Turbocharging 528i E28

[superclarkey]

mahahaha, i've just bought a E28 528i BMW for drifting only, i feel she is a bit low on power and would like to have alot more at my feet, (no lag feels so wrong and dirty)

My idea was as i've got a spare mint Skyline RB20DET turbo to slap it onto the engine and see where i go from there

This is one that is for sale one ebay to give you an idea of the size of the turbocharger

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....4814026&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW#ebayphotohosting

What do you think good idea or bad?? I have the tools contacts to do this very cheap and i have made manifolds before out of stainless, and if i want i can design it all in CAD and have it made for less then a few hundard

all in i think it would cost about £500 ish to do whould be cool

so do you think it would be worth it

 

[Moffatt]

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If you need help mate you know where i am.

 

[iKst]

Why not just stick a 3.5 or 3.0 V8 in there ? 3.5 is an easy swap and you can get a good engine for a lot less than 500 pounds.

 

[Bon Bon]

Because it's not such an easy swap and it's not so cool.

Effort VS performance, turboing it is much cooler.

Once you've got the design sorted we can bolt one to mine too, although I'm still more keen on the M5 transplant route.

 

[superclarkey]

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If you need help mate you know where i am.

You like the idea then

Will have to have a chat with you as i'm sure you can help me out with this, i really want to go for it and before next year as i want to enter it asap.

Turbocharged is the way forward

Could always get a GT28R if the skyline one is not up to the job.

I will try and come and have a long chat with you when i get the car on the road







btw my god does she drift well

 

[superclarkey]

Forgot to say, to make life easyer ben said i can use his 525 engine to make the manifold, will make it easyer to see what needs to be done.

umm you know zoom motorsport down the side of my car will look well cool

 

[Moffatt]

You like the idea then

Will have to have a chat with you as i'm sure you can help me out with this, i really want to go for it and before next year as i want to enter it asap.

Turbocharged is the way forward

Could always get a GT28R if the skyline one is not up to the job.

I will try and come and have a long chat with you when i get the car on the road






btw my god does she drift well

Yeah pop down i want to get involed in this

 

[superclarkey]

Yeah pop down i want to get involed in this

Well it looks as thou the bmw is going to be turbocharged

Does anyone know the specs of the RB20DET skyline turbocharger???





will take it off tomorrow and mark it up for its flanges and genral size

Oh and i rememberd on the way back to ben's i've not got the DTA no more, i gave it to a mate, which reminds me he owes me money for that...or i will see if i can have it back. (i was sure i still had it )

Will keep people updated on the mad plam

 

[Drive-By]

A while ago we were talking about turbocharging the older bimmer motors on PBMW forums and if I remember rightly the vauxhall 6 cylinder diesel turbo manifold fits. I think from the carlton, senator and omega cars.

I can do some digging for the info if you like, but I think your 2.8 is an M50 variant and so Active Autowerke do turbo's for those. Cheapest option to make a manifold yourself or get a race exhaust manufacturer to knock a tubular one up as I intend to do, if I ever get round to it, for my 325. Without the air-con pump there is a nice mounting place at the front off side of the block.

 

[ant]

rich the turbo has a t3 flange, you will need the skyline elbow aswell, it can run upto 1 bar and will spool quick as its got ceramic bearings.

 

[Drive-By]

There's a guy selling T3 flanges on eBay

T3 flanges

 

[Bon Bon]

A while ago we were talking about turbocharging the older bimmer motors on PBMW forums and if I remember rightly the vauxhall 6 cylinder diesel turbo manifold fits. I think from the carlton, senator and omega cars.

I can do some digging for the info if you like, but I think your 2.8 is an M50 variant and so Active Autowerke do turbo's for those. Cheapest option to make a manifold yourself or get a race exhaust manufacturer to knock a tubular one up as I intend to do, if I ever get round to it, for my 325. Without the air-con pump there is a nice mounting place at the front off side of the block.

Hmm well the Vauxhall 6 cyl diesel in the Omega is the BMW TDS engine from the E34 525TDS... so might possibly fit although I somehow doubt it. Worth investigating though.

The 2.8 is the M30 12v SOHC, no M52 2.8 goodness for us.