s54/5 lug coupe, finally finished!

[Jb325is]

It seems that I'm finally close to the end of my s54 swap, I fixed one of the last couple quirks tonight and took a couple pics before I put it on the dyno tomorrow. They didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped but I'll try to add some more soon, as well at least a dyno video tomorrow.

It's an s54 from an '06 m3, flashed stock ecu. Since the car will be mostly for DE and auto-x I got a modded subframe to retain the dual pick-up s54 pump. Headers are Status Gruppe Gen 3 and I have single 3.5" exhaust all the way back.

5 lug is hub sleeves in the front and e30 m3 hubs in the rear. e46 m3 brakes up front, PFC Direct Drive 2 pc rotors and e46 325i rear rotors with aluminum e39 calipers.


GEDC2001 by braswell.jonathan, on Flickr


GEDC2002 by braswell.jonathan, on Flickr


engine bay-2 by braswell.jonathan, on Flickr

The stretched tires are only temporary. The RC's will go on my e34 and I have a set of staggered M-systems that I'm working on fitting with 245's. They almost fit as it sits, but the front fenders need to be pulled because the hub sleeves add 12mm of offset.


GEDC1974 by braswell.jonathan, on Flickr

And yeah, need a new marker light. Fell off the other day

[ian e30 318is]

Badass! I have always loved your car...maybe I'm slightly biased because of the color ;)

[FredK]

wow.

HHHNNNGGG

[Dj Buttchug]

so clean

[navid41691]

We need to hear that 3.5 inch exhaust asap please

[MissRay]

More details on your swap?

[Jb325is]

Thanks!

Sure what do you want to know? Most of the swap is the same as an m5x/s5x, the hard part is the wiring and the ecu stuff, I did the harness myself using FredK's diagram (thanks!) and Nando did the flash.

The exhaust is stupid loud, way too loud for the street so I'll be putting another muffler on it soon. Right now it only has a single round Borla in the center of the car. I'll get a video of it on the dyno tomorrow

I also want to thank Dave at Markert Motorworks, he helped me out a good bit and knows a ton about s54 swaps

[kts]

Man that's a sexy car.

[FredK]

The exhaust is stupid loud, way too loud for the street so I'll be putting another muffler on it soon. Right now it only has a single round Borla in the center of the car. I'll get a video of it on the dyno tomorrow

Oh man. It must sound insane right now. I think an S54 merged into one pipe sounds like the business!

[LJ851]

So bad ass.

[dothadance]

jesus this thing is beautiful.

[unloadedak]

more info on brakes.. what e39s have aluminum calipers....

i'm gonna buy a wrecked e46m to part out for my track car and i was going to install front and rear brakes off it but aluminum calipers sound amazing.

[craz azn]

Wow, awesome job with the car man, it looks perfect, even with the stretched tire combo :)

[ArtFoodBMW]

That looks perfect. So goddamn perfect

[IRON-E]

Any sound clips? Looks teh tits.