The Ultimate E30???

[Kos]

i was at prism motorsports work shop while back and took these photos
some of you know this car, i recon its up there with the best. It competes with the sweedish efforts too, and its almost street legal. It still was a year ago!!!! to think it started life as a 320i an a B reg in metalic gold

AIR JACKS! and ALLOY AND CARBON AERO KIT SIDE EXIT EXHAUST


V8 TWIN TURBO 720BHP 680TORQUE AT 16PSI


TWO 6POT CALIPERS PER FRONT WHEEL


AND WHO WANTS SOUNDS WHEN YOUR BOOT LOOKS IKE THIS!!

[Cloggy Saint]

It would be a shame to put a bonnet on it

[Dominitry]

That's sexual!!

[Andy335Touring]

It would be a shame to put a bonnet on it

It wants a clear perspex(sp?) bonnet !

[Kos]

That's sexual!!

PORNOGRAPHIC!!!

[M5pilot]

Thos boys at Prism really know their stuff, must visit them some time!

That looks amazing!

[JOSEMI]

Even the colour looks good where other would look bad. Nice machine I wonder what's the power on this one and what engine did they use...

Jose

[Moofles]

Even the colour looks good where other would look bad. Nice machine I wonder what's the power on this one and what engine did they use...

Jose

I believe:

5.0 rover v8 (from tvr's)
720hp as mentioned above at 16psi but that was qualifying power - race power was ~600hp at some-other-psi

[JOSEMI]

Moofles

5.0 rover v8 (from tvr's)
720hp as mentioned above at 16psi but that was qualifying power - race power was ~600hp at some-other-psi

Wow, if you believe right then that would then be a def ultimate E30, can't even imagine what sort of experience that must be, the handling and the power... you know what I mean ???

Jose

[BrAdZ]

thats sick..........

[stevetigger]

The bonnets on the roof in the photo, no dont do it! You will scratch it!

[bmwe30mtech]

That takes your breath away! Mint, and i bet its fast. . One of the best ive seen.

[Dan318-is]

http://www.kilander-racing.se/

875 bhp and 1260nm of torque

i rekon kilander would kill that

I also swear TVR used their own V8's, AJV8 i think it was called? maybe that was just in the cerberas

[Moofles]

I also swear TVR used their own V8's, AJV8 i think it was called? maybe that was just in the cerberas

AJP V8, and yes cerbera's onwards...they make their own engines now

[Dan318-is]

Proven straight six

[Kos]

http://www.kilander-racing.se/

875 bhp and 1260nm of torque

i rekon kilander would kill that

I also swear TVR used their own V8's, AJV8 i think it was called? maybe that was just in the cerberas

straignt line yes, but this kicks arse on a 1/4 mine and it handles like its on rails, leada coilovers all round!!!
its basicly a rover V8, stroked with a tvr flat plane crank, custom internals, but its a specialy cast block for tvr. the thing can rev to 8k !!

[ianeire]

W.O.W, I like it, I like it!

[Adammcf]

Its just pure E30 porn!

[325SME]

Wasn't this at one of the BMW Drivers Club Castle Combe trackdays a few years back