Good evening to everyone. Lately I've become an owner of a BMW E30 M10 chassis with M40b16 engine. I got this car by trading a Punto turbo. Obviously is much more of a car, but it lacks power. Going from ~225hp to merely 100hp, is a bit of a chaos.
So I'm thinking of turboing the M40. I've read many articles, but can't get to a conclusion. I want to avoid swapping a 6-cylinder engine (or 1.8is) for many reasons (taxes, fuel consumption, heavier front-end etc) .
What about reliability of a turbo m40? It is in excellent condition (no oil consumption at all, or noisy valves). I want to keep it full stock (head gasket, studs, all stock for the beginning) and about 0.5-0.6 bar of boost with a t25-t28 turbo (injectors, cooler, reprogramming are all in the budget).
Has anyone done it before? Aiming at about 170hp, but will be happy with 150hp (I think :p )
So I'm thinking of turboing the M40. I've read many articles, but can't get to a conclusion. I want to avoid swapping a 6-cylinder engine (or 1.8is) for many reasons (taxes, fuel consumption, heavier front-end etc) .
What about reliability of a turbo m40? It is in excellent condition (no oil consumption at all, or noisy valves). I want to keep it full stock (head gasket, studs, all stock for the beginning) and about 0.5-0.6 bar of boost with a t25-t28 turbo (injectors, cooler, reprogramming are all in the budget).
Has anyone done it before? Aiming at about 170hp, but will be happy with 150hp (I think :p )
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