Hey R3v, been a while since I posted...I really enjoyed this forum and figured I'd put my build thread here since most of us love 2002s as well.
Well, after 10 years, 100k+ wonderful miles in my 88 super eta, I had finally graduated from SJSU and become a Mechanical Engineer. As much as I loved the e30, I wanted something I could "go crazy" with. The e30 with CA smog really limited me. I grew up with hot rods, so I really wanted a V8. I miss the torque even though the modded supereta engine was peppy, it's nothing compared to V8 torque off idle and since CA won't let me legally turbo my m20, I decided to buy a m60 and 5 speed. But after sending my money and waiting 2 months for an engine/trans that never came, I was really upset and didn't even want the e30 anymore because I had picked up a 1970 2002 roller from my friend and wanted something newer and more comfortable with AC. So I went back to my roots and bought a 2005 Corvette Z51. Sad to say I don't Regret selling my e30, but I do miss it sometimes.
So to fill my E30 void and "get crazy" I figured the 2002 with a turbo m20 would be awesome! I'll start out with a before and after of my e30, my new (to me) corvette, and finally the 2002 :)
How it started: 88 325 Auto
How the E30 was sold, 327i Miller MAF 272 Cam. 163whp.156wtq @311k miles.
Here's the new daily, out front of my friends house who Bought my E30:
And how it sits now.
Onto the good stuff :)
The car sat for a while before I picked it up off my friend. It had been sitting for a couple years and a tree had fallen on it, Denting the roof/hood and spiderwebbed the windshield. He also had too much fun with the welded diff and had damaged the fender and rear quarter on drivers side.
My friend had it sitting pretty nice before that tho. Here's a pic in its glory he sent me showing how nice it "can" be.
And here is how I saw it/bought it
Purchased the roller in December of 2013, to bring it to my dads storage where it sat neglected while I was finishing school until October 2015 when I moved out of my college apartment and was able to bring it to my own garage at my new place.
Sitting, collecting dust and rat piss/shit. Least it was out of the weather.
While it sat in storage I focused on building my m20 for turbo. I wanted a bulletproof motor and had an eta block from a e30 I parted out. I wanted to learn how to build and engine so I figured no better way than diving in!
The bores on my donor block weren't the nicest so I knew it would need some machine work. Then I figured why stop there?
So I did tons of research and this was my recipe to my turbo m20:
M52 Crank (polished/balanced)
Eagle 135mm Rods (balanced)
85mm Paul Burke 8.5:1 Turbo Pistons with oversized valve reliefs in case I go bigger down the road
ARP head studs and main studs
Goetze gasket (since only doing 15 psi)
New KS rod/main bearings
Bimmerheads 284/274 cam
HD rockers
3D cut valve job
Crank scraper and oil baffle
DIYMS2PNP with KaMotors base tune and 60# injectors
Going to school and working part time didn't allow me to accumulate these parts quickly, for I didn't want to "cheap out" anywhere. So now that this build can move along a little faster now I figured it's time to document progress.
Well, after 10 years, 100k+ wonderful miles in my 88 super eta, I had finally graduated from SJSU and become a Mechanical Engineer. As much as I loved the e30, I wanted something I could "go crazy" with. The e30 with CA smog really limited me. I grew up with hot rods, so I really wanted a V8. I miss the torque even though the modded supereta engine was peppy, it's nothing compared to V8 torque off idle and since CA won't let me legally turbo my m20, I decided to buy a m60 and 5 speed. But after sending my money and waiting 2 months for an engine/trans that never came, I was really upset and didn't even want the e30 anymore because I had picked up a 1970 2002 roller from my friend and wanted something newer and more comfortable with AC. So I went back to my roots and bought a 2005 Corvette Z51. Sad to say I don't Regret selling my e30, but I do miss it sometimes.
So to fill my E30 void and "get crazy" I figured the 2002 with a turbo m20 would be awesome! I'll start out with a before and after of my e30, my new (to me) corvette, and finally the 2002 :)
How it started: 88 325 Auto
How the E30 was sold, 327i Miller MAF 272 Cam. 163whp.156wtq @311k miles.
Here's the new daily, out front of my friends house who Bought my E30:
And how it sits now.
Onto the good stuff :)
The car sat for a while before I picked it up off my friend. It had been sitting for a couple years and a tree had fallen on it, Denting the roof/hood and spiderwebbed the windshield. He also had too much fun with the welded diff and had damaged the fender and rear quarter on drivers side.
My friend had it sitting pretty nice before that tho. Here's a pic in its glory he sent me showing how nice it "can" be.
And here is how I saw it/bought it
Purchased the roller in December of 2013, to bring it to my dads storage where it sat neglected while I was finishing school until October 2015 when I moved out of my college apartment and was able to bring it to my own garage at my new place.
Sitting, collecting dust and rat piss/shit. Least it was out of the weather.
While it sat in storage I focused on building my m20 for turbo. I wanted a bulletproof motor and had an eta block from a e30 I parted out. I wanted to learn how to build and engine so I figured no better way than diving in!
The bores on my donor block weren't the nicest so I knew it would need some machine work. Then I figured why stop there?
So I did tons of research and this was my recipe to my turbo m20:
M52 Crank (polished/balanced)
Eagle 135mm Rods (balanced)
85mm Paul Burke 8.5:1 Turbo Pistons with oversized valve reliefs in case I go bigger down the road
ARP head studs and main studs
Goetze gasket (since only doing 15 psi)
New KS rod/main bearings
Bimmerheads 284/274 cam
HD rockers
3D cut valve job
Crank scraper and oil baffle
DIYMS2PNP with KaMotors base tune and 60# injectors
Going to school and working part time didn't allow me to accumulate these parts quickly, for I didn't want to "cheap out" anywhere. So now that this build can move along a little faster now I figured it's time to document progress.
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