bmw 325i homemade turbo..............
04-24-2003, 04:15 PM
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bmw 325i homemade turbo..............
i geared up a home turbo on my d15 and it works pretty good .................my friend has a 93 bmw 325i and seen my setup and decided to boost his bmw he priced a kit ,but it was to much money.my question is can he gear up a home made turbo on his bmw?
what turbo would work best?and what about the fuel setup?
what turbo would work best?and what about the fuel setup?
04-24-2003, 04:50 PM
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Re:bmw 325i homemade turbo..............
Just different fabrication going on. I6 right? If the manifold terminates very close to the engine, picture how well a turbo/adapter plate would sit in the engine bay. If a new mani is needed, then time to start snooping around for a custom or other stock mani that will allow good turbo placement.
I would check out some BMW boards to find out what kind of air metering the 325 uses, (MAF, speed density....) So you can see what options are open for you as far as fueling is concerned.
An SMC might be a good option for you.
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ecg/smc.htm
I would check out some BMW boards to find out what kind of air metering the 325 uses, (MAF, speed density....) So you can see what options are open for you as far as fueling is concerned.
An SMC might be a good option for you.
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ecg/smc.htm
04-24-2003, 06:57 PM
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Re:bmw 325i homemade turbo..............
i love inline 6's!!! Well with that out of the way man it would be sweet if you turbocharged his 325. I would go with shortyz on this one and try to draw out about what the mani would have to look like to fit. Buy the weld els and go to work. I6's were meant for turbos in my opion jsut like I4's. He will have himself a regualr M3 sleeper!
04-24-2003, 07:01 PM
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Re:bmw 325i homemade turbo..............
Well about the sleeper m3 i take that back he probably will have a M3 killer on his hands muahha!! His car is 190hp and a 95 m3 is 240hp and a good HMT kit can add more than 50 hp especially since it is an inline 6. Be funny to go around beating next to last generation m3's.
04-24-2003, 07:16 PM
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Re:bmw 325i homemade turbo..............
M3 is not about horsepower, put it on the track next to the turbo 325i and watch the shame on the 325i drivers face.
Remember hp #'s dont tell you everything about a car... the curb weight and gearing play big factors.
Remember hp #'s dont tell you everything about a car... the curb weight and gearing play big factors.
04-24-2003, 09:02 PM
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Re:bmw 325i homemade turbo..............
well that is not fair if you are gonna track it then an aftermarket suspension on a 325 would blow away a m3 and yes hp is not everything. I am a big Lemans and formual 1 fan myself. I am not a fan of drag racing. Comparing m3 suspention to that of a 325 is jsut stupid i hope you dont think i was that stupid. I prefer auto X over drag racing so good brakes and good suspension is very important. And a supercharged vehicle will most of the time walk a turbo version of the same car around the track. I mean Audi has proven that thier s4 is badass on the track as the s4 has been owning in one of the gt series along with an NSX. Dont assume i dont know much just beacause i got excited about a turbo 325.
