Fitting a turbo - big job?

[Jon K]

I think a chip would be a good investment because if he ever does move to FI he can surely sell it - but I don't think a person can rationally sit thinking "Hmmm... turbo... or chip." I think the fact that he easily fell back on the chip means he doesn't full understand what he was contemplating to begin with!

[e34.535i.sport]

I think a chip would be a good investment because if he ever does move to FI he can surely sell it - but I don't think a person can rationally sit thinking "Hmmm... turbo... or chip." I think the fact that he easily fell back on the chip means he doesn't full understand what he was contemplating to begin with!

Jon - I can see you are very knowledgable in this area, but if I knew what was involved in fitting a turbo to my car or the price of this job i would not of posted a thread (as i would have known the answer)- so i dont really see the value in you saying i didn't understand what i was contemplating- as this is obvious, hence me posting the thread!?

I am looking for more speed from my car, but i dont (unfortunately!) have £1000's lying around for such a job or the know-how; however i would love a turbo as i have seen what they can do! I know its much more than a chip but some extra power is better than none do you see my point? I hope this clears things up for you?

For future reference i post threads to obtain information, not to ask a question to which i know the answer - this would be pointless. However I do appreciate the facts you have included in responses to my threads, so thanks for that. I dont appreciate your assumptions and condescending words however, so please dont reduce yourself to this level. I dont meant to be rude here, just getting things straight.

Thanks.

[Jon K]

Jon - I can see you are very knowledgable in this area, but if I knew what was involved in fitting a turbo to my car or the price of this job i would not of posted a thread (as i would have known the answer)- so i dont really see the value in you saying i didn't understand what i was contemplating- as this is obvious, hence me posting the thread!?

I am looking for more speed from my car, but i dont (unfortunately!) have £1000's lying around for such a job or the know-how; however i would love a turbo as i have seen what they can do! I know its much more than a chip but some extra power is better than none do you see my point? I hope this clears things up for you?

For future reference i post threads to obtain information, not to ask a question to which i know the answer - this would be pointless. However I do appreciate the facts you have included in responses to my threads, so thanks for that. I dont appreciate your assumptions and condescending words however, so please dont reduce yourself to this level. I dont meant to be rude here, just getting things straight.

Thanks.

I hope you didn't interpret my accusation of not understanding as me saying "you don't understand, why are you asking." What I meant was - if I took you out in my turbo 525 and then in a 535 chipped... there would be NO question in your mind which setup you want. My bad for coming off blunt - i merely meant that because you haven't been in a turbo car, you haven't the understand of how night and day the pondering between chip vs turbo is. Not to say chips are not worth it -- people who are content with a 540 would be oh so content with a 540 chipped. Likewise with a 535. Every person is different. I am not addicted to power or boost, but I like to see whats out there...


ok i lied im addicted to power and boost!


Sorry for coming off wrong.

[e34.535i.sport]

I hope you didn't interpret my accusation of not understanding as me saying "you don't understand, why are you asking." What I meant was - if I took you out in my turbo 525 and then in a 535 chipped... there would be NO question in your mind which setup you want. My bad for coming off blunt - i merely meant that because you haven't been in a turbo car, you haven't the understand of how night and day the pondering between chip vs turbo is. Not to say chips are not worth it -- people who are content with a 540 would be oh so content with a 540 chipped. Likewise with a 535. Every person is different. I am not addicted to power or boost, but I like to see whats out there...


ok i lied im addicted to power and boost!


Sorry for coming off wrong.

I can see where your coming from there, very hard to understand what people mean when reading text rather than listening to them! Apologies if i was a bit quick off the mark there. Its late.

So i'm guessing you have turbocharged your car yourself? I just replied to you via my other thread - so i wont ask anymore questions as it might get a bit confusing! Actually, just out of interest, what 0-60mph time would your 525i turbo have? (Or 0-100km/ph in american terms?).

[Jon K]

I can see where your coming from there, very hard to understand what people mean when reading text rather than listening to them! Apologies if i was a bit quick off the mark there. Its late.

So i'm guessing you have turbocharged your car yourself? I just replied to you via my other thread - so i wont ask anymore questions as it might get a bit confusing! Actually, just out of interest, what 0-60mph time would your 525i turbo have? (Or 0-100km/ph in american terms?).

Not entirely sure what the 0-60 time is. Yeah its turbocharged. I use a very large turbo off of a 7L diesel engine for max peak (eventually) horsepower. I am not one for "off the line" performance. I am more of the "let me get into 3rd gear at 4500 rpm and blow your freaking doors off" type person. Basically, right now I am prob at 300 whp. At the end of summer when I swap my new engine in, I am hoping for 550+ whp figures.

[CharlesAFerg]

Not entirely sure what the 0-60 time is. Yeah its turbocharged. I use a very large turbo off of a 7L diesel engine for max peak (eventually) horsepower. I am not one for "off the line" performance. I am more of the "let me get into 3rd gear at 4500 rpm and blow your freaking doors off" type person. Basically, right now I am prob at 300 whp. At the end of summer when I swap my new engine in, I am hoping for 550+ whp figures.

Sorry to disrupt your civilized argument, but...

Jon, you're purchasing a new engine?

Do you have a link to a thread where you explain what your next project will be? ...or is this the first we've heard of this?
I'm interested.

[attack eagle]

He is building a second motor specifically designed for boost. (lower compression, I think stronger internals as well)

Once it is done he can swap engines and crank the boost up.

[Jon K]

Yeah sorry - I have a 2nd motor on a stand that is being rebuilt and dropped into the car.

[MarkD]

I'm going to make a sig similar to yours but it will say powered by Motronic, not MegaWiz

I tuned a supercharged e36 m50tu in a total of about 10 hours this week.


Here's a link to the thread:

http://www.maxbimmer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90645

MarkD

[winfred]

"P.S. I didn't need a MegaPiss"

I'm going to make a sig similar to yours but it will say powered by Motronic, not MegaWiz

I tuned a supercharged e36 m50tu in a total of about 10 hours this week.


Here's a link to the thread:

http://www.maxbimmer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90645

MarkD