e30 m3 with s65 m3 engine

[v8m3]

foxworth said:

sad day that was the day I sold it, what a nutter

[Skyedriver]

v8m3 said:

sad day that was the day I sold it, what a nutter

Going to stop looking at this thread, getting me upset about selling mine. Or making me think about another which I can no longer afford due to the current prices

[Hoonabator]

v8m3 said:

v8m3 said:

Hoonabator said:

So is it going to get the full TicTac livery?

Please keep this thread updated.

Love your work, I remember the Rover/TVR powered E30M3 also.

no tic tac livery this time just green and carbon fibre

do you mean this

That's the puppy, early incarnation of the Jagermeister.

Met you at Combe many many years ago.

Great to see another of your projects progressing.

[E91M3]

Any updates?

[v8m3]

I wish I could say yes but I have been back at work this week so nothing has progressed but over the next few weeks I will get my act together, a bit tied with engines as I have herd so many bad things about the m3 v8 but I really want to keep this car all bmw but do have an ls engine again if it all goes tits up, still waiting for a decision from someone who is supplying the front arms and rack so cant build front end engine and box are sitting here ready to be fitted cant wait to see it in situ, but good things come to them who wait I keep getting told

[ndj]

v8m3 said:

I have herd so many bad things about the m3 v8

In what respect? As an E90 M3 owner for several years I can only highly recommend it. This has to be the engine of choice for the project, no?

[Blair357ci]

Looking good Wayne

ndj said:

In what respect? As an E90 M3 owner for several years I can only highly recommend it. This has to be the engine of choice for the project, no?

Maybe, it's quite a difficult & expensive engine to control electronically (although there are a few plug & play systems available now) and it's very expensive to tune espc as the OP is used to LSx motors which you just pick how much power you want & sign the cheque.

[v8m3]

Blair357ci said:

Looking good Wayne

ndj said:

In what respect? As an E90 M3 owner for several years I can only highly recommend it. This has to be the engine of choice for the project, no?

Maybe, it's quite a difficult & expensive engine to control electronically (although there are a few plug & play systems available now) and it's very expensive to tune espc as the OP is used to LSx motors which you just pick how much power you want & sign the cheque.

thanks blair hows the car ?
ecu and loom is going to be stand alone with its own loom so wont have to sort that but as to problems
I have heard a few but most probably most ive heard are from not using the correct fuel
starters can be a pain
and a water seal between front cover and heads leaks
I hope as the engine and box I have bought has only 13000 miles on it, it has a few trouble free miles left

[Blair357ci]

It's all good ta.

What management you going to run? Is the S65 double vans?

[v8m3]

it will be on a tornado ecu, loom and I think it is quad vanos from what I can make out

[Blair357ci]

Ahh ok, emerald can only do single vanos so knew it wouldn't be that.
Hoping to get mine into DynoTorque for Twinny to do some engine work soon.

[v8m3]

finally got it on the ramp at dyno torque engine is now in place and gearbox mounts are made and fitted, engine looks sweet in the hole and will not go back any further about 5mm from bulhead engine mounts are being fabricated as I type

[kiethton]

looking very nice, is it your Orange one that appeared on ebay earlier this week?

[cerb4.5lee]

What a stunning idea

The S65 is wasted in the E9x M3 as it has miles too much weight to lug around with it which ruins its impact...but that will be one hell of a beast!

Look forward to following the developments.

[s62]

Nice! Will be interesting to see this thing alive.

One hell of a transmission tunnel!!!

I´m doing something similar, 2 cylinders more and DCT:


Wish I was as far into my project as you are!

[s62]

BTW, what are your plans for the exhaust? Original manifolds?

[rossb]

stunning project - look forward to updates

[v8m3]

been away for a while collecting pennys and this is where were at thanks to craig at dynotorqu this was a monaro quickshift converted to bmw and my group a bottom arms to e36 evo hubs, sump is modified and cradle engine will mount from chassis rails