Hey,

would i be able to turbo my car with out rebuilding it...~185000mi.  Rebuilding costs a lot 

Also...my turbo jargen is a lil bad.

I dont really know wat some of those things are.

I know i need a:
Turbo
Turbo Manifold
Waste Gate
Blow Off Valve
Intercooler
Fuel Management

BUT, i dont know which one to get.  Im thinkin T3 60 (or wat ever it was called) for the turbo.  how do i know what things will fit my car? i know i also need lines and things...as before how do i know which ones i need? this is tough  help

Im beginning to do some small things to get ready fo turbo.  I need to replace the fuel pump.  I tried searching for fuel pumps online and they had two types im guessin.  One was for inside the tank (low pressure)...the other was for the line (high pressure).  im not sure how this works or even it was correct due to me only seeing it on one web site  .  any more info would be helpful.  THanks


Another note, which fuel filter is better:

BOSCH
MAHLE
KAYSER

the prices increase as you go down the list.  I heard bosch is supposed to be the best in general?

alright sorry about the delay between posts, been really busy, school, trying to set up a shop, and my car...


alright to get back to the previous post..
if your going to run on stock internals, the max psi you should run is around 12-15psi max
with that you really won't need too much of a fuel delivery you can stick with the stock fuel pump for now, abd run that for a while without too much trouble, as for the fuel filter... i'ld stick with bosch

to the current question..

if you really want to free up some horses to start remove your ac belt and power steering belt, makes a huge diff alone


as for the fan, i haven't really looked into anything for the fan

what you could do though is try and find one from a scrapyard for a fwd car and try and find one about the same dimensions as the radiator you have and zip tie it to the rad support and front frame...
(make sure you get the plug that goes with it)
from there it's a simple wire to 12 volts and ground with a switch and your set

if i have some time i'll get back to you with some models and diagrams but most likely won't be for a while

good luck

hey mate, nice to see you back here...
have to say that I don't know sh*t about turbo's, give me some info...
am really interested in what you're going to do!! sounds crazy 

The book: Maximum Boost by Corky Bell provides lots of info on turbo charging.  Theoretically, any car could have some sort of forced induction (assuming you or somebody knows how to fabricate) but EFI (electronic fuel injection) is ideal; though carberated engines could be turboed with out a problem.

For my set up im gonna be using a T3 like this one from eBay:
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8076864406&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Im going to use SAFC as the fuel management (sort of like piggy back unit) due to larger injectors 36lbs from ford 
Needig larger fuel supply so goin wit walbro 255lph fuel pump; heard by many and my friend uses one that they make the best pumps
Using WideBand O2 sensor for tuning.  With SAFC i could tweak my AFR (air fuel ratios) to get the right ratio.  the stock narrow band O2 sensor is less accurate and ocisslates giving bad readings
going to use Volvo intercooler (large front mount) 

It has been done though: the guy i bought the adaptor from boosting 9psi with blackstone IC put out 185+ rwhp on stock internals
jus think, e30 318i (as light as it is) with almost 200whp with LSD (3.91) can we say......haulin asssssss 

waste gate is gonna be internal...easiest to work with and i wouldnt have to do much for exhaust.  Blow off valve...no clue yet any suggestions??

:(So, are you saying that there are no other transmissions that are compatible?  I was wondering if a 1981 320i would fit into a 1984 318i?

From what i read, the 320i also had a getrag 240, it may bolt right up! dont know about the bell housing though but it may not matter