Martine, the wild BMW E30 addicted to crystal meth

[Gabmartine1000]

The main idea behind this build is "quite" simple; I wanna scare the sh*t outta myself everytime that I'll go WOT"

Martine; she's a cute little 1989 2doors E30. Less than 80 000km on it, all putted in by the first owner which, I'm stuffing a S38B36 out of an 1992 E34 M5.

Obviously, the +300hp N/A isn't going to be enough for the build..

Ultimatly, the goal is to achieve +850whp (1000hp) on a mustang dyno. (Do you get where the "meth" in the title comes from now?)

You can also follow the build on Instagram: @gabnewhouse

There it is!

[TimeMachinE30]

Well that is pretty silly.... sub'd

How come this motor? Other motors not easier, more cost effective?

[Gabmartine1000]

Goals for summer 2016

My goals for summer 2016 are:
Getting the (all the exterior) widebody, suspension, brakes, 5lugs and cage done.

I'll be fitting some massive 18x10 ET10 285 & 18x12 ET12 335 on it!




This is where the car's at right now:
Not much done to the body yet. Still prototyping


Interior is temporary in (Look at that crack-free dashboard)


Engine's in and almost ready for the startup

[Gabmartine1000]

Well that is pretty silly.... sub'd

How come this motor? Other motors not easier, more cost effective?

Even if I'm a huge fan of the S54, I scored quite a good deal on the entire thing so, yea. That's pretty much it. I mean, who would spit on a S38 for a boosted build?

[Griff_]

Hell yea! Looking forward to the build this summer; I will be building my race car this summer as well.

[downforce22]

why did you get rid of the intake manifold? You will need one if you do actually go turbo.

[kronus]

you, uh, might want a radiator..

[Garage30]

Holy power goal batman, I'm sure you can scare yourself with less in an e30!

[Gabmartine1000]

why did you get rid of the intake manifold? You will need one if you do actually go turbo.

I'm runing Megasquirt PNP2 which uses a MAP sensor, no more MAP needed

I'll also be runing a custom intake manifold since the stock one didn'T wanted to clear the M5 brake booster

[Gabmartine1000]

you, uh, might want a radiator..

Actually, You can see the rad peak trough the front bumper. It's a Griffin alu rad with a slimfan on it

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Well shit. This sounds sick. Subbed. Cool to see a new member post such solid content and impressive work in the first 5 posts.

[Dagamus(NM)]

My favorite motor

[Gabmartine1000]

Quick Update:
Refreshing/tuning the ITB! MAP sensor shoul be plugged in by the next weekend/ almost ready for the first startup!

[kronus]

where did you get those? I need a couple and they are NLA as far as I could tell..

[Gabmartine1000]

where did you get those? I need a couple and they are NLA as far as I could tell..

These are OEM from the car, I used carefully a drill with a metal brush + new o-rings. Can't you get them at the dealer if anything?