Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) I was bored searching craigslist, and I found a 91 3 series with a 128k on it, that was supposedly not running. Went to check it out, only had surface rust (thank god..) and some fried wires(Crank position sensor!). Only bad thing, it an autotragic. So I bought it. 500$ and an hour and a half drive later, I'm thinking, "what the hell did I get myself into." Did some research for a few days, bought a CPS, and a manual swap(still haven't put it in ) and I fired it up. the ODO wasn't broken, and it ran pretty well. Went across the street, did some burn outs and a couple donuts, and drove her back in the shop for the rest of the winter. GOALS- around 350whp. And a decent looking exterior. Doing this smart. Not cheap, but not expensive either. I have lots of time to search down parts on various forums. NEED TO BUY(say if you have anything for sale that i need!)-e34 throttle cable for the swap. -Intercooler piping-ARP studs-Some cheap racing seats!-Oil pressure gauge-Oil feed stuff-Exterior items such as bumpers and a tail light-Some cheap light rims-endless amount of bushings and suspension stuff-coilovers cant think of much else. Well except brakes and probably everything else. lolBuild list:Ms3x plug and play running sequential fuel and COP on the m50 Holset hx40 7 blade with 16cm housing. Flows 69lb/min- I will trade for a smaller one. injectors- Siemens 80lbers. Running a single Walbro 255, probably another one inline too. Manifold- looking to build a y adapter coming from the stock manifolds. Or a blunt tech mani. intercooler- a goofy 26x12x3 that I probably need to reweld the inlet/outlet at a different angle. Still need intercooler piping. Wideband- spartan wideband. Exhaust- 3 inch dump. Might do a 45 in front of the pass rear wheel. Oil feed and drain- Just need a proper oil feed set upArps- leaving stock compression for e85Swap brace from GunMetalGrey- thanks man. Trans and motor mounts by condor. Along with a power steering delete Clutch- Stage 4 f1 racing clutch. Purchased. Flywheel- I have an early single mass eta flywheel that I had resurfaced. Thanks for any input at all! Extremely appreciated! Also, this is a semi slow build. I have about 100$ a week to spend on this baby. haha. Edited January 28, 2013 by need4speed1299 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 For one, Get ARP Head studs. it's one of the few things you'll be glad you bought. Also a safety measure. Also, don't lighten your flywheel too much. I saw an article a year or so ago about how having a lightened flywheel can actually cause more issues. But to each their own. You need pictures, kid. We here at Wibimmers, like pictures. Lots of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Jesus Christ I didn't expect someone to comment that quickly. I have pictures. You just didn't wait until they uploaded. I had to switch from my iPad to my iPhone because my iPhone has the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 megasquirt! Diypnp. yup.. 128k on the odo 5 speed swap and rebuilt driveshaft. Along with a failed plasti dip trunk. some rust. the worst spot of rust. some other surface rust I have been fixing. this turned out to be a damn hole. But it's pretty much fixed. It's not a show car anyway. overview. Anyone have a hood? Lol. Mines all bent. quick bay shot. Aaaaand last but not least. My old car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I comment quickly, cause I watch this forum like a hawk! :3 Photo's are good. I'll hit you up next time I'm in town. Might be spraying my car here soon. Decided on a color, finally. Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Word! My sister jumped timing at above car(the Jetta) and I have to finished rebuilding the head before I can continue on this. I'm really just building up parts like a whore and doing all the work quick before the snow melts. Lol. I also have a 1976 jeep cj7 that I'm restoring with my dad right now. It's going to be my winter car lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 the bottom end of the VW. a few bent intake valves indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 CJ7's rock. My cousin's have one they rock crawl with, with an LS1 in it. Thing fucking ROCKS. Wish I had photo's of it. Do it up. post pictures of that vag-mobile too. Also, I didn't notice that much rust issues when I came over. Some spots are bad! Still looking good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Those heads look terribly dirty dude. Just saying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 das turbo (: Also, this is a WTB thread. I will be willing to negotiate for many items concerning this build. If you have anything that you think is useful, just chime in. All comments are appreciated. Unless you are being a douche that tells me to s5x swap it and stop Wasting my time with boost or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Haha. For 500$, it has barely any rust issues at all. I'm very happy with it. My management setup costed more than the damn car. And it has very minimal rust. I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Yea dude. The pistons are like black at the top. Only 130k on it. Probably shit gas ran through it. Super gross dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Haha. For 500$, it has barely any rust issues at all. I'm very happy with it. My management setup costed more than the damn car. And it has very minimal rust. I'm happy. True with in reason. Still a decent vehicle. Glad you got sedan over coupe. Yea dude. The pistons are like black at the top. Only 130k on it. Probably shit gas ran through it. Super gross dirty. yeah, they look like they're covered in gunk. Hopefully you get that thing back on the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Yea someday I will. And of course! More doors more whores! Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Alright! I get to ask you about MS now!That is Ms3 correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Well it's actually microsquirt, which is a credit card sized ms2. I kinda want 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I am familiar with microsquirt, I may be using it for a 4HP briggs!How do you wire the relays? Did you just cut off the ecu connector and then wire the harness to that?Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 well because i bought the DIYPNP, it comes with everything necessary, and a box to put it in, so its a direct replacement of my regular ecu. I just soldered up the jumpers, and plugged that bad boy right in. No wire harness cutting necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 ^More pictures of this DIYPNP I remember me an you discussing it briefly. But I'm still curious on how this works. Who knows. Maybe you'll pull me from MSII into a microsquirt. Squirt. Lul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Oh that's right. M20 has pnpSent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 well is your ecu a 55pin? If so, then it would work, if not, then they dont have a DIYPNP for you. just use the megasquirt and build it into your ecu if need be. just rip the connector out of your ecu box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240sxguy Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 That turbo is way too big for your HP goals IMO. The HX35 has much better street manners and will make over 500 wheel all day long. Cool project, and good luck with the build. Is O-ringing the motor really needed for 350 wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 That turbo is way too big for your HP goals IMO. The HX35 has much better street manners and will make over 500 wheel all day long. Cool project, and good luck with the build. Is O-ringing the motor really needed for 350 wheel? That's what I told him. But he's hard headed. He's running the HX40. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240sxguy Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 How big is the motor in that car? It's going to be lag city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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