92 Mtech vert LS daily driver swap

[jon volk]

Got my ECU all mounted up. It actually bolted up to the factory Motronic mounts and fit with some minor cover/glovebox trimming. Enough real estate under the cover for my bluetooth adapter as well.



Got my passenger side header squared away. It's from a 5th gen Camaro shorty set. One runner took a little massaging for the frame rail clearance but it was pretty minor. Exhaust should be finished up this weekend.


Intake pipe and coolant tank finished up. Had to use OE style hose clamps since everything is so narrow.



Lower radiator hose setup. 135 degree silicone bend, 1.5 u bend, 1.5 straight coupler


Bent up some hardlines for most of the trans cooler run. Way cheaper than AN hose.

[MrBurgundy]

Lovin that expansion tank.

Also, you have the right idea for what a DD should be about

[lemansguy]

love what you are doing. I may be copying a couple areas of your build, keep up the good work!

[jon volk]

Tomorrow will be one month since I started. Getting to the final stretch. Filled the motor with oil. All the wiring, minus some battery power connections, is finished up. Just need to install my shift kit in the trans, source a 2.79LSD and install some hose clamps, air filter, trans cooler and radiator fan. Used an F-body power steering hose and just welded the banjo fitting off the old BMW hose. Finished up the exhaust as well.

[jon volk]

Fired it up on 7 coils today. Freshly motivated to finish the rest of little stuff. Trans is still empty so didn't let it run for more than a few seconds.

https://youtu.be/VtamjhBMZDA

Also took the M3 out for a rip today.

[Reyhan335]

damn man, beautiful build. love that you're going through it fast too! it's taking me forever :/

[jon volk]

Thanks. Patience isn't really my thing. I think I finished my M3 in 12 weeks and that was with all the turbo stuff. I keep looking at my final checklist and keep asking "that's it?". It's been awhile since I built something simple like this. Probably would even be a week or two ahead if I didn't have to mess around with making my own mounts.

[jon volk]

Pretty much a diff, driveshaft, silicone coupler and throttle cable away from doing burnouts. Topped all the fluids off and let it run for an hour or so. Didn't get over 186 holding the motor at 4k rpm for awhile. No higher than 181 at idle. Just running the stock radiator with a 16" Spal pusher.

Can't wait to get it back on the road every day.

[flyboyx]

I'm impressed with your welding ability.

[jon volk]

Got ahold of a 2.79 open diff for $50. I was going to weld it, but saw there were ebay knock offs of the Phantom Grip style "lsd" conversions and picked one up for $55 shipped. I've used these before quite a few years back doing turbo MR2 spyders and nobody wanted to pony up for a Quiaife diff. They werent perfect, but they put the power down for cheap.

As long as I can get a customer's turbo M3 off my lift this weekend, I should be on the road sometime next week. Had to trim some hood bracing to clear the intake pipe but everything fits now.

[jon volk]

[bmk]

Im diggin the the intake set up. I need something like that I am getting major seat soak with mine currently

[Reyhan335]

Tomorrow will be one month since I started. Getting to the final stretch. Filled the motor with oil. All the wiring, minus some battery power connections, is finished up. Just need to install my shift kit in the trans, source a 2.79LSD and install some hose clamps, air filter, trans cooler and radiator fan. Used an F-body power steering hose and just welded the banjo fitting off the old BMW hose. Finished up the exhaust as well.

whered you get the piece that connects to the throttle body

[jon volk]

Ebay

Powerdyne supercharger elbow

[jpod999]

Also bought a Powerdyne blower inlet to use as a throttle body elbow. Its 3.5" in/out and just over 3" tall. I needed something super tight due to the added intake length of the nitrous plate.