Ebay Turbo Kit (1 year review) $600 BMW E30 M20 turbo "kit" + parts list! Worth it?

In this video I go over the install of my $600 eBay turbo kit and review its performance in my BMW 325IS M20 turbo after 1 year of feeding it the beans. I wanted for years to turbo a BMW and had given up on a couple builds previous to this so in this video I explain just how easy and not expensive your first turbo project can be! Follow along as I cover KEY details not discussed in forums or other videos. Below is a parts list as well as extra items needed to make this setup run. I hope this video will motivate you to get your turbo build started! Please like and subscribe as there will be new content like this every Monday and Thursday!
#bmw #e30 #turbo #ebay #review #diy #howto
Part 2 video where I drive the car and talk about it more: • BMW Ebay Turbo Kit (1 ...
Parts List:
TURBO KIT: eBay item # 131962976159
OIL FEED ADAPTER: eBay item # 174401328571
TURBO JACKET: eBay item #124187721205
CXRACING INTAKE ELBOW: ebay item #274000730495
O2 SENSOR BUNG: www.amazon.com...
90 DEGREE ELBOW: www.amazon.com...
MISHIMOTO REDUCER: www.amazon.com...

[@repsilia]

Man thank you so much for posting, finally a real in depth review 👍🏼

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

No problem, glad it helped you! Part 2 video is up where I take the car for a drive and talk about it some more, there will also be more videos soon where I rebuild the engine, standalone computer, and some maintenance items!

[@jayelectic8017]

i have an 325es do you think itll work for my car? i dont know if this is a ridiculous idea but i was hoping to get 450-550whp is it possible with the stock engine? any advice on what do you think i should do? this is my very first project car. thank you

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

It will bolt onto your car but you need to swap your head to a 325I head from an M20B25 and also swap the DME from the same donor car first so it will rev high enough to spool the turbo. 450+ is a reach without head work, studs, MLS gasket, serious fuel upgrades, and a good tuner/ stand alone.

[@ShaneNicholas-t3v]

so im thinking of doing this my self to my 86ES just curious why would you have to change the head? i was going to send my head have it planned and a valve job on it.

[@ROADNOISEMEDIA]

Love this! Picking up an e30 with an m20 tomorrow, and definitely want to do this to have fun for a year or so before upgrading to something more powerful, thank you for this video! Going to watch part 2 now :)

[@superiorautomotive143]

So if I understand this right you did nothing for Tuning and you’re expecting the ecu to compensate only .?

[@ruslanvinogradov1792]

That kit is 6 GRAND! 6 F***ing grand man, its twice more than E30 2.0 costs lol

[@rworld7658]

Hi man great video really appreciate all the help. One question I have tho, did you adjust your afm manually at all to make it run better or is it still set up standard from factory? Cheers

[@vr2jetta]

Good question. I know some people adjust the springs in there. I’m curious about tuning as well.

[@PeaJayYt]

We need to do a full review on this car 🤙

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Im down whenever!

[@marcbeaulac7125]

This was a great explanation! Were you able to keep the stock ecu and just use n52 injectors? I have a 528e and not sure if I can turbo it without changing the an "i" head. Thx for the video!

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

yep stock dme and m52 green top injectors. Another person asked me about this kit on a eta car and I dont believe it would perform well. If you watch part 2 of this video i mention that it doesnt really build boost til 3500 rpms so theres just not enough revs with an eta.

[@PhyteByte]

@@CARSTUDIOYT i have stock dme and green tops its fine just burns all my fuel

[@jeremyferrell3555]

Great job bud. Good audio quality btw!

[@animatedmovie7266]

i want to thank you, i will follow what you did, your advices are precious, i am gone do the same tune to my m20, thanks for your videos, keep going.

[@stray5454]

does it have to be an ETA engine?

[@thetonyds]

Thanks for posting this! Did I understand correctly, no engine management system? Just the stock ECU and controlling boost manually?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Exactly!

[@Tzuau78]

This is such a good vid. Sooo good choked down that humble pie, then, like a a champ, shared what you learned… so others didn’t have to go through what you did. Bloody legend!!!

[@imSchwaggy]

thats the problem with a lot of things. people never actually try anything, but they have opinions as if they're experts lol. thats why 99% of the time ill try something myself.

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

I bought an M50 manifold and had it for like 2 years back in the day because i read so many forums talking about how hard it was and vacuum leaks etc. I ended up doing it in 2 hrs with $20 in parts and had no issues out of it lol.

[@JD-ml7cg]

People been asking that question since 2012

[@aljazareh]

great video, quite informative . thx

[@Supercarlsunday]

Great video. I think I will be buying turbo kit for mine. I may aswell spend even more money on the car lol..

