S50B32 Update

[DaveSmed]

Jeez. It must have been... loud. :p

I'm glad you walked away from that.

Quite loud. That engine certainly has some volume to it, it even got erik black flagged with the muffler I was planning on ( http://r3vlimited.com/board/showpost...&postcount=172 ) So much for that good idea.

I'm glad too, who says verts need rollbars? :nice: That was a pretty slow speed roll. I fell asleep, went off the road and it "toppled" more than "rolled" over. Surprisingly, it didn't mess it up too badly. The top+frame is still going strong on an E30 today in fact. It just takes three people to close it.

[FredK]

(Edit) Here's a shot of my exhaust... sort of. http://r3vlimited.com/board/showpost...postcount=1045 All I had was two 3.5" glasspacks welded together, with some flanges I welded up to bolt onto the headers. All that really accomplished was "less loud", and it could ONLY be heard from 2.3 mi away...

Jeez. It must have been... loud. :p

I'm glad you walked away from that.

[M3 euro ltw]

Terry Sayther

Does Terry still have that M1 parked around back under a tarp?

[dude8383]

I'd love to, but I broke my toy already. :(

Hopefully I actually get around to finishing it's reincarnation before 2015.

That engine makes for a hell of an E30. I coupled mine with the JB Racing M20 flywheel and GroupN DME. An 8.5lb flywheel on an ITB beast like that practically reads your mind before your foot hits the throttle. And I have a million pounds of cabrio to move too. In a lighter hardtop?

I can't wait to hear the comparison to the S52.

:giggle:

My m50 has pretty decent throttle response but I'd kill for that! 2015 isn't that long...whats the hold up?!

[DaveSmed]

I'd love to, but I broke my toy already. :(

Hopefully I actually get around to finishing it's reincarnation before 2015.

That engine makes for a hell of an E30. I coupled mine with the JB Racing M20 flywheel and GroupN DME. An 8.5lb flywheel on an ITB beast like that practically reads your mind before your foot hits the throttle. And I have a million pounds of cabrio to move too. In a lighter hardtop?

I can't wait to hear the comparison to the S52.


(Edit) Here's a shot of my exhaust... sort of. http://r3vlimited.com/board/showpost...postcount=1045 All I had was two 3.5" glasspacks welded together, with some flanges I welded up to bolt onto the headers. All that really accomplished was "less loud", and it could ONLY be heard from 2.3 mi away...

[dude8383]

Good point, that IS quiet. Catalysts? I REALLY need to get this right, my old car was audible from 2.3 miles away, with wooded portions/housing in between.

It was a touch... excessive. WOT in tunnels was life altering. :)

Hehe, I was kind of shocked when he revved it because I thought it just stalled out.

You should post of a video of this life altering experience before you change over to something more reasonable!

[DaveSmed]

Good point, that IS quiet. Catalysts? I REALLY need to get this right, my old car was audible from 2.3 miles away, with wooded portions/housing in between.

It was a touch... excessive. WOT in tunnels was life altering. :)

[Bimmerista]

Wow, looks great! I would love to check this car out sometime. Where in DFW are you located? Should be interesting to see what you think coming from the s52.

Agreed...I'd like to check it out as well. :D

[Gnarles]

Wow, looks great! I would love to check this car out sometime. Where in DFW are you located? Should be interesting to see what you think coming from the s52.

[dude8383]

That's pretty darn quiet at idle! Are you using the two brake master cylinders linked together for your stopping bits?

Congrats!

[samiam3356]

Lucky bastard! ;) Congrats man, looks awesome.

[stormspike]

Dave,
I came from a S52 transplant. I hope this will be "the one" :)

More to come when I get her home later this week. Terry Sayther has done a great job with the swap. Very detail oriented. Anyone in Texas should not hesitate contacting them down in Austin. Kevin has done a steller job with the new interior. It looks and feels better than some new BMW's.

Sonny,
Thanks again for the help with getting this beast accross the pond :)
Very good seller!!

[sonnyqm3]

glad to see everything worked out fine with the swap.. I hope you enjoy that beast.;););)

[DaveSmed]

Awesome! What engine are you coming from?

[stormspike]

Here is my update on the S50B32 swap. There is still some wire clean up to do and some misc brake adjustment left. I hope to drive her home this week.

Here are some pics.
New Seats from Kevin at Creative Options: (crappy Iphone Pic)


Front Seat


Engine:


Exhaust:


Oil Cooler setup


Massive Big Brakes:


And video of her first start.



Everything fit together pretty well and i look forward to next week's drive from Austin back to Dallas!!