E30 325iX turbo with 1018hp / 1016Nm @ 2,3bar

[mw044]

Thanks a lot everybody ! Nice to see that there are others than me that think this is quite funny piece of machinery. :D

About the front diff. I will release photos of the reinforcement at somepoint when I have enough experiences with this. I'm not very convinced at this point that it will last very long. The way that it is built now is "wrong". To do it right way, it would require machining of whole center part of the diff from solid piece. I will eventually do (or at least TRY to do) completely new center part with torsen LSD. It would help the behaviour too.. now the car is way too oversteery with WOT. Otherwise it understeers.. quite bad to drive fast.

Will it require any strengthening of the transfer-case eventually? What kind of a beating can those withstand?

This car is now driven over 400kkm (=~250kml?). It still has original transfer case. Today I took it off and inspected it (didn't take it apart). It's still in pretty much normal condition. Just a little more play in shaft that goes "through" the box and little more slack in the chain drive (FWD). I compared these to two other transfer cases that I have (from stock ix). I will still put the old unit back. I want to know when it will eventually break.. if at all. I would say that transfer case does not need strengthening.

[RainierHooker]

Holy mother of Bob


so so so want

[GK-E30M3]

nice and you a big "stick" in there

[c4ls7]

I must say.... I don't post often on here... but that is an epic e30


Sweet ride my friend. Will it require any strengthening of the transfer-case eventually? What kind of a beating can those withstand?

[fiftytakedowns]

Oh my god. The scandanavians need to tell me how they build motors so well.

[Stevo-iX]

Exactly. I've so far blown 4 front diffs. Everytime those little spider gears explode into million pieces. Now I have reinforced unit. Otherwise drivetrain is pretty much original.

If you don't mind, how do you have it reinforced? I know there are many out there looking for this answer haha

[Stevo-iX]

Mother of god....
I can only dream.

[Ray Smoodiver]

Oh lawd.

I've always wanted to see an E30 do helis.

[Oz10]

ohhh myyy gaaawwwwddddd

[dude8383]

Hahha.. :D Thanks. What do you want to know ?

We want to know everything! From start to finish :)

[xwill112x]

so sick! first time i've ever seen this done before. props! :up:


&&, i would fucking kill to drive that thing to a sti/evo meet, and do awd donuts infront of them and watch theyre jaw drop.



a+!

[mw044]

5 lug swap for the ix; basically a cheaper/more available alternative to using 4x E30 M3 rear hubs.

Not to mention that 1-series hubs are the narrowest that I could find. This is very inportant fact when front wheels transmit power to ground too. With too wide hubs (for example those e30 m3) torque steering becames a problem.

damnnnnnnnnnnn that's just awesome. 2 bar on stock head gasket with O ringed block? nice.

Boost is nothing, but 800nm @ 4450rpm gives some idea of cylinder pressures. :) There's still lot's to improve. Exhaust manifold pressure rises quite rapidly after 2bar and IAT goes over 80'c so power output is not linear after that. Will be changing turbo to hx55 #25 and adding a water/meth injection. Then it should _easily_ go over 700hp with 2,5bar.

I'm in for this. Stop teasing us and get more details up. Pics as well. Wish you guys never separated from the continent.

Hahha.. :D Thanks. What do you want to know ?

[325ix]

Whoa! My new inspiration for my ix. Sounds very cool. Nice discrete looking sti/evo killer. I'm also very interested in the 5 lug set-up.

[blck325is]

AWD perfection..

[AWDE30]

5 lug swap for the ix; basically a cheaper/more available alternative to using 4x E30 M3 rear hubs.

Part Number - 31216765157
bolts right up to the iX front hubs with what other modifications?