e34 pan too low

[Pudmunkie]

We use factory e46 mounts and the pan will only be about half an inch lower than stock (m20).

you've already done it or will be doing it? I don't think i've seen that before

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[mo diesil]

You kids and your complaining! Have you ever driven a slammed late model 318? THAT is a low oil pan, feel free to ask me about it.... lol

that was my last car actually....... pan had less than a inch of clearance, 2 inch shortened housings...


-see sig thats all the way up i believe

[MaxBell]

Sooo...E28 or E46 mounts...

[Wh33lhop]

Time to 24v REAR SUMP + E30 :)

I have heard that the E34 front sump setup is actually better for the track than the E36 setup, since the E36 rear sump tends to starve on hard braking. How do the S54 dual sump systems fair on track?

[Wanganstyle]

I have heard that the E34 front sump setup is actually better for the track than the E36 setup, since the E36 rear sump tends to starve on hard braking. How do the S54 dual sump systems fair on track?

running my e36M on slicks for trackwork (14 events) on prepped footwork (basic performance upgrade "BPU" e36m street car, non caged) I never starved the stock S52 for oil. If there was starvation issue would not have lasted otherwise, I normal pedestrian S52 oil pan. No issues at laguna, infineon, button-willow, in the mountains and wangan-ing around the bay.

I seriously doubt the average swapped e30 would be able to pull the G's of my non-stock + slicks e36M. If the e30 is a fully caged, all pillow ball full racing Trailer ONLY race car with 275mm R comps's all 4 corners then perhaps....perhaps not. e36 chassis is quite a bit stiffer and will hold more G's, have not seen any e36m's shoot rods out the block on track yet!

[nrubenstein]

running my e36M on slicks for trackwork (14 events) on prepped footwork (basic performance upgrade "BPU" e36m street car, non caged) I never starved the stock S52 for oil. If there was starvation issue would not have lasted otherwise, I normal pedestrian S52 oil pan. No issues at laguna, infineon, button-willow, in the mountains and wangan-ing around the bay.

I seriously doubt the average swapped e30 would be able to pull the G's of my non-stock + slicks e36M. If the e30 is a fully caged, all pillow ball full racing Trailer ONLY race car with 275mm R comps's all 4 corners then perhaps....perhaps not. e36 chassis is quite a bit stiffer and will hold more G's, have not seen any e36m's shoot rods out the block on track yet!

Hmm. I did that all the time on nearly dead Hankooks and H&R Sports in my E36. I grant that they don't tend to throw rods due to starvation, but the valvetrain makes interesting noises.

[Wanganstyle]

Hmm. I did that all the time on nearly dead Hankooks and H&R Sports in my E36. I grant that they don't tend to throw rods due to starvation, but the valvetrain makes interesting noises.

Perhaps I'm lucky or I just plain suck on track? Never had metal in my oil, nor was my cams/trays destroyed when removed.

The bmw I6 HLA's do make a particularly funny noise when hott

Theres a subaru trick for simple sumps; run 1 extra quart of oil. done it for years with out issues

better too much oil in sump than rod-> out block

[mattdk318i]

Im in the process of cutting a e34 pan down about an inch. Give a little more clearance. Dont flame me, i understand the lower oil capacity and other small issues with this.