91' 318is S52 Swap "The Beast"

[mtlbloodshot]

I dont have that second heatshield (towards the rear ) that line looks good. Why 3 inch tho?

[craiggroves91]

Went to the exhaust shop and got a little hole and one of the ripped hangers fixed.

We also discussed adding a high flow cat, mainly for bringing down the sound. So I am probably ordering that tonight.

Got a picture of my underside while it was on the lift

[craiggroves91]

This obviously isn't ideal, but it was necessary to stop my fenders from scraping the sidewalls. Eventually I'll have the proper shocks/struts to get the full kit on, but for now this will do.


My buddy's MKV GTI and the beast

[craiggroves91]

I had the same tires on my red e30 when I sold it. cheap, but also the worst set of tires I've ever had. Understeer for days

Well considering I'm not going to the track or anything, thats fine by me.

Understeer can be due to many things, but yeah I'm sure they understeer quite a bit.

[pandaboo911]

I had the same tires on my red e30 when I sold it. cheap, but also the worst set of tires I've ever had. Understeer for days

[craiggroves91]

Packages are here! :up:



Went with Ecsta AST's for now, decent grip and will last a long time.


Plus, they are much wider than what I had. 225 vs 205




Suspension not completely settled yet


New vs old rear. Hard to see


The rear fenders rub the sidewalls under acceleration and harder turning I believe. Eventually I am going to roll the fenders, but for now I think I'm going to try running just my rear coilovers

[craiggroves91]

The beast at a meet with the local BMW guys. Photo cred to Cabriolet (Eric)

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[craiggroves91]

Something decently big on the way!
Nothing too exciting

[craiggroves91]

swap looks clean man, great job. how is the DME flash/tune working out for you?

Thanks a ton! Its working great. I'd love to dyno it someday to see how she does!

I will be referring to this thread many many times when I do my car. Good work man!

I'm glad I can help! Be sure to check out my OBD2 S52 DIY thread too!


THANKS!

[zumjosh]

I will be referring to this thread many many times when I do my car. Good work man!

[evandael]

swap looks clean man, great job. how is the DME flash/tune working out for you?

[craiggroves91]

Can't believe I haven't posted the pictures of my new strut brace. Guess how much I paid for it? ZERO

Some super nice e30 guy stopped and talked to my buddies and me while we were working on one of the guy's 318is. While he was leaving he asked if any of us want a strut bar and obviously I said hell yeah. A while later and my friend finally snagged it from him for me and here it is

[craiggroves91]

Hey guys, still haven't finished my paint the floor project, but I will soon.

Right now I'm thinking im going to order a high flow cat for my exhaust because it is just too loud and attracts far too much undesired attention (especially from cops). Thats probably the next "big" thing happening for awhile. Still saving to get some wheels/tires and get the shocks to eventually get my ground control kit on.

[craiggroves91]

Make it a bathtub!

Good Idea!

I like this thread.

Thanks, I'm glad! I hope to have better updates once I have some money to throw at it

How about adding some sound barrier and heat shield while down there?

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

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360610082429...84.m1438.l2649

Mostly because of weight, I might do a little eventually. Carpet isn't going back in as far as I know, so I can always add it later.

How do you get the carpet out without removing the dash? Did you cut around the HVAC stuff?

Yeah I cut as high as possible around the HVAC stuff.

[benyen soljax]

How do you get the carpet out without removing the dash? Did you cut around the HVAC stuff?