Project - 320 TSi

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:32 pm

its from a slk200, unsure of the boost potentiol but depends on the old pulley size, will check the part numbers tonight when i get back to the flat

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:42 am

have arranged pick up of my new wheels for the 3rd of may

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:03 pm

looked in max power magazine today and there was my car

even got a little comment about my dirty n rusty rims

340i · Post by **340i** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:46 am

'Its not rust, its character...'

Duracel79 · Post by **Duracel79** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:08 pm

Tommi,

Was searching for mahle pistons and found the 2002 turbo's were running 6.9:1.

http://www.bimmers.com/02/faq/engine.html

Thicker spacer may be required!!

Ben

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:05 pm

but 02 turbos also had pants injection and all sorts of other teething problems, massive amounts of lag so they prob lowered the compression to counteract this instead of solving the problem in other ways.
is something to consider though.
i think with the right injection system and not running huge boost it will be safe at higher compressions

340i · Post by **340i** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:57 am

and intercooler design has improved since then, so higher compression ratios can be used due to the cooler inlet charge.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:32 am

The turbo they used was a pretty big KKK one, taken from a truck iirc, so big lag was inherent. I remember back in the day people used to rave about lag when turbo cars were getting popular!

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:38 am

im afraid i love lag, i love being smashed in the face with boost

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:24 am

took the head off my m10 block last night so see why the compression was low and boy o boy what a load of sludge did me n ben find.

next step is gonna be drop my e30 m10 engine in complete rather then mess about trying to get this engine ready for the end of the month

just need to source an engine crane now

Duracel79 · Post by **Duracel79** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:56 pm

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:15 pm

the headbolts looked awesome, will have to take some pictures of the engine mingingness when i get a chance

messenjah · Post by **messenjah** » Sat May 01, 2010 8:45 am

6 months of pushbike power for me tom

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Sat May 01, 2010 9:21 am

oh you big homo!!!! guess you wont be buying my e21 off me then? atleast you will be getting nice and fit though buddy, work on those calf muscles lol
still got your jace but if its ok will need to borrow it for a little bit longer,

going to do an engine change on my car now so dont spose you have access to an engine hoist? merc will lend me theres but will have to do whole lot in a day. could also use your help for that if its ok?

shouldnt be too big a job really near enough a straight swap, should be just mounts inlet and exhaust

little update on my car, had a go at polising my already slightly polished rocker cover and it came up very nicely although there is some inbed oil on some bits of the surface i cant seem to get off. will post some pics when i get time.

getting my wheels on Monday morning from york so thats the next bit of the project really.

the current block in my car will be the one i will be turbocharging now once its had a nice clean and a good seeing too

Pho21_girl · Post by **Pho21_girl** » Sat May 01, 2010 6:05 pm

messenjah wrote:6 months of pushbike power for me tom

Tut, you lost your licence then Andrew?? Do you have to re-take a test after 6 months? lol...x