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    Nick_08 got a reaction from patsbimmer1 in 1990 e30   
    Still working on random parts of the car.
    1. Added a proper metro-pack connector for the fan and added the wiring for the pump.
    2. Added a bleeder to the intercooler and heat exchanger.
    3. Installed the reservoir in the trunk and yes I did leave that length of clear hose hanging like that....just to bug your OCD. Got one of them hose cutter tools, so nice...
    4. Finally got the last fitting in today for the fuel system. Finalized the fuel hoses in the engine bay area. Mounted the fuel filter. 
    5. Turbo drain mocked up. Need to pull the oil pan to have the -10 male fitting welded in place. You can see the drain tube will also have a -10 fitting welded in place. I plan to use a coupler to attach. 
    6. Took a picture of the coil relocation and LT1 boots I got to route the wires away from the exhaust. As long as they don't touch the exhaust they should be good to go. I have some fiberglass sleeve I'll use over the wires as well. 
    7. Made a new ground cable for the battery. Still need to make a new engine ground. 
    8. Hard line to AN fitting adapters installed.


















     
     
     
     
     
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from gilber33 in 1990 e30   
    Still working on random parts of the car.
    1. Added a proper metro-pack connector for the fan and added the wiring for the pump.
    2. Added a bleeder to the intercooler and heat exchanger.
    3. Installed the reservoir in the trunk and yes I did leave that length of clear hose hanging like that....just to bug your OCD. Got one of them hose cutter tools, so nice...
    4. Finally got the last fitting in today for the fuel system. Finalized the fuel hoses in the engine bay area. Mounted the fuel filter. 
    5. Turbo drain mocked up. Need to pull the oil pan to have the -10 male fitting welded in place. You can see the drain tube will also have a -10 fitting welded in place. I plan to use a coupler to attach. 
    6. Took a picture of the coil relocation and LT1 boots I got to route the wires away from the exhaust. As long as they don't touch the exhaust they should be good to go. I have some fiberglass sleeve I'll use over the wires as well. 
    7. Made a new ground cable for the battery. Still need to make a new engine ground. 
    8. Hard line to AN fitting adapters installed.


















     
     
     
     
     
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from SteelBlue in 1990 e30   
    Still working on random parts of the car.
    1. Added a proper metro-pack connector for the fan and added the wiring for the pump.
    2. Added a bleeder to the intercooler and heat exchanger.
    3. Installed the reservoir in the trunk and yes I did leave that length of clear hose hanging like that....just to bug your OCD. Got one of them hose cutter tools, so nice...
    4. Finally got the last fitting in today for the fuel system. Finalized the fuel hoses in the engine bay area. Mounted the fuel filter. 
    5. Turbo drain mocked up. Need to pull the oil pan to have the -10 male fitting welded in place. You can see the drain tube will also have a -10 fitting welded in place. I plan to use a coupler to attach. 
    6. Took a picture of the coil relocation and LT1 boots I got to route the wires away from the exhaust. As long as they don't touch the exhaust they should be good to go. I have some fiberglass sleeve I'll use over the wires as well. 
    7. Made a new ground cable for the battery. Still need to make a new engine ground. 
    8. Hard line to AN fitting adapters installed.


















     
     
     
     
     
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from Jdesign in 1990 e30   
    @SteelBlue I’ve got a SBE LS1, basically all the gen III LS have weak rods and pistons. I will keep the boost low (under 10 psi). Perhaps 600-700 level? I’m either building this LS1 or an iron block with forged internals. 
     
    Updates: I added some heat shielding to the firewall and powder coated the brackets I made. The flat ones move the coil packs up about 30mm to make clearance for the wires. The down pipe is very close to the valve cover. I also made the mounting bracket for the brake reservoir. 
     




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    Nick_08 got a reaction from patsbimmer1 in 1990 e30   
    @SteelBlue I’ve got a SBE LS1, basically all the gen III LS have weak rods and pistons. I will keep the boost low (under 10 psi). Perhaps 600-700 level? I’m either building this LS1 or an iron block with forged internals. 
     
