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

[downforce22]

Are you going to fab your own downpipe/exhaust?

[nomansland92]

yep im fabricating everything myself, well that's the plan atleast

[downforce22]

I am looking at mufflers to replace my fart can and this one looks like it may fit the bill but it would be nice to get some nice tips.


3" inlet to dual 2.5" outlet magnaflolw

https://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopexd.asp?zone=main&id=10374

[nomansland92]

Ya that wound probably fit pretty nice, it might not give you much room to put tips on it. This is the muffler I got ultimate stealth when needed but loud at a touch of a button.

https://www.google.com/search?q=x+force+varex+muffler&client=ms-android-verizon&espvd=1&sboxchip=Shopping&biw=360&bih=559&tbm=shop&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=DTyUVejCBsbFsAW20YygBg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#espvd=1&spd=3518480784386409041&spud=0

[downforce22]

Ya that wound probably fit pretty nice, it might not give you much room to put tips on it. This is the muffler I got ultimate stealth when needed but loud at a touch of a button.
https://www.google.com/search?q=x+fo...6409041&spud=0

Interesting, but I can't really justify spending over $300 on a muffler like that. I am interested to see how it works.

[nomansland92]

Interesting, but I can't really justify spending over $300 on a muffler like that. I am interested to see how it works.

It's a pit pricey but I've heard good things about the company. Ive used a magnaflow similiar to the one your looking at and the only thing I didn't like was the duals coming out of it were so far about I had to offset the pipes closer to fit in the valence, that was on a e46 but the valence opening is probably similar, just something to keep in mind.

[nomansland92]

Well I got the manifold done this weekend. I'm starting to get better at tig welding, I wish all the welds looked like the last few but I think they will hold just fine

And thanks to whodwho and downforce22 for helping me with the megasquirt! The car fired up first try, it was super rich and idled pretty bad but after I adjust the reg_fuel for the 2.8 and took some fuel out of the ve table I got it bouncing around mid 14s. The map seamed to have a lot of timing in it around idle compared to most other I seen so I took a few degrees out of it as that smoothed the idle out a lot.

A pic of the pretty turbo!


Also since my oil lines haven't came in yet I built a little temp exhaust so I could start it up and listen for any manifold leaks.
So don't be hating the hood stack haha


This week I'll start building the intake piping then the exhaust piping and it will almost be ready!

[CorvallisBMW]

baahahahaha I love the hood stack!

[downforce22]

Good to hear. Looks like it is really coming along! As for your valence comment, the early iX doesn't have much of a rear valence so I don't have to worry about it but I noticed the same thing with how far apart the outlets were.

Also, make sure you put lots of thread tape on your oil fittings to make sure they don't leak. The high pressure of the pump caused lots of leaks on mine and for some reason at first I didn't think I needed thead tape on them.

oh yeah, one more thing

[nomansland92]

Ya I was wondering about using tread tape actually, I guess I'll have to use it, thanks for the heads up.

Just a teaser to show some progress, exhaust comes next week.

[nomansland92]

Exhaust is all tacked, welding starts tomorrow!

[Nisse Järnet]

Cool man :)

[nomansland92]

Exhaust is on and done, started it for the first time and everything seemed good. Tomorrow I'll start base tuning on some back roads. Wait can't to get it on the dyno!

[ModernclassicxF]

Can't wait to see this Ix amped makes me excited- the new in the old is a great combination

[nomansland92]

After the last few years of troubling slowly over heating in traffic I finally narrowed it down to a partly cloged rad, figures the only thing I haven't changed twies by now. Yay to no more over heating!

I've been doing some street tuning the last few days. I hadn't got into it yet but it starts to build boost under 2500rpm. Dyno is scheduled for next Wednesday!