My friend and I are building this. 2000 540i (his car) I have a ton of pics in the conversion section (click here), but figured i'd post it here too. Just a daily driver car stock 5.3L w/ 317 heads and a MPT-70 turbo. Extreme budget built. Excuse some of the horrible welds and crappy looking piping (that collector) most of it will get smoothed and polished so not a ton of time was taken to make it look perfect.
...oh and the car will retain all the luxuries...AC!!
And being able to get to the spark plugs was something I kept in mind.
__________________ 99 Transam - 5.3L w/ GT45 -10.76 @ 128 w/ 1.83 60ft and broke something.
99 Vette FRC - stock
72 Nova -New twin setup in the works. (former turbo 5.3)
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__________________ Intercooled T-76mm modified sts kit, stock bottom, 317 heads ported by me, cam, 60lb inj, Victor Jr. intake and 90mm tb, headers, 2 bar SD tune, 4l80e trans and 3.42 geared 10bolt!. 540rwhp/502rwtq with 48lb inj maxxed!. New #'s soon. 2007 Gsxr-1000 with some mods
__________________ Larry @ Speed Inc. 97 Z/28 396, LT1 H/I, LE H/R, FLT4 w/SS4000, S60, UMI, BMR, Nitrous Outlet 10.62@126 BEST NA (testing PT4000) 10.05@132 / 150 SHOT GM High Tech cover car April 2009 Follow us on Facebook for Project updates and Exclusive Specials http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref...4984839?ref=nf www.speedinc.com
I wondered about the same thing, welding the lip on the TB, looks like a good idea to keep it from blowing off. Put the coupler on, tighten the T-bolt on the engine side of it, and call it a day! =)
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67 Firebird - S480 @ 19psi, 408, Custom Comp Turbo Cam, 9" w/3.89's, 3800 stall, TH400 on the way!
06 LBZ Duramax (360hp/650lbs-tq) 2500HD ECSB 4wd Pro Comp 6" Lift, Pro Comp 16" Xtreme Wheels + 35" Tires, PPE STD @ LVL 4 (225hp/335lbs increase), Transgo Jr. !EGR/!Resonator/!CAT 4" Mandrel Exhaust w/Coffin
whats with the weld around the throttle body? is that to help stop the intake tube from blowing off under boost?
Yes we did that because of his Nova blowing the elbow off. After he did his it held on for good.
__________________ Ya know what? Sometimes my shit's a little hard and comes out slow...and sometimes I drink a little too much beer and it comes out in a hurry. Moral of the story? No matter how fast a piece of shit goes, it's still a piece of shit
yea.....first time I took my Nova out the elbow blew off and destroyed my black magic fan. It wasnt cool.....a big BOOM, then the fan mising a few blades vibrating and shaking...I thought something really bad happened. i quick shut it off and expected to see rods hanging out the side.....lol.
__________________ 99 Transam - 5.3L w/ GT45 -10.76 @ 128 w/ 1.83 60ft and broke something.
99 Vette FRC - stock
72 Nova -New twin setup in the works. (former turbo 5.3)
BMW Project pics -turbo 5.3L 
It wasnt cool.....a big BOOM, then the fan mising a few blades vibrating and shaking...I thought something really bad happened. i quick shut it off and expected to see rods hanging out the side.....lol.
