My M60 Drift-Build from Germany, going LS

[Jean]

Love that sound! everytime i see an LS in the engine bay I get jealous on how much smaller it is vs bmw v8 lol!

[T-mo]

Woops. Been a while since I posted in here. Finished the Build, Car is running good.

Thanks everybody for the help!
Video´s are from a test run last summer, after that I went on a few trackdays at the nurburgring.

This winter I´ll put the radiator in the rear and place a new rear Axle in the car. Plus a few modifications on the dashboard and interior.
cheers

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[T-mo]

Hey Guys,
I recieved the first parts, fitted my oil pan and my transmission adapter kit and then went for a firt test fiting of the engine. Today I fabricated the engine mounts.




In the next few days I´ll be doing the propeller shaft and the switching rod. Still waiting for a lot of parts to be shipped from the USA.

[The Dark Side of Will]

The stock ignition system will handle 25 psi of boost... no need for any upgrade.

[T-mo]

Hey Guy´s
I finally got my engine:


I´ll start to collect the parts missing on the engine from now on.
Planning on:
- original LS3 Intake from filter to manifold, Water-pump, starter motor
- BMW 4cyl. alternator
- opel zafira power steering pump (not belt driven)

any suggestions about ignition coils? there are too many to choose :-D

[T-mo]

Hey guys, sorry for the late reply. I´ve much too much other stuff to do, as I´m currently writing my bachelor thesis.
Unfortunately, I still don´t have the engine. I should get it in the next one or two weeks

@Jean: you can pick the size of your brake and clutch cylinders. In my case, I purchased it from a german seller. I could choos between 0,625" 0,7", 0,75" (no extra money) and 7/8" + 1" (costs a few bucks more). purchased it here:

https://www.rennsportshop.com/de-fahrzeug-technik-chassis-bremse-antrieb-bremsen-pedalanlagen-kit-car-economy-premium-v2-OBPKC002-Kitcar-Box-Universal.html

@Pootis, dueyferg: I have adjustable rails on a Recaro Profi SPG seat. I just go for the position at the end of the Rail because I´m 1,93meters. Thats 6″4
I guess.

@TimeMachinE30: thanks! not that common, just normal I guess ;)
we don´t have many LS swaps, because all the guy´s want to keep the cars on the road. there is absolutely no way to get the car street legal with an non BMW engine. I had my M60 swap street legal few years ago, but It´s tough to go through the inspection. In Motorsports there are like 2 or 3 (E30 swaps) in germany, but I´ve never seen an LS3 swap. They are all ls1 or ls2.
The biggest problem is to get all the parts cheap and fast if something breaks. That might also be a point we don´t have them that often.

[TimeMachinE30]

Timo. Knew a Timo from Hanover.... common name?

Nice car. Are there many LS swaps there?

[dueyferg]

I was wondering about room also. How tall are you?

[Pootis]

Did you have to position the seat further back with the floor mounted box?

[Jean]

T-Mo - thanks buddy! Does that box come with the masters or have options to pick masters of different sizes to match the brake calipers / car for optimal balance?

[dasmanschaft012]

Im not a huge fan of floor mounted boxes, but I have to say, that looks super serviceable/adjustable compared to the poorly-engineered Garagistic pedal box mount.

[T-mo]

@The Dark Side of Will
Thanks, I will look for more informations about that.

@Jean
I made some pictures. Car is still dirty from the last drift event :p

[The Dark Side of Will]

I was thinking about a standalone ecu, but this is also an additional cost point. I could tune it by myself. ( I´m still studying engineering of cars at university, so thats the backround to my low budget)
The only thing I´m worried about is if the camaro has a immobilizer (is that the correct word?), and if I could trick that system.

Factory ECU + HPTuners would probably be cost competitive with a pre-assembled megasquirt, even factoring in trans-Atlantic shipping for the ECU.

[Jean]

Hey Guys, thanks for your answers!
Sorry for the late response, had to much stuff to do....

@ The Dark Side of Will
Thanks a lot for the wiring diagrams! I found the right ones for the 2011 camaro ls3!
I still don´t really know which parts I will get with the engine. If I can get the original ecu, i will use it. I was thinking about a standalone ecu, but this is also an additional cost point. I could tune it by myself. ( I´m still studying engineering of cars at university, so thats the backround to my low budget)
The only thing I´m worried about is if the camaro has a immobilizer (is that the correct word?), and if I could trick that system.

@KSR
thanks for posting your experience! I will order the canton oil pan.

@jean
I don´t have pictures from my car especially. I could do some pics, if you need. the pedal box is this one:

http://www.obpltd.com/Pedal-Boxes/Kit-Car-Motorsports/Kit-Car-Economy/Kit-Car-Hydraulic-Clutch-Pedal-Box-OBPKC003

works perfekt in track use. only thing to optimize is the mounting of the throttle cable at the thottle pedal.

Sick - if you could grab some photos of it mounted in the car I would love to see it. I have a different setup, and not really liking it so I am looking at other options to go with a 3 pedal box to keep the pedals more aligned together.

Thank you!

[T-mo]

Hey Guys, thanks for your answers!
Sorry for the late response, had to much stuff to do....

@ The Dark Side of Will
Thanks a lot for the wiring diagrams! I found the right ones for the 2011 camaro ls3!
I still don´t really know which parts I will get with the engine. If I can get the original ecu, i will use it. I was thinking about a standalone ecu, but this is also an additional cost point. I could tune it by myself. ( I´m still studying engineering of cars at university, so thats the backround to my low budget)
The only thing I´m worried about is if the camaro has a immobilizer (is that the correct word?), and if I could trick that system.

@KSR
thanks for posting your experience! I will order the canton oil pan.

@jean
I don´t have pictures from my car especially. I could do some pics, if you need. the pedal box is this one:

http://www.obpltd.com/Pedal-Boxes/Kit-Car-Motorsports/Kit-Car-Economy/Kit-Car-Hydraulic-Clutch-Pedal-Box-OBPKC003

works perfekt in track use. only thing to optimize is the mounting of the throttle cable at the thottle pedal.