The official turbo build thread.

[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?

[mkiiieustyle1]

^never mind this was from like 8 pages ago.

[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.

[e30s52]

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

[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]

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

[So Live]

Right on dude. TRM does nice work.

[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.

[FredK]

sounds like a boatload of fun!

[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.

[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!

[Nj85'325]

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

[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!

[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.

[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?