[@LoserShane]

i got the car and money but not the skill for turbo .....i need help......

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

I will be pulling this engine next month and reinstalling everything on a new one I'm building. So subscribe and watch for that video for step by step instructions and detailed visuals on the turbo install!

[@LoserShane]

@@CARSTUDIOYT well thanks I will al though I already know a decent amount. Only reason I don’t is cause it’s a pain having to reopen my block to install arp head studs and so on after I just did a full engine refresh (first time ever on a car) I learned slowly lol

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Stock head bolts hold up fine with this setup. Ive been on 12 lbs of boost for a year with no issues.

[@spinner4442]

How did you tune it?

[@scoot585]

so, ik this is an older video but i happen to have gotten the same ebay turbo kit and i wanted to see if anyone could answer any of these, I have a 325es and it doesnt have the is oil cooler stock, can i tap into the oem 325is oil cooler for the turbi oil feed? Also the ebay turbo has a internal wastegate, how does he run 12lbs they say its limited to 8? thanks to anyone who reads this

[@rasjgo2]

Finally bro Thanks to you someone reviews this ebay turbo set up🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

thank you! Check back Monday evening for a new video of me driving the car, doing some launches, and discussing how I kept the stock oil filter location!

[@undeadsmheddie]

Do you think I’d be able to eBay turbo my e30 even if it’s automatic?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

You definitely could but the transmission wouldn’t like it. Even in stock form these cars are way slower with an auto transmission, they hold them back. You would be way more pleased if you did a manual swap before turbo.

[@sethrobinson152]

@@CARSTUDIOYT I also just scored an E30 {automatic) for my 1st car. totally stock and needs a new paintjob otherwise its a nice car. If i wanted to mildly increase performance where should i start? Also new to the car scene and dont know much

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

@@sethrobinson152 the first thing i would do is manual swap it. Any 5 speed from a 6 cylinder e30, e36, and e46 will work. That will make the biggest difference, the autos in these cars make them absolute turds!

[@venerated]

The kit is almost $6000 now 👀

[@ethanfrank6750]

Yea it’s gotta be wrong. Crackhead price lol

[@OwenBrizendine]

I'm wondering about the oil catch can does it connect to the boot or the the actual valve cover.

[@Legitimint_]

Annnnd now the price on the kit is up to $1,700...

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

I know, I didnt notice that til i linked it in the description. Im assuming covid is to blame, sucks but surely the seller would negotiate that’s a ridiculous increase lol.

[@Legitimint_]

@@CARSTUDIOYT I want to see a pull video if you could post one in the e30 FI forum!

[@semra156]

@@Legitimint_ hey man after a little bit of searching I found this kit: ebay.us/YxV02y Can’t say for sure but from the pictures the parts look nearly identical

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

@@semra156 Thanks for that, going to update the description with the link!

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

@@Legitimint_ I will try to upload one if the weather clears up this week

[@freshMila]

I came across your video, you done an amazing job bro. I have a 1900 325 i and that what I’m planning to do. You got all Part’s list in your description ? What turbo kit you got ? Thanks man

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Parts list is in the description and also check the updated one in my newer video on whats needed to turbo your E30!

[@benjaminbuljevic7977]

What did you do to the ECU ? Did you flash it or get it flashed?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Nope no ecu tuning although it made reliable power it still has way more potential with a tune and supporting fuel mods.

[@E30Tylerrr]

@@CARSTUDIOYT No tune is wild

[@adamw3503]

Do you recall how many teeth you had to move the afm? Did you go Kramer or richer? I ask cause I don’t have a wideband yet. Thank you.

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

sorry for the delayed response, unfortunately it was so long ago i dont remember. I did go richer and it is very sensitive so dont move it too much at once.

[@joeyschmidt7546]

my friend did this to his 80 something 325e and he blew it up racing a gto in like 2008 lol

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Haha!

[@miroo3256]

Hello there. What kind of changes did you make inside the engine for the turbo process, did you change the top cylinder head's valves? Are your pistons tuned to the turbo? Or does it have a standard piston? and you bought the ignition system from its own coil and where did you supply the electricity to the coil? Could you help

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

The internals of the engine and head were all stock and held up great. ignition system is stock too, i just relocated the coil but used the same wiring from factory to power it. I essentially bolted on this turbo kit to a stock M20 with the exception of the few small mods mentioned in the video.

