Forum: Forced Induction

hi guys/girls im currently building An m52 2.8 engine (alloy head) With A m50 2.5 block (cast iron) for a forced induction setup . both blocks share the same bore size so engine will be the standard 2.8 specs but with a stronger iron block. i Have a few questions before i purchase parts... when...

Hey there. I need to clean the carbon out of my intake system on my Landrover Disco3. The variable vane turbo is stuck in top end power position, which is normally caused by a stuck actuator rod caused by carbon, from not driving the car hard enough!! There is an actuator rod repair kit...

Haven't had much time to work on this lately cause I broke my arm. But finally got the wastegate spring changed and ran it up today. 522rwhp at 6000rpm dyno dynamics Was running 18 psi dropping back to 16psi up top (have to play with the eboost to fix that). Up at that boost it looks like...

Hi, Im planning on adding an oil cooler to my 318is turbo. Has anyone here done this? Or know a kit that is available. I have seen setups on m20's etc where you replace the standard oil filter cap with one that has an inlet and outlet to accomodate oil lines for a cooler. Any...

Hi, Havent posted many things here but thought I would share my project with you guys. Has been dragging on for a while now but slowly starting to make some progress. In short my build has the following - Custom made top mount turbo manifold - T28 turbo (S15 turbo) bush bearing and water...

Well im posting this on behalf of Matt the owner of MHAutocar the place where im doing my work at. The project is a E36ti built for the the track. The block and head has been 'o' ringed. the head has been reconditioned. and the rotating assembly has been balanced. Here is where it sits at now.

i'm starting to collect parts for a turbo build, i'm planning on doing this to my m20b23, so far i've replaced bearings and rings on my already low milage engine and i've got the arp head studs, cometic hg and the intercooler. Now i want to get the turbo. I was thinking a used garret but don't know...

hey all just weighing up options at the moment but anyhoo, wondering which unit would be best set up for a turbo, m50, m52 or m52tu if i went ahead with it i would be replacing the bottom end and winding boost pretty high, i dont want to turbo the car and only run 8-10 psi, so strength is my...

Well i should have kept a running diary but anyway ill try provide one now DJS325 these were the brakes we discussed on the phone Well story starts with suspension snapping on my alpina and consequently me flipping my car. so new car was purchased. A mint close to standard 1990 318is...

Hi guys, i have an e46 m3 2002 model! i only use the car on the track, it is guttered and have racing seats along with 6 piston AP Racing brakes. i am in a hard place at the moment, doing a lot of motor sport growing up i feel i have reached the cars potential, i was considering supercharging it...

Trying to make a decision about where to mount my intercooler, and I'm hoping you guys can help. I'm thinking of mounting the intercooler in the factory radiator position, and mounting the radiator behind it with a thermo-fan inbetween the two. Concerns about that set up are heat soak from the...

Hi all, Anyone in OZ got one of these motors? I've got a standard DASC system...but when she blows... 300+ geegees would make for a nice little e36 4pot coupe!...pricey though I know. cheers

hi guys , there have been threads here and there on other bmw froums . However i wanted to know if any one in Aus has given it a go. i like the idea of a 40% or so gain in hp and torque with no big shiny intercooler for obvious reason . also their kit looks OEM, which i also love. ...

The exchange rate is currently awesome. Shipping is thankfully crazy cheap. We also have a spare running stage I 1.8T with about 160,000km on it, thanks to, unfortunately a written off car. No idea what leak and compresson is, but it doesn't really matter. Between a small group of dudes we've...

Trying to get the car engineered so that I can sell it in good faith. Last time I took the day off to drive to RTA testing station at Botany, it failed just on the Co2. Suggestion from the engineer was to get new cats and it should walk it in (166,000kms on the clock, original cats). So I got new...

The time has come for my old Vortech V2 SQ to need a rebuild. With nearly 100,000km on it was not "Super Quiet" anymore. Is there any place in Victoria that can rebuild superchargers? I know CAPA, in South Australia can...

Gday all, after a recent aquisition of an M106, the only piece of the motor missing was the turbo itself. Victoria's nanny laws require i run an internally gated system, as the motor was not available as an option from factory in the e28, and thus has to adhere to current forced induction...