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Ridiculousness
A couple friends of mine told me a while ago about this shop in the town over from me (Leominster). They said the owner had a pretty nice e30, and I had heard from a few different people that it was pretty badass. I stopped by to check out his shop today, and I must say I think I found the most crazy m20 engine in the US. First off, its a '90 325i with fiberglass hood and trunk, and plastic windows, completely stripped. He said it weighs about 900kg, which is around 2000lbs? I didn't take any pics because I left my phone in my truck and was too busy talking with him to go get it. Anyways, these are the specs he told me about, I'm sure there are a lot more. 323i crankshaft, custom forged pistons and rods, 342 degree camshaft, 3 dual 55mm carbs, with an 18:1 compression ratio. The head was out at a machine shop, but he said right now it redlines at 10200 rpm?!?!?!?!?!?! It was insane. The guy is so knowledgable, but there was a small language barrier. Now my question is, with that setup is it possible to reach 400 hp? he said it made 425 but that just seems ridiculous, but who knows? I'm going to go back over there in the next couple months when he hopefully has the engine put back together because I need to hear that thing run. I'll be sure to take some pics and a video as well, haha.Tags: None
