E30 Zone

Hi guys,thought Id put a few pics up of my touring build
So spec is,

Rebuilt low comp 2.5 m20
Bottom end rebuilt,
Heads been rebuilt and also had the waterways welded up
diesel oil pump(7 bar) Ross ;)
genuine headgasket
arp head bolts,keeping the sucka down
Also using a tropical rad,

Heavy duty Sachs clutch

Using a eBay type manifold,modified for external wastegate
New Holset hx35 turbo
tial 38mm external gate

440cc injectors
e36 m3 fuel pump

front mount intercooler
3" inlet and outlet,2.5" intercooler piping
Sits perfect between the rails,
Had too cut the front panel to fit over it,

3" turbo back exhaust

management wise I'm using a a vems ecu,supplied and built up by
Gunni,cheers buddy

Oil pressure and oil temp gauges mounted in ashtray
Gauge pod,thanks to kedge for that

Cars not completed yet,it's gone away for its exhaust to be built and
Mapped up At DI racing,cheers lads
Like to also thank the people that have helped me through the build,
Answering my stupid questions and helping with issues and parts

So heres some pics,theres alot
Will get some pics of the engine work later on,need to
Upload them

Waiting for work too start


Started disconnecting the m40 lump




Lump out




The helpers


Dirty engine bay,needs a good clean


After a clean






Bit grotty there








So started prepping it all up for a lick of paint
grinding back any rust
Not going over the top with it,just wanted it to look presentable
If anyone's wondering how to get that yellow wax
Of the engine bay,nail polish remover works great













Quick paint job


















So the engine
Waiting for its new home




Lump in






Oil filter relocated




Coilpacks mounted on firewall


Intercooler mounted up,piping going under the headlights






Injectors used ;)


Boost pipes




relocated the powersteering resovoir


Gauges in ashtray location,centre 1 will be linked to the vems,
Showing more than 8 displays,Boost, AFR,EGT,Etc...




Everythings done now,only waiting for exhaust and mapping










At DI racing getting the exhaust and mapping done


So fingers crossed everything goes well on
The mapping session




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Check the afro on my man.





Cool project, what power you expecting?

Ha ha,he does Get alot if attention from it,
I'm aiming for around 400bhp
Not aiming for big numbers

HOW YOU DOIN'




Looks like everyones going FI

Yea,been wanting too do it for ages,so had a go,
That's my younger brother and mate,they did all the cleaning
Ha ha

How much you pay for the injectors?

I payed about £220 posted,from australia
Came within a week aswell,Ross put me onto them

I need a set in a bit, and coilpack too.

I'll send you the link to them,and I'm running a vauxhall v6 coilpack,
Any scrappy would have them,cheap aswell

Pm sent rav

Looking good mate, especially the gauges

Nice tidy install.

Looks good
How much of the intercooler is actually in air flow? With it being mounted lower than the lights, it looks like most of it is behind the bumper and front panel unless there's some work the pics don't show?

Hi mate,it is mounted low,but most of the valance behind the bumper has been cut away,
I will also be fitting a aircon valance when I get one,But if that doesn't keep things cool,
Then some more holes will be needed

Glad to finally see some pics of the project mate, good work!

You better pop over when its finished and take me out for a blast in it!

That's cool, it would be a shame to aim for 400bhp only to be held back by crap flow to the intercooler. An aircon valance will help, but I expect you'll need some extra holes through the bumper itself.

Nice build though, it looks good, I'm looking forward to some vids when its done

Meatballs82 wrote:Glad to finally see some pics of the project mate, good work!

You better pop over when its finished and take me out for a blast in it!

Yea will do matt,I'll give you a buzz today

More than likely I Proberly will have to drill some holes,
will get some vids up when it's done

Naughty Looking thing

Ha ha thanks mate,bit of a sleeper

Wow mate, great work

Duke137 wrote:Wow mate, great work

Cheers mate

Nice looking sleeper
Good luck with the mapping and cooling.
I digg your boy

Thanks dude

it's all looking rather good innit

sweet ride bruv, how much did the conversion set you back?

thanks dude,I'm still tallying it up,but it should come in under £3000

I like the look of this, neat project

Those injectors should net about 400hp roughly with at least 400lbs torque.

So there good enough for what I want then,

Epic work Indy - look forward to seeing this at a meet soon

Yea I'll be able to turn up on my own finally,not getting
Dropped of and left,ha ha

Awesome project, be very similar to my project that I'm starting.

I have the same manifold and think its a bit thin walled, was going to look at bracing it up.

maxfield wrote:Awesome project, be very similar to my project that I'm starting.

I have the same manifold and think its a bit thin walled, was going to look at bracing it up.

That's the same mani as mine and it's been fine so far....

How far are you into the project Indy.
How long left before it's properly up and running?

Very nice build. looking forward to an update..