Ryan Castro's Avus Blue LS1 M3 Project (Non-e30) *With Vids*

[CrusherCurtis]

Have you dyno'ed with the new gearing? Most of the guys on ls1 tech are claiming 400 whp with just complete intake, exhaust and cam.

[kalib0y]

They are probably meaning flywheel. My motor is mostly stock till the ls3 is built but with intake, tune, exhaust, and headers I'm putting only 325whp/380fly last time I dynoed it. 400whp is very easy to do with a ls1 but you need heads with the cams. Unless thy are using a very aggressive cam that is non streetable.

[CrusherCurtis]

Are you using a fast intake or LS6?

[kalib0y]

ls6

[kalib0y]

Havent updated this thread in a while but I did make a couple good additions that are worth updating with a crappy Ipad camera pic :) . Better pics to come

Motorsport Hardware 2pc Hybrid Race nuts
BBS RE GT4 wheels 18x9.5 +25 18x10 +30
RS3 245/35/18 and 265/35/18

[kalib0y]

Took the opportunity to get your typical gas station shots. Enjoy

[kalib0y]

There is a feature on my M3 with a beautiful FD RX-7 with an LS2 on Dayuum.com.

Here is the link:http://dayuum.com/2013/01/m3-rx7-a-purists-nightmare/

[CrusherCurtis]

What are your goals with your ls3? Everyone with ls1's with ported 5.3 heads, cam, exhaust and intake are making 500 crank. More than that might be too much for an e36.

[kalib0y]

I am aiming for 450-475whp. I don't want to have too much power that it will be a PITA to drive on track and Its not like I plan to run 315s front and rear lol

[CrusherCurtis]

There's a guy with stage 3 5.3 heads putting down 458whp in a WS6. How much harder do you think it would be to figure out gen iv electronics (isn't it drive by wire)? And would you be running the t56 or tr6060? With 475whp you should easily be able to run 10s :-).

Edit: I'm sure you've seen this: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=951437. Why someone would pay that much pay that much when you could buy an ls3 c6 is beyond me.

[kalib0y]

There's a guy with stage 3 5.3 heads putting down 458whp in a WS6. How much harder do you think it would be to figure out gen iv electronics (isn't it drive by wire)? And would you be running the t56 or tr6060? With 475whp you should easily be able to run 10s :-).

Edit: I'm sure you've seen this: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=951437. Why someone would pay that much pay that much when you could buy an ls3 c6 is beyond me.

Heads and a cam may be everything I need to make that power but the electronics is very easily solved with the lingenfelter reluctor box to adapt the reluctor wheel differences. As for the intake, they have drive by wire conversion throttle bodies. Oh and I am using the T56 trans.

For me, I think that starting with a larger displacement will be more responsive to future mods if any are needed.

[kalib0y]

Some photos from this past weekend at Streets of Willow running CW

Best time of the day for me was 1:30:34 Not bad as I know there are some spots I can push harder




Got too aggressive chasing down an E92 M3 also running similar times. Great to know my car can hang with the big new and more expensive v8s ;)

[KamakaziX]

I hate you. I really do.

[BenjaminButtton]

Shweet. Do want to do this someday.

[MR 325]

Those brakes are absolutely awesome! Sucks about the bumper though.

Pics from that feature/photoshoot look good!