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Thread: Daytona Violet E36 - Turbo Build Thread.

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    Daytona Violet E36 - Turbo Build Thread.

    I've finally started my turbo build and decided to make a thread to document the process. My car came back from 666 Fabrication on Monday, Oct 29th. All the fab work came out great and I was VERY pleased.

    The car:


    Here is a quick overview of the parts I'll be using:













    Specs:
    *666 Fab Bottom Mount Manifold
    *666 Intercooler Piping Kit
    *GT3582R with .82 T4 exhaust housing
    *UUC Ultrasmooth Cerametallic clutch
    *Precision '750hp' Intercooler
    *666 Fab downpipe
    *44mm Tial WG
    *Full 3" Stainless exhaust (not done yet)
    *413 chip tune
    *3.5" MAF housing
    *Siemens 630cc/min injectors
    *Walbro 255
    *LC-1 / XD-16 combo
    *.140" MLS headgasket
    *ARP 10mm head studs
    *-4an feed / -10an drain into scavenge pump (not shown)
    *Tilton scavenge pump
    *TRM motor mount bracket for 4" intakes

    Onto the progress!!!

    Clutch install:




    Day 1 of turbo progress

    How it looked:


    After a couple hours:




    Day 2




    Clean intake ports!


    I'll have the cams out tomorrow and maybe even have the head off to the machine shop by Friday! Just gonna have em check it for cracks and resurface it.

    Until next time. More pics from now on too (Just sucks trying to take pics with dirty hands.)

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    Looks good and 666 fab does some great work! Can't wait for more updates
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    you suck. but seriously you are one lucky man. good luck with everything it looks like its gunna be sick

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    Good luck with this build I can't wait to see it done. If ya ever need any help let me know I'm one town over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julz69 View Post
    Good luck with this build I can't wait to see it done. If ya ever need any help let me know I'm one town over.
    Thanks man, I appreciate it!

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    excellent parts put together. im excited to see this completed soon. on side note, i forgot how nice the e36 engine bay looks when its stock. so clean
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    Really looking forward to seeing more. I think I might have mentioned in one of your other threads about the piping, but this is very similar to the kind of turbo build I'd like to do someday given the time and money.

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    Good start, I like purple.


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    Tight build chief.

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    Good stuff man, I can't wait for more progress!


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    The parts layout pic had me drooling.

    This looks like its going to be a really nice build and end up being really clean in the engine bay.

    Good luck with the rest and keep posting those pics!

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    Nice Chris, you're going to have a SICK setup!! Question, how long is that muffler? I had to use a 14" to clear the rear tire and do a smooth 6" radius bend, and that looks longer then an 18".

    And why the hell did you not drain the coolant when you pulled the head??!

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    Great choice on your parts.
    Best wishes...

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    who is doing your Chip tuning??? this car was so clean when Diego had it, I am sure you are taking care of it~!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SiGmA View Post
    Nice Chris, you're going to have a SICK setup!! Question, how long is that muffler? I had to use a 14" to clear the rear tire and do a smooth 6" radius bend, and that looks longer then an 18".

    And why the hell did you not drain the coolant when you pulled the head??!
    Draining coolant is for girls, plus if you have some pesky neighborhood cats that put footprints on your freshly washed car this will take care of them.

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    Thanks for the comments everyone.

    My driveway is already destroyed, so I didn't really care about a little coolant spilling out of the head. The muffler is a 24"er

    A local shop, EPL-- www.eplabs.net will probably be doing my chip tuning.

    And yes those strays are a bitchh

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    Quote Originally Posted by a32guy View Post
    Thanks for the comments everyone.

    My driveway is already destroyed, so I didn't really care about a little coolant spilling out of the head. The muffler is a 24"er

    A local shop, EPL-- www.eplabs.net will probably be doing my chip tuning.

    And yes those strays are a bitchh
    The reason you drain coolant is so that it does not get in the oil and sit with the bearings. It fucks them up badly and quickly. Rather sloppy not to drain it.

    Have you tried fitting the muffler? I had to get a 14" body, the 18" would not fit. Well, it depends on how tight you want to bend the pipe, personally I want a high flowing exhaust thus I didn't want to use anything tighter then a 6" radius.

    Why didn't you have Jon do the rest of the exhaust when he had your car?

    Best of luck

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    Quote Originally Posted by SiGmA View Post
    The reason you drain coolant is so that it does not get in the oil and sit with the bearings. It fucks them up badly and quickly. Rather sloppy not to drain it.

    Have you tried fitting the muffler? I had to get a 14" body, the 18" would not fit. Well, it depends on how tight you want to bend the pipe, personally I want a high flowing exhaust thus I didn't want to use anything tighter then a 6" radius.

    Why didn't you have Jon do the rest of the exhaust when he had your car?

    Best of luck
    Its cool, you build your car your way. I'll build mine, my way.

    The crank doesn't rest in oil. How would this effect the bearings?

    Muffler hasn't been fit yet, but seems smaller than factory backbox. No reason it shouldn't fit. I'll be doing the exhaust because it's alot more forgiving then the downpipe. That is something I can easily do in my driveway with my MIG.
    Last edited by a32guy; 11-01-2007 at 12:48 PM.

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    Parts look great, 666 Fab. designs/fabricates very nice parts. That D/P looks very well matched for that exhaust manifold and turbo. Looking forward to more pictures when possible!

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    Lovely high quality parts.......

    Looking forward to pics...and progress report
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    Great looking parts. Can't wait to see what that s50 will make.
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