E39 Project

[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

[REKIII]

Sure. I'd need geometry, or one to reverse engineer. I doubt I'd be cheaper than someone producing them in qty, unless you think having a qty machined would be worth while.

[Earl]

REKIII said:

Sure. I'd need geometry, or one to reverse engineer. I doubt I'd be cheaper than someone producing them in qty, unless you think having a qty machined would be worth while.

I will be talking with you on this matter=)