E30 S50B32 S366 Turbo - 606hp/607nm+ @ 0.95bar boost

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Post Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:54 pm

Cool. But i´m hoping VEMS does single and double variable vanos after this winter :)
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Post Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:23 pm

Some pics


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Post Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:57 am

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wounder how long it would be till the oil cap and clutch line melt???
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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:27 am

This just might be at Santa Pod this weekend!!
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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:35 am

Gunni wrote:This just might be at Santa Pod this weekend!!
MMMMMMMMMM :mad: and you with it?
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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:49 am

Of course, somebody has to stand there and point at all the expensive bits

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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:24 pm

any more photos?

Is it in an M3 shell?
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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:37 pm

No more pics, you´ll just have to see it at Santa Pod on Sunday
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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:42 pm

Well how are we supposed to know who you are then? :?
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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:08 pm

Rav335uk wrote:Well how are we supposed to know who you are then? :?
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This is true..
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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:43 pm

It will not go un-noticed.
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Post Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:44 pm

Is it "Councilled" up then? :mad:
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Post Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:08 pm

You didnt get to the Pod I take it? Didnt notice any turbo S50's about
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Post Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:12 pm

DanThe wrote:You didnt get to the Pod I take it? Didnt notice any turbo S50's about
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Post Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:44 pm

Nope it didn´t make it, time just ran out on us.
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Post Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:38 pm

Hows the car going??

Have you got it all mapped?
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Post Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:32 pm

Engine hopefully running next saturday.
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Post Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:21 pm

is it running yet?
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Post Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:42 am

Yes :)

And it makes a very nice sound.

Just some little fiddly bits left before it hits the dyno,.
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Post Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:07 am

:cool: would love to see some pics and see the numbers it makes!!
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Post Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:12 pm

Screw pictures... We need videos for this one :cool:
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Post Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:57 pm

422whp@0.8bar boost ...

More to come.
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Post Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:58 pm

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Post Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:11 pm

Class. Manifold looks mental.
Ya a video would be nice alright :cool:
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Post Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:10 pm

any photos of the finished car??
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Post Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:20 pm

It´s not close to finished.

When the engine package is done, then the owner will be doing more work.
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Post Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:57 pm

any photos of the current engine package?
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Post Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:15 pm

Nope , nothing is getting revealed yet.

You can mostly see things how they look here. I should be able to go work on it next week.

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Post Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:20 pm

So it´s made 606hp @ 0.95bar boost

:mad:

It´ll be coming back for final tuning in a whiles time and then you´ll see the final numbers and the
final engine bay pics.

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Post Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:29 pm

Great figures there! Nice torque and power curves too. I guess it's tractable? and is there more to come?
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Post Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:20 pm

It needs alot more low end torque and it will make more top end also.

so more to come yea.
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Post Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:50 pm

Jesus.. Bet that goes well! :twisted:

Nice curves also..
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Post Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:29 am

Top job there :cool:
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Post Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:10 pm

Thats a nice power increase :cool:
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Post Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:07 pm

Jhonno wrote:Jesus.. Bet that goes well! :twisted:

Nice curves also..
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