In Progress : AC Schnitzer S3.5 Convertible (FOR SALE!! FOR SALE!!)

[Der Ruffian]

That was a nice price..
I considered buying the S5 3,5 engine for my E28 at some point.

[TimeMachinE30]

Are you going to do a lot of upgrades to the engine??
What about stroking it??
Don't know if the S38B38 crank will fit, but it could be a fun build to follow.

Not stroking it.. yet. I want to drive it for a while. S3 3.7 ... sexy.

Not much in way of engine upgrades. The head was redone with little mileage prior to landing in my garage. E30M30 seems like enough power to start.. as desires grow so will displacement.

[Der Ruffian]

I know there's some danish guys that has the S5 engine, and is putting it in an E30.
I also know where to find one, the 3,7 one, but disassembled.

[TimeMachinE30]

Oh you do..... ????



Thing is, if I were to stroke it, for the price I'd likely opt for new parts and use a kit lik IE.

[Der Ruffian]

Yes..
A guy had an original S5, but some parts were stolen, and the engine lost a piston ring, so he took it apart to renovate it. But he hasn't had the time to finish it, so now it just sits there..

I was at some point thinking about using a S38 crank, but that was when I had the E28, I'm not sure my old dad wants to do that to that old lady.

[Der Ruffian]

Here is a danish AC Schnitzer vert, one of AC Schnitzers client build cars.
It was for sale a while ago, don't know if it ever sold.
But my boyfriend wants it, so might end up owning that one at some point.



And this is the engine bay of a danish E34 that's for sale right now.
It's an AC Schnitzer S5 3,5 engine, the one with 245 HP.

[TimeMachinE30]

A real ACS vert! Price? And more photos? Especially the interior? It is the one from the advertisements?

You are a treasure trove of ACS.

[Der Ruffian]

I can get more when I get home.
But I haven't seen the sales add for it, in a long time. So I suspect it to be sold, pr maybe the owner regretted the sale.

[Der Ruffian]

I do suspect the interior to be custom made, it is Black and some sort of yellowish tan as I recall it.
But it does have the ACS wood interior trim pieces.

[Der Ruffian]

More pictures of the S3 vert.






That's all there is of it in full acs trim, the owner put some ricer wheels on it, in the other pictures

[TimeMachinE30]

Ricer interior, too?

Thanks for the photos. Outside, things look great. The tails. The kit. The wheels.

[Der Ruffian]

Yeah, not fan of the leather seat colors either.

[bradnic]

less contrast = more love.

[Alpina]

With higher CR this engine can for sure get more performance,, the tq is great 345nm /255 lbs-ft

the cam is ,,, semi hot ,,,282 in and 284 out,, but there is no info of left etc etc

i would love to see the comparison between ALPINA,,, ACS and HARTGE with the M30 in an E34,,, in sprint ,, in gear and flat out ,, that would be cool

[Der Ruffian]

Might not be so hard to find.
I know there's some tests of the old Hartge, Alpina ACS E30's.
In one of my old tests, they compare the E30 M3 with the S3 2,7.