diff loosely bolted to the axle. As you can see in the pics the upper mount hits the block and is stopping it from being rotated into place. I think if I cut the mount off and move it then it will clear everything. It's definitely going to be one hell of a frankenpan.



It even clears the rack, who would of guessed.

[litu]

Cool parts :)

[nomansland92]

525ix vs 325ix diff



525ix vs 325ix half shafts

Tore somethings apart today and starting playing around. Heres the with the stock diff, Ill make a jig to hold the axle and transfer case in place and then I can bolt the 525ix diff to the axle and then I can see how hard this is really going to be.



Also a nice fresh rebuilt transfer case from guten parts :)

[nomansland92]

well ive been collecting parts for the past few weeks and came up with a game plan for the winter. This is what id like to get done this winter depending on how things go and cost.

winter to do list

***tune/ electronics
new megasquirt
AEM AFR gauge
wasted spark
get iat to work
fix lean start

***Drive line
525ix diff swap
possibility new clutch
new t-case
new rear drive shaft(or find vibration)
3.38 rear diff conversion

***mechanical
re-run brake line
lengthen waste gate dump
add o2 bung
fix all oil leaks
add oil catch can
straight pipe exhaust


***suspension
shorten strut housing
maybe change spring rates
koni race inserts
adjustable top hats
raise power steering rack to correct bump steer if needed
new tie rod ends

***performance
custom intake manifold(could be a summer project)
water/meth injection install
possibility swap from .75A/R exhaust housing to 1.00 A/R housing

here in the next few weeks I'm going to start build a jig to start planning the diff swap. Just from looking at it and getting veg measurements the biggest problem I'm seeing if that the top of the diff case will hit the bottom of the block. Because the m50 is rotated 10* farther on crank center line this causes the driver side of the oil pan mating surface to sit higher. with the m20 it naturally sits lower along that side it may cause interference. simply cutting off the upper mount and moving it elsewhere maybe enough to clear depending how far under the diff sit under the block. Id that's not enough i so far have only though of two solutions, neither i want to do. 1) rotate the transfer case a few degrees to lower the front drive shaft which would lower the diff. or option 2) add a u-joint to the front drive shaft and tilt the diff down or add two u-joints and lower the diff completely, probably not enough room by the transmitting for this.

Ill know more once i get my jig built and get proper measurements.