COTM ~Sept 2013~ FrankM E30's S62 BEAST!

[enigmaticdream]

Damn that thing sounds mean! Love it!

[ltz Viper]

I love these features of member's cars! It's my favorite thing to read on R3v, now lets just do them once a week;D

[fresh_TD]

Fucking ridiculous:D:D:D:D:D:D

Sent from my GS4 Active

[agent]

Suck it, bronzit-bashing bandwagoneers.

Great car Frank. Congrats on the feature - it's obviously well deserved.

[5ickride]

What a well sorted, tastefully modded, clean looking E30! How much does the s62 weigh in comparison to the m20?

[golde30]

Fuckin Beast. Looks like a total sleeper to boot.

[Cephas]

Your build threads are second to none. Car looks amazing. I'd love to hear some driveability impressions.

[GT BMW E30]

i was like



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[E30Kop]

Woooowwwwww that is a beat of NOTE!!

When that car started up & revved, I think I wet myself!!!

Btw, which sunroof is in there?

[MR 325]

The only thing I hate about this car is it was robbed of 2 weeks out of a COTM feature. I say we give Frank the first week of October as well!

Frank, you and your car are responsible for the many V8 thoughts running through my head!

[dishwab]

This is just so awesome, the sound is amazing.

I've never understood the bronzit hate - it's pure retro goodness, especially when the car is as boss as this one is.

[hyperE30]

Awesome car.

PS: what gives, R3v? Does nobody remember 'just say no to Bronzit'?!

They are too scared of being murdered by an s62 ;)

Funny...

On the real note, swap is awesome and car looks super nice!!! Great job

[ZM Blue Devil]

awesome!

[our guile]

[Garageaholic]

Thanks for the comments guys. I love to challenge myself with projects like this. Next is to learn to paint....then I am pretty self sufficient!

Brandon, thanks so much for taking 4hrs out of your Saturday to take pics of my ride. I had a lot of fun and can't wait to see you take some time to get yours painted!

nice car just dont like the reverse rake

Thanks, I plan to alleviate that with the gcs this winter

Real nice! How is air "metered" in s62's?

I got a alphaN tune from Ergen motorsports in the UK. Great guy, excellent service and helped me troubleshoot certain aspects of my swap. The alphaN tune removes the need for the MAFs and relies solely on AIT sensor, combined with the barometric sensor to rely on engine running conditions.

Interested in commentary on the acceleration and comparisons..

I have just over 290 bhp/tonne, which is equal or better than the following subset of MANY cars.......
Audi A6 avant 4.0L twin turbo
Ferrari California 30 F1 4.3L v8
Porsche 911 GT3 996
BMW e92 m3
Mercedes CLK AMGC63
Audi R8 4.2 Quattro RSI v8

That commentary should suffice :)

I'm guessing that my 0-60 time is a solid 3.9-4.0 seconds once I actually learn how to drive it and get the right tires/suspension...this winter

What a well sorted, tastefully modded, clean looking E30! How much does the s62 weigh in comparison to the m20?

Apps weights....

M20 387#
S62 480#

Just about an extra 100# on the front end.

The only thing I hate about this car is it was robbed of 2 weeks out of a COTM feature. I say we give Frank the first week of October as well!

Frank, you and your car are responsible for the many V8 thoughts running through my head!

Thanks a lot!
I might go semi partner with Ergen and be the US point of contact to get the peeps here in the states up and running with affordable flashed ECUs...