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09-21-2002, 11:56 AM
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| No prob, just making sure Bob gets the credit due.
__________________ It may be a bastard, but it won't be a fat bastard. Shooting for 2200#.      |
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09-21-2002, 12:35 PM
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| That's a helluva swap! I myself have a built 3.2L S50 in my E30 M3, sure i get flak from the purists, but i could care less.. like you said, these cars aren't THAT rare. Boy i bet that thing is gonna scoot!! And to whomever was talking about a 745i turbo motor, that is quite possibly one of the biggest piles of shit to ever wear the BMW valve cover.. that motor is crap! I'll take an LS6 anyday! Good luck with the rest of the conversion, i look forward to seeing some numbers.. Cancel the order on your E46 M3 and get yourself a Skyline  |
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09-21-2002, 12:41 PM
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| Alex, I talked to him on the phone today at quite some length and I gave him your email address (Mchewa0@wfu.edu). I saw he was planning on putting 215 rear tires on there. That would be like driving on ice all year 'round. I told him you were running 255 35 18 on yours. Didn't you say you thought 265 35 18 might git as well?
__________________ It may be a bastard, but it won't be a fat bastard. Shooting for 2200#. |
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09-21-2002, 12:55 PM
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| yeah, the 255/35-18 has fit nicely with some simple sledgehammer modifications to the inner well. I just bashed in the material a little bit and that was that.. It's a 18x9 with a 44mm offset, with a 15mm spacer, so effectively it's a 29mm offset. I haven't rolled my fender yet in the rear, but i bet if i did that, and went to a 20mm spacer (24mm offset) then a 265/35 would fit, but then you're talking about a big differential between front and rear widths and the car's gonna understeer like crazy! 255 is enough tire for me, can't speak for a Z06 motor though! If i were him, i'd do some Apex Engineering CF front fenders, which are about 1" higher/1" wider and run as wide as possible up front, and then modify to run a 265/35 out back. You could use the Pirelli PZeros in a 245/35-18 up front, and 265/35-18 out back then.. |
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09-21-2002, 01:35 PM
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| Nice That car is simply going to haul ass. The reason why he chose the chevy engine is because its cheaper and its American  Bavarian Hot Rod All of the BMW engines that are decent cost so much just to do a simple swap unless you can get one at discount. Also: Why would he want to place a 745i engine in his car with the 7 series engines failing.  Derek 350i: I like the idea of a "357i" badge that would be badass 
__________________  I will start attending Bmw meets again in the future if anyone Last edited by Tony Mack : 09-21-2002 at 01:38 PM. |
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09-21-2002, 01:39 PM
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yea i loe the 357is idea.
__________________ I spell like a 3 year old! "You call that a drift?"   |
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09-21-2002, 01:55 PM
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I would LOVE to have an affordable lightweight car with a big engine and good suspension. The car I drive is very nice, but it weighs in at 3600 pounds. I've contemplated all sorts of hybrid possibilities. I haven't done anything about it yet because, for one thing, I live in the People's Republic of California with its special laws, and for another, I don't know enough about it to do it all myself. I've looked at turn-key engine swaps, but oh golly they are expensive. |
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09-21-2002, 04:15 PM
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__________________ The best who ever lived.  "Fear is part of people's life. Some of them don't know how to face it, others -where I include myself- learn coexisting with it or face it, not as a negative thing, but like a autoprotection sensation." Ayrton Senna-1991 |
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09-21-2002, 04:27 PM
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| Paint shop screwed me This computer is killin me. 
__________________ The best who ever lived. "Fear is part of people's life. Some of them don't know how to face it, others -where I include myself- learn coexisting with it or face it, not as a negative thing, but like a autoprotection sensation." Ayrton Senna-1991 Last edited by Spectre : 09-21-2002 at 04:30 PM. |
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09-23-2002, 05:02 AM
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| Ahahahahahaha that's pretty wild! He's using a Corvette transmission and drivetrain correct? I don't think a stock E30 trans or diff could handle that much torque...? Nice sleeper! |
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09-23-2002, 05:19 AM
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| JRock, you are partly correct. There is no way the E30 trans would hold that torque. We are both using the 6cyl (or M3) diff for now and praying it will handle the torque. BMW put it behind the 535 and 635, and it is really a pretty beefy unit. The new corvette actually uses a transaxle setup, so a shortened torque tube and shaft would be required. Also, where the tube mates to the trans, it is flared out quite a bit and would require hella massaging to try to get it in. The T56 from the camaro and firebird is a more conventional setup, so it is being utilized. Here is a shot of the Corvette transaxle with the rear of the torque tube.
__________________ It may be a bastard, but it won't be a fat bastard. Shooting for 2200#. Last edited by Derek 350i : 09-23-2002 at 05:23 AM. |
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09-23-2002, 08:13 AM
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| my only response to that car:  |
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09-23-2002, 10:16 AM
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09-23-2002, 12:50 PM
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| I don't take it personally, but if I had an M20 powered '87, I don't know how much trash I would talk.  Whatever, if everyone liked the same thing it would be a pretty boring world wouldn't it.
__________________ It may be a bastard, but it won't be a fat bastard. Shooting for 2200#. |
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