Ricey 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 hey guys have been checkin your forums out for a while, some good stuff on here! im from tassie way in australia, thought i should share what i have been working on on a first year mechanic wage so trying to do everything on the cheap got the car for 500 dollars, rings were gone so decided to rebuild it, then decided a little more was a 323i auto, put a manual in it. new suspension, interior. bored it to 325 and swapped to eta pistons, since i didnt have much money, went the crude way around without using an ecu got a rising rate fuel reg, injectors. seven of them actually, but we will keep that quiet! had it dyno'd, proven to work. at a low 7 pound but good fun but different plans when a bit more money comes my way! anyways here is the build, have a perv, have a laugh or just a look cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ducatiss 1 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 Beautiful man...that is a very tidy and professional looking install - well done! Is an intercooler coming next? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 water to air intercool it and you should be ok to run a little more boost not quite as rangi as I had hoped for, the manifold looks alright..any dyno figures?? laggy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tune 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 thats a damn sexy engine mate, very nice work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 Is that manifold the ebay one? How is the quality? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 1 Report post Posted September 1, 2008 nice, those budget setups can be alot of fun- just dont get too greedy with the boost. (dont ask how I know) I'm impressed with the intake pipes, very clean. Did you get any lambda readings with the dyno run? I'm curious to see how thats looking. Any HP/TQ firgures? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickSilver 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2008 That looks great, what kind of budget did you have? And how much did you spend? Does it work well with the L-jet setup? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ricey 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2008 cheers guys! yeah has been alot of fiddling on the dyno and what not to get it right dont have papers on me atm but think it was .86 lambda, and 180 horse not heaps, but yeah definately intercooler and an ecu on the go next the manifold is actually a ebay item, good quality suprisingly the rebuid set me back around 3 ish, full exhaust and piping by mate was 600 for parts few dyno runs 50 dollars each plus the kit off ebay still a while to go though thanks for the comments! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 1 Report post Posted September 2, 2008 (edited) cheers guys! yeah has been alot of fiddling on the dyno and what not to get it right dont have papers on me atm but think it was .86 lambda, and 180 horse 180WHP is alright, I was expecting maybe a wee more bit given its a 2.5L now but about right for a 2.3L on 7psi. I was more looking for lambda across the rev range, if its around .86 throughout thats pretty good. [Megasquirt plug] you considered Megasquirt as an ECU? easy enough to make it run on an L-jet car and then add in ignition control later once fuel is sorted. Its not for everyone but for the budget DIY guy with half a brain its definately worth looking at. [/plug] Edited September 2, 2008 by Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
$toffz 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2008 From the blurb at the beginning i was expecting a couple of rusty gutters and a coke can. Thats looking pretty sharp mate, wicked work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topcat 11 Report post Posted September 4, 2008 As above, great looking 'budget' setup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ricey 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2008 yeah she's alright .86 all through out the range lambda have considered megasquirt but was thinking of when it gets to that stage do the bigger injectors and motec, will eventually start racing it so i'd rather do it properly then, cheers guys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
