E30 345i (m106 conversion)

[alexgb]

Hello guys !

I have bought my car with a 2.5l engine. Then, i have put a 3.5l m30, and now i put a 3.4l turbo from 745i e23 (m106).

Here is some pics :

The car when i bought it :







Powerflex rubber and eibach anti roll bar :



Weitec coil overs :





16" cooler fan :



My (ex) M30 (280° Debilas camshaft, shnitzer manifold, reprog on dyno) :







BMC air filter intake



Hydro handbrake :



On action :

http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/2463/272.jpg[/img]

http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid= ... &plindex=0


Now, let's put a 3.4l turbo

I have bought the engine in germany. It was in this car before : http://www.bmw-syndikat.de/bmwsyndikatf ... IC_ID=7069

So the transformation is easier

Need room ?











It's not very clean, so ...







Piping :



Let's put the intercooler :













Walbro fuel pump :



Let's connect the e30 plug in the the 745i harness :





First run :

http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid= ... 7397&hl=fr

http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid= ... 7397&hl=fr


Sorry for may bad english (i'm french)

To be continued ...

[Ritchie]

I just got a semi. That is vv cool.

[E30BeemerLad]

superb work, fantastic project

[e30_Turbo]

Very nice!

It's good to see someone else doesn't mind chopping up the front valance to fit and intercooler!

I've also chopped the battery tray out too

The 16 inch fan is a great idea! I would imagine I have space for one that big too, ow no, more money spent!

Great pics too!

Mark.

[Toby_Unna]

m30 turbo is cool

that looks really nice!

is it the standard kkk turbo?

[Jhonno]

v v cool

[aceraf]

[daveburke114]

well nice car mate!

on a side note, what did u use to film attached to the outside of the car? ive been looking around for external camera mounts, but proper ones are very expensive!

cheers
dave

[alexgb]

m30 turbo is cool

that looks really nice!

is it the standard kkk turbo?

It's an hybrid turbo : k27 / k29 (cold side)

well nice car mate!

on a side note, what did u use to film attached to the outside of the car? ive been looking around for external camera mounts, but proper ones are very expensive!

cheers
dave

This is this camera : http://www.camera-espion.com/catalog/pr ... 8d39650fc2

With a recorder aiptek like this : http://img.presence-pc.com/news/a/i/aiptek_dv8800.jpg

I have bought another camera who would be better ( like this : http://www.allwan.fr/Camera_embarquee/CW134081C.jpg )

And the support is that with a bar about 1m to deport the cam : http://i19.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/aa/ff/b6a7_1_b.JPG

[bmwsean]

thats amazing! and i thought my alpina lump was special

[maxfield]

Proper!

[ozzy19]

mate what can i say must be a beast im thinking about putting an e36 2.5l engine in my e30 but that nothing compared to yours if you have got any tips or tricks i would be greatfull!!!

[hammoj28]

Thats a beast!

[SidewaysScouser]

Sorry to hi-jack the thread, but if anyone in the UK's interested in doing a conversion similar to this, then PacerPete's got an E23 745i turbo. There can't be more than a dozen in the country, so I imagine he'll want sensible money for it, but even so, it's got to be a cost effective alternative to an S50 conversion....And it's easily tunable to 400bhp!

Nice project BTW!

[DRIFTBOY]

Pete does indeed have one of these interesting cars.
It's only really suitable for a left hand drive conversion as far as the turbo plumbing goes, but better engine block and bits.

Lovely conversion Alex, nice work.

[alexgb]

Thanks guys !It's encouraging for the end of the project

[Tom944]

Great car! Nice pictures!

[SidewaysScouser]

Pete does indeed have one of these interesting cars.
It's only really suitable for a left hand drive conversion as far as the turbo plumbing goes, but better engine block and bits.

Imagine this engine in an E30 M3.......!

This car's an inspiration - we need more pictures!!!

[alexgb]

I can show you more details as the bracket on turbo side :







On the other side it's the e30.de bracket.

No more pics to date.

[ric325i]

now thats a great project!
the m30 looked like it did the job pretty good but that big lump should go even better!



good effort.

[alexgb]

Let's put the drive shaft (from m3/324td e30) with big guibo :





The exhaust : It's not very easy to screw nuts on the turbo, there is no room ....





I will have to weld 2 fix fot the exhaust and i will be ok

These are manometers :
From top to bottom and from left to right :
OIl pressure, water t°, oil t° (I will inverse the 2 lasts)
Air/fuel ratio, EGT
Voltmeter, OIl transmission t°



Stock tacho :



I remove the tach to fit the turbo pressure :





Ii will fiddle tomorrow, il t's too late !!!

[Taz]

thats a awesome project

[ric325i]

how can you do with out a rev counter?

i know its mostly done by ear but i with the new engine, are you used to how far you can rev it?

on a race car i thought it would be essential