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Going Turbo would be awesome (prob get a little more area under the curve), but I'd miss the Whipple whine & it's also a big investment (2 Turbos, Downpipes, Intercooler & Piping, WGs & BOVs + Tuning from Scratch).

Let's keep in mind he's running 100%, non-diluted E85 without Meth. So the Vargas HPFP upgrade might be sufficient for petroleum based fuels (Pump/Race Gas), it might not be enough for 100% E85.

Lol holding up what traffic all cars in the video were there to spectate

Haha it's def got the Subaru WRX STI vibe with the blue body/gold wheels contrast, but it looks awesome.. I'm North NJ (Morris County), but I adventure into South Jerz every so often

Wait.....Did I hear JB4 G5 ISO and BMS Flash Controlling a Single Turbo? I'm intrigued, please tell more... :eusa-clap::music-rockout::music-rockout: Edit: Although I have the feeling it's not controlling the external wastegates, yet...:angry-banghead:

I could've guessed you wouldn't with grandpa's car in your signature. More aggressive parameters. It's like a Cobb Accessport. It has base-street-track 'race' settings Thanks They weigh about 3300lbs with full interior. 2650 stripped out with a cage. You can do it cheaply yourself and cut corners for less than 6k (assuming you can code the ECU and modify the wires correctly yourself) but to have it track ready you need S54 - $6000 Forged anodized Rod Bearings -$1000 Wiring for Alpha-N and tune -$3800 Airbox - $3000 6 speed (preference) -$1500-2000 High lock out diff for new trans - $1000-3000

haha UofArizona. Stanford.

The th400/350 is a bit long in the tooth these days but still performs well at the track. One could only imagine how the automatic transmissions that began life in this decade stack up to the first Turbo Hydramatics that showed up almost 50 years ago. If Mert has mastered the logic, this would be a hell of an upgrade for the turbos. A better fit for the 335i out of the box but certainly doable with a bigger torque producing S54 with traction issues and poor 60 ft times.

I expect it to be alot picture and video content in a week or two. I have "shitloads" ( ;) ) of video and pictures of this car and many other "outside the box" vehicles. I'm also helping friends with a E32 7 series S38B36 turbo - "the cruisemobile" an E30 S62 singelturbo, so there will be alot of BMW turbo feature in the summer. We also like driving our turbocars on frozen lakes in the winter, so their will be some of those too.. :) Turbomanifold was PPF S38 with S54 flange i believe

thats gangsta:dance:

Wow, unreal build! Thanks for sharing, I'm looking forward to the updates

@GGM3 Edit: Can't put in the /// oh well

Dan picked up the car today. He's still on his way back from Tampa so I'm sure he'll update later tonight. Ill just say the car is running extremely well with the jb4 and a custom map 6. I know he's only had the car for a couple hours, but for anybody wanting to do a custom kit and are worried about tuning it, the g5 iso seems to work perfect. Paired with the bms flash I think everything should be perfect. Terry@BMS

Wow what a thread and what a last set of posts.

The flash and piggyback tuning need to both be modified to work together.

I never quite understood exactly what the OP was going for, but do I understand correctly that I could piggyback a JB4 on top of my Cobb and have the JB4 handle boost and 2-step/NLTS and leave the fuel and timing alone?

Thats what I am talking about. People doing things, not just talking about them. Nice work guys!

nuts! :) congrats!

Holy shit this is badass.

Now that is what you call a build thread

Hell yea! Thanks for posting info on this little beast. Has to be a blast behind the wheel. I'm in for more videos of this thing.. Lol @ the beginning of your E21 video "A sh*tload of trophies".. Awesome video man! -TZ

Impressive. +repped

I personally use a MF cutting pad or a Surbuf pad for cutting. However i use surbuf for more neglected paints. For compound ive been using Menz FG400 and the occasional Megs D300. For polish I use Sonax Nano polish but plan on buying perfect finish soon. Ive been using mostly the DD uber pads for polishing and final polish. For the tighter areas of the car get a different size backing plate that way you can use smaller pads for pillars, etc. For sealant, ive been using AF tough coat and apply that with an applicator but take a look at Sonax Net shield as it lasts longer (~6 months). After sealant has cured and been wiped off or a paint cleaner (like AF rejuvenate) has been applied, i tend to apply my waxes by hand as i can spread it really thin and end up using less. Plus this makes it alot easier to wipe off. Its a little tricky to do at first and takes alot longer, but i am able to apply wax in the little crevices like around the hood and door jambs. I use either a swissvax blue wax towel or a DD green uber super plush towel to remove wax. One trick i tell alot of people is to apply wax into areas like the inside edges of the hood and engine bay area, gas cap area and any other small area as it help make the wax last longer.

I just peed a little.

creaminz just saw you today on the 101 north cruising through Santa Barbara. Car looks good! As soon as I saw the red mirrors, I was like hey that car looks familiar.

Pentax K10D with a 18-55 lens.