After hearing about how much of a waste of time the M50 conversion would be, I'm nearly complete. This has been in the making for over a year now. Almost everything I know about 24V swaps into E30s was gleaned from various threads and members here @ r3v limited. Thanks a million!!!!
The chassis is a 1991 318is that has had several different power plants in the past. I acquired the car as a rolling shell and decided it was time for a BMW engine again. I scored a cheap M50V bottom end and mated it with a 1997 S52 head but using OBDI manifold and ECU/harness. I ended up with a ZF tranny, Fidanza flywheel, and a 328i driveshaft. The diff is a welded (4.10) unit but I might have to rethink that rear end ratio pending a dyno test. I'm using a 506 DME with custom tuning by me (MattK @ DSG). I built the chassis wiring harness from scratch using Tefzel wire, Raychem DR-25 shrink, Mil spec switches, etc. I'm using an AIM MXL Pro dash/logger which really simplifies the dash layout. Well enough babbling how about some pics :)
The car is dusty as hell from being in a fabrication shop for 6 months! I tried to keep her clean but it's tough, and the flash makes everything look like crap.
More to come!
She is riding on TMS J stock suspension package, Ireland camber mounts, TMS delrin CABs, Ireland camber/toe adjusters, Ireland subframe bushings, Massive 11.75x1.25 race kit (thanks Lee!!), Wilwood Polymatrix B pads, and Kinesis 17x9s all around wrapped in 274/40/17 Hoosiers (TMS Take offs).
I couldn't have done this without the help and support of my girlfriend, Martine. She has put up with more than anyone cam imagine and helped to keep the project on track and bound for success. Also to my co-workers at DENT Sport Garage, thanks for the storage and work space, technical consulting, and amazing fabrication work. This has truly been a group effort and I feel fortunate enough to have these people in my life. Thanks everyone!!
Dyno numbers coming this week and hopefully some lap times in early May.
The chassis is a 1991 318is that has had several different power plants in the past. I acquired the car as a rolling shell and decided it was time for a BMW engine again. I scored a cheap M50V bottom end and mated it with a 1997 S52 head but using OBDI manifold and ECU/harness. I ended up with a ZF tranny, Fidanza flywheel, and a 328i driveshaft. The diff is a welded (4.10) unit but I might have to rethink that rear end ratio pending a dyno test. I'm using a 506 DME with custom tuning by me (MattK @ DSG). I built the chassis wiring harness from scratch using Tefzel wire, Raychem DR-25 shrink, Mil spec switches, etc. I'm using an AIM MXL Pro dash/logger which really simplifies the dash layout. Well enough babbling how about some pics :)
The car is dusty as hell from being in a fabrication shop for 6 months! I tried to keep her clean but it's tough, and the flash makes everything look like crap.
More to come!
She is riding on TMS J stock suspension package, Ireland camber mounts, TMS delrin CABs, Ireland camber/toe adjusters, Ireland subframe bushings, Massive 11.75x1.25 race kit (thanks Lee!!), Wilwood Polymatrix B pads, and Kinesis 17x9s all around wrapped in 274/40/17 Hoosiers (TMS Take offs).
I couldn't have done this without the help and support of my girlfriend, Martine. She has put up with more than anyone cam imagine and helped to keep the project on track and bound for success. Also to my co-workers at DENT Sport Garage, thanks for the storage and work space, technical consulting, and amazing fabrication work. This has truly been a group effort and I feel fortunate enough to have these people in my life. Thanks everyone!!
Dyno numbers coming this week and hopefully some lap times in early May.
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