The official turbo build thread.

[So Live]

Right on dude. TRM does nice work.

[e30s52]

stock dme tune for now. not going for anything to crazy yet ;)

[So Live]

Haha, thanks bud. Glad i could help.

One word of advice, get the management situation figured out before you start making/building stuff. Unless your getting a stock DME tune, itd be a really good idea.

[e30s52]

nice build. your giving my alot of insperration for my build soon.

[So Live]

Yeah, no egt gauge yet.

I have one in my basement from my dads old mustang haha, i gotta come up with a way to mount the gauge though.

[mkiiieustyle1]

^never mind this was from like 8 pages ago.

[mkiiieustyle1]

Well i think the cat grenaded itself. I really have no idea why though. I mean i found remains of what seems to be the cat converter behind the car! Im thinking the cat grenaded and the muffler got clogged up and over heated hard core style and then shit started smoking.... I really have no idea though. I mean the muffler was BLUE idk if thats a byproduct from the fire or from it starting the fire.

I have some work to do just to see why it happened. It deffinetly wasnt the brakes. I was just chillin not even boosting and the car started bogging and it wouldnt accelerate. Then the smoke. I was too close to home to stop!!!!!

Im really glad i made the decision to drive it home caue i really really would have been screwed if it lit up somewhere else. I guess its time to get an extinguisher!

The weird thing is that i have probably 8 hours driving the car exactly how it is. Maybe i hit the cat a little hard and it started falling apart ... idk

Thanks for the support!

exhaust temps can skyrocket when the engine runs lean, do you have an EGT (exhaust gas temp) gauge setup?

[So Live]

Thanks guys!

I just threw some new manifold to head gaskets in and it doesnt leak any more and its pretty impressive. I really really need to get MS up and running cause its just starting to wake up when i have to shift (9 psi at like 4500 rpm). Should be pretty awesome! Now i have a really really good reason to get MS working.

And i left my solder wick at school so ill be playing with removing the unnecessary tacho circuit this week.

[e30325ic]

Damn, nice job on the manifold. Looking good.

[e30nub]

Hell yeah! Nice job!

[So Live]

Updated pics:





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Haha

[So Live]

Wowza, looking through old photos of stuff... Look at this pic i found of my car. From the for sale add! Wow shes come a long way...

[So Live]

Manifolds in. WG isnt recirced :( couldnt do it. I need another flange set so i can take that off to pull the downpipe. WOrking on the oil plumbing and the charge/intake pipes right now. charge pipe needed a little persuasion haha intake pipe thing needs one more section. Oil drain should just go on :-x Ill get back with my first impression once im back at school hopefully soon ha

[So Live]

Haha thanks!

And of course. Theres like 40 welds on this thing and im a shitty welder :P

I just took some rubber and put it in between the mani and the head. And made a little plate thing for the turbo flange...

All done:


SO GLAD THIS IS GONE


Yay!


Hopefully a good update of she runs tonight but thats kinda pushin it.

[PiercedE30]

Nice. Did you pressurize it and check it for leaks with some soapy water? (just making sure)