E39 Project

[Brian.]

No shit! But the price for my apartment was spot on. So I can't complain! We're moving again in September, or if Wisconsin management doesn't get their shit in gear, we're moving sooner. They're terrible land lords.

[REKIII]

Got up by the car again yesterday. All the suspension is off, which is funny, as it's on a 4 post lift in a seperate area of the shop, so I had to block it up, only way to make it better would have been if I were to find some cinder blocks.

Also tore the intake manifold off. The amount of bolts holding that on is just plain stupid.

Also took out the cluster and HVAC panel to make some blank off plates for a client, and get my pixels fixed.

[B C]

I have always loved the M V8 intake trumpets.

Talk about an inefficient engine though. 8 throttle bodies!!?!?!? My car only requires 1 to get me down the road.

/donttazemebro

[REKIII]

Yeah, the trumpets are neat......they are going away though, as is the whole stock manifold.

Not only are there 8 tb's they are all uniquly cast. No wonder this car was over the top expensive.

[B C]

Custom manifold upstream of the TB's then?!?!?! Should be real interesting for sure

[Earl]

Please say FMU velocity stacks!!!

[REKIII]

Velocity stacks don't make a siginificant difference in forced induction applications. There will be care taken in the airflow and transitions, but there won't be actual stacks.

[Brian.]

Velocity stacks are awesome as hell. But with it being boosted, theyd do almost nothing, and you wouldn't get the amazing symphony they let bellow.

[REKIII]

Could this be the answer to all my woes?

[Rowleym]

^that seems epic..

[REKIII]

Rowleym said:

^that seems epic..

It could be.......or a complete failure. I'm hoping for epicness, but I have to be honest with myself, hahaha

[REKIII]

Manifold Flanges designed (rather reverse engineered) and ordered.

Turbo shopping.......ooooo the goodness.

[B C]

I probably wont ever own a car as fast as a stock M5 and here you are installing an exhaust snail. unreal!

[REKIII]

Snap Understeer said:

I probably wont ever own a car as fast as a stock M5 and here you are installing an exhaust snail. unreal!

Ever is a long time. In a few years a stock corolla will be making 575hp at the rate things are going.

[Ryan...]

Turbo M5... damn it.

[Rowleym]

Ryan... said:

Turbo M5... damn it.

Wrong. Biturbo M5. Double the damn it.

[StewCrew]

Ryan... said:

Turbo M5... damn it.

Read this post and decided it was time I read the whole thread.... and dear god. This is going to be awesome 0.o

[Greenstreak9205]

2 weeks and the guy has no updates? lame...

[REKIII]

Sorry PJ. Been really busy at work! I did get the engine brackets released for the other e39 project I'm working on. Motor mounts and a plethora of other small bits for that person next. Hopefully I get to reverse engineering my intake manifold soon.

Stupid KW had to order a replacement rod for one of my coliovers so the Umbrella bits are on hold.

[Earl]

REKIII said:

Sorry PJ. Been really busy at work! I did get the engine brackets released for the other e39 project I'm working on. Motor mounts and a plethora of other small bits for that person next. Hopefully I get to reverse engineering my intake manifold soon.

Stupid KW had to order a replacement rod for one of my coliovers so the Umbrella bits are on hold.

You wouldn't be able to have oil filter housing covers machined would you? Similiar to: http://www.fluidmotorunion.com/archives/tag/oil-filter-cap