F80 M3 S55 Single Turbo Build

///M TOWN · 03-30-2021, 01:11 PM

Finally something actually front page news worthy

So sick of the heavily censored G series crap

This m car will sound absolutely proper

mckman · 03-30-2021, 01:41 PM

Nice work. You almost make this project look easy.....

swampfox94 · 03-30-2021, 01:41 PM

holy shit the gold in the engine bay

AndroidRobot · 03-30-2021, 01:55 PM

beautifully done, when do you plan on showing some dyno runs? what peak boost are you making?

RowanBuds · 03-30-2021, 02:12 PM

First things first, What a project to take on! Congrats and thank you for sharing this challenge with us all. It sounds great!

A question for you on the painting of the factory intercooler part. How did you do that? What did you seal up? Did you treat the metal and plastic the same as far as prep and application?

I've wanted to get mine anodized since getting the car and it's seemed almost impossible to separate the plastic from the metal and get it back together without failuires. If painting the entire thing will scratch my itch, I just may have to do it.

chetrickerman · 03-30-2021, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M TOWN

Finally something actually front page news worthy

So sick of the heavily censored G series crap

This m car will sound absolutely proper

Thank you! It sounds incredible

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Originally Posted by mckman

Nice work. You almost make this project look easy.....

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by swampfox94

holy shit the gold in the engine bay

Function and form!

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Originally Posted by AndroidRobot

beautifully done, when do you plan on showing some dyno runs? what peak boost are you making?

Thank you!! I am currently getting the drivability stuff tuned right now since that is what takes the longest. Making power is easy. I will likely keep it in the 700-800 whp range, but the turbo is capable of 1000+

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Originally Posted by RowanBuds

First things first, What a project to take on! Congrats and thank you for sharing this challenge with us all. It sounds great!

A question for you on the painting of the factory intercooler part. How did you do that? What did you seal up? Did you treat the metal and plastic the same as far as prep and application?

I've wanted to get mine anodized since getting the car and it's seemed almost impossible to separate the plastic from the metal and get it back together without failuires. If painting the entire thing will scratch my itch, I just may have to do it.

Thank you. Once I start WOT tuning, I will post videos

For the intercooler, it's just truck bed liner from a rattle can. You won't be able to separate the plastic endtanks from the core without either cutting the tabs off, or a large press designed specifically for this task.

heckyeahbro69 · 03-30-2021, 03:47 PM

Really impressive work. 3 things I particularly like are the heat sink o2 sensor bungs, the integration of the oil drain tube with the factory piece, and the use of the factory wastegate actuator. Any possibility to create an inlet pipe connect to factory style airbox/airboxes to further enhance the oem look and incorporate the airmass meters?

535i MSport · 03-30-2021, 04:12 PM

Wow, great to see someone doing some real engineering and not just paying a tuner to do it. Bravo!

chetrickerman · 03-30-2021, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by heckyeahbro69

Really impressive work. 3 things I particularly like are the heat sink o2 sensor bungs, the integration of the oil drain tube with the factory piece, and the use of the factory wastegate actuator. Any possibility to create an inlet pipe connect to factory style airbox/airboxes to further enhance the oem look and incorporate the airmass meters?

Thank you!

That im not sure of. I wanted to use a 4.5 inch intake, but there is no possible way to fit that large of diameter tube between the motor and frame. Plus, I love the clean look it currently has. Even in factory configuration, the MAF sensors are only there to verify the internal engine model is accurate.

Sedan_Clan · 03-30-2021, 05:26 PM

Can't wait to see the finished product.

///M TOWN · 03-30-2021, 10:06 PM

Sound clip please

BimmerHausPerformance · 03-30-2021, 11:44 PM

Sick

Ghostriderf80 · 03-31-2021, 07:36 AM

Nice very nice. The sound is awesome.

There is another guy on Insta 4N turbo who did same, his car sounds epic.

irshad · 04-01-2021, 12:16 AM

great work. i loved the sound

ROBERT1183 · 04-01-2021, 08:39 AM

Awesome fab work. Look foward to seeing more of the build.

masterzapper · 04-02-2021, 06:40 AM

Nice work! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to following this build.

BMW DIY Guy · 04-04-2021, 11:08 AM

just holy wow.. no words man, next level work!!

chetrickerman · 05-06-2021, 04:15 PM

WOT videos added to post #2

McBobby Jr · 05-06-2021, 07:21 PM

I had kept up with your single turbo build on IG and was very intrigued. I didn't know until now that you had created a very detailed thread about your build. This is very impressive work and it's awesome to hear what it actually sounds like. Keep up the great work Chet.

chetrickerman · 05-06-2021, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by McBobby Jr

I had kept up with your single turbo build on IG and was very intrigued. I didn't know until now that you had created a very detailed thread about your build. This is very impressive work and it's awesome to hear what it actually sounds like. Keep up the great work Chet.

Thank you!

123ersan · 05-21-2021, 06:12 AM

Amazing! Looking forward to the final outcome. Just wanted to ask what problems occurred with the kratos without derailing your thread. Did they cover you under warranty for the faulty units?
Good luck with the build

Rolynyari620 · 05-25-2021, 09:16 AM

This literally gave me chills.... AMAZING! And thank you for your service sir

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RowanBuds Colonel 1707 Rep 2,053 Posts Drives: 3 pedal 718, G05, MkVII GTI Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bergen County, NJ iTrader: (0)	First things first, What a project to take on! Congrats and thank you for sharing this challenge with us all. It sounds great! A question for you on the painting of the factory intercooler part. How did you do that? What did you seal up? Did you treat the metal and plastic the same as far as prep and application? I've wanted to get mine anodized since getting the car and it's seemed almost impossible to separate the plastic from the metal and get it back together without failuires. If painting the entire thing will scratch my itch, I just may have to do it. __________________ Moved to the darkside: '23 718 GT4; 11-10-2022. Le Mans Blue F80 - Munich 5-22-2015 / US 7-7-2015 / SOLD 9-17-2022 ED Recap Arctic Grey G05 - Spartanburg 8-29-2019 X5 PCD Recap
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