Hello all,
a couple of years ago i got my first car - an alpine white 1990 318is. brilliant.
The day it was purchased:
After a quick tidy up, I removed the double-decker spoiler which, IMO, looks absolutely terrible. Got an mtech-1 spoiler and swapped out standard interior for black E30 M3 leather sports seats and installed the 2 1/4" supersprint exhaust out of an E30 M3.
After this and just learning how to drive generally (was on my learner plates) I entered a couple of events. After the second one I got a bit bored of my lack of power, so felt like change was necessary..
So this happened!
Here is a list of the mods currently done that I can remember at the moment:
M50 engine conversion
AKG engine and gearbox mounts
AKG DTM selector rod
Ralco short shifter
BM-Autohaus custom extractors
Twin 2 1/4" Lukey exhaust
BM-Autohaus sump conversion
E36 steering rack
HD M20 clutch kit
Lightened M20 flywheel
Bilstein shocks
Koni springs
Ling long 205/55/15 tyres (hardness rating of 350 - performance spec
)
Getting ready to pull out the old M42..
Assembling long motor. HD M20 clutch kit/lightened flywheel
Ralco shortshifter + AKG selector rod. Boy is it tight!
Floor view.
Custom extractors thanks to Rubin @ bm-autohaus.com.au, gave 20rwhp on the dyno when this motor was first installed in an e30 in '96 (yes, I do believe this engine is a bit of a slut)
Brake booster delete plate to fit M50 manifold
AKG Gbox and motor mounts, E36 steering rack
All assembled.
Better view of the prettyful extractors :)
The car is still waiting on all the wiring, but after that it will be go go go!
ALSO I do understand that this engine is by no means an M-motor, but it looks better. I'll end up putting in some S50 cams at some point just to half justify the cover!
What is planned:
Ireland engineering 315mm rotors with twin piston calipers up front
BMW 8-bolt 3.73 LSD, when the 6 bolt open-centre reaches its inevitable and, im sure, spectacular conclusion
I shall definitely be updating with new pics and videos when the car gets running. Apparently this engine/extractors/exhaust combo sounded absolutely tits. Thanks for viewing!
a couple of years ago i got my first car - an alpine white 1990 318is. brilliant.
The day it was purchased:
After a quick tidy up, I removed the double-decker spoiler which, IMO, looks absolutely terrible. Got an mtech-1 spoiler and swapped out standard interior for black E30 M3 leather sports seats and installed the 2 1/4" supersprint exhaust out of an E30 M3.
After this and just learning how to drive generally (was on my learner plates) I entered a couple of events. After the second one I got a bit bored of my lack of power, so felt like change was necessary..
So this happened!
Here is a list of the mods currently done that I can remember at the moment:
M50 engine conversion
AKG engine and gearbox mounts
AKG DTM selector rod
Ralco short shifter
BM-Autohaus custom extractors
Twin 2 1/4" Lukey exhaust
BM-Autohaus sump conversion
E36 steering rack
HD M20 clutch kit
Lightened M20 flywheel
Bilstein shocks
Koni springs
Ling long 205/55/15 tyres (hardness rating of 350 - performance spec
)Getting ready to pull out the old M42..
Assembling long motor. HD M20 clutch kit/lightened flywheel
Ralco shortshifter + AKG selector rod. Boy is it tight!
Floor view.
Custom extractors thanks to Rubin @ bm-autohaus.com.au, gave 20rwhp on the dyno when this motor was first installed in an e30 in '96 (yes, I do believe this engine is a bit of a slut)
Brake booster delete plate to fit M50 manifold
AKG Gbox and motor mounts, E36 steering rack
All assembled.
Better view of the prettyful extractors :)
The car is still waiting on all the wiring, but after that it will be go go go!
ALSO I do understand that this engine is by no means an M-motor, but it looks better. I'll end up putting in some S50 cams at some point just to half justify the cover!
What is planned:
Ireland engineering 315mm rotors with twin piston calipers up front
BMW 8-bolt 3.73 LSD, when the 6 bolt open-centre reaches its inevitable and, im sure, spectacular conclusion
I shall definitely be updating with new pics and videos when the car gets running. Apparently this engine/extractors/exhaust combo sounded absolutely tits. Thanks for viewing!
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