|
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
02-07-2004, 05:36 AM | #1 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 7879
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: east of Zzyzx
|
LS1 swap into BMW 3 series project
http://www.vorshlag.com/E36ProjectBook.asp
This whole swap just makes so much sense. At least read about the project. I wish all projects were organized this well.
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
|
02-07-2004, 05:55 AM | #2 |
*** Banned ***
Member#: 16200
Join Date: Mar 2002
Vehicle:OK buy Nates beans westcoastroasting.com |
The pic on that page is worth the look
|
02-07-2004, 12:06 PM | #3 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 34670
Join Date: Mar 2003
Chapter/Region:
South East
Vehicle:2016 slowmobile |
Link is down. But, with the M3 available, how much sense does this really make?
|
02-07-2004, 01:29 PM | #4 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 26836
Join Date: Oct 2002
|
^^ I dunno maybe because it will be a hell of a lot faster and a fraction of the cost?
|
02-07-2004, 01:46 PM | #5 | |
*** Banned ***
Member#: 16200
Join Date: Mar 2002
Vehicle:OK buy Nates beans westcoastroasting.com |
Quote:
|
|
02-07-2004, 02:07 PM | #6 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 31948
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: SoCal
Vehicle:2004 STi Aspen White |
Quote:
|
|
02-07-2004, 03:11 PM | #7 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 25516
Join Date: Oct 2002
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Send help, stuck in internet!
|
Quote:
the M3 has tons of power, and the top end is amazing, and yet you can still get 23 mpg, even after running it hard. a few upgrades, and you could be pushing 350. and that page is gay. M3 for the e36 came out in 95, with a 3.0 240 hp, then in 96 came with a 3.2. |
|
02-07-2004, 03:44 PM | #8 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 20442
Join Date: Jun 2002
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Chelmsford, MA
Vehicle:2022 WRX Limited WRB |
People will swap huge motors into anything. I remember seeing an article years ago in a hot-rod type magazine about someone who had swapped a V8 into the back of a Porsche 911 as well. It looked so stupid with a big hole cut in the top of the whale tail for the velocity stacks to stick out of.
I just don't understand the fascination with messing up very nicely balanced cars like the 3-series just to try to see how much power you can get out of them. |
02-07-2004, 03:51 PM | #9 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 26836
Join Date: Oct 2002
|
Quote:
Of course its not for everyone but its not like it doesn't have its merits. |
|
02-07-2004, 04:22 PM | #10 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 24820
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Nothing to do with reality
|
Hey, the girl likes the idea.......she's got her high beams on.
|
02-07-2004, 04:28 PM | #11 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 52523
Join Date: Jan 2004
|
Quote:
|
|
02-07-2004, 07:48 PM | #12 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 44616
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Northeast Missouri
Vehicle:2000 Focus SE Wagon beige/tan |
Quote:
it says on the site: "After extensive measurements, it is obvious that the factory BMW 2.5-3.2L, crossflow head Inline-6 engine is MASSIVE in height, length, and width. With an iron block and uber-long crank, it is also one heavy mutha. Hell, a lightweight V8 swap could LOSE weight in this car! This is not unheard of - Ford 302's with aluminum heads, swapped into Datsun 240-280Z cars, can lose a few pounds. Cross-flow head Inline-6 engines are not at all space or weight efficient." |
|
02-07-2004, 07:52 PM | #13 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 52523
Join Date: Jan 2004
|
The car they are working on in is the VERY base 318...Of course the power to weight ratio is off.
|
02-07-2004, 08:00 PM | #14 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 7879
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: east of Zzyzx
|
Quote:
Things like those should improve upon the already superb handling of the 3 series chassis. Then we start to look at the power and (since you brought it up) mileage. The LS1 starts at about 300 hp and can easily be bumped up to about any output that you want. You can either supercharge it or bore and stroke it to near big block displacement (427ci). OR BOTH! The T-56 six speed should let the BMW get as good or better gas mileage than the Camaro. That tall 6th gear should allow some amazing mileage in such a light car. |
|
02-07-2004, 08:10 PM | #15 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 7879
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: east of Zzyzx
|
If you scroll to the bottom of the page you can click on the LS1 into Miata swap. Some of the side-by-side pix showing the engines are pretty neat. That Ford mod motor is huge!
