Gertech's '86 325es LSx T56 Swap

[brutus87]

AWESOME.

JUST LOOKS GREAT.

Not what you see every day.

[Gertech]

Makes me want to buy some apex wheels, plastic bumper swap my car, and put on some h&r race springs because your car looks bad ass and my car would look similar in the end. Nice job man!

Thanks man! I'm really happy with how the bumper swap came out. It's a lot of work, especially if you do the rear valance swap, but I think it's well worth the effort. Do it and post pics!:)

[ELVA164]

Wow, it looks like a completely different car from when you purchased it! Did you just save the work and buy a second one? ;)

[freeride53]

Wow...hats off to you sir.

[archie]

Love this car!

[TimKninja]

Well fucking done my man, not like most of the murica V8 swaps on this forum, I love that you retained all the interior and stuff. Im really not a huge fan of Stripped out interiors.

and it still looks classy as hell. Wow. A++++++++++

[DrLeadFoot]

Looks amazing!

I keep seeing an e39 touring LS swap in my future.

[jalopi]

How's the traction with the 3.73?

Lol... traction? This guy

1st is a joke. I'll bet you've got a bit more power than me and better throttle response. So there. Double joke.

2nd isn't so bad. If you just want to go fast, easing into the throttle will do it. If you want to go sideways, it does. Easily.

3rd can get a little squirrely, but that's only if you WOT powershift that bitch. If you had it sideways/squirrely in 2nd, it'll stay that way through most of 3rd (too scared to spin tires at 90 or so, so I let off)

4th is fine.

5th on my car kinda sucks with the 3.73. At 70, it puts my rpms around 2400, which at that range when you're cruising the exhaust dronesssssss pretty bad.

[knuklehead92]

love your car!!!

mans car with a mans engine

your man card goes vip now

[Gertech]

Lol... traction? This guy

1st is a joke. I'll bet you've got a bit more power than me and better throttle response. So there. Double joke.

2nd isn't so bad. If you just want to go fast, easing into the throttle will do it. If you want to go sideways, it does. Easily.

3rd can get a little squirrely, but that's only if you WOT powershift that bitch. If you had it sideways/squirrely in 2nd, it'll stay that way through most of 3rd (too scared to spin tires at 90 or so, so I let off)

4th is fine.

5th on my car kinda sucks with the 3.73. At 70, it puts my rpms around 2400, which at that range when you're cruising the exhaust dronesssssss pretty bad.

Haha, that's about what I expected to hear. Even with the 2.93, my car pulls decently, so I was thinking that a ratio somewhere in the low to mid 3.xx would be a good compromise. I actually like the current rear more than I thought I would, but it's a never ending project so I'm sure it'll be swapped out for "testing purposes" later.

[Gertech]

love your car!!!

mans car with a mans engine

your man card goes vip now

lol thanks dude.

[M3 Ryan]

Awesome work!! I love it.

[1991 e30 bmw 318is]

nice swap cant wait to get at mine.. just picked up an 2002 5.3 for my vert... i was thinking 3.73 with the t56 since its an easy diff to find... whats your rpm at 60mph with 2.92?

get some vids up!

[thatphysicsguy]

Wow stunning, can't wait to see more pics and videos of this machine!

[DJP215]

First off very very nice job. Very clean and well executed. Couple questions. How is the brake feel without the booster and the modified pedal, and also what radiator are you running?