TURBOING A E30 M3

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:11 am

hey guys i'm buying a e30 m3 next week but i want to have it turbo'd straight away. i'd be looking for minimum 300bhp but don't have a clue who's capable of supplying and fitting everything needed. HELP! CHEERS

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:49 am

Bring it on dude

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:35 pm

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:40 pm

It will make a cracking car but not a cheap project i guess ?

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:55 pm

I've heard good things about Turbo M3's.

Ant is your man to get a nice job done. One area he really excels in is the management side of things.

You can get someone to fit some very nice hardware but if if the job isn't finished off with the correct management it will never achieve it's full potential and never run properly.

Ant's workmanship is also top notch and his recent turbo conversions have been of the highest quality.

Give him a call and have a chat.

Sal

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:59 pm

Andy335Touring wrote:It will make a cracking car but not a cheap project i guess ?

hopefully will be worth the money!

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:07 pm

Sounds awesome, who is the guy that was selling a full E30 M3 turbo kit on ebay recently, I think I read a post on a US forum saying he was starting to sell them as a package. Was his name Martin?

What sort of money would a "package price" turbo conversion likely be?

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:08 pm

It was in the parts for sale section a while back iirc

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:12 pm

old_skool_2002 wrote:It was in the parts for sale section a while back iirc

was it US or UK ebay bro?

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:27 pm

It was for sale on UK ebay, I'm sure if you troll back through the "parts for sale" section on this forum you will find a thread about it as he advertised it on here first. Then follow the link to the US forum where he posted. I'm sure he now offers these kits for sale. iirc he sold a couple already to guys in the US.

Let us know how you get on. Hope this helps!

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:29 pm

old_skool_2002 wrote:It was for sale on UK ebay, I'm sure if you troll back through the "parts for sale" section on this forum you will find a thread about it as he advertised it on here first. Then follow the link to the US forum where he posted. I'm sure he now offers these kits for sale. iirc he sold a couple already to guys in the US.

Let us know how you get on. Hope this helps!

cheers bro checkin it now

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:50 pm

cant bloody find it!!

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:06 pm

It's there! try a search!

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:18 pm

Martin was the guy who sold the kit. He is building another one.

I am building one as well. I have found what parts i plan to use and where to get them from. I just need to get of my arse and buy the bits.

I will running standard crank and rods. I will add low compression JE pistons from the US94mm and have the block bored to 2.4, along with arp head bolts and composite standard head gasket. I will also run the basic 248 cams on a standard 195 head and 46mm TB's. A garret GT3076R turbo with .82 AR(i think). I need to get the manifold made, but a company called pure Pf will make me one and i will ceramic coat it. If your interested they would build 2 for a little cheaper?

it will run an emerald management system. i have been told that running little psi it will make 300 bhp and 13psi it can make approx 465bhp. these figures are from an S14 2.4 with similar internals and emerald ecu. pm me if you need the article.

not sure if i have missed anything. if you decide not to go down the replacement piston route then Martin used a 2mm decompression head gasket.

I'm only doing this as i have sold my grp a spec head so i'm as well rebuilding the whole thing with ne big end parts.

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:20 pm

http://www.s14.net/forums/showthread.ph ... =turbo+kit

There 'ya go mate "martybee58"

Post Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:03 pm

Yeah, this was the guy iirc, who had the nice blue M3 featured in PBMW mag and it rolled when he was doing a track day or speed shoot out for a mag. nice car it was.

Post Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:54 pm

Hey Rigbo

How does this sound - 15psi boost, 409lbft 460bhp?

There is a chap called Graham Barr that you want to speak to! He has got the above power from this spec below which on only 1 bar seems a fine result to me! He is predominantly a blue oval man but runs a s14 in his race car.

engine
E30 m3 S14 16v evo2 (215 bhp std)
fitted with E30 s14 evo3 87mm stroker crank
94mm 2.8 v6 turbo accralite pistons on m10 conrods
2415cc
7.7:cr
.5mm overize race exhaust valves
48mm throttle bodies
retimed std cams
very light steel flywheel
hybrid turbo technics T38 turbo
home made exhaust manifold and 3 inch exhaust system
homemade inlet plenum
sierra RS500 race intercooler
electric waterpump
Anglia radiators hybrid radiator
grey Yb cossy injectors (way too small bigger ones on way)
Emerald M3DK ecu

Get on www.turbosport.co.uk and you will find him on there!

Post Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:35 pm

I have been speaking with Graham as well and has some useful advice. Emerald set his car up on their rolling road.

Carpmart, lad you backed my figures up

Post Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:38 pm

215m3 wrote:I have been speaking with Graham as well and has some useful advice. Emerald set his car up on their rolling road.

Carpmart, lad you backed my figures up

Dave Walker does indeed seem to know his stuff and apparently his new software has 3 maps which you can store and switch between - sounds like fun to me!

Post Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:48 pm

carpmart wrote:
215m3 wrote:I have been speaking with Graham as well and has some useful advice. Emerald set his car up on their rolling road.

Carpmart, lad you backed my figures up
Dave Walker does indeed seem to know his stuff and apparently his new software has 3 maps which you can store and switch between - sounds like fun to me!

That's why i am going withit, plus he knows how to map these modded engines. It also has a wideband feed monitor. My friend is thinking of ditching his maxx a-n for one.

I plan to have 3 maps for different circuits