need help deciding about turbo

[zabz]

Hi all
i need help deciding wheather or not to put turbo in my car,
i have a 325i its got the ferrari testarossa kit on it.
isit a good idea to put turbo in there and approxmetly how much cost am i looking at thanks.

[Phill172]

Hey, well to give you an idea, I still havent finished mine, but all the bits I have bought so far run like this, bearing in mind I got alot 2nd hand

M20 2.5 Engine minus head £250
M20 885 Head, Welded water ways £400
Cat Cams Turbo Cam £270 (rough)
Cat Cams Vernier Pully £98 (rough)
440cc Injectors £150 s/h
Spec 6puc clutch £250 s/h
800 Intercooler £50 s/h
T70 Turbo £130 s/h
Turbo Manifold £150 s/h
ARP Bolts £not sure yet!
Megasquirt £120

Thats £1800ish just of the main big parts, not to forget all the machining work I have had done, I have had to buy also

Headgasket Set
Piston Rings
Engine Mounts
Gearbox Mounts
Bigger Oil Cooler
Walbro Fuel Pump
New Fuel Filter
New Pressure Regulator

Luckily (with alot of cursing) I can build it myself, but the tuning side of things and electrics I cant, so it is booked in with a specialist to do that.....

Im not sure on the tuning side of things how much it costs but i reckon with the work that will need doing im looking at around £1500

Hope it helps

[BadDave]

I've started getting bits for my conversion

Cost so far

3 off M20 2.5 Engines £150
Spec 6puc clutch £175 s/h
Volvo Intercooler £20 s/h
Garrett T04E Turbo £80 s/h
Exotic Speed turbo Manifold £180 new
12.9 head bolts (free)
DTA ecu + loom £400 s/h
External wastegate £40 new
Dump valve + set of uprated springs £25
2 off M52B28 cranks
M20B20 rods (free from old block i got here)
water pump/thermostat/timing belt+tensioner(new) £20
2 sets Suzuki GSX600R throttle bodies and injector looms £175
3.91 LSD
3.64 LSD
3.25LSD(needs rebuilt)
Coilover suspension £600 ish
335/32 disks with 6 pot calipers to help it stop £450
Remote oil filter setup + pipework £40

I still have to get the heads pressure tested+welded
Cam+vernier
2.0L block bored out
Bottom end lightened and baanced

And everything else on Phil's list

I've probably missed out a few other things as well

[Gunni]

240pounds will buy you a turbo you can chuck in the boot,.
What do you need pricing in really?

you don´t NEED new bearings or clutch or this and that,

you DO need

turbo
exhaust manifold / turbo adapter
downpipe - exhaust
wastegate
charge pipes
way to control fuel and ignition
oil feed - oil return from the turbo

[321gazza]

why dont you buy a saab 2.3 turbo engine and omega manual gearbox all in for about £600, no messing about with manifolds,pistons,head gaskets,stand alone ecu"s so much money for not much reliabilaty and then pay a mint to get it set up, cant see the point in spending thousands of £s on modding a none turbo engine when you can buy a proper turbo engine for just a couple of hundred (no insults intended to the guys turboing there engines just seems a heck of a lot of money).

[fuzzy]

Hi all
i need help deciding wheather or not to put turbo in my car,
i have a 325i its got the ferrari testarossa kit on it.
isit a good idea to put turbo in there and approxmetly how much cost am i looking at thanks.

i cant think off a good reason not to turbo a car.
any pics of this ferrari testarossa kit on your e30?

[Phill172]

why dont you buy a saab 2.3 turbo engine and omega manual gearbox all in for about £600, no messing about with manifolds,pistons,head gaskets,stand alone ecu"s so much money for not much reliabilaty and then pay a mint to get it set up, cant see the point in spending thousands of £s on modding a none turbo engine when you can buy a proper turbo engine for just a couple of hundred (no insults intended to the guys turboing there engines just seems a heck of a lot of money).

if your telling me i only have to buy a engine and box for £600 tell me more!