The official turbo build thread.

[RedHoodRidah]

Damn dude wtf Sorry to hear that shit man. Atleast youre ok you know becuase it couldve been worse. It sucks though after all that work that shit happens like that. Just make it better than before and call it a day and be happy. You need some help PM me I wouldn't mind making a trip out there to help out.

[So Live]

Haha yeah man for sure. thanks a lot for the offer dude!!! Ill let you know!

And im really excited my mtech wing didnt get fcuked up!!!

[PiercedE30]

Wow, wtf happened? Did the brake heat up enough to cause that or did the muffler start it all?

[KangamangusDriver]

Thats crazy!

Glad to hear it was not a total loss and you didnt get hurt!

What was the cause? Muffler?

[golde30]

wow man, what was the cause?? was it fuel related? or was the exhaust just getting too damn hot? thats really sucks, but like you said, if you werent close to home, your car would be KO.

[So Live]

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!

[golde30]

yikes. probably was the cat broken up and clogging the exhaust. at least your car is fixable and you didnt die in an inferno! glad yer still alive, and the car will eventually be tuned and a damn video posted up!!

[So Live]

Hahaha that post made me smile dude! Thanks!

Ill get vids eventually

I gotta get the wires fixed from the fire and some other misc parts so i feel comfortable driving it again (like an extinguisher) and i might get MS done this week. I gotta go buy some shitty paint for the parts with no paint. I think i still have some primer left over.

Itll be driving in no time and THEN ILL GET SOME VIDS OK!!!!!!

[RedHoodRidah]

Thats the way to think. This could've been you if you weren't close to home. :firehop: so get that thing going and show some vids.

[So Live]

Werd son no use being pissed off, its probably my fault one way or another :)

Well i had some fun in the rain on monday. you honestly cant get into boost in 3rd gear with out spinning the puny 205's Its a good feeling knowing my car has the balls to go sideways at 60mph (in the rain)

haha

[Intro]

i demand vids :hitler:

[So Live]

lol CHILL OUT with the vids!!!! The damn car doesnt even run right now!!!! hahaha you guys are too much!

So... anyway how do you guys feel about satin black? Im painting the whole car eventually. And after seeing that satin black z3 m-coupe ive been playing with the idea.

[Kwaaahhh]

Damnn man that suck! Been keeping tabs on this thread and all I can say is this build is nutts! :up: Like other said, least you save the rest of the girl. Can't wait to see you revive that beezy! :D

[BenM]

Holy shit man! that sucks man, but at least your ok.

IIRC, a fire suppression system (manual pull cable) is around $350, but in your case, just a handheld one mounted somewhere close by would do the trick.

Anyways, good luck getting her back together, and if you need to drive an E30 maybe I can help you out. ;) And I just bought an S50.

[FredK]

holy crap!

Glad to hear you made it out of the car ok!