TURBO

[bobbin1982]

I have no idea about how turbos work. but i want somebody to help me with prices and people who fit em.....
How much would i be looking at for a turbo and all the extra bits for a 325i?
And where should i go for someone to fit it?

[fuzzy]

a couple of thousand pounds for a reliable set up.i could be wrong but a figure of around £3000 from atech for a drive in conversion springs to mind.

[madaboutthe30]

Try A-Tech, a member on here that is well known for this sort of stuff. Im sure he would be happy to give you a quote.

[bobbin1982]

ok ill pass as i dont have 3 grand to hand or never will have probably lol

[318isturbo]

thing about doing a turbo car it's all money the internal's have to be done all the modified parts
then setting it up with new ecu cost's £1000 on its own other wise it would blow up in a month

[bobbin1982]

so how can i get extra oooomph from my 325i without spending huge amounts of cash?........
whats a remap?
Im totally newb to this sort of thing.I had a 1'6 escort before my bee emm and its the most powerful car i have ever owned (the BMW)

[Felix79]

Best bit of cash you could spend is on an nice 6 branch manifold. You'll get a good performance gain from that alone.

Some also swear by the super chips you can get via this sites links.

Other areas to help make the car feel alive is too make sure the car is serviced correctly and it's running clean.

[fuzzy]

fit a 3.5 m30 engine for well under a grand with 218bhp standard.

[bobbin1982]

ok know any good places i can get a 6 branch manifold and are they stainless?......
and i doubt ill get insured with a 3.5 engine in a car that didnt have one

[Felix79]

fit a 3.5 m30 engine for well under a grand with 218bhp standard.

There is always that option hehehhe

[bobbin1982]

but when i get somewhere of my own to live rather than my parants at the moment that may be an option

[fuzzy]

im sure someone said theyed done the m30 for about £600?

[Rav335uk]

Me,me,me I did it for around that price.
But your not stating how much you have to spend, maybe with a budget we could point you in the right direction, or you'll find ideas here but way out of your price range.

[bobbin1982]

well im looking at about £400/500 at a stretch

[ImysE30]

If you can do all the work yourself, you could put an M30 in there

[bobbin1982]

thats half the problem i dont know anyone with an e30 near me and im not mechanically knowledged and i dont have space for engine swaps and stuff at the moment

[Rav335uk]

M30 as above, but you would have to do all the work yourself, and believe me it's the easiest conversion to do.
Everything fits like a glove.

[ImysE30]

So they say

Not much you can do then mate unfortunately, get a chip from speedtouch, that should help a bit

[Speedtouch]

I could supply you a chip to give the existing M20B25 a useful bit of extra urge for just £30

[bobbin1982]

how do i fit it and what extra bhp does it give?

[Felix79]

Just need to open up your ECU and follow the instruction with the chip.

It's by far the eaisest way of getting a bit of omph for the car.

but again I would asdvise you getting it serviced 1st of all. you will b epleasanlty suprized how much better they go once given a bit of TLC.

[bobbin1982]

yeh think i will get it servviced with a new cam belt cos there is no history with the car so dunno when it was last changed and isnt it a good idea to get a new water pump while im at it?
Then ill get a chip

[ImysE30]

Yep, get a new water pump as well

[Felix79]

yeh think i will get it servviced with a new cam belt cos there is no history with the car so dunno when it was last changed and isnt it a good idea to get a new water pump while im at it?
Then ill get a chip

I'm not the best to ask about mechincal stuff hehehe

Just make sure that you still have the orginal air box , try putting a pannel filter in ( pipecross or K&N ) as the orginal housing is the best you can get ( none of that cone filter shite you see on Vhuaxalls and Saxos ) Oil filter , spark plugs , if your doing the cam belt then I think a water pump may be a good idea. Also if the engine is a high milage car uses a semi synthetic oil or a full synthetic as it can harm your car ( Schuy told me that on the first ever meet I went too )

Also take a loot at the meets that are happening soon , you can meet loads of knowlegable people and learn a great deal at them

[Felix79]

Also just remember another 2 mods worth lookign at...

z3 steering rack , this really puts a nice weight to the steering and just sharpens the front up

Short Shift linkage , makes the gears alot tighter and much more of a confident feel. for some reason all the e30's I have owned bar my Alpina have had suggy as fook gear selection

[bobbin1982]

car has done 150000 miles........and i might be going to a meet soon as a friend at work has a 530i (e36 i thnk) is it crawden or croyden or something

[bobbin1982]

Also just remember another 2 mods worth lookign at...

z3 steering rack , this really puts a nice weight to the steering and just sharpens the front up

Short Shift linkage , makes the gears alot tighter and much more of a confident feel. for some reason all the e30's I have owned bar my Alpina have had suggy as fook gear selection

ITs an auto so no soggy gears.and to fit a z3 rack is welding/fabrication needed?

[Felix79]

There are meets all over the UK mate

The e36 is the 3 seris that replaced the e30

The e34 was the 5 seris that looks like a bigger vertion of the e30

[Morat]

The best way to make it quicker is to fit a good quality set of springs/shocks/rollbars, service the brakes and buy good tyres (can recommend Dunlop SP9000 as excellent all rounders) on 15" BBS.

Sounds boring on paper but is a lot of fun to drive! If you still need more power then you'll have a decent chance of keeping it on the road once it is sorted out.

[lenny-d]

The best way to make it quicker is to fit a good quality set of springs/shocks/rollbars, service the brakes and buy good tyres (can recommend Dunlop SP9000 as excellent all rounders) on 15" BBS.

Sounds boring on paper but is a lot of fun to drive! If you still need more power then you'll have a decent chance of keeping it on the road once it is sorted out.

As above a good service a decent set of brakes and good rubber can make a world of difference speedtouch's chips are quite good for humble money, well recommended

[Chris]

bobbin1982: i hate to say it but from your other posts just recently i'm guessing your young? So anything like turbos and engine conversions are gonna stiff you on insurance. Not to mention its an Auto so whatever power your making is gonna be sapped a little anyway.

Why not give it a good service, sort out the crusty rear arches and any other bits of bodywork. Sort the brakes, then the suspension, and by that time you will have learned a lot and be in a better position all round to start thinking about M30's etc.

I know its the boring route but i'm sure you'd rather learn to drive it now its a little sensible before you slap a 200bhp anchor under the bonnet?

Good luck with whatever you decide, and get that cambelt changed ASAP if you dont know the history.

Cheers
Chris