Video of my car in action.

[bmw332i]

Just out of curiosity, and no offense meant, was your car fully warmed up before you did this, or is your water/temp gauge incorrect? It seems as though it might not be the greatest idea if, in fact your car was not warmed up, you were to thrash it that hard without a proper warmup period.

[Jordan]

Of course it was warmed up... My water temperature rarely goes over the 1/4 mark and my oil was 200ºF +

[bmw332i]

Of course it was warmed up... My water temperature rarely goes over the 1/4 mark and my oil was 200ºF +

Word. Any reason why your temp gauge is incorrect? Seems like it'd be worth it to try and get it to work right.

[Jordan]

It's not incorrect. I have a cold thermostat.

[bmw332i]

Any reason for running a colder thermostat?

[Jordan]

Do you see a fan in my engine bay?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/Media/e30theproject/Pictures/May2005/050305-001.jpg

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

Hey Jordan,

That beast sounds badass! But:

- What the heck was that noise as you were letting off the throttle at the end? (~00:31)
- Why did your oil pressure light come on shortly afterward? (~00:33)

I saw it turn back off, but why does it turn on to begin with?

[Jordan]

The noise was gravel and shit on the road flying when I dropped anchor for the 90º corner up ahead.

The other question was already answered.

[Jordan]

its DivX 5.0 with MP3 audio.

https://www.divx.com

download the codec

Got it. Nice vid too. The new motor really pulls well.....looks like 2nd gear is good to nearly 60mph. Any speculation on what 0-60 times might be now?

Jon

2nd gear is good for 55mph. 0-60 with a proper launch id 6.2 seconds.

[bmw332i]

Do you see a fan in my engine bay?
http://www.r3vlimited.com/Media/e30t...050305-001.jpg

Never seen any pics of your car. So no, I did not see a fan. So your electric fan(s) are not producing enough cooling to use a proper thermostat?

[Jordan]

I do not have any sort of fan at all.

[Brew]

I do not have any sort of fan at all.

Are you planning on installing one before your drive to Texas?

I drove my car for a few weeks without any fan after the swap, and while the temp was fine during most normal driving, it was very nerve-racking the few times I got stuck in gridlock. I'd recommend putting a fan in, at least for the long drive. You should be able to squeeze the standard aux. fan in front of the radiator without disconnecting any hoses.

[Teaguer]

Engine and intake sound pretty good but the video was almost noth worth posting at all .

I hope you do get some decent ones up eventually .

Oh and you will be hating life down in Texas with no A/C . :P

And like Brew mentioned I would think about installing an electric fan for Texas driving .

[Jordan]

I have a brand new fan and clutch for the drive down, so that wont be a problem. Its just not hot enough here to need one.

After I get down there I will find a suitable electric fan, and wire it to come on at 1/2

[bmw332i]

Well, at least you're being smart about adding one. I'd hate for you to have spent so much time, money, and effort just to see it grenade in the south Texas heat.