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Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:30 pm

how GREAT is this section gonna be

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:32 pm

Nooooooo

BMW's and turbo's are wrong! :lol:

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:35 pm

noooooooooo bmws are strong engines that can handle turbos.....

Karan

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:37 pm

Karan wrote:noooooooooo bmws are strong engines that don't need turbos.....

Karan

Well said Karan!! :lol:

Note the quote edit

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:39 pm

As I said BMW have done turbo in the past and they will in the future

And as Karan said the engines are more than capable anyway.

Surprised there's actually a section for it though, I thought only a handful of people were into turboing their E30s

What do people reckon to a turbo 316i?

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:44 pm

Zayyan wrote:
What do people reckon to a turbo 316i?

better of with a stock m20....

although a turbo m10 lump would be the nuts and its been done by loadsa ppl....

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:08 am

Karan wrote:noooooooooo bmws are strong engines that can handle turbos.....

Karan

Oh they can, but BMW choose not to for reasons of drivability, etc etc & also prefering technical excellence, over just slapping a turbo on, to get the power
Same reasons Gordon Murray didnt want a turbo in the McLaren F1

But then on the other hand a turbo bimmer would be an awful lot of fun

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:51 am

Me likes turbo too

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:01 am

I like them a lot, always missed the turbo rush even with the silky six pot howling

this new section is on trial, we'll bin it if she dont work out, I'm gonna dig out the tubo and blower threads and move them here, all our eggs in one basket

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:20 pm

This section is a great idea.

Ive seen other forums with a section dedicated to turbo, blower and nitrous and it does seem to be getting more popular with BMW owners.

Ive been thinking about what to do with my old M20

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:41 pm

nice one. great idea to have this section.

let's not forget the superchargers though folks. they're a great way to mod a car and very British.

I've not been in many turbo cars and never even driven one but I reckon twin turbo is ok but all these "phat" high boost chav turbos are just gay.

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:27 pm

Well, forced induction certainly seems to arouse a lot of interest from people so a section dealing with people projects and experiences on the subject is a good idea IMO

Of course I'm biased!

I am however tired of people telling me that I need "turbo pistons" and a 2:1 compression ratio otherwise my engine will definately melt. So if this section can highlight what's possible and what's not ... well, good thing!

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:54 pm

Ive only been in 1 Turbo car and that was a Mistubishi 3000GTO Twin Turbo that was quite quick

Is a Farrari 355 a turbo?

Adam

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:57 pm

nope, jsut noramlly aspirated i think

Post Mon May 23, 2005 7:33 pm

Yep the ferrari 355 was n/a however a tuning company called koenig did turbo conversions of a few ferraris and the 355 got 2, better aero-dynamics etc and around 600bhp nice! I tried to find their site but it seems to have gone.

Post Mon May 23, 2005 10:50 pm

Well even if it didnt have a turbo is was seriously quick

Post Tue May 24, 2005 10:00 am

matt535 wrote:Yep the ferrari 355 was n/a however a tuning company called koenig did turbo conversions of a few ferraris and the 355 got 2, better aero-dynamics etc and around 600bhp nice! I tried to find their site but it seems to have gone.

have you ever seen a F50 koenig twin turbo?

Post Tue May 24, 2005 5:01 pm

Yeah but only in photos and on their website, which i cant find at the mo!