    Updates: I added some heat shielding to the firewall and powder coated the brackets I made. The flat ones move the coil packs up about 30mm to make clearance for the wires. The down pipe is very close to the valve cover. I also made the mounting bracket for the brake reservoir. 
     




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    Nick_08 got a reaction from B C in 1990 e30   
    This is the last update and you are up-to-date...
    Fuel system, waiting on a couple fittings yet but the plan is to go from in tank walbro 255 to 8AN feed to rails and 6AN return. Like I said before, fuel system is very limited at this point. Everything is PTFE ie e85 compatible  ...I think I will just end up adding a single or double pump surge tank when I need more fuel and have the walbro feed that. I have to say PTFE is so easy to work with. Get yourself some of these hose cutters from menards for $10 (summit wants $75 for their ptfe cutters) they work like a charm. 





     
    Last update, I had to go with these cheap VS racing wastegates ($200 vs $800), I do have to say I'm surprised with the quality. They seem nice. They are basically tial 44mm replicas and you can use the diaphragm from a tial in these. I bench tested and they hold fine. I'll just need to keep an eye on them and watch close for signs of failure. I always can fall back on boost cut from the ECU. I did go with an authentic TIAL BOV. 

    I made up some new 2 AWG starter and alternator cables, $30 amazon hydraulic crimper is prime. 

    Last, good luck finding oval aluminum tubing. Since i am going 3" for the entire intake system I had to make my own oval with a press. Turned out pretty nice and believe it or not, the oil pain sits lower than this tube. Downfall is, the exhaust crossover runs in front of the oil pain as well. I doubt this will affect IAT's too much. 

    Downpipe, I'm going with 3.5" to an electric cutout, don't know where yet but hopefully not far after the turbo. Then I want the exhaust to neck down to maybe an aftermarket e30 catback system. Just to keep that stock look and feel. We'll see what happens. There is barely any room, although none of this hits, I will need to move the coils up a bit on the valve covers and get fancy with the plug wires. Still a work in progress....

     
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from Jdesign in 1990 e30   
    Engine bay wiring: as I stated, I deleted the C101, spliced and ran the wiring through the blower compartment. All the extra wiring in the whole harness has been gone through and completely removed. 




     
     
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from SteelBlue in 1990 e30   
    Engine bay wiring: as I stated, I deleted the C101, spliced and ran the wiring through the blower compartment. All the extra wiring in the whole harness has been gone through and completely removed. 




     
     
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from Rekpoint in 1990 e30   
    Here is some more pictures of the exhaust. The next step is to mount the heat exchanger for the A/W intercooler system. I felt the A/W will be more efficient and a cleaner package. I really want my car to look stock from the outside. I did make a grille for the lower valence from some material that pegasus sells, it's stainless steel squares like 6 per inch or something. I may end up painting it black. Edit * I did want to comment, I wish I could show you all some pretty tig welds and what not but I chose function over form long ago when I decided to purchase a mig over tig. Anyway, thin wall tube is very difficult to weld with mig. You have to make many small tack welds and must take many breaks in order to prevent warping your work (ask me how I know haha). It turned out pretty well, I chased the inside of every weld/transition with a carbide burr. 





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    Nick_08 got a reaction from Rekpoint in 1990 e30   
    The most challenging aspect of this build has been the exhaust. After studying several options most manifolds just wont fit this chassis. I stumbled across some cast manifolds that speedway markets called "LS1 tru-ram". These manifolds are cast stainless steel, likely in china because the material has been shit to weld on and is mildly magnetic. Anyway, they market them as stainless with 1 3/4" primaries and a 3" collector. I chose to use these and snake 2.25" tube down under the engine mounts and back up. This system is full twin-scroll with twin wastegates, I chose 44mm which is probably excessive but whatever I hate boost creep. I did have to modify the driver side manifold to make better clearance for the steering shaft. 
     





    Wastegate prioritization!



