e30 318is, 4.0 v8, Wisefab Drift Project

[GB / John]

**** update 10 October 2013 ****

I went to take a piss, and a mate took a grinder to my car.



Crossmember removed which will be replaced with box section so that a large S14 50mm radiator can be fitted. Also welded up any unneeded holes in the bulkhead.



Engine bay painted.



Arches undersealed.




Front subframe was also removed, painted with hammerite and so will be refitted tomorrow along with the wisefab kit and e36 steering rack.

[GB / John]

**** update 9 October 2013 ****

6 point Roll Cage now done, with Harness bar and double door bars. We can now crack on with the build.

[Brezzi]

Yes there is https://www.facebook.com/DriftlandScotland

Ryan Tuerck from Formula Drift has been over, and trashed an e36 there.

http://youtu.be/kX6vogS8p0w

:shock::shock::shock:

[1owNslo]

holy tits batman those control arms = godly!

[GB / John]

very cool project. theres a place across the pond called driftland? for realz? :roll:

Yes there is https://www.facebook.com/DriftlandScotland

Ryan Tuerck from Formula Drift has been over, and trashed an e36 there.

http://youtu.be/kX6vogS8p0w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUu-zPY8qTA

[Brezzi]

very cool project. theres a place across the pond called driftland? for realz? :roll:

[GB / John]

*** Update 13 September 2013 ***
Hoping to get the car back next week with the cage fitted/painted.

Its been away nearly 5 weeks now. Ordered parts from the BMW dealer from e30zone.

Then started painting up a few parts I have waiting to go on, and sort the BC Coilovers to fit the Wisefab top mount and lower adapter.



Had to cut about 5mm off the top coilover bearing and half the nut to get the top mounts on. Then found I'm gonna have a problem adjusting the damper settings on the coilovers, so think I'm gonna have to drill a hole in the e30 turret so I can adjust them.

The wisefab logo will only be visible when bolted to the turrets.

[JGood]

No idea about whp/chp etc. I just know standard its 286bhp, and now its making 301bhp. The mileage is 170k, however in 2002 at 60k miles it had a new Alusil block from a BMW dealer, I assume it was down to the famous Nikasil issue. New block has done 110k in 11 years. The graph to me, shows the engine appears quite healthy, torque line not being much of a curve is quite impressive I think.

I'm hoping to get the car back early next week from the roll cage builders, then we can crack on with the build.

Well, the factory rating of 286bhp (brake horse power, which refers to the engine with NO loads, such as belt driven accessories, driveline, etc...) is really just a marketing number, it's well known that m60's and especially m62's put out significantly more power the their marketed ratings.

Crank horsepower, which is what your dyno sheet is showing, is a computer-estimated power output of the engine at the crankshaft, as-is. It's actually measuring wheel horsepower, but then it multiplies by a preset factor to come up with an estimated crank power rating.

On top of that, Dyno Dynamics notoriously measure low (nicknamed the heartbreak dyno).

This is all a good example of why chassis dyno's are tuning tools, to be used in back-to-back testing, not comparing to a factory rated number, tested 20 years ago on an engine dyno.

In any case, yes, your engine is probably healthy and has a long life ahead of it You're going to love it in an e30 chassis.

[DER E30]

In for awesomeness :pimp:

[GB / John]

No idea about whp/chp etc. I just know standard its 286bhp, and now its making 301bhp. The mileage is 170k, however in 2002 at 60k miles it had a new Alusil block from a BMW dealer, I assume it was down to the famous Nikasil issue. New block has done 110k in 11 years. The graph to me, shows the engine appears quite healthy, torque line not being much of a curve is quite impressive I think.

I'm hoping to get the car back early next week from the roll cage builders, then we can crack on with the build.

[JGood]

Awesome build! Lots of pretty parts :)

Was gonna ask the same, is that stock whp?

Wow do stock 540's really make 300whp? Awesome build, in for this.

It's not WHP, it's CHP. The dyno sheet specifies Shootout Mode ( shoot_8 ). It's probably making about 250whp, which is what you can expect from a higher mileage m60. In good shape with a good tune, I think the upper limit for a stock m60 is 270's.

I'm down for one of those chips!
15hp and 27ftlbs of torque

I don't think you'll see those gains realistically, at least not WHP, and definitely not for a broad range of the powerband. I have a Mark D chip, and really didn't notice a significant difference.

[Vtec?lol]

I'm down for one of those chips!
15hp and 27ftlbs of torque

[GB / John]

286bhp is stock I think, to get 301bhp I replaced the 484 ecu, which I changed for the non ews ecu 404, to make the wiring easier. I then got a performance chip, and had the rev limiter raised to 7k. Chip was bought from - http://endtuning.com/chips.html

[twism]

Wow do stock 540's really make 300whp? Awesome build, in for this.

Was gonna ask the same, is that stock whp?

[Nick_S]

Wow do stock 540's really make 300whp? Awesome build, in for this.