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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / a swiss 318is racecar

« on: February 07, 2008, 05:10:58 AM »

Well the quality, I don't know yet, but as soon as they get to Bulgaria I'll let you know. As for prices:
1 x M3 E30 front hood (80 euro) 80
1 x M3 E30 front fenders (left,right) (130 euro) 130
1 x E30 back (70 euro) 70
something like that!
You could write them an e-mail, they should speak English I guess!

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / a swiss 318is racecar

« on: February 06, 2008, 03:48:50 PM »

does anybody have some fiberglass or carbon doors?hood?lid?fenders? or other stuff on his car? if so, what brands do you have?
has somebody a rollcage welded in his 318is? pics?
what steel quality is used to build a rollcage?

http://www.pesch.cz/bmw/bmw-e30 Check this out! A guy from Bulgaria ordered these from the CZ and they are dirt cheap!

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M42 budget build

« on: February 06, 2008, 01:35:00 AM »

You will need an aftermarket ECU.
Cams will not do much unless you have the heads done up.

Other mids...
I would do coil on plug, not much power, but a good investment. Headwork and new cams will be the biggest help.

On the heads (which are the biggest problem with the engine it seems), clean up the bowls and ports, and unshroud the valve stems. I would also consider tapering the valve stems, and using VW lifters.

I am sorry for invading your thread man, but I was wondering which model VW are these lifters from? Can anyone provide the part number? Also can I get a picture of that coil on plug system?

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / a swiss 318is racecar

« on: January 25, 2008, 05:35:35 AM »

the solution for the front end ot the car

DAMN, this engine is only 2 inches off the ground :eek: Are you really going to do this or something like it?

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Buildup: My quest for NA 180 hp

« on: January 24, 2008, 09:23:20 AM »

Hi Boyracer, are they any updates on your project. I am about to take a slightly different way with the M47 crank, but the headwork should be something like yours. Can you post pictures of the changes in the head(before, after pic if available) please!

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / M47 crank + custom pistons, rods, etc.

« on: January 24, 2008, 05:09:22 AM »

87mm is the max i'd go to being sensible. if you stroke the engine but keep the same pistons unchanged you will increase the CR, as CR is the ratio of vol at BDC:TDC.

Hi Tim, would shaving the stock pistons of M42 E36 be very dangerous. I mean the stock pistons are good for boost up to 1.xx BAR. As I posted here http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4656 I can get the M47 crank cheap in Bulgaria( 400$ ) and I'd really love the bottom end torque this stroke will give me. The trouble comes with the pistons. I have been told that ordering custom pistons is way too risky, since you can not be sure what will come in the box.

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / S50 Piston Specs

« on: January 24, 2008, 03:35:38 AM »

Any idea, are there any BMW rods which will work with M42 pistons and M47 crank lenghtwise?

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Another Bulgarian fan!

« on: January 18, 2008, 05:34:56 AM »

Hi guys, My name is Victor and recently I have been told by a memeber of your community(Ludiagsm) about this forum. Eversince I haven't stop reading numerous threads regarding the 2.1 liter conversion for my M42 E36.
It is a long bumpy road to take and so far nobody in Bulgaria has done it, and I hope I will be the pioneer here. You can imagine I have read all about the MM conversion and the threads of the guys here with simular coversions here and I have a few questions.
I have been told that ordering custom pistons is very risky since most times they don't come as ordered (I mean CR, piston rings etc.) Is there anyone here who can sell S50B30/32 pistons to me(ready for the swap). Please have in mind I have found the M47 Crank relatively cheap in Bulgaria (this is for you Mike, I know you have pistons for sale, but I will use the M47 crank, and yours will not work).
I can order the same pistons as those of Ludiagsm, but they are 85mm and are ment to use with the stock M42 crank.
If I can not find the custom pistons for the 2043-4 conversion, I will have to settle with smaller bore of the block 85mm and use my pistons or M44 ones.
Of course this means I should use different rods( any ideas if the M50 rods will work with these pistons lenghtwise)
The smaller bore means the final CC will be something like 194X which is not that much less than 2043(a budjet conversion)
Also for the moment I will not change my intake manifold and exhaust since this will really affect the price if changed to custom.
As for the valve springs, Ludiagsm told me mine are double and as far as he is concerned, there is no need to change them as well as the hydrolic lifters with solid ones(besides the mass reducing, why else it is done). Ludiagsm also mentioned he is reving his 318 IS up to 8500RPM with stock valve springs and lifters :eek: and I believe him(seen it happen)
I would like to ask about the lightening of the crank. Is it a good idea, can it be done and would I have problems with the balance in the high revs.
I forgot to add, my flywheel is lightned already!

Many questions that need consideration, but I am trying to get all the info before the start. As I sayd most times I hear "It's not worth it", Go FI it will be cheaper" but I like it NA, and I can't stop thinking of  beating a 325 with my four banger .
And now for appetiser I am posting some pictures of my beauty. I have done really a lot about the looks(custom interior mods, full M-package which I haven't shot yet, Xenon lights, angel eyes etc.) Now it is engine's turn