[@TheDaikashido]

I'm thinking about it, but I dont want to buy a kit; I already have a manifold from a 324td kicking around and my buget is 500 for everything- including exhaust, which I think may be possible since I have 19 lb injectors already and I weld... but I wonder: what about the chip?

[@if2790]

You don't need a chip, you can run the stock ecu with obd1, easy to play with and do manually without tune. Injectors and turbo won't play with the ecu enough to screw it up and it will adapt

[@ddexotics1]

I just want to thank you for this video, I recently bought a turbo kit for my E30 and have been completely intimidated about what to do, and fearful of making a mistake. Your videos helped me A lot, and eased my anxieties as well as answer my questions. I can't wait to give her some BEANS!

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Im so glad i could help! I have collected parts for so many turbo builds on BMWs ive owned and kept putting them off until i sold them because i watched videos and read forums that deterred me. Finally i just said screw it im going to throw this car together and figure out the rest later haha.

[@ddexotics1]

@@CARSTUDIOYT that's awesome. I'll let you know how mine turns out :) I also liked your e30 mods video, if you want check out some of my builds on insta @ian_e30_71. I'm always trying to push the envelope and try new things.

[@arturoleal24]

can you bring me the link? i cant find with the code i have an e30 and it looks very complete

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

www.ebay.com/itm/130939936051?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=A1AlJBgOSvK&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=zHrcRHhlR8K&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@TRuFIRE456]

is your engine completely stock ie headbolts headgasket, and how much whp are you making?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

100% stock engine and 200k miles+ on bottom end and head. Only thing I did to prepare for the turbo was timing belt, victor reinz HG, and new oem head bolts. It has around 250whp with no tune.

[@bm.dub.builds]

How many pounds of boost bro

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

12 psi

[@adamw3503]

91 octane? Did you upgrade the fuel pressure regulator or is that stock? Thanks for posting.

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

91/93 whatever is available and stock fpr although I have been thinking about a rising rate fpr.

[@jonathans7089]

Late to the party, but thank you for the video!

[@2HARDTOPLEASE]

Do I need to do anything with wiring or ecu or tune for extra fuel or just all the mechanical work and it works

[@if2790]

It's not had to manually fuck with it to get the right air/fuel ratio, with the m50 injectors green tops, and the turbo, it gets pretty good air fuel ratio and the obd1 will be able to adapt to it without screwing anything up

[@laurencefinn1347]

Honest and no bs..thank you.

[@ianh834]

So are you using the stock clutch? Do you know what model or size that turbo is? Only says t3/t4 in link.

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

stock clutch, yes and i honestly dont know for sure on the size of the turbo. the ebay ad says .63 trim, its pretty big compared to factory turbos in today's cars.

[@kamathedaniel]

Stock ECU with the turbo?

[@OwenBrizendine]

also how do you control your boost

[@josephgarcia3568]

Yo do you have the link for the oil feed adapter? Cant find it anywhere

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

sssquid.com/v3/ssshop/m20-engine-oil-pressure-temp-sender-adapter/

[@imclutch2191]

wondering if i could do this to a 525i with an M20 ?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

absolutely you can

[@adamw3503]

Is your Wideband connected to the stock ecu at all?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

nope.

[@slowgan325]

What did you do for ecu?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Stock ECU, only thing I did tuning wise was one step colder plugs gapped to .23, green top injectors from an m52 (17#), and adjust the AFM. Its runs great but lack of fuel and timing is really holding the car back so MS2 and big injectors are in the near future.

[@Octopusolamo2000]

I put in the turbo kit in ebay at the listing price is $1700. Am I looking at the right one?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Kits-wSS-Manifold-for-BMW-M3-323-325-E30-I6-SOHC-T3-M20-2-5L2-7L-/254667638948 try this link. I believe the seller of the kit i bought had to raise prices due to covid and shipping. A viewer found this kit and looks to be identical.

[@Octopusolamo2000]

@@CARSTUDIOYT thank you so much!!!

[@createanadventure3660]

Great video man!

[@TurbineResearch]

Did the turbo manifold clear the oil filter / oil cooler pipes / ac ?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

No it didn't and I will be covering that in my next video on Monday. I was able to keep the stock oil filter housing/cooler and use a different oil filter. Check out the video on Monday and I will explain and mention part numbers!

[@zarazua_1328]

Did you daily this car before it sat for a long time?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

It has never sat for more than a month or so at a time mainly in the winter months. It was my daily driver before it was boosted.

[@bmwethirty5901]

The turbo is now over 5k on eBay

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

It just keeps going up ever since covid. Smh

[@khalid749]

Why do you have so many weed trimmers?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

I own a lawn care business!

