M54 Turbo Manifold Tips Tricks. Monster Bottom Mount

[@cmhendo]

Very rarely do you come across actual tested & proven advice for turbo m5x motors IN E39 ESPECIALLY, love you for this brotha! I plan to do an engine out 5 speed swap & turbo build on my 530i sedan & will be using your videos as a bible !

[@spankranchgarage]

I appreciate that!

[@scoomagee]

The most underrated m5x turbo video

[@spankranchgarage]

Thanks!

[@tlcbird101]

Love the bmw videos! Keep on posting turbo content ❤

[@spankranchgarage]

Thanks! Will do!

[@MrDutchman97]

Awesome videos man, super super helpful for me trying to learn as much as possible about these M5x motors.

[@spankranchgarage]

Glad to help!

[@wtfyoguylol]

Great video 👍 thank you for explaining everything

[@spankranchgarage]

Appreciate it!

[@dominickbelmont6573]

Never had issues with my bmw 4 cylinder manifold coming loose at the head flange, but always used new bmw hardware and oe manifold gaskets.

[@nickchristofori9602]

SHUT UP no one asked you.

[@flubbernuget]

Thank you for this video. Please keep the turbo build alive.

[@robertfontaine3650]

Fantastic video

[@audisportcarrasco]

Working on My E36/5California TopM50b25 g35turbo 5 speed swap

[@Vgk36]

W hy not cut the mani into bank 1 and bank 2 won't that relieve the banana action? Doing research for a 96 328i m52. thx!!

[@focusonme8498]

the m5x god father

[@Dirtyz1234]

I run a Precision 6466 on my M54. I just use copper RTV instead of a turbo gasket... 😅

[@spankranchgarage]

That might work for some time if the flanges are pretty damn flat

[@inaNis_]

What bottom mount manifold is that? Looks awesome

[@spankranchgarage]

Was made by “boostlogic” back in the day

[@tonybaldwin7149]

Hey, do you run a compression reducing head spacer or anything?

[@spankranchgarage]

Nope just a stock elring headgasket

[@tonybaldwin7149]

@@spankranchgarage amazing they hold up so well, those engines are more than 10 to 1 compression. Must be a fairly conservative timing curve.

[@placeholdername3206]

You make this manifold? Looks sort of but not really like the old tubular bottom mount PPF manifold for E36. I have one of those. Turbo sits way lower tho. Also notice your drain on the pan is way lower than oil level. Have you had problems with that? I tried getting as high on the pan as possible, that has resulted in a 10-12 degree an10 hose. Not ideal Edit: I didn't watch far enough to see you actually went over the drain lol, my bad. By the way, about the oil level, i did that thing with the water in the sump also. Oil level sat higher than the gasket seal which i guess is why those always leak. Anyway, i then was trying to figure out how much oil was actually in the pan when the engine is running and no one had a clear answer until i found some Russian automotive channel (Garage 54) where they test all sorts of wacky shit. They had an old 4 cylinder Lada with an oil pan and valve conver made of see through plastic and to my suprise the oil level in the pan dropped a few cm when the engine was running. I would say 2 cm. I know its a completely different motor, but oil level should drop a fair bit in the BMW motor also. More than you think definetly!

[@chrismeyer33]

id like to see a turbo s54 setup, preferably on mine

[@spankranchgarage]

Greasy 6 liters only

[@dylanlobbestael]

Swivel head ratcheting 11MM to the rescue!

[@onsomekillshit]

a wild dylan in the comments

[@davidrichards5849]

what size turbos do you usually recommend for bottom mount setups?

[@spankranchgarage]

That totally depends on the type of power and response you want plus what chassis you are installing the engine in.

[@davidrichards5849]

m54b30 e46 ~high 300s low 400s wheel. response wise im not certain yet.

[@spankranchgarage]

@@davidrichards5849 3076 is a great size for that. Good boost by 3000rpm and can make 400whp

[@OhCrapItsJimmy]

Yes! They don't all have 24 exhaust studs 👍

[@spankranchgarage]

Glad im not going nuts!

[@imnota]

@@spankranchgarage Yeah later M54's only had 16 studs

[@dc_0121]

Where did you get that manifold?

[@spankranchgarage]

It’s made by boostlogic. Probably no longer made it’s probably 15 years old

[@jasonmccraw425]

Are You a Qualified Mechanic.

[@spankranchgarage]

No I don't have any qualifications

[@nickchristofori9602]

They come apart via unplanned disassembly every time on their own

[@spankranchgarage]

Hate when that happens

[@nickchristofori9602]

gotta find the limit somehow haha@@spankranchgarage

[@viviantjonkwanpaw3334]

What's up man, can i find the details on your turbo m54 somewhere? Like headbolts(studs) gasket etc.

[@spankranchgarage]

Check out my other videos. I have 2 videos regarding M54 aluminum block head studs with lots of details.

[@viviantjonkwanpaw3334]

@@spankranchgarage found them! what about headgasket for around 10 psi daily on pump ?

[@spankranchgarage]

@@viviantjonkwanpaw3334 A stock replacement Elring gasket combined with the studs has worked fantastic for me