well finally started the install this morning

[david.avery]

Hi Ben

Nope, not ready yet, mine still has yours beat because it's already on my car

I am using a J pipe setup, so the muffler is as stock, single in, in the stock location. IMO, yours may be much more difficult to use on a 3.2 than what I already have, though I am anxiously awaiting your HP and TQ output. I can't imagine removing my HE's without a huge battle with snapped studs aplenty.

[mb911]

here is some pics as of last night work and this mornings pics.

and as far as converting a 3.2 there is a bunch of info out there david has done it and jerry is starting his project shortly

notice tail pipe and wastgate location

[mb911]

well its is alive. it is supurisingly quiet! It sounds good. no oil leaks. now to finish the vacum lines and go by the interface for the ecu and the laptop. then get some AFR numbers with WBO2 and figure out how to plug them in. Hopefully I can have all that done so when the rain stops I can go out there and get some boost

[Mike Andrew]

Excellent, Ben. It looks really nice &, hopefully, it goes like a bat outta hell too.

[jbrinkley]

cool

[mb911]

All I can say is GOT BOOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 still grinning. Now to fine tune

[DW SD]

Good job! Look forward to the results!

Doug

[Facey]

looking at all of this is making me question my descision to go for turbo style numbers with a high reving 3.5L...

but damn to i like ben's work...i expect his muffler to sound amazing.

[jdm61]

What kind of HP are you anticipating from this setup?

[mb911]

280 ish maybe with some tweaking 330i-350?? I will put an intercooler on shortly but I want to get it set correctly first before going to cutting up my deck lid

[jdm61]

i saw the old Protomotive specs for their regular Stage 1 and noticed that it didn't have a cooler. I would be somewhat hesitant to run any turbo without an intercooler.

[mb911]

intercoolers a required above 7 psi. I believe the 76 930s had no intercoolers on those 3.0

[jdm61]

hmmm.....the "improved" Protomotive Stage 1 kit runs at 7 lbs and has an intercooler. That might explain that. I haven't decided whether to go the crazy spending turbo route or the crazy spending 3.4l big bore Euro-compression, Webcam, ported, mass flow, etc, etc. NA route. either way, it's a ways off.

[mb911]

turbo can be had a bunch cheaper then big bore and from what I have tested first hand its pretty linear acceleration. n

Now anyone have pics of there airfilter setup?? I still need to get that figured out.

I also think I am going to put the wg further inward to make it disappear a little

[k9handler]

very nice work, get some batteries for the camera. ;o)

[mb911]

More pics to come

[mb911]

well now the fun part tuning! I need to relearn megasquirt and how to import files etc.. but hey it runs

[mb911]

here are some pics. What do you guys suggest for the air filter . I would like to get it in the engine compartment just in case of water etc.. Got any pics of your installs??

[jbrinkley]

what about comming up throught the tin closer to the front? like in this. pic
I think that's david's picture

[greglepore]

That last pic is how proto routes their air filter-mine actually does another 90 bend to lay it over on its side behind the throttle body. It'd be a little more cumbersome with a rear mount like Ben's, but workable.