E36 323i V3

After 4 years and X-amount of dosh spent, my pride and joy is finally finished. Again. Sort of.

List of Modifications Completed;

Engine/Drivetrain:
M50 Manifold
Tubular Headers
540i 3.5" MAF
M50 Mid Section/328i Backbox
328i Pink Injectors
ECU Remap, Custom Map to Suit Specific Engine Alterations
ACS Throttle Body Delete
Throttle Body Heater Delete
CCV (Crank Case Ventilation) Delete, Crankcase Breather, Manifold Plugged, Dipstick Vent Plugged
Eaton M45 Supercharger (to be replaced with M62 at later date) ,Intercooler, Custom Piping, Diverter Valve|BOV Hybrid (May change)
Direnza 50mm Aluminium Radiator w/ 14" Switch Operated Puller Fan

Suspension/Wheels:
Stance+ Fully Adjustable Coilovers, With Standard e36 Top Mounts
Custom X-Brace w/ Skid Plate
M3 Reinforced Suspension Top Mount Plates
Sway Bars, Front and Rear
Vented and Drilled Discs
Sport Brake Pads
Braided Brake Lines
17" E39 M Sport Alloys, 17x8 Front, 17x9 Rear
225x45x17 (Front), 245x40x17 (Rear)

Body:
25mm Widebody Fibreglass Quarter-Panels
M3 Front Bumper
Reiger GT Lip
328i Rear Diffuser
E36 GT Rear Spoiler
Rear Window Spoiler
Carbon Fibre Wrapped Bonnet

Interior:
OMP Deep Dish Steering Wheel
Sabelt RacerDuo Bucket Seat on FIA Approved Fixed Seat Rails
Boost Gauge attached to A Pillar
Radio Delete

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Thanks again to everyone who has looked/liked/commented on the various posts I have made over the course of this project. The support over the course has been incredible.

Cheers :)
 
Awesome project thanks for sharing this with us. It looks like a lot of thought and work went into this.

Keep us updated because I know that no project is ever truly finished.! :D
 
Good news! Bought an M62 SC yesterday which I will be paying for on Friday. Hopefully get it by the end of next week and start fabricating new adaptor plates and inlet/outlet piping. Looking at it now, most of the current plumbing will be staying which will save a heap of time
 
Good news! Bought an M62 SC yesterday which I will be paying for on Friday. Hopefully get it by the end of next week and start fabricating new adaptor plates and inlet/outlet piping. Looking at it now, most of the current plumbing will be staying which will save a heap of time
Good score, hope it goes well.
 
Hi. Sorry, been working away getting it all together.

Yes, I managed to get it about 2 weeks ago and spent some of my off time fitting it up.

It works so much better than the last one. I still need to finalize the spring rates in the Bypass Valve and I may need to fit an additional tensioner as the boost level is not as high as I though it would be with a pulley ration of around 2.1:1, an online calculator estimated that should be making around 13psi at 7100rpm but take that with a pinch of salt.

Will try and get some pics for later.
 
Hi. Sorry, been working away getting it all together.

Yes, I managed to get it about 2 weeks ago and spent some of my off time fitting it up.

It works so much better than the last one. I still need to finalize the spring rates in the Bypass Valve and I may need to fit an additional tensioner as the boost level is not as high as I though it would be with a pulley ration of around 2.1:1, an online calculator estimated that should be making around 13psi at 7100rpm but take that with a pinch of salt.

Will try and get some pics for later.
Great job, and well done. Fine tuning is always the troublesome part. Keep us all in the loop, and look forward to seeing some photos.
 
Here are some photos of the M62 supercharger on my engine. Luckily, it fit more or less into the same area as the previous one.

Currently the setup is like this;

Holding at around 3 psi of boost which is less than I thought but at least it's something
Pulley ratio is 2.1:1
Diverter valve in place of Blow off Valve. BPV using the weakest spring available so as not to damage the charger
Homemade tensioner fitted
 

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Hi, wow its a snug fit in there isn't it. Well done. With regard to the 3psi boost, what were you hoping for?

For anything much higher on a stock motor you could be running the gauntlet, you realise this?

As previously mentioned, I'm not a BMW person, so I'm not sure what these motors will take in terms of stress.

But when you begin to push towards 1 bar (14.7psi) plus you need to look at intercooling, water injection, detonation issues, ignition and cam timing etc, not to mention having to consider piston destruction, so lowering compression is essential, stronger pistons and rods, and so on.

To increase the charger output and increase boost you will need to spin the charger to a higher speed, as a quick example, say you want 9 psi boost, with a 2.8" diameter charger pulley, you would need somewhere in the region of a 9" crank pulley. But then you would need to be aware of the chargers rotor speed at the engines maximum RPM, given that the M62 is only capable of a sustained RPM of 14000.

If you can't make the boost you need or desire within these perameters you will need a bigger charger or a different type of charger, perhaps a whipple who specialise in high performance chargers, but you'll be spending super big bucks.

Once again, for accurate numbers and information, it's back to doing the maths buddy. It's the only sure fire way to get "exactly" what you are looking for.

Keep us in the loop, good luck.
 
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