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

[HybridNz]

Nice work ... love how its all turned out! :) Have you come across any niggles while driving it ?

The only ones fro mine is I really need to go for a 2 stage temp switch for my radiator fan .. the single is a bit latent.
That and I have some minor exhaust work to do to center the back box a little better.

[Mr. Horsepower]

Then there was a car show and photoshoot with Performance BMW and Gatebil Magazine (Norwegian).

[Mr. Horsepower]

Then it was a wet autoX on almost slicks rear tires, did not work well :P









In board cam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn4o-WtuQj8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omppYoH5eW8&feature=related

An a little fun on our way home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKWZh...eature=related

[Mr. Horsepower]

WOA, long time no see! There has not been any changes since last time I think. Have spun out the rear tires, won another trophy and is going to be featured in Performance BMW december issue I think!

Have been to a car show and track, so spitting out some pictures and videos for you guys to enjoy! The season is almost over for this year now, and the car will be parked in the garage on jack stands for the winter.

Ford track day!



























On the way home

[StereoInstaller1]

Letters will remain painted.

Lemme say this about that: pick a "theme" and do it. If you did the outline of the lettering on the valve cover to match your bad-ass door handles and maybe find something else to do the same style lettering on, that would kick ass...or re-do your door handles to match the VC.

This is NOT my opinion, Sir, this is fact. You will get laid more too, not like that isn't one of the best waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles magnets ever seen, but details do count...

Gorgeous car, simply gorgeous.

BTW: what color is that again?

[mongoose2231]

Hey, awesome transplant. I always wondered what else (besides cutting and trimming if necessary) is needed to perform a swap of such caliber? Are the electrical connectors and every other electrical item interchangeable? I have never researched this subject fully, but I figured it won't hurt to ask. Is it possible to retain the A/C? Allthough I am sure it is. How involved is a swap?

[JamesE30]

ooooooorrrr, maybe I will remove and polish them to high gloss like the strut bar.

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[Mr. Horsepower]

Thanks mates :) Letters will remain painted. Most of them have them clear, so I will have them painted. ooooooorrrr, maybe I will remove and polish them to high gloss like the strut bar.

[JamesE30]

Looks SICK! Nice work, that realy is a car to be proud of! But can you please rub back the embossed lettering on the valve cover already!! It will look 100000x better!! Otherwise every aspect of that engine bay looks perfect!

[tg318is]

Such an amazing car. Awesome work :up:

[Mr. Horsepower]

Update!

I have now done 5000km with the new engine and I must say it is pretty fantastic. 1.st of July I became a man, I finally lapped the Nürburgring!!!

Have not figured out the hasitation on 1.st gear yet....well, have not though that much about it ether.

Have mounted poly bushing in the rear end, new EBC Red Stuff pads at front, tidy up the engine bay, polished the whole car, washed the interior and won two 1.st place on scandinavia's biggest car meet.

Here are some pictures and films :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xskfd8xrWfA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUotxDwbuY&feature=related

[Mr. Horsepower]

Two new films! She's not running clean, probably the spark plugs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFIa1vc_-_o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNpNm7Z5elM

[HybridNz]

Replied your thread again ..

[Mr. Horsepower]

I remember first test drive I had with my engine, I did go a bit in first and shifted to second with wheel spin. But suddenly it does not want that more.

I have red that some have mounted the spring hub towards the gearbox, but I made sure that I put that one towards the flywheel.

Yesterday I drove her pretty hard and shifted a lot. There is good grip in the clutch when driving. It bites as soon as the pedal is released. BUT if it does not disengage, it will be hot at all time. And then it will slip when I pull the burnout.

[HybridNz]

Replied to you.

So,your S50 rips the hell out of the asphalt when you pull it in second gear?

Confirmed from 1st redline (rev limit) into second and second clutch dump. its brutal.

I have driven a friends 18500km M-Coupe (s50b32) on the dual mass and standard clutch .. its a lot less grabby than this. But its not savage if you get what I mean, you can still drive it in traffic.