My E30M3 S14B23 -> S50B32 -> RB26DETT. We are alive!! p.28

[litu]

Thanks! Great to have support from some people, since there is many haters on it already. But if you got haters you are doing something right they say.

Yes, there is lots of cool Bmw to use whit turbo....But now days, i like these wiked project. Way different engines setup etc...
This is yours project, f*** those who haters, these project is for you, not for other

[Loupoz]

How much does the RB weigh? Same wait as on S50, more/less?

[Mr. Horsepower]

How much does the RB weigh? Same wait as on S50, more/less?

Having had both engines on my engine stand, I think the RB is a bit heavier. The overall engine is bigger and have two snails, so it would make sense. However the gearbox have one less gear and sits very far back in the car.

I will know this for sure when I put the car on the scale, since I have the prevous numbers. When I approved the car with S50 I had full interior, but now I have only the Pole Positions. I lost 60kg from the total weight when I did that interior thing. So I hope she will be light enough on the front axle to get it approved and road legal.

[The Dark Side of Will]

Supplier didn't get you a RWD pan with your RWD gearbox? Ooops.

[Mr. Horsepower]

Supplier didn't get you a RWD pan with your RWD gearbox? Ooops.

Don't want it, since the 26 oil pan is better. So I take the time to modify it.

[3vilE30]

Having had both engines on my engine stand, I think the RB is a bit heavier. The overall engine is bigger and have two snails, so it would make sense. However the gearbox have one less gear and sits very far back in the car.

I will know this for sure when I put the car on the scale, since I have the prevous numbers. When I approved the car with S50 I had full interior, but now I have only the Pole Positions. I lost 60kg from the total weight when I did that interior thing. So I hope she will be light enough on the front axle to get it approved and road legal.

RB26DETT with all accessories + fluids
with trans is about ~ 320+kg
You should weigh it for future reference :)

[Mr. Horsepower]

Got some stuff done today. Did cut of the diff housing and the driveshaft flange with a grinder, so it is ready to go to the machine shop to get it flatened out.



Spare parts



So afeter that was done, I continued to get things tidy. Took all the tools down from the board and cleaned them. Also gave the board a wipe or five. I know it is not the most fancy garage, but I get shit done here and have the space I need.





Bolts and nuts that I remove frome the engine is sorted here, in marked bags.



Random E30M3 parts in this shelf



Random engine and engine bay parts



My two exhaust systems is placed under the car for now, probably going to use the 3" version on this build. Just need to do some testing on different setups I guess.



My BBS RC090 (Style5's) that is up for sale



Random rear coilover shot



Cheers

[DER E30]

Cool!!! SUbb'd!

[E30_Pare]

y not 4wd rb26 e30 m3? Can only imagine that epicness.

[Mr. Horsepower]

Alrigt, the motor is now in posistion and is resting on some stands.

I want this engine to sit as far back as possible, so that left me no other option than to cut some out of the stock oilpan. This gave me about 5cm. So now I think I can fit a Skyline radiator where the radiator is supposed to be, and not on front of the front secton.



The steering colomn does hit something here. I had to remove the rear turbo elbow and one water pipe.





Here you can see that the oilpan is pretty much paralell with the crossmember, and does not sit any low eather. Very good.



Another great thing I noticed here is that this engine is much lower than the S50. You can't even see it when you are aiming across the engine bay, which equals lower centre of gravity.





When I placed the eninge so far back, the shifter does not hit the hole in the coupe. This is not a big problem, and the solution is already done in my head. It involves a small bit of cutting.



Coolant pipes need a bit of work. Also hope I can cut and weld a small pocket in the rocker cover to get a better fit.



And here is the overview. Because of the clearance under the turbos and exhaust I have decided to go for top mounted twins, and see of that will give me a better solution. It is possible to use low mount, but then I will need to use a pedalbox and I want to avoid that. Top mounted turbos looks pretty good as well.

[3vilE30]

Any updates?

[kristov]

Any updates?

Looking forward to the final result!

[Mr. Horsepower]

Received some parts, have not done anything i the garage though. The Norwegian DMV was ans inspected the car last week, and they was happy with how I wanted to do the different things.

At this point I'm still making plans, budget and buying parts that is needed.

What I have bought now is JUN oilpump, JUN baffle kit and Nissan N1 waterpump. I have also ordered the pedal box bracket from Garagistic.

[kristov]

Do they accept pedalbox?

[Mr. Horsepower]

Yes, hanging Wilwood or Tilton. Fluids need to be in the engine bay.