E36 M3 Turbo - Rebuild

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

BruceT on the forum has a haltech in his 328i budget race car build iirc, he most certainly wouldn't have spent 40 on a ecu alone.

Gizmo is correct there is no way I would spend R40k on management for my little budget build. I am however using Powermods on my race car which has full vanos control. (excuse my non technical terms) I have no idea if it would work for your application but I cant see why not considering the cars I know who run Powermods. :rollsmile:

I also agree that if I had a turbo M3 I would ensure a decent management system is used. Ive been looking for a M3 motor and cannot find them and when I do they are damn expensive - I would hate to think how expensive a turbo'd one, with all the correct groceries, would cost to replace.

Thanks for the input, what i failed to tell the guys is that i started this thread way after i started with this car, Just tried making a good thread of it by going step by step.
The Vanos has been locked and we are using Dicktator on the car.
Yes ive heard good things about powermods but when we decided on the dicktator route Powermods wasnt out or maybe could have been released but not really recognised or tested.
So ill cut to the chase and give the updated of the story, well a bit of it.
Car on first dyno.... 0.8bar

 

[Inactive]

That car looks neat! Good luck. Im toying with the idea of turboing mine but I have too many ideas on too little money... hahahaha

 

[moranor@axis]

no point on debating what has already been done

whats going on with the shock towers?

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

no point on debating what has already been done

whats going on with the shock towers?

the shock towers?something wrong with them, please explain

 

[Jeremy]

LOL i love the plates

 

[moranor@axis]

look odd in the pics post closeup if possible

in for more updates when you have a chance :rollsmile:

 

[boost3d]

:blowheart: love the cars numberplate.... :roflol:

 

[AlexYannoulatos]

hahahaha the plates :roflol:

 

[Peter@AEW]

no point on debating what has already been done

whats going on with the shock towers?

looks like the strut brace pads

 

[Gizmo]

:withStu:

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AC Schnitzer strut brace. See page 1.

 

[moranor@axis]

now i see... reflection in the second pic was playing tricks with my eyes lol far side pad looked completely different to me...

 

[rhett325]

Nice manifold!

Who made it and what did it cost if I may ask?

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

Nice manifold!

Who made it and what did it cost if I may ask?

The exhaust manifold?

 

[N33SH]

Haha legend plates :roflol:

 

[Rodney///Marsh]

i love that plates

:roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol:

 

[///M3 - ZN]

Looking good .

Top number plate .

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

Remember i posted the first dyno results above?....

here are the updated figures after the changes......on the same dyno

 

[Nikhil]

Thats insane!!!

 

[Mohammed@Auto X-cessorize]

Made good power, on 0.8 / 0.9 bar, only as you can see on the graph, with the vanos locked the power curve starts a bit later but the customer is happy with it for now.

 

[Kimeran]

Hahaha awesome plate raise:
When I first saw that plate, I thought the guy's got some balls to put that plate on an E36 M.....now I know why :hammerhead: