My Latest Creation....S54 now running

Sun May 17, 2009 8:12 pm

well........
i borrowed a set of trade plates off a mate so i could take the car out, so
i've been using the car this weekend, and it's a flying machine !
and if i'm not very much mistaken, i'd swear it has been getting faster all weekend. i dont know if this ecu can learn addaptive values?

the starter motor which had been playing up for a while, finally gave up last night. so this week i'll source another.

i've got to make a few changes to the throttle, as it's too sensitive.
the slightest movement on the pedal translates to too much throttle opening, which makes it awkward to drive in traffic.

when i decided to get this engine and other parts that i needed, it was a big gamble for me (cost), as i didn't know if it was going to work with a different ecu. but it's worked out so well, i'm very very very pleased.

Sun May 17, 2009 8:30 pm

glenn wrote: when i decided to get this engine and other parts that i needed, it was a big gamble for me (cost), as i didn't know if it was going to work with a different ecu. but it's worked out so well, i'm very very very pleased.

I bet your are! Keep us posted, I am in the middle of an S50 swap and need to read some success stories to keep my motivation high

Sun May 17, 2009 8:49 pm

thats awesome Glenn.Any updated photos ?

Mon May 18, 2009 2:17 pm

That's excellent news Glenn

There will certainly be some adaption in the MSS50 ECU, so I'm not surprised it's getting better as it learns. It may just be the rev limit that needs to be increased, and you're done.

Cheers,

Ian.

Mon May 18, 2009 2:27 pm

nice work !!!what differential u used??

Mon May 18, 2009 3:07 pm

Tue May 19, 2009 7:33 am

Great conversion, just to let you know you cant 'borrow' trade plates unless you work for the company there registered to. I only found out after i brought my car back from manchester.

Tue May 19, 2009 12:22 pm

top work there my friend... this is the way forward!! so come on... what did you get out of it??

Tue May 19, 2009 12:27 pm

im amazzed mate, nice to hear you finnaly got it running tho

Tue May 19, 2009 6:38 pm

That is awesome mate well done, i can see this turning into a regular conversion for people now that its been done successfully

Tue May 19, 2009 10:46 pm

BigBavarian wrote:That is awesome mate well done, i can see this turning into a regular conversion for people now that its been done successfully

Let's see a Dyno sheet first. If it doesn't make significant more power than a S50B32 or B30 I can't see the point.

Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:57 am

Great thread Glenn, how's it progressing now?

Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:29 am

do you want to sell it ???????

07811 388571

Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:35 pm

ShepsEvo3 wrote:Great thread Glenn, how's it progressing now?

simplecsl wrote:do you want to sell it ???????

funny you should ask paul.
there's a guy taking a look at it on saturday, so simplecsl, i'll get back to you if it's still here on the weekend.

paul, i was waiting for someone to make me a set of camshaft position trigger wheels, that more closly resembled the s50 wheels, but after 7 weeks of promises i took my drawings to a precision engineering workshop who made me these......

Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:48 pm

glenn wrote:
ShepsEvo3 wrote:Great thread Glenn, how's it progressing now?

simplecsl wrote:do you want to sell it ???????
funny you should ask paul.
there's a guy taking a look at it on saturday, so simplecsl, i'll get back to you if it's still here on the weekend.

paul, i was waiting for someone to make me a set of camshaft position trigger wheels, that more closly resembled the s50 wheels, but after 7 weeks of promises i took my drawings to a precision engineering workshop who made me these......

The wheels look good Glenn, who did them for you

Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:34 pm

This is great stuff, congratulations

UweM3 wrote:
BigBavarian wrote:That is awesome mate well done, i can see this turning into a regular conversion for people now that its been done successfully
Let's see a Dyno sheet first. If it doesn't make significant more power than a S50B32 or B30 I can't see the point.

There about 60kilos lighter, whether that and the other advantages offsets the cost increase is up to you.

Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:25 pm

Fncking outstanding

Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:17 pm

Brilliant.

I too am interested to see the power differences but 60kgs lighter is quite significant in itself.

Interested to see what comes of the cam situation though - seems like that would be the area of concern?

Would be very cool* if this stuck down 343 or whatever the book figure is.

*it's actually very cool regardless but it would be even cooler

Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:21 pm

Staggering, that has to be the ultimate N/A E30 engine conversion. I reckon you could well hit the sweet spot for power/weight/balance. Very excited to see the rest of this thread!

Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:08 pm

the car was sold on saturday.

Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:09 pm

glenn wrote:the car was sold on saturday.

You must be one of those people who enjoy the project and then look for another one to take up your time

Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:58 pm

jmc330i wrote:

You must be one of those people who enjoy the project and then look for another one to take up your time

there's a lot of truth in that james

Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:58 pm

glenn wrote:the car was sold on saturday.

B@st@rd!

Seriously, looking forward to the next creation Glenn

Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:26 am

^ Well he has done the V8, V12, S50, S54..... what next? maybe something to rival that V10 M3 that was posted up

Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:03 am

e60 m5 motor into a baur perhaps

Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:09 am

billgatese30 wrote:e60 m5 motor into a baur perhaps

Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:12 am

ah come on....that would be something I would swap the S50 for

Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:34 am

How about a 335i into something? Diesel or petrol

Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:17 am

ShepsEvo3 wrote:How about a 335i into something? Diesel or petrol

Much better idea.. I like the idea of a magnesium blocked twin turbo 3 litre... (that's the one isn't it?)

Though, for me, the ultimate is an LS1/2/3/4/5/6 swap.

Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:48 pm

Too true man, i'm spending as much time here as on the zone http://www.britishamericanengines.co.uk ... es/ls1.asp

Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:25 pm

SteSE wrote:This is great stuff, congratulations

UweM3 wrote:
BigBavarian wrote:That is awesome mate well done, i can see this turning into a regular conversion for people now that its been done successfully
Let's see a Dyno sheet first. If it doesn't make significant more power than a S50B32 or B30 I can't see the point.
There about 60kilos lighter, whether that and the other advantages offsets the cost increase is up to you.

60kg lighter, you are having a laugh! Any prove?

Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:29 pm

That would make it lighter than an M40!!

Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:00 am

SteSE wrote:Too true man, i'm spending as much time here as on the zone http://www.britishamericanengines.co.uk ... es/ls1.asp

Too expensive, try

http://www.partsworldperformance.com/ls ... gory_id=83

Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:47 am

Sorry for reviving an old thread mates....Quick question, could you guide me as to who manufactured your trigger gears? I'm having a similar swap at my hands, don't want to lock the VANOS. I would appreciate your help with this mate

Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:53 pm

neverdies wrote:Sorry for reviving an old thread mates....Quick question, could you guide me as to who manufactured your trigger gears? I'm having a similar swap at my hands, don't want to lock the VANOS. I would appreciate your help with this mate

i got a small local precision engineering shop to make them for me. i took them in some drawings of what i wanted, and they made them up for me. they wern't cheap though, i think they were around £190.