[m3 guy]

Thanks for the tips, I appreciate it

[chale4u]

Originally Posted by m3816

I ended up upgrading through active with their newest versions of everything. I do not recommend piecing it together, IMO after it is all said and done the time and relatively less money will come to be the same. The install was not very fun. imagine if the pipes had to be custom done. I am running the stage 1 pulley, I believe it is either 90 or 95mm

talking to Andrew Fish from AA with my upgrade i will be running 100mm pulley and the larger IC, and he said ill be around 8 to 9 psi off that.....

[m3816]

Originally Posted by chale4u

talking to Andrew Fish from AA with my upgrade i will be running 100mm pulley and the larger IC, and he said ill be around 8 to 9 psi off that.....

Why are you going to run the 100mm with the stage 2 IC ?? I dont get it do you mean the 95mm ( stage1 /1.5) If you are getting a 8 rip eye pulley you should talk them into doing a 90mm

[chale4u]

Originally Posted by m3816

Why are you going to run the 100mm with the stage 2 IC ?? I dont get it do you mean the 95mm ( stage1 /1.5) If you are getting a 8 rip eye pulley you should talk them into doing a 90mm

well your right,but i didn't get the 8 rip eye yet once i come home for good will upgrade to the 2 stage set up and by me get the larger IC for the summer in texas will help out alot. and i need to get an sec BoV

[///BBX]

i like the plastic cover. what type of plastic did you use and how did you bend it? heat gun over a round object?

[BevsM3]

Originally Posted by ///BBX

i like the plastic cover. what type of plastic did you use and how did you bend it? heat gun over a round object?

Anymore info on this would be great!! I might do something similar with my rotrex. Do you have any pics off the car.

[m3816]

It is really nothing special but it does the job in terms of blocking direct heat from underneath the TB and keeping the cold air coming form the bumper congested to the filter. essentially acts as a shell.

This is where it gets funny. It is a recycle bin from Office Depot. I went through 2 before I got it right. I used some black door seals from Advance autoparts to keep the edges looking clean. It looks quiet well and does not show its true origin. which was my biggest concern due to using such a ghetto method If anyone decide to tackle this project make sure the recycle bin does not have any edges at the bottom because that will make it look ugly. unless you want to shave it off to a smooth surface and potentially spray some matte paint over it. I looked around a lot to find the right recycle bin; and I recommend you do too because the plastic surface is very good at avoiding surface scratches which will occur as you test fit it a few times I doubt the matte paint is that durable.

I know some of you may think that it is too thin to make a difference but you should look at the oem manifold elbow it is actually thinner. Also if anyone decides to use a diff material it has to be flexible because the area is not very workable to say the least.

[///BBX]

It's not ghetto. Plastic is plastic. Maybe if it still said "Hefty" on it or something, that would be ghetto...lol

[m3816]

Originally Posted by ///BBX

It's not ghetto. Plastic is plastic. Maybe if it still said "Hefty" on it or something, that would be ghetto...lol

it is great in terms of isolating the cooler air to be sucked in and not mixed with the engine bay.

[chale4u]

Originally Posted by m3816

Why are you going to run the 100mm with the stage 2 IC ?? I dont get it do you mean the 95mm ( stage1 /1.5) If you are getting a 8 rip eye pulley you should talk them into doing a 90mm

status update: once i got home i open the box look at the pulley it was at 95mm, I'am still work with the 6 rip eye set up so i should be at 9 to 10 psi really am working with 1.25 stage lol...and the transmission swap, well i ran out of R&R / family time i might have spent maybe 4 hours a day on it but i made it half way. came home with 4 different projects in mind for the M, but everything is ready to go back in, Oct is my nexts R&R/wedding date brake. hopefully i've it done before i get married due to the fact i know it wont get done after that...post some pic's on this profile.