24V AWD Swap Knowledge Base

[Nisse Järnet]

Not E30...but my friends 800hp 330xi time attack car :)
Going to race him with my ix later :D

[Nisse Järnet]

My ix is starting to look like a car again :) have to change out the seats though...

[The Dark Side of Will]

Not E30...but my friends 800hp 330xi time attack car :)
Going to race him with my ix later :D

Turbo S54 POWA?

I've been thinking for a while that I'd like to take an E46 M3 shell, swap in E46 xi front suspension and drop an LS engine with Trailblazer SS oil pan and front drive hardware into it. If I use an iron block engine and turbo it, 1200 HP is available on a production shortblock.

[Nisse Järnet]

No, M54 :)

That project sounds fun :D

[The Dark Side of Will]

How the hell does he get an M54 to stay together at 800 HP?

[Nisse Järnet]

No big problems, been done before over here :) Heres another one:

http://www.germanboost.com/showthread.php?35632-M54B30-801whp-881wnm-World-record!!!/page2

Head gasket and oil pump shaft is the things you should do something about but other than that it seems to work great!

[Nisse Järnet]

E39 M54 turbo 665hp:

http://server.pure-pf.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=54162&sid=f4920826b71a92cabb37bb4c316c76b6&start=187

[King Mufasa]

^Thank you for showing M54 is very much capable :up:

[Nisse Järnet]

294x19 with aluminum calipers finished! :)

[The Dark Side of Will]

Was wondering when you were going to stop posting those stupid E46's :P

Nice brakes. What did they come from?

[Nisse Järnet]

Was wondering when you were going to stop posting those stupid E46's :P

Nice brakes. What did they come from?

Haha yeah more E30! :D

Z4 3.0si rotors, E39 540i touring aluminum calipers with custom adapters. Have to get aluminum calipers for the front as well...the rears is stupid light compare to the front :P
(Hub is E36 323ti btw)

[iXguido]

Do those rotors work with the e30 parking brake?

[The Dark Side of Will]

The '03-'05 Caddy CTS also uses the Getrag 260, but has a different gearset:
3.58/2.04/1.34 vs. 3.82/2.20/1.40 for the BMW units.

Now I need an excuse to use a Getrag 260 with 24V in an iX so I can build a three-component frankentrans.

[Nisse Järnet]

Do those rotors work with the e30 parking brake?

Yes, but the brake shoes stick out about 2-3mm. Dont think that matters much but if you really want im sure you can space out the brake shield the same amount. Or choose a diffrent hub.

The '03-'05 Caddy CTS also uses the Getrag 260, but has a different gearset:
3.58/2.04/1.34 vs. 3.82/2.20/1.40 for the BMW units.

Now I need an excuse to use a Getrag 260 with 24V in an iX so I can build a three-component frankentrans.

Thats cool :D

[The Dark Side of Will]

Yes, but the brake shoes stick out about 2-3mm. Dont think that matters much but if you really want im sure you can space out the brake shield the same amount. Or choose a diffrent hub.


Thats cool :D

With the number of hubs to choose from, there should be at least one that makes the rotor/parking brake combo work.

*I* think it's cool too, but the benefit is probably marginal unless you're some Swedish nut pushing over 750 AWHP. ;)