OMG's Personal S54 Build :)

[nando]

Why not shoot for the moon and do an N54?


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[BUDNUNTA]

engine porn is good! but i would have removed that sticker off the chain guide

was killing me thinking of it blocking the oil pump pickup

[dude8383]

This build is so great. I'd be interested to hear an estimate of what you have into it once it's on the road. Now that my red car's chassis is the way I want it, it makes a swap inevitable, eventually. The S54 is the prime candidate, but I feel budget could get out of hand rather quickly, urging one to go LS.

I'm at about $6k :drink:

Why not shoot for the moon and do an N54?

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I have worked on enough N54's to tell you that I don't ever want to own one.

engine porn is good! but i would have removed that sticker off the chain guide

I am actually going to remove it today... for the same reason BUDNUNTA says below. I dont know why it slipped my mind but I should be able to scrap it off.

was killing me thinking of it blocking the oil pump pickup

Agree with you 100%. Going to be doing that today... hoping to receive some parts from BMW to tie up the top end and then clean up the ITB's.

[jeenyus]

Nando that picture had my ROTFL.

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[Staszek]

[QUOTE=nando;4922083]

Everytime I see that picture I crack up.

[R3VM3UP]

I'm at about $6k :drink:

Including the cost of the car or no?

[dude8383]

Including the cost of the car or no?

That is strictly the motor build. I have more than 25k in the car by now... this is the third motor for this chassis :)

Started with a rebuilt m50 with an m52 bottom end, the S52 that I yanked and now the S54. I paid like $700 for the shell back in 2009.

[Motheye99]

That is strictly the motor build. I have more than 25k in the car by now... this is the third motor for this chassis :)

Started with a rebuilt m50 with an m52 bottom end, the S52 that I yanked and now the S54. I paid like $700 for the shell back in 2009.

Do you have some pictures of the car, I'd love to see what 9 years and 25k looks like when sunk into a E30

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[dude8383]

The cost is not necessarily something that you can tell just by seeing the car...

The first m50 rebuild was costly but I also did supporting stuff in the process. The S52 was around $2500 but that was a very very lucky deal because my friend was parting out a coupe back then.

M50/M52 build:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=101234

This is when I swapped in the S52:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=216718

My car:










This is how it looked when I just finished it in 09:







It's undergone a big transition from when I first built it. Initially it was a street car then slowly as I got into track events and such I set the car up to be more track car than anything.

So things like momo racing seats... a roll cage, 5pt harnesses, track brake pad compouds, tires, wheels... etc.

[Motheye99]

The cost is not necessarily something that you can tell just by seeing the car...

The first m50 rebuild was costly but I also did supporting stuff in the process. The S52 was around $2500 but that was a very very lucky deal because my friend was parting out a coupe back then.

M50/M52 build:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=101234

This is when I swapped in the S52:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=216718

My car:










This is how it looked when I just finished it in 09:







It's undergone a big transition from when I first built it. Initially it was a street car then slowly as I got into track events and such I set the car up to be more track car than anything.

So things like momo racing seats... a roll cage, 5pt harnesses, track brake pad compouds, tires, wheels... etc.

It looks great, is that a mtech 2 rear apron,skirts, and door pods?

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[dude8383]

Yep thats the mtech skirts and door pods :up:

I had purchased the bumpers a while back but had to sell them because I needed some cash quickly sadly. I like the way it looks though.

[moatilliatta]

Still one of my favorite E30's!, I'm partial to Diamond schwartz though..

It was awesome seeing it at the glen a few years go!

[dude8383]

Thanks Zach. Yeh it was awesome bumping into you :) Been too long brotha.

[moatilliatta]

Going to try and make it up to Watkins for the Fall foliage. And just take a nap up in the grandstand inside of turn one!

Such an awesome place!

[dude8383]

Yeh... out of the courses I've driven Watkins is by far my favorite!