91 318is/ LS Swap

[Supadave]

Stage 2 Sloppy

[Tubesock]

400 wheel, 6500 RPM and I’m upgrading to PAC 1218s regardless which can I go with.


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[Supadave]

N/A


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HP goal? Max RPM? Are you going to upgrade the valve train? Because the stock springs will limit you.

[Tubesock]

N/A


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[Supadave]

Anybody have experience with cam swapping an L33? I’m debating between a stock LS3 cam and a sloppy stage 2 cam.


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Whats the plan? turbo? NA?

[Pootis]

That is a very large cam difference lol

[Tubesock]

Anybody have experience with cam swapping an L33? I’m debating between a stock LS3 cam and a sloppy stage 2 cam.


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[TeXJ]

Thank you! I've been looking into a way to do this with mine.

[Tubesock]

which grit of sand paper did you use and was that just regular body filler?

I used 80 grit the whole time. I’ve read about people going from 80 all the way to 220 but I knew I was putting texture coating on it that would bond just fine. I used regular ole Bondo body filler because from everything that I’ve seen and read the padded dash filler is not worth it.


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[TeXJ]

which grit of sand paper did you use and was that just regular body filler?

[sgtskid]

The dash looks really good. Nice job!

[didithepest]

wow amzing

[Elysian]

That looks great.

[Tubesock]

The texture coating was key, the dashboard came out great and I am more than satisfied with it. Patience was the next biggest contributor to the success, getting the filling and sanding right.



That’s just the texture coating.



I would definitely recommend the SEM texture coating to anyone looking to do this project. Easy to work with and great results.





I was deciding between the matte and gloss finish for the vinyl paint. Glad I went with gloss, I think it looks closer to OEM than the photos I’ve seen with matte.


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[The Dark Side of Will]

Guys are using the CD009 (Nissan 350 transmission). You can find them for around $800 bucks used. Here is the adapter plate needed http://collinsadapters.com/index.php...ter-plate.html

CD009 Gear Ratios
3.78
2.32
1.62
1.27
1.00
0.79


T56 Gear Ratios 1996–1998 Camaro/Firebird (Ratios can be slightly different depending on donor)
2.66
1.78
1.30
1.00
0.74
0.50

The CD009 ratios are more like BMW ratios. With an LS, you'll probably want to find a 2.79 or 2.93 rear. The T56's work better with the rear gears that E30's were typically built with.