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    madbim got a reaction from ChrisO in Turbo e30 tuned today! (Shout out to Snap!)   
    Just some pictures of the build along the way. 
    Freshened the head up with new valve seals, re-lapped and resurfaced. 


     
    ARP head studs, this was our first attempt. We are using the OEM BMW gasket now. 

     
    Testing the fitment of our ebay manifold and Garrett T04e

    Getting the Gates belt on and some accessories.



    Motor is finally in the car!

    Here you can see the manifold, turbo and downpipe fitment in the car.  -Thanks to our buddy Jeff on the awesome fab work on the downpipe\exhaust!
     

    Squeezing in the intercooler, we were able to fit inlet and outlets under the headlight brackets (they did have to be trimmed slight). But this tucks up nicely for an almost stock like fitment. 





    BOV and intake piping is routed. 




    Here you can see the downpipe my buddy Jeff fabbed up along with a flex coupler with vbands. It is 3" stainless all the way back. It does tuck nicely!

    3" to a magnaflow Y. 

     

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    madbim got a reaction from SteelBlue in Turbo e30 tuned today! (Shout out to Snap!)   
    Just some pictures of the build along the way. 
    Freshened the head up with new valve seals, re-lapped and resurfaced. 


     
    ARP head studs, this was our first attempt. We are using the OEM BMW gasket now. 

     
    Testing the fitment of our ebay manifold and Garrett T04e

    Getting the Gates belt on and some accessories.



    Motor is finally in the car!

    Here you can see the manifold, turbo and downpipe fitment in the car.  -Thanks to our buddy Jeff on the awesome fab work on the downpipe\exhaust!
     

    Squeezing in the intercooler, we were able to fit inlet and outlets under the headlight brackets (they did have to be trimmed slight). But this tucks up nicely for an almost stock like fitment. 





    BOV and intake piping is routed. 




    Here you can see the downpipe my buddy Jeff fabbed up along with a flex coupler with vbands. It is 3" stainless all the way back. It does tuck nicely!

    3" to a magnaflow Y. 

     

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    madbim got a reaction from jc43089 in Turbo e30 tuned today! (Shout out to Snap!)   
    Just some pictures of the build along the way. 
    Freshened the head up with new valve seals, re-lapped and resurfaced. 


     
    ARP head studs, this was our first attempt. We are using the OEM BMW gasket now. 

     
    Testing the fitment of our ebay manifold and Garrett T04e

    Getting the Gates belt on and some accessories.



    Motor is finally in the car!

    Here you can see the manifold, turbo and downpipe fitment in the car.  -Thanks to our buddy Jeff on the awesome fab work on the downpipe\exhaust!
     

    Squeezing in the intercooler, we were able to fit inlet and outlets under the headlight brackets (they did have to be trimmed slight). But this tucks up nicely for an almost stock like fitment. 





    BOV and intake piping is routed. 




    Here you can see the downpipe my buddy Jeff fabbed up along with a flex coupler with vbands. It is 3" stainless all the way back. It does tuck nicely!

    3" to a magnaflow Y. 

     

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    madbim got a reaction from P_Roloff in Turbo e30 tuned today! (Shout out to Snap!)   
    Wanted to shout out @snap thanks to him our 2+ year turbo E30 project was able to make its first WOT pulls under boost today, and it felt amazing! His expertise and guidance are what kept our turbo dreams alive through our ups and downs. 
    Last spring while wrapping up our build we made an error and popped the motor, we then spent all fall and winter tearing down the motor. After ball honing the block, new-used pistons, rings, rod bearings we completed wrapping everything up this spring and worked on fixing all the little bugs. @snap was gracious enough to help us get the tune dialed in so we can finally drive the car and make some really nice WOT pulls which feel o-so-good. 
    What a great day! 🍻 
     
     
     
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    madbim got a reaction from B C in Turbo e30 tuned today! (Shout out to Snap!)   
    Wanted to shout out @snap thanks to him our 2+ year turbo E30 project was able to make its first WOT pulls under boost today, and it felt amazing! His expertise and guidance are what kept our turbo dreams alive through our ups and downs. 
    Last spring while wrapping up our build we made an error and popped the motor, we then spent all fall and winter tearing down the motor. After ball honing the block, new-used pistons, rings, rod bearings we completed wrapping everything up this spring and worked on fixing all the little bugs. @snap was gracious enough to help us get the tune dialed in so we can finally drive the car and make some really nice WOT pulls which feel o-so-good. 
    What a great day! 🍻 
     
     
     
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    madbim reacted to MattY in Theshiftbox.com E30 t shirts/apparel   
    That came super quick! Fits great and the quality is awesome. Will definitely be picking up that E30 cutaway design when you put that up.
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    madbim reacted to Earl in Theshiftbox.com E30 t shirts/apparel   
    I could also poll the compact guys to see what theyd want to get you a solid selling shirt=)
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    madbim reacted to Earl in Theshiftbox.com E30 t shirts/apparel   
    What designs are coming down the pipeline if you don't mind me asking?
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    madbim reacted to wasnt m3 in Theshiftbox.com E30 t shirts/apparel   
    Got my order today, looks great! Thank you!

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    madbim reacted to MattY in Theshiftbox.com E30 t shirts/apparel   
    Bit on a straight six shirt. Too clean to pass up
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    madbim reacted to wasnt m3 in Theshiftbox.com E30 t shirts/apparel   
    Order placed.
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    madbim reacted to patsbimmer1 in Theshiftbox.com E30 t shirts/apparel   
    there's a joke in there somewhere about that...
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    madbim reacted to i_love_cars in Theshiftbox.com E30 t shirts/apparel   
    coupon code made it a no-brainer for me. I just placed my order for 3 shirts and the iPhone cover.
    Congrats on being the first person in history to make me actually give a shit about an iPhone cover. I've never even used protective cases. 
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