For this month I picked Raxe and his brutal 3.1 m20.
~Background~
I bought this 1988 325 Super ETA in 2005 as my first car, my father had
sourced it knowing I had wanted an E30 - my only conditions at the time
being a coupe and a manual. It spent the first couple years in and out
of the body shop while I obtained my drivers license.
Over the next few years I invested money into modifying the car here and
there, always sticking with an overall OEM+ theme. After several other
cars (and a much faster E30) I decided in 2011 to rebuild the M20
instead of swapping for 24V like I had always planned. A few free
engines came up and it was decided that a 3.1L NA stroker was the goal;
it suited the car perfectly and I hadn't seen many built with that
particular configuration. The first variation of the rebuilt engine
lasted 2 days before blowing up due to poor valve clearance...
thankfully my budget allowed for some learning experience and the second
version, with the completed bottom end, was finished a few months later
in spring of 2012.
Aside from the miscellaneous brake upgrades still sitting on my shelf,
the car is essentially finished at this point. I have no plans of
parting with the car in the future though, so who knows what else might
be in store... ;)
Big thank you to Andrew at Ireland Engineering, always prompt with the
orders and a real pleasure to do business with!
~Mod list~
~Engine~
- B27 block bored to 85mm
- 89.6mm M54B30 crankshaft
- 135mm M54B30 rods
- 85mm 9:1 forged Ross Racing pistons
- 885 machined head
- 43mm intake valves
- 37mm exhaust valves
- IE heavy duty rockers
- IE 272 camshaft
- IE adjustable camshaft gear
- IE coated short headers + muffler, no cat
- Miller MAF conversion
- Miller W.A.R chip, butt-tuned by myself
- IE aluminum rad and pusher fan conversion
- Mechnical cooling fan delete
- Dual mass to single mass conversion
- Candy apple red powdercoating
- 3.73 LSD
~Suspension/Brakes~
- Votgland 60mm front springs
- Dinan 10mm rear springs
- Koni yellow adjustable shocks
- IE 25mm/22mm adjustable sway bars
- "Sparco" chromed strut brace
- Stainless steel brake lines
- No P/S, AC or ABS
~Wheels/Tires~
- BBS RS003 16x7 on 205/50R16 Dunlop Star Specs
- Nogaro euroweaves on 195/50R15 Dunlop Star Specs
~Body~
- New doors, fenders, sunroof etc
- Lachssilber respray
- Plastic bumper conversion
- Front and rear 'euro' bumper trim
- Front 'euro' grilles
- Rear 'US' plate filler
- 50% front, 30% rear tint
- DDM 35W 4500k HID's
- 3000k fog lights
- RyanG IS lip splitter
~Interior/Accessories~
- Black leather seats/door panel swap
- Mtech II steering wheel
- Z3 shift linkage and E46 knob
- Innovate Motorsports AFR gauge
- Clarion APX4360 640W 4 channel amp
- Clarion APX2181 320W 2 channel amp
- Clarion SRW1051 single 4-ohm voice coil subwoofer
- Custom made skipass mounted sub box
- Clarion SSS500 component speakers
- Clarion SRP1320M component speakers
- Clarion DXZ675USB head unit mounted in glovebox
- V1 hardwired under German check panel
- GG interior light dimming relay
Click for build thread
Stock
Bare metal <3
Fresh paint
3.1 mmmmmmm
One of my personal favorite bays, gorgeous and perfect color combo.
~Background~
I bought this 1988 325 Super ETA in 2005 as my first car, my father had
sourced it knowing I had wanted an E30 - my only conditions at the time
being a coupe and a manual. It spent the first couple years in and out
of the body shop while I obtained my drivers license.
Over the next few years I invested money into modifying the car here and
there, always sticking with an overall OEM+ theme. After several other
cars (and a much faster E30) I decided in 2011 to rebuild the M20
instead of swapping for 24V like I had always planned. A few free
engines came up and it was decided that a 3.1L NA stroker was the goal;
it suited the car perfectly and I hadn't seen many built with that
particular configuration. The first variation of the rebuilt engine
lasted 2 days before blowing up due to poor valve clearance...
thankfully my budget allowed for some learning experience and the second
version, with the completed bottom end, was finished a few months later
in spring of 2012.
Aside from the miscellaneous brake upgrades still sitting on my shelf,
the car is essentially finished at this point. I have no plans of
parting with the car in the future though, so who knows what else might
be in store... ;)
Big thank you to Andrew at Ireland Engineering, always prompt with the
orders and a real pleasure to do business with!
~Mod list~
~Engine~
- B27 block bored to 85mm
- 89.6mm M54B30 crankshaft
- 135mm M54B30 rods
- 85mm 9:1 forged Ross Racing pistons
- 885 machined head
- 43mm intake valves
- 37mm exhaust valves
- IE heavy duty rockers
- IE 272 camshaft
- IE adjustable camshaft gear
- IE coated short headers + muffler, no cat
- Miller MAF conversion
- Miller W.A.R chip, butt-tuned by myself
- IE aluminum rad and pusher fan conversion
- Mechnical cooling fan delete
- Dual mass to single mass conversion
- Candy apple red powdercoating
- 3.73 LSD
~Suspension/Brakes~
- Votgland 60mm front springs
- Dinan 10mm rear springs
- Koni yellow adjustable shocks
- IE 25mm/22mm adjustable sway bars
- "Sparco" chromed strut brace
- Stainless steel brake lines
- No P/S, AC or ABS
~Wheels/Tires~
- BBS RS003 16x7 on 205/50R16 Dunlop Star Specs
- Nogaro euroweaves on 195/50R15 Dunlop Star Specs
~Body~
- New doors, fenders, sunroof etc
- Lachssilber respray
- Plastic bumper conversion
- Front and rear 'euro' bumper trim
- Front 'euro' grilles
- Rear 'US' plate filler
- 50% front, 30% rear tint
- DDM 35W 4500k HID's
- 3000k fog lights
- RyanG IS lip splitter
~Interior/Accessories~
- Black leather seats/door panel swap
- Mtech II steering wheel
- Z3 shift linkage and E46 knob
- Innovate Motorsports AFR gauge
- Clarion APX4360 640W 4 channel amp
- Clarion APX2181 320W 2 channel amp
- Clarion SRW1051 single 4-ohm voice coil subwoofer
- Custom made skipass mounted sub box
- Clarion SSS500 component speakers
- Clarion SRP1320M component speakers
- Clarion DXZ675USB head unit mounted in glovebox
- V1 hardwired under German check panel
- GG interior light dimming relay
Click for build thread
Stock
Bare metal <3
Fresh paint
3.1 mmmmmmm
One of my personal favorite bays, gorgeous and perfect color combo.
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