My next V10 project...E46 M3

Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:38 pm

well.....
i sold the e30 v10 last weekend. the new owner had been on to me for a year to sell it to him, and eventually i caved in, and he took it away last saturday.
so yesterday i trekked off to doncaster to collect this. i'm going to smoke about in it for a couple of weeks, and then bring the grinder back out of retirement

and start putting a v10 and manual box into it.

Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:44 pm

It's an illness

Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:55 pm

What's happening with ththe S54

Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:05 pm

maxfield wrote:What's happening with ththe S54

it'll be 'for sale'

Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:36 pm

Top molesting ! We need lots of grinder picz ! Poor old pony is going to have a seizure !

Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:37 pm

glenn wrote:
maxfield wrote:What's happening with ththe S54
it'll be 'for sale'

Drop me a PM when you've removed it as I could be interested.

Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:51 pm

pacerpete wrote:Top molesting ! We need lots of grinder picz ! Poor old pony is going to have a seizure !

you always make me giggle, pete

i was going to give you a bell last sunday, to see if you had any e30 m3 'projects', but decided to go the e46 route, for a change

Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:11 pm

A better home for an S85 V10 imo.

I've always wanted an S62 E46 ala Hartge H50.

Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:38 pm

Following.

Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:20 pm

how's it going glenn. i believe my father is taking the s54 off you we will be over next week to collect. i cant wait to have a chat to you and pick your brain

Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:41 pm

Look forward to this

Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:52 pm

jamie-o-connell wrote:how's it going glenn. i believe my father is taking the s54 off you we will be over next week to collect. i cant wait to have a chat to you and pick your brain

thats strange......
cos i haven't spoken to anyone about the engine yet...??
i've had one enquiry about the engine via pm.
and i'm still using it.

Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:46 pm

hmm must be someone else in wales putting a v10 into a e46 m3??

your hardly near hollyhead?

Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:45 pm

Sub'd

Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:41 pm

Shall I put my deposit down now or wait till you have finished ?

Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:00 pm

KW355 wrote:Shall I put my deposit down now or wait till you have finished ?

that made me smile keith,
just had a little look at the club page on facebook,
there's a couple of pics of you at the forest of dean
looked very nice bud

Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:58 pm

How involved a swap is it compared to an e30? Looking forward to seeing how this progresses

Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:18 pm

ross_jsy wrote:How involved a swap is it compared to an e30? Looking forward to seeing how this progresses

i'll tell you in about 6 months... :lol:

Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:19 pm

Has anyone seen the V10 install the owner of driftworks did? Theres a lot of information on there.

Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:41 pm

Yes, I've seen that Andrew, but I think a garage/ outfit next door did the conversion for him ?

I think he went the pectel cosworth route, whereas I'll be using the original ecu.

Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:47 pm

Not sure who did the work, I think he did some of it?

Yes the ECU is a Pectel SQ6M but he didnt use FBW.

Are you going to have the ECU flashed and all the inputs deactivate as before?

Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:13 pm

Yes Andrew, as before, with a vent gauge from Awron, displaying the parameters via the Can

Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:17 pm

Did you have the car on the rollers to see what power it was producing with all the inputs programmed out?

Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:36 pm

No Andrew, I never got the chance,,,
But it was very fast !
Also the power and torque outputs are displayed on the gauge, as the values on the map are written and sent to the gauge via can

Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:03 pm

a couple of pics of the engine bay, as it is....

there's around 6 weeks ticket left on the car, so i'm going to put a fresh ticket on it over the next week or so, that way i'll be able to use it/ road test it as soon as i've finished the swap.
i'll probably use the car over the easter hols, then put the engine / gearbox up for sale
with a 'can be heard running' in the ad.

Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:42 pm

Might be worth checking the boot floor for cracks around the subframe mounts before you start ripping it apart.if it is cracked you may get it repaired by bmw under warranty.

Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:11 am

Yes, reinforcing the floor was something I knew would have to be done, even if it looks ok.

Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:20 pm

wellard wrote:Might be worth checking the boot floor for cracks around the subframe mounts before you start ripping it apart.if it is cracked you may get it repaired by bmw under warranty.

I think there is a 10 year cut off for the BMW repair to the e46 M3 boot floor

Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:38 pm

Very

!

But i would have stuck with the E30 M3!

I will be watching nonetheless

Mon Apr 06, 2015 4:33 pm

engine and box etc for sale here....

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=260717

Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:27 pm

i found this number a week or so ago, and couldn't help myself.....
it'll be on the car shortly

Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:05 pm

Great plate! As usual I will be watching for updates.

Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:32 am

bit of inspiration for you glenn, he's keeping the smg box so he decided to use the entire m6 loom, he had the car running. he will have to use the m6 rack aswell because of the electronic rack or something like that.

Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:41 am

jamie-o-connell wrote:bit of inspiration for you glenn, he's keeping the smg box so he decided to use the entire m6 loom, he had the car running. he will have to use the m6 rack aswell because of the electronic rack or something like that.

That is snug as a bug mate!

Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:03 pm

jamie-o-connell wrote:bit of inspiration for you glenn, he's keeping the smg box so he decided to use the entire m6 loom, he had the car running. he will have to use the m6 rack aswell because of the electronic rack or something like that.

do you have any more pics / info on this project ? links ?