s54

[7pilot]

Excellent job on several fronts Jason.
1, reincarnating the M3
2, Updating the M3 chassis
3, The engine and conversion.
4, meeting the paradigms of the project.

You Rule

m

[Spaz]

amazing, i'm jealous...next swap :)

[Jason89i]

have had it on the track twice now. had a few quirks to work out. a code brown moment or two...... like a stuck throttle in the top of 4th going into turn 1. all in all, very pleased.

still more to do, but im way too busy this summer. im just going to run it hard and put it away wet. i'll fix the rest this winter.

one thing that had me stumped for days was the blue smoke on decelleration. (see video) it ended up being the power steering. yes, the power steering fluid was boiling, misting out the cap and into the filter. hard to believe i know. i underdrove the pulley, put a p.s. cooler on..... still had boiling fluid and blue smoke. between instructing and my session, i threw on a shorter belt and bypassed the p.s. pump (manual steering).... viola, zero smoke. go figure.

video is the first day out..... John is giving chase with his s50's car. dont laugh at my early braking and coasting in the straights..... my confidence was a bit shaken with that whole stuck throttle business. cheers, jason

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slQHpLUaBDM

<object style="height: 344px; width: 425px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/slQHpLUaBDM"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/slQHpLUaBDM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></object>

[1mz]

jesus christ.

[Pzary3233]

WOW, just amazing!

Can't wait to see the final results of this combo!

[lga714]

Damn dude awesome project you got going. Like someone else said no shame with an s54 in the e30 M3. Please post some more videos! I love that sound!!!

[Jason89i]

[QUOTE=CO318is;1904789]I am leery with rumors of the headstuds stripping out with some of those blocks though. QUOTE]

i hear your concern. that happend to the said alum m52 in the weight comparison. they aint cheap either. cheers, jason

[CO318is]

dont have weight numbers yet. it will be interesting to compare with some of the other cars ive driven. http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=90486
cheers, jason

I have read that thread a few times, I have a 91 318is with a blown M42 that I am trying to figure out to do with, Thanks for doing the weight comparisons, seems like you could get an aluminum block M50 to have close to the same Front Rear balance with a carbon fiber hood and maybe some cheap seats. I am leery with rumors of the headstuds stripping out with some of those blocks though.

Like I said, love the swap and can't wait to hear your impressions when you get it out on the track...

[619E30]

Very clean swap Jason!

[Jason89i]

I have been following your thread on S14, do you know what the Front Rear balance is with the engine moved back 4 inches? How about total weight? I would love to see how this beast compares to something like John's 2.7L S14 in Germany. I am guessing you came out on top cost wise, as we all know S14 builds are not cheap...

dont have weight numbers yet. it will be interesting to compare with some of the other cars ive driven. http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=90486
cheers, jason

[CO318is]

I have been following your thread on S14, do you know what the Front Rear balance is with the engine moved back 4 inches? How about total weight? I would love to see how this beast compares to something like John's 2.7L S14 in Germany. I am guessing you came out on top cost wise, as we all know S14 builds are not cheap...

[Jean]

this is the pinkie car..... code named (from my brother in law) "rose."

its been 16months so far.....

as you can see, it has been a LOT of work. without my buddy john, it would still be rusting on my garage floor. But this is the pinkie car.

Seeing these pictures makes me shiver! I can only guess the amount of time/labor involved

Good job!

[Simon S]

Holy cow Jason - that intake howl was orgasmic !
Thanks for sharing.

I think it was ~3 years ago I swung by your place for a cruise actuator and a maplight mirror..

Glad to see that you're still terribly afflicted by e30 addiction.

Cheers indeed !

[kamotors]

woow

[sharky]

This is great news for people looking to do the swap, I give it a year before S52's are old hat and the wave of S54 swaps is hitting. Prices on these engines are getting much cheaper. Cant wait to see it all buttoned up and what the final #'s are.