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the 34 is sitting there collecting dust waiting for it cert plate the 36 goes very well might throw some coil overs at it

nice ride the main thing its done to your approval not others that's what counts, ive done post's before and gotten bugger all response thus i don't bother keep it up dude be proud

nope just an opinion like everyone else mines based on what i do all day every day

coming from a guy that has e30 m50 turbo beside his name i also do counltess builds/new builds but hey people do as they please its their money but if your never dont it yourself before then keep your opinion to yourself is how i see it

i have no idea why some think turbos = unreliable i wouldnt have a turbo business for the last 25 yrs plus if that was the case or maybe people are listening to the wrong sources,light car small motor plus turbo = a better handling car something to consider for a track day play car

it sure does

not much to see and far from tidy

thats them and they were in crap condition so i set them up in the mill and removed all the damage add some plastidip and job done

ill do one tomorrow

engine bay isnt flash as per the rest of the car and yes when driven nicely

I thought some maybe interested whats gone into my e36 turbo and setup its now done 30k from a fresh engine and still runs well apart from minor crack in the head, oh ya. Anyway it runs a M42B18 which most may know is turbocharged from ground up it goes like this, small case 4.1 rear end 220g box custom clutch and my own billet flywheel 5kg, bilstein’s all round on lowered up rated springs 6 cly brakes etc custom gear lever very little travel ( great when you get use to it ). As for the heart it’s a stock block been tank and many hours grinding and blue printing it much time was spent on the oil system, stock crank and journal sizes use ACL bearings stock timing chain. 135mm H beam rods JE Mitsi evo pistons 86mm 22mm pin drops comp ratio to 8.8/1 pistons sits 1mm down from deck, use cap screws for head bolts pulled down to 85 ft/lb and stock head gasket no o ringing has been done. Head is stock as per cams but centerline for timing has been changed a large amount cam pulleys slotted more to allow this, intake manifold is stock first 4” then cut off and 4” plenium is welded to it uses a m50b25 throttle body 660cc simmens injectors stock fuel rail two Detuchworkx pump intank. Headers are custom 4 into 1 steam pipe port matched to head 2.5” exhaust off turbo to rear with two offset chamber mufflers ( did have one but droned like hell ) 38mm Tial gate welded to turbine housing, turbo is one of my units a HRC35RS 6cm turbine ( Holset based ) rated to 500hp front mount cooler is 600x300x75mm. Cooler piping is 2.5” from turbo to cooler then 3” to throttle body, no blow valve is run or needed its how the turbo is designed has 4” intake with air amplifier added to the front ( my design patient pending ), ECU Haltech Sprint 500 ignition wasted spark using Subaru coil pack. It currently runs 18 psi makes full boost by 3500 rpm I rev it to 7500rpm has launch control and few other toys, wheels are Sparco NS6 18x8.5 with Dunlop track DOT tires, car still gets 90km around town on $20 and use 91 octane, don’t freak theres no det and runs very well as for performance lets say its over 300hp To how it drives its very stealth and tons of fun demoralizing many expensive road cars ( on closed roads of course ) topend doesn’t stop no matter gear ( closed roads again ) its handling is pretty good and stops well using Ferodo pads hard on the discs but stops J, this is just the workshop hack body is rough doesn’t really stand out apart from the plates lol hope I haven’t bored you guys too much.

Added a wasted spark ignition turned boost up to 18 psi and fitted some Sparco NS6 rims with Dunlop ZO1 235/40/18 opps and washed it

Those who choose to do things the right way will, however those who don't you'll never control

i wouldnt advise it

m30 + turbo = more fun than youll know what to do with

yes to head work and cam but flow bench the head first to see whats needed

so to the original poster of the original topic with all this useful info have you come up with a motor pick at all ?

ah great to see another thread sticking to the topic, now whats the motor chose again I've lost track......

Has past its cert and new plates are ready to go

was around there wasnt an expensive engine but has the all the go fast bits the cars well balanced and done over 30k on the setup and its a sleeper, less weight more go cant be a bad thing

yo people need a front bumper for a e36 coupe doesnt need to be flash silver would be nice but not necessary out west auckland would also be nice

turbo m42b18 light plenty of go and not nose heavy with a 6 in it

Fantastic

Unfortunately it gets worse these days with people hiding behind their PC when they think they know how telling everyone accordingly im actually doing it for a living as i dont see them with a business.

is there a conclusion to all this