[@luxcars2849]

How did you tune this

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

I mentioned it in the part 2 to this I think. Just colder plugs and gapped tight and also 17 lb injectors and adjusted AFM. no tuning done to the dme.

[@undeadsmheddie]

Where did you get the little overfenders

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Amazon, i think the link is in the description of one of my videos.

[@undeadsmheddie]

@@CARSTUDIOYT thank you I’ll try and find it

[@sosyalant]

what did this end up costing you?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

$1,200 but as mentioned, it hasnt been tuned. I still have another $1,000-$1500 in a standalone and fuel upgrades.

[@zizzu_moha9206]

where did u get those fender flares

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

www.amazon.com/BETTERCLOUD-Universal-Flexible-Fender-Flares/dp/B07KS57C5R/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=car+fender+flares&qid=1624249323&sr=8-5

[@ady-bdavid1173]

I'm inlove! Great work man!

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Thank you! Swapping a refreshed M20 into is soon and megasquirt

[@infamoussgarage]

What’s total cost after install.

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

I think in the video I mentioned it was like $1300 total.

[@knightrida6829]

Nice job still thinking about doing one myself

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

Do it! You won’t regret it

[@Moocow444]

Would you sell this car?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

I dont think I would ever sell this one. I have sold so many nicer examples over the years and now, with the price of them, regret it.

[@Moocow444]

@@CARSTUDIOYT where are you located if you don’t mind me asking been trying to find a solid turbo build but it’s hard right bow

[@nathenbiederman8641]

Do you think that that kit would fit a 1984 528e? The engine layout looks almost identical

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

It would definitely fit but by the time the turbo spooled you would be out of revs. Unless you swap an 325i head onto the M20B27 and swap DMEs

[@Turbo1602ti]

525e or 528i? 525e is m20, 528i is m30. Never heard from a 528e

[@Turbo1602ti]

@@CARSTUDIOYT if its the 122hp eta the 129hp 2l head fits better and is cheaper and easier to get

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

@@Turbo1602ti in North America we have the 528e which is the e28 chassis and an m20b27. same motor as the North American 325e e30.

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

@@Turbo1602ti the head I mentioned for him is also readily available in North America off of the m20b25 and makes 168hp. I assumed he was from the US so if he's not then nothing I said applies to him lol

[@zteam8267]

What size wheels?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

17x8 et20 and I have 2" spacers to compensate for the fender flares but on a stock E30 the fitment is right on.

[@zteam8267]

Thanks brotha! keepin the e30 game alive!

[@ARCH79]

So stock ecu? And tuning?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

yup! stock ecu, only "tuning" I did was slightly bigger injectors and one step colder plugs gapped to .23

[@ARCH79]

Okay and as far as afr? Use one yo tune then used the oem 02 sensor or did you run both? I'm boosting my m20 as we speak but the build was going to take longer since I thought there was no way around a standalone ecu, and high psi injectors

[@ARCH79]

By the way you're a massive help thank you for posting and replying!

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

@@ARCH79 Every car is different as well as their environment so until you are comfortable to run it like mine, I would suggest no more than 6 lbs of boost or even wastegate until you read your AFRs. I originally unplugged the o2 sensor because my theory was that it would run open loop and run rich. I had my wideband installed and working at first and the numbers looked good but then I burnt up the sensor so i just plugged the o2 sensor back up and it has been that way for months. I put a link in the description for o2 sensor bungs so you can run both sensors. I highly suggest getting your wideband hooked up and reading for the first week or two at least, its more important than the o2 sensor.

[@mrb5796]

How much cost on total build

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

the turbo kit and other pieces i had to buy to make it work were $1200 all in.

[@rogb6827]

yo intro music annoying af bro

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

I agree lol my new videos dont have an intro. this channel is less than a month old, im still experimenting. thanks for the feedback!

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Please motors is the stok yes ho no si tu descide de monter des pistons forger pour les bielles monte des bielles tds ca tient large jusqu'à 600 ch

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Nous a l époque on avait une 325 i et toute la mécanique frein de la 728 i le capot avait du mal a fermer mais elle foncer grave

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Tu devrais enveloppe la ligne échappement du tissu entie feu j ai vue cramer des audi et evo pour ne pas l avoir mie même une e36 m3

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Please is the for sale the cars bmw e30 y love the cars

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

For sale the 3000 mil dollars the cars yes ho no please

[@vahikakopyan1337]

Dope would u reccomend m50 or m20 ?

[@CARSTUDIOYT]

If i was going for big power id go with an m50/52 swap. I had an m52 swap for this car ready to go but decided to keep the m20. (Mainly because i have 2 spare m20s) lol