m40 turbo

[cass1_5503]

im interested in turboing my m40 lump does anybody no what sort of power gains im looking at (not after mega amounts), what sort of price and part list break down so i can start buying


richie

[fuzzy]

dont know mate but whatever price you get quoted ,budget for double it

[cass1_5503]

i was thinking that anyway mate nothing i do ever goes to plan lol

[Ant]

done one already dude

good gains, easy see off a 325i with it, not 2.7 quick but only 6psi, not that juicy and above all fun

with an intercooler the setup would see a safe 10-12psi on stock C/R

Costs, well how much can you DIY ? Turbo and Manifold are the biggest outlay, with management next on the list, thats £1500 there already

Tylerma's conversion as above, cost £1600 total, but the turbo was donated by Toby Unna FOC ( ) and I made the manifold for free, as an R+D exercise

Food for thought ?

[d6dph]

Malc's car is super smooth too. very impressive stuff.

Ant has done some mighty fine work on the conversion.

[cass1_5503]

so im looking at about £2k for parts and then fitting how much to fit ant , has malc had any unexpected problems etc and how is reliability

[dan_emaps]

I'd budget in the region of 3-4k complete, depending on spec. I'd say 3k is easily done on a intercooler, mani, turbo, downpipe/system, boost pipes and of course MS.

However as with everything you'll no doubt find other things that ain't broke to change , i.e headbolts, h/g/decomp plate, better discs and pads, getting Ant to add various features to MS lol... i would have thought if you can set yourself a 4k budget then you could have a properly sorted, reliable conversion and perhaps some change

[cass1_5503]

i better start saving the pennies then lol

[Ant]

the CR on the M40 is 9:1 so you can do the 10 or so Psi without having to touch the engine internals dude

obviously the engine needs to be in sound condition from the outset , but it can be done

Malcs has not had one issue with relaibility, starts fine, drives sweet, barely creeps up above 1/2 temp even in central london traffic, still returns almost 30 mpg to dude

can you fit the parts yourself M8 ? I have a spare set of head flanges and T3 flanges to suit the M40 on the shelf in the unit, indeed I have a concrete filled spare head to make manifolds up on if you're serious ?

for downpipe the volvo 940 downpipe from ECP can be easily modded to suit this application under 50 sheets too, bonus

you need the MS, and a set of M30 yellow injectors to make this work, the rest is nuts and bolts

[cass1_5503]

im definately serious about this but i want to get all the parts bit by bit as my money situation is quite crap at the mo. how much am i looking to have a manifold done then Ant

[fuzzy]

would an engine rebuild be a good move then before any turbo nonsense happens just to be sure everythings up to the job?what sort of power would be had from 10psi?

[CHRISP]

HI boys what does the insurance company think of turbo conversion and who do you use?

ANT looking forward to new year!!!!

[cass1_5503]

HI boy what does the insurance company think of turbo conversion and who do you use?

ANT looking forward to new year!!!!

ill cross that bridge when i come to it ill end up paying through the nose for it lol

[CHRISP]

HI boy what does the insurance company think of turbo conversion and who do you use?

ANT looking forward to new year!!!!

ill cross that bridge when i come to it ill end up paying through the nose for it lol

There must be a friendly company out there some where!!

[e30_Turbo]

Try HIC, my premium DROPPED after I swapped to them.......still can't get my head round it

[CHRISP]

Hi ANT have PM you .You must be to busy to reply. Will ring you tomorrow