My E21 turbo photo shoot

jrcook320 · Post by **jrcook320** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:51 pm

Now that my turbo setup is all done I had time to detail the car so I decided to get some updated photos.

jrcook320 · Post by **jrcook320** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:52 pm

--ALPINA-- · Post by **--ALPINA--** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:58 pm

Nice pictures dude..... like the engine bay verrrrry clean..

Well done.

Jimi

rasb1 · Post by **rasb1** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:18 pm

Still a stunning car... everything looks so clean!!!
Love the engine bay

Mcinek · Post by **Mcinek** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:31 pm

Your car looks great. I'm impressed with the engine bay. Although I don't like the side exhaust.

jrcook320 · Post by **jrcook320** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:13 pm

Thanks. The side exit exhaust is just a temporary setup to get the car on the road. It took 2 hours to fabricate instead of 2 days. I plan on rerouting the exhaust to the rear, splitting to duals al 323i style and exiting through 2.5" stainless tips.

ac/dennis · Post by **ac/dennis** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:35 pm

Unbeleivable, your E21 is sooooo beautifull!
Very nice!
Did you take pics of the rearend and the interior of your car too? Love to see them m8.

Thanks for sharing those excellent pics!

Propan · Post by **Propan** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:19 am

Nice pictures.
Great Car!!

jrcook320 · Post by **jrcook320** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:20 am

Interior consists of an autopower roll cage, ignition and acc switches on the center console with push button start, and a 140 mph E12 530i speedo (with hand painted 5 mph lines). The rear seat is carpeted with some stuff I had lying around and doesn't match yet, I'll redo that when I get a few color samples back from an upholstery shop.

jrcook320 · Post by **jrcook320** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:32 am

And why not a few more pics of the motor:

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:22 am

Pure E21 porn, great work and great pics, thanks mate!

arshad76 · Post by **arshad76** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:16 am

Agree with everything said.

Such a nice, well looked after tastefully modified E21. Only thing I'd do is delete the 320i badge. But that's just me.

kam · Post by **kam** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:37 am

<DROOL> That is one sweeeet motor you have there! Liking it a lot, and the colour too, is it Graphite grey? She is definetly a credit to you. What kind of power is she putting down?</DROOL>

jrcook320 · Post by **jrcook320** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:00 pm

The paint is Diamond Black Metallic, it's a late 80's bmw color.

Here's the specs on the motor:

2.0L stroker with stock cast flat top pistons, 8:1 CR
TEP lightened flywheel
I-J crank scraper
Ported & polished head, 280 cam (a little big, will go with a turbo grind next season)
65mm E12 throttle body
stock clutch for now (won't hold much longer)

Turbo setup:
Dinan turbo manifold
Garrett T25, 60 trim .80 AR, internal gate (from a S13 nissan silvia)
ebay 12" front mount intercooler
Hallman pro manual boost controller
DSM (eagle talon) blow off valve
divorced port stainless dump pipe
2.5" straight through exaust with side exit

Fuel system:
Volvo 240 turbo fuel distributor
Volvo 240t boost enrich WUR
Volvo 240t boost retard ignition canister
Porsche 931 air flow meter
VW MK1 stainless fuel lines

The car runs with my buddy's low 13 second Camaro after 2nd gear, before that I'm spinning tires. We're guessing it runs a mid to high 13 in the quarter mile but I haven't had time to run it on the strip yet. If my calculations are correct, (and they have been up to this point), the car should be putting down between 200 - 220 hp at the flywheel.

quattro · Post by **quattro** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:39 pm

i go down on my knees, what a show-winner car. Congratulations.