Flipped manifolds

[stE30w]

Hello to all the E30 peeps!

this is my first real post on here,infact on any board,infact ever!

computers never really a strong point unless it meant picking up a c
ontrolpad and pushing the on button!

so heres my question:how does this flipped mani for a turbo install work?
anyone got any pictures of the conversion of the mani?

ive got a 318 thats soon to be a m20t(hopefully) that will be a budget build (wife kids big f**k off mortgage etc) and this might seem to be the best option unless a certain breakers i know have still got the 324td perched nicely in the corner!

any info would be spot the dog to a newb to the bee-m world!

[Ant]

Works OK, the turbo ends up quite high which restricts iptions for bigger units, but gassflow seems fine and looks OK, spark plug access is same as stock almost so major result

[stE30w]

so whats that there?

flipped or 324?

am thinkin a cossie t3 to get started wise choice?

ave been scouring the forum for a while now and it seems to be a good choice


i aint lookin for a mental power boost but 250ish would be a bonus......for a start


by the way Ant,its all PBMW and your fault thats got it decided now!!


wicked car dude

[stE30w]

no-one else done it this way?

jus need a little info on the manifold conversion
pics of the said manifold would be good if anyone took any before they strapped it in

cheers

[Ant]

wicked car dude

cheers bruvver

the manifold will physically bolt on upside down as is, the ports will be 1/3 rd out of alignment though- soloution is to mill/grind the areas that need opening up, and weld the areas that are not inline with the port anymore.

try this.... get manifold and a set of Ex mani gskts, then mock it up flipped with the gaskets in the correct orentation, its obvious what needs to be done, be careful not to grind the manifold walls too thin !!!

The manifold pictured is Blingstas, however the porting work was carried out by Andy ( Buster on here) he may have some pix to help guide you dude

HTH

[Turbo-Brown]

I will never understand why BMW didn't space the studs symetrically around the ports!

Were they not thinking people would need to turbocharge their cars in 20 years time?!

[gcorky]

ive got the pics from when i bought stuff from andy(buster)will post in a few hours-just painting bloody room

[gcorky]

[img][img]http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7563/mannyqn9.png[/img][/img]

[img][img]http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/214/tubbywi8.png[/img][/img]

[img][img]http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4395/untitledvy8.png[/img][/img]

[img][img]http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/75/1erlaln05ff7.jpg[/img][/img]


from top
1:what you should end up with
2:showing home made adapter for t3 cozzy
3:showing you what your standard manny looks like rotated 180 to fit turbo on top-ports need opening to match gasket(template.
4:this is me-im just trying to be a better person...lol

[dazleeds]

forgive my stupidity

but where the fook does the exhaust bolt if the mani flipped??

prob a simple answer but im confused sorry

[maxfield]

In the same place just upside down. DOn't you see how it works

[dazleeds]

ignore me

sussed it

what a fkin plank

[Ant]

the exhaust bolts to the turbo outlet, the turbo bolts on, with an adapter to where the original downpipes started.

look @ the top pix of Blinsta's engine bay.

[dazleeds]

i know realise shortly after

ill get me coat

[stE30w]

this is jus what i wanted.......cheers man

that turbo adapter,made from the stardard downpipe i presume with a flange made up?

what kinda power you lookin at with that setup?enough to see off a stripped 150whp polo G40?


Ant:it seems that yer the man for the Megasquirt...a pm to you for pricing etc?

[gcorky]

forgive my stupidity

but where the fook does the exhaust bolt if the mani flipped??

prob a simple answer but im confused sorry

you got ole maxfield fooled...lol.....daz your bard....hehe