dope build! I had an e28 (1987 535is) before this e30 and man was that M30b34 awesome.
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Very unoriginal 1984 318i... M30 + Boost!
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1986 Toyota 4Runner SR5 - Sold!
the ebb and flow of 325is ownership - In RVA
1988 BMW 535is - RIP but my dream BMW
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Sub'd....Projects Hartge,Alpina & AC Schnitzer Builds.http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=280601
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=227993
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=289362
DSC04926 by Raul Salinas, on FlickrDSC03413 by Raul Salinas, on Flickr
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Progress peekaboo!
Actually, I'm done already but I'm gonna drag this out cause I'm a dick... Also I have a lot of other stuff going on.Last edited by keyland; 08-22-2017, 11:46 PM.
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I've been short on time for both the project and this thread because I got this thing:
But to rewind a few weeks, I purchased a 28"x9"x2.75" bar & plate intercooler from cxracing... It was backordered but showed up eventually. It seemed like the perfect size to fit with minimal valance cutting.
After arrival and a quick pressure test, I ended up cutting about 32"x4" out of the valance itself and then trimming the rear of the horizontals to fit the piping in underneath the headlight brackets.
I will be very specific about the plumbing in case someone wants to do the same:
Turbo side of intercooler is a 90* silcone 2" to 2.5", a 6" straight aluminum and then a 90* silicone into intercooler.
Cold side is another 90* silicone coupler, a large radius aluminum 90*, a 9" straight with BOV flange, a 45 degree silicone and a 12" aluminum with IAT bung, and lastly a 135* 3" to 2.5" reducer.
I used some holes under the hood hinge to mount the intercooler, along with the brackets they provided. While I was in there I installed a SPAL 30101517 2000CFM pusher fan.
Test fit out of the box:
From below with fan mocked up:
With valance reinstalled:
The only outwardly visible clue there's anything in there:
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