i need a mentor

fourdoorfanatic · #1 (**permalink**) 04-15-2009, 03:43 PM

hey, i'm giving some very serious thought to getting a turbo setup on my 1985 318i (kind of, its been swapped to a low mileage 92 non vanos m50). i know absolutely nothing about turbo setups and im on a semi strict budget. my main concern is reasonable engine management. i don't want a monster of a car that is unreliable and uncontrollable as i spend most of my time carting my 4 year old son around...just wanting it to be faster and have a project he could help me with a little (he helped me do the m50 swap in october, he's all about working on my car and making it faster.) so, what kind of options do i have as far as a cheaper means of ignition and fuel setup? a chip made for turbo? piggy back systems? thanks for any input.

fairweatherpunk · #2 (**permalink**) 04-15-2009, 05:15 PM

Megasquirt!

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eurotrash1 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-07-2009, 02:20 PM

I saw a sick turbo set up for a 318 on you tube but you might want to get a bigger motor if you want to to go turbo cause that thing is gona crack when you turn the boost up plus 6 is better then 4 lol

fourdoorfanatic · #5 (**permalink**) 05-14-2009, 04:36 PM

oh yeah eurotrash, sorry, i failed to mention have an m50 in my car already, i believe my motor is big enough.

now, fairweather punk, have you dealt with mega squirt? i am wondering very roughly what kind of money will be needed to get the system in the car, i know somebody running it so tuning it isn't the big problem. i will be uaing the active autowerks exh man, stage 1 turbo and stage 1 injectors, everything else is yet to be determined (i have a friend that upgraded to actives stage2)...

money is definitely an issue, i have a jeep project and am a single daddy not getting child support, so im collecting stuff slowly until im ready.

eurotrash1 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-14-2009, 05:03 PM

man that sounds ruff but your gona need about 4k give or take too make all that work. I was thinking of doing the same set up on my 325IS but my headgasket went so i scrapped the whole idea and now im going to buy a E39 M5 from my job the thing has Dinan intake and exhaust it should sell for 10k at the auction i hope.