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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack

Posted: 17 Nov 2015, 21:07
by Miuge
Thanks guys! :wink:

Lot's of foam and fiberglass stuff ahead... Made one little foam piece between the door and engine bay/wheel well, nice round edge for a better air flow, not to forget about the looks:
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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack

Posted: 23 Dec 2015, 10:44
by folkesonn
[quote="Miuge"]Drivetrain almost acquired, only need to find suitable output shafts and of course there's a little bit of fitting. :roll:

E60 M5 driveshaft compared to E30 320i driveshaft:
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How big is the length difference between those two?
They seem to be almost identical in length.

Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack

Posted: 23 Dec 2015, 14:05
by granen_
2005 e60 m5 smg 1526MM
2005 e60 m5 1557MM
1990 e30 320 sedan 1526MM

Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack

Posted: 01 Jan 2016, 23:44
by _TH_
Damn nice body work!!


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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack

Posted: 07 Jan 2016, 16:06
by Miuge
I've been searching for a turbo lately and most likely I'll get the new BorgWarner S369 SX-E, it has 69/91mm comp and 74/80mm turbine. Should I get the T4 divided 0.91A/R or 1.00A/R?
Engine is based on M30B35 which should be pushed near 8000rpm :roll: Supercharger will be helping at the low rpm and probably there would be no major difference in turbo spool between the turbine housings..

Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (turbocharger speculation)

Posted: 07 Feb 2016, 16:26
by Miuge
Recently I acquired 3D printer for rapid prototyping, one of the first test pieces was our designed BMW M10/M30 rocker arm. Got a few ideas how to utilize the printer with the E30 :)
(click to view the video clip at facebook)
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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (turbocharger speculation)

Posted: 13 Feb 2016, 11:47
by Miuge
I got one control arm kit welded and painted for promotion use, almost looks like factory-made.

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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (turbocharger speculation)

Posted: 18 Feb 2016, 22:02
by Miuge
Earlier I inquired about S300 series turbochargers, but calculations proved there's no big enough turbine housings available, so... I had to look for something bigger. S467 would meet my requirements, but I wasn't sure if it would fit at all. Luckily I found one for testing, with 5" intake pipe:
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This is a cast wheel unit with regular comp cover, I'll probably get the billet wheel unit with race cover:
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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (turbocharger speculation)

Posted: 18 Feb 2016, 23:49
by TreLingon
:D

Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (turbocharger speculation)

Posted: 21 Feb 2016, 13:26
by Miuge
Yesterday I spent a couple of moments looking and turning the turbo in different positions, tried different steel bends and ended up doing two collectors. The manifold will be equal length 6-2 type, I still need to make a turbo flange and get few more bigger diameter bends. But here's a start:
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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (turbocharger speculation)

Posted: 24 Feb 2016, 23:02
by Miuge
At some point I thought I will never manage to make an equal length manifold, but after few hours things were on the bright side.
Primaries are 42mm pipe which connect to a 3-1 collector, after that there's a short 51mm pipe/transition piece to the turbo flange, all pipes are equal length.
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This is the sight at the end of the day:
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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (turbocharger speculation)

Posted: 22 Mar 2016, 21:15
by Miuge
Back to bodywork stuff:
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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (turbocharger speculation)

Posted: 22 Mar 2016, 22:21
by _TH_
WOW...

Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (exhaust manifold and aero)

Posted: 25 Mar 2016, 11:20
by Miuge
Wondering if it's a good or bad WOW :mrgreen:

Turbo manifold welded together, still need to get a wastegate and make it's piping:
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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (exhaust manifold and aero)

Posted: 26 Mar 2016, 22:00
by _TH_
It is a gooood WOW... Im very impressed and inspired


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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (exhaust manifold and aero)

Posted: 05 Apr 2016, 21:42
by Miuge
Well that's goood :mrgreen:

Wastegate arrived quickly, also got few stickers:
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Then I started to make wastegate piping, need to make a mild steel flange though, I don't like to mix it to stainless steel:
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Re: BMW E30 Street/TimeAttack (exhaust manifold and aero)

Posted: 07 Apr 2016, 21:37
by Miuge
Story continues:
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Divided all the way to valve, with sophisticated testing (by blowing air into primaries) the flow seems to find its path well towards the wastegate:
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