Jean's Turbo Build - 318TTi

[Jean H.318TI]

and this is pretty much how the pipes are gonna be routed from the turbo to the intercooler and the turbo inlet. still needs to fab some of the pipes to fit perfect but so far so good

[NiteOp]

yeah that is a good project. on the waste gate could raise it up with a spacer so you could get a ~120deg bend in there?

[Jean H.318TI]

Theres not much room in there, we will see what my exhaust guy can do if not gold foil in the frame has to do it

[BMW_Hatchback]

hang in there Jean, we both know it's been a long time coming it will definitely pay off

[Jean H.318TI]

worked on the car a little bit more, figure out all the piping for the turbo inlet and the pressure side up to the intercooler, next week from intercooler to the TB

heres some of the pics of the bumper mods to fit the intercooler and how it fit and look so far






the whole front of the car is help up by zip ties and couple bolts so i can take it apart again


intercooler is going to be painted black so it wont be noticeable at all

[teetime4one]

yep, it's going to be sweet!
keep at it buddy.

[Jean H.318TI]

thanks

[BMW_Hatchback]

¿tiene suficientes fichas de las rocas?

jk, you rock man keep it up

[Jean H.318TI]

Rock chips? Yeah I have a few of them lol

[tiFreak]

got sick of the sticker bomb I see starting to look like a beast though, I think the front end would look better without the mesh in the bumper

[Jean H.318TI]

We will see how it looks once the intercooler is painted black and prolly gonna rip the bumper off drifting anyways so eventually will come off at some point lol

[RAiMA]

Originally Posted by Jean H.318TI

intercooler is going to be painted black so it wont be noticeable at all

I did that a while back. Just keep in mind it reduces the cooling efficiencies a litttle bit.

You won't notice it when it's cold, but once things get heat soaked, you start to notice it a bit more, especially in summer.

Just thinking, anadising it black may compromise stealth a bit but still maintains the cooling efficiencies.

[Jean H.318TI]

Yeah I was thinking about just a light coat of the front of the intercooler so all the inside and everything else is gonna be still unpainted

[bbarnumboy]

Great Project. I would love to see it sometime, as i am pretty local to you, with a supercharger project of my own.

[Jean H.318TI]

yeah once is all finish u can come by and take a look and go for a ride dude no problem