|
02-07-2004, 08:16 PM | #16 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 7879
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: east of Zzyzx
|
I wonder if the Hemi Magnum would fit? Hemi Miata has a nice ring to it.
|
02-07-2004, 08:57 PM | #17 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 31162
Join Date: Dec 2002
Chapter/Region:
SCIC
Location: Orange County, CA
Vehicle:2005 STi |
Quote:
|
|
02-07-2004, 09:20 PM | #18 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 18276
Join Date: May 2002
Chapter/Region:
South East
Location: Treasure Coast, FL
Vehicle:07 1990 Breadbox FEEL THE LOVE |
Big engine + small car = wheeeeeeeeeee!!
|
02-07-2004, 10:06 PM | #19 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 24820
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Nothing to do with reality
|
Big breasts + small girl = wheeeeeeeeee!!
|
02-07-2004, 10:11 PM | #20 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 329
Join Date: Sep 1999
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: NJ
Vehicle:1995 325i Arctic Gray |
I've been eagerly awaiting the completion of their project (and any parts that come out of it that would make a DIY easier). 318iA's are dirt cheap (because nobody wants them) and that chassis would be great with LS1 power and weight!
I'd consider selling my M3 if I could get a LS1 E36 running for half the price (and half the insurance price). Plus, you could buy badges from all the BMW cars and combine them. People would wonder what the hell a "357is" is! |
02-07-2004, 10:14 PM | #21 | ||
Scooby Guru
Member#: 7321
Join Date: Jun 2001
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: waltham, ma
Vehicle:.... 122 IggPoints Work... ahhh... so tired. |
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
02-07-2004, 10:28 PM | #22 | |
*** Banned ***
Member#: 16615
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Huntington Beach
Vehicle:I ♥ my TE51 2009 Nissan 370z |
Quote:
A friend of mine made a kit to install the Ford Aluminum V8's into Mercur XR4-Ti's. The V8 ended up weighting quite less than the Iron inline 4. Fit perfectly as well. |
|
02-07-2004, 10:30 PM | #23 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 7267
Join Date: Jun 2001
Chapter/Region:
BAIC
Location: SF CA
Vehicle:1994 Honda VFR RC-36 2002 Subaru 2.5RS |
I'd hit it, The car and the Girl
Thats like having a Impreza L w/ a 2.5t from an sti, Cheap fast and low insurance. |
02-07-2004, 10:41 PM | #24 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 26215
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Texas
Vehicle:'02 Bitchin' Accord |
wow, never imagined I'd see this here. I'm an active member of the Texas A&M Sports car club, and one of our older members is the one behind this project:
http://www.tamscc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=891 |
02-07-2004, 10:46 PM | #25 | |
*** Banned ***
Member#: 16615
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Huntington Beach
Vehicle:I ♥ my TE51 2009 Nissan 370z |
Quote:
|
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
2012 BMW 3 Series To Get 3-Cylinder Engine | AVANTI R5 | Non-Subaru News & Rumors | 7 | 08-06-2009 09:28 AM |
Preview: New BMW 3-series GT set to join 5-series GT in 2011 | AVANTI R5 | Non-Subaru News & Rumors | 7 | 06-11-2009 05:16 PM |
Bmw 3-Series Winter Concept by Miranda Series | AVANTI R5 | Non-Subaru News & Rumors | 44 | 01-19-2009 11:56 AM |
EJ series motor swap into BMW 2002? | oldhat | Subaru Conversions | 12 | 11-15-2006 07:01 PM |
OT: New BMW 3 Series compact | hstokes | General Forum Archive | 5 | 06-22-2000 08:24 PM |