The official turbo build thread.

[So Live]

Yeah its "lean" but with how little boost im running its not THAT big of an issue. Trust me, i havent hesitated to beat the shit out of it since i knew it was running semi decent this past summer. I havnt had any real problems from running it the way i have been. All the problems have been due to the fact that ive never been around FI cars let alone built one. Its all been put together from well educated guesses and whats worked for other people along with some ingenuity on my part. Sometimes that doesnt work so well haha...

[550]

That seems pretty lean to me :-/ Be careful, unless you are running water injection possibly

[So Live]

Haha thanks guys! Shes running alright. Really in need of some standalone ems though the BEGI is pretty lacking.

Its not really THAT unsafe. It gets to about 13.5:1 afrs up top but its around 12:1 at peak torque which is cool. Keep in mind im not really running much boost at all. Its only about 7-9psi usually. This is running no WG spring either :-x I need a larger wastegate and ems so i can tune for the boost i want to be running. Im pretty confident that everything would be fine if i could run 15psi safely (tuning wise).

Cheers!

[shmutzigE30]

nice job. hows it run??? this is inspiring in hhaha

[eyagel]

you know how we do..

sick build man, i totally lost track of this thread, i stopped right before you were starting to paint that rear quarter. damn nicee

[550]

Love the video... hahaha "Hopefully I don't blow it up" I have so been down that road before :-/

[So Live]

Yeah, its possible. I think im going to have to come up with a shield for it soon.

There was definitely water in the last 4 plug holes though, which has been known to cause misfiring in these motors.

[E30nate]

damn i just read through the whole thing. i dont remember if you found out the water in the plugs thing, but do tou think you could have sucked up some water through your air filter?

[So Live]

Fuck you Dan, Im not 21, i dont drink.

And yes, i do need to come down. I might be down in the next few days'ish. Ill call ya.

[Nj85'325]

http://bmwfi.com/so-live-e30-2.3g2

"You know how we do"
ROFL! DUDE COME DOWN TO JERZ. we need to go rip around since my sleds done!

[Nj85'325]

your so drunk i love the video lol dude lol im rolling on the floor LOL

[So Live]

So... Since ive gotten my car running, everyones been busting my balls for videos.

Heres my contribution.

http://bmwfi.com/so-live-e30-3.3g2

Tell your browser to open with quicktime.

Right after this, a cop followed me to the main rd in town. Pulled me over. asked for Licence, Reg, and Insurance. I followed instructions...

COP: Have you been drinking tonight?
me: No sir
COP: OK Please step out of the car.
me: Sure thing. ( got out the car walked to the back)
COP: You have any weapons or anything sharp?
me: No sir
COP: Ok im gonna pat you down.
me: Ok sir.
COP: Whats this
me: Cell phone
COP: OK. This?
Me: wallet
COP: ok this?
me: change and chap stick
COP: OK. Come over here. walk 9 steps in a straight line and turn around, 9 back.
Me: ok sir ( I fuckin NAILED IT)
COP: ok good come here. stand on one foot. i dont care which one and count one-onethousand one, two onethousand one till i say to stop. ( counted to 21 and he told me to quit!!!!) ok son i guess your good to go, just slow it down in the future.
me: ok sir, thanks a lot.

Haha what a fuckin night!

[So Live]

Haha i guess you could say that. Itll be a lot more fun when i can rev to 7k in every gear and not worry about a lean condition due to overboost lol. I just want that "overboost" to be my boost pressure all the time.

[FredK]

sounds like a boatload of fun!

[So Live]

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So today i plumbed the wastegate back into the exhaust. The screamer was OBNOXIOUS. Its nice accelerating and not drawing a ton of attention to my self haha.

I pulled the wastegate spring out and went for a ride. Its raining so my test didnt go all that well. The only gear i can get to hook up is 5th and im making 10psi boost by 4k rpm HAHA. I got it to spin at like 80mph too which was interesting. I guess the super quick boost action isnt very traction friendly.

Any suggestions besides buy a tial 44?

Also totally rewired the electric fan. Before i was popping fuses like it was my job. I decided to run the fan off of the airbag circuit which was no longer being used by anything. So I set up a relay and hooked up a switch and wired the rad temp switch to it too. Works like a charm.

Also got to try MS with out the Tach-o circuit and its basically the same.