     
     
     
     
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from Rekpoint in 1990 e30   
    It's been awhile, some might remember me from the fall colors cruise a couple years ago. Now that I'm bored with the LS1, it's time to put a turbo on it. I honestly just miss the violent nature of the turbocharged m20. I'm mostly interested in driving the streets. I like turbo systems that spool fast/early and hit hard. So i chose a Borgwarner S369  (69/72) with a T4 0.91 A/R turbine housing. This is probably the smallest you would want to run on a 346. It certainly will choke at full RPM, this is fine for me, I wan't quick spool for the streets. The rest of the system will be designed to be capable of the sub 1,000 hp level with my fuel pump being the limiting factor and obviously the SBE LS1 the weakest link here. I'll start sharing some pictures now and explain some things on the way. I'd love to hear suggestions if you have. 

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    Nick_08 got a reaction from B C in 1990 e30   
    It's been awhile, some might remember me from the fall colors cruise a couple years ago. Now that I'm bored with the LS1, it's time to put a turbo on it. I honestly just miss the violent nature of the turbocharged m20. I'm mostly interested in driving the streets. I like turbo systems that spool fast/early and hit hard. So i chose a Borgwarner S369  (69/72) with a T4 0.91 A/R turbine housing. This is probably the smallest you would want to run on a 346. It certainly will choke at full RPM, this is fine for me, I wan't quick spool for the streets. The rest of the system will be designed to be capable of the sub 1,000 hp level with my fuel pump being the limiting factor and obviously the SBE LS1 the weakest link here. I'll start sharing some pictures now and explain some things on the way. I'd love to hear suggestions if you have. 

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    Nick_08 got a reaction from Ryan... in My slow e30 project.   
    Nice to see you back in the e30 scene. Looks like a clean car!
     
     
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    Nick_08 reacted to TCD in A little fun before the snow fell.   
    Put the e28 away yesterday.
     
    2nd gear burnout
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from Daggerty in LS6 ZCP M3 Build   
    Hell...yes!
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    Nick_08 reacted to Daggerty in Fall Color Cruise, October 15th 2016   
    Idk what was better at lmt, everyone's necks snapping like Carrie underwood was walking naked through the parking lot  when Nick was driving his car up to the Dyno. Or the reactions of the way the hood popped open and it lifted forward, like fire had just been discovered.
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    Nick_08 reacted to Andrew in Fall Color Cruise, October 15th 2016   
    It was fun.  Thanks to all who set it up.  I made the mistake of following the LS swapped E30, now I want one.
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from suspenceful in Strapped my 135i on the dyno! Video and numbers inside...   
    I was there for that and I'm glad I had my ears plugged. Very nice numbers [emoji106]
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    Nick_08 reacted to B C in Fall Color Cruise, October 15th 2016   
    Thoughts throughout the day:

    0) Poor Dave
    1) I need an LS swap

    2) This is a great turnout

    3) I hope everybody doesnt tear-ass down this first stretch

    4) wow, that was a loud bang from the rear end

    5) thats okay, we just gotta keep driving

    6) wait, thats impossible, we are actually going to be stranded here

    7) at least kaiser's girlfriend is here and has a car

    8) great, cops

    9) the cop can definitely hear a pack of cars ripping in the distance as he approaches us

    10) 3 people wont fit in a miata

    11) I can ride in the tow truck

    12) this tow truck driver is a crab-ass
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from Daggerty in Fall Color Cruise, October 15th 2016   
    I'm at LMT waiting in line
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    Nick_08 reacted to KaiserRolls in Fall Color Cruise, October 15th 2016   
    I believe nick and I are heading down for this. Tentatively for me but it sounds like he wants to dyno his car!
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from B C in e30 LS   
    Apologies for the crappy video but it got a little sideways on me. https://vimeo.com/181233344
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from wasnt m3 in e30 LS   
    Apologies for the crappy video but it got a little sideways on me. https://vimeo.com/181233344
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    Nick_08 got a reaction from KaiserRolls in e30 LS   
    Apologies for the crappy video but it got a little sideways on me. https://vimeo.com/181233344
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    Nick_08 reacted to TCD in e30 LS   
    LS1 is actually pretty soft down low with a flat tq curve.  That's why it's doesn't spin the tires at 20mph in a 1st gear roll on.  Any cam and it'll become a top end motor.
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