Bronzit E30 - OBDII S52 shaved bay - weekend/autox toy - Journey

[luckybk]

chef's kiss

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Lots of photos. Always progress to share. I'll add captions and organize all of this later. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

[rzerob]

Great job man. I always enjoy reading about what you come up with.

[amcp]

Updates?

[moatilliatta]

Honestly that doesn't sound like such a tough proposition... wouldn't need to be anything fancy these days either... I imagine it could all be laser cut from some thick steel in an interlocking pattern, welded on a jig, powdercoated and done? Hmmmmm

Those bimmerworld mounts look nice too. Stiff enough to use with a chassis mounted shifter? I assume yes?

YES! another selling point of them. We ran them in a 330hp E46M for 75+ Hours (maybe 150?) of race time with the rouge trans mounts and a solid mount shiftier with no issues.

Solid group N rubber style bushings is where it at...

[Sh3rpak!ng]

I wish someone would make custom engine mount arms so we could just use E36 engine mounts and be done.

These are fantastic NVH and stiff! Great for the dual purpose car were all trying to seek. They've been used in a winning E46M endurance car and lasted 10x longer than AKG group "N" mounts and don't rattle things apart. Also have a set in a turbo E36 with no issues..
Bimmerworld Road and Track Mounts

Honestly that doesn't sound like such a tough proposition... wouldn't need to be anything fancy these days either... I imagine it could all be laser cut from some thick steel in an interlocking pattern, welded on a jig, powdercoated and done? Hmmmmm

Those bimmerworld mounts look nice too. Stiff enough to use with a chassis mounted shifter? I assume yes?

[Sh3rpak!ng]

That was the nice thing about the AKG mounts. I used them and the 944 booster. No relocation needed using the M50 manifold. I'll post updates in my build showing that.

Really? How is that possible? I mean, in my mind, either the engine is centered, or it isn't. Or it sits higher or lower... Since I swapped to the condor mounts this past weekend I didn't notice a shift in motor placement either. I will look closer.

I am curious to see your photo

[moatilliatta]

I wish someone would make custom engine mount arms so we could just use E36 engine mounts and be done.

These are fantastic NVH and stiff! Great for the dual purpose car were all trying to seek. They've been used in a winning E46M endurance car and lasted 10x longer than AKG group "N" mounts and don't rattle things apart. Also have a set in a turbo E36 with no issues..
Bimmerworld Road and Track Mounts

[amcp]

That was the nice thing about the AKG mounts. I used them and the 944 booster. No relocation needed using the M50 manifold. I'll post updates in my build showing that.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

^ same reasoning about AKG here. Wanted them for their mounts' reputation but they were out of stock for what felt like years.
I ran revshift bushings in the rear of two cars now, tried a few other brands but liked them the most.
They had tearing issues with V1 of their 24v swap mounts, then booster clearance issues with V2, so when I saw V3 for half the cost of AKG (which was still out of stock) I went for it.
I really appreciate their commitment to fixing problems

Looks like they're in stock now if you need em. I used them on my S52 swap and they are the business.

I was curious so I just checked my email for my old revshift order. They were 95A "hard" street/track green and I bought them in early 2015. On my car they just hit their 6 year birthday. Dunno which revision they were, but like I mentioned before, I never had any fitment or performance issue. Not with the booster clearance either when fitted against the M52 intake manifold. M50 manifold required a porsche 944 booster and moving it 1 inch.

[amcp]

Looks like they're in stock now if you need em. I used them on my S52 swap and they are the business.

[Northern]

^ same reasoning about AKG here. Wanted them for their mounts' reputation but they were out of stock for what felt like years.
I ran revshift bushings in the rear of two cars now, tried a few other brands but liked them the most.
They had tearing issues with V1 of their 24v swap mounts, then booster clearance issues with V2, so when I saw V3 for half the cost of AKG (which was still out of stock) I went for it.
I really appreciate their commitment to fixing problems

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Yeah, you can get a dual flow regulator.

Def a must for long term use headers, since the oxidation on the inside really does compromise the welds longevity

Thanks for the tip, I'll look into it.

Any reason you went Revshift motor mounts over AKG?

Back then I think AKG was stocked out, otherwise AKG was my choice. Currently I can't remember if there was a specific reason to go condor vs AKG.

If you find a convenient time to get a picture, I'd go for a comparison.
I bought the 80A, so there has to be some NVH improvement from solid.

Yea no problem. I don't recall what harndness mine were originally.

did you get the state ref situation figured out?

Not quite yet. I hired a lawyer. They're still trying to get a court date.

[efficient]

did you get the state ref situation figured out?

[Northern]

The biggest difference between the mounts is between the driver side. Passenger side is nearly the same profile. I could take a photo if you want. As far as NVH... idk if revshift sells a softer bushing, but these bushings I had were very stiff.

If you find a convenient time to get a picture, I'd go for a comparison.
I bought the 80A, so there has to be some NVH improvement from solid.