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Hi everone, I was wondering what all I needed to do to my 87 535is so I could run about 10 lb of boost. The car is completely stock except for the conforti performance chip from turner.

Thanks for the advise.

Welcome - search the FI forum for a few days. There is so much knowledge here already and we really don't like posting it over and over again. If after that, you have questions let us know.

You'll want to loose the chip and buy a TCD stage 1 Kit.


http://www.turbochargingdynamics.com/tc ... bo_m30.htm

I love the kit, but I am hoping to spend a little less. I am planning on building all of it from scratch.

ke5crq wrote:I love the kit, but I am hoping to spend a little less. I am planning on building all of it from scratch.

OK, then - search the FI forum for a few days. There is so much knowledge here already and we really don't like posting it over and over again. If after that, you have questions let us know.

ke5crq wrote:I love the kit, but I am hoping to spend a little less. I am planning on building all of it from scratch.

The big six is harder to do from scratch becuase there was no factory turbo manifold. Unless you want to make something, which is sketchy, you have to buy one aftermerket.

You could possibly build an air to air intercooled M30 turbo for 3500 if you knew exactly what you were going to need. I spend a lot more because things come up and you tweak as you go along. I could do it again for my m20 for under 3k, but figuring out everything without wasting some $$$ is tough.

ke5crq wrote:I love the kit, but I am hoping to spend a little less. I am planning on building all of it from scratch.

If you want a Dinan M30 turbo system then let me know; there is one available...

turbodan wrote:The big six is harder to do from scratch becuase there was no factory turbo manifold. Unless you want to make something, which is sketchy, you have to buy one aftermerket.

Sometimes you're like the KC Ron of the turbo world . . . m102 and m106 were both factory turbos based on the m30 motor, so there most definitely is a factory manifold that can be used.

It's sub-optimal due to the fact that it uses an old style turbo flange and the turbo that goes with that flange is slow to spool and can't support a ton of power, but it does most definitely exist.

Jeremy

Jeremy wrote:Sometimes you're like the KC Ron of the turbo world . . .

There's a burn.

Vance

Jeremy wrote:

turbodan wrote:The big six is harder to do from scratch becuase there was no factory turbo manifold. Unless you want to make something, which is sketchy, you have to buy one aftermerket.

Sometimes you're like the KC Ron of the turbo world . . . m102 and m106 were both factory turbos based on the m30 motor, so there most definitely is a factory manifold that can be used.

It's sub-optimal due to the fact that it uses an old style turbo flange and the turbo that goes with that flange is slow to spool and can't support a ton of power, but it does most definitely exist.

Jeremy

Shit. Thats my bad.

My apologies on the KC Ron comment. Sometimes you're wrong, but you're nothing compared to him.

I mean, we're talking about a man who insisted you could accuaretly tune a turbo without load since he could make boost by blipping the throttle while standing still.

Jeremy

And it should be noted that the M106 wasn't installed in any US car. Except for the freaks and exceptions, it should not be here. The 524td was legit...

turbodan wrote:And it should be noted that the M106 wasn't installed in any US car. Except for the freaks and exceptions, it should not be here. The 524td was legit...

Now were graspin.

Vance

You know I knew that, I'm just not quite at operating temperature, if you know what I mean. Sitting around at work isn't exactly mentally stimulating...

turbodan wrote:And it should be noted that the M106 wasn't installed in any US car. Except for the freaks and exceptions, it should not be here. The 524td was legit...

Yea, but only for one model year. 8)

Jeremy

Unless you count the Lincolns and motorhomes too. All four of them...

But what a wonderfully smokey year

Jeremy wrote:

turbodan wrote:And it should be noted that the M106 wasn't installed in any US car. Except for the freaks and exceptions, it should not be here. The 524td was legit...

Yea, but only for one model year. 8)

Jeremy

ke5crq wrote:I love the kit, but I am hoping to spend a little less. I am planning on building all of it from scratch.

the kit saves you a ton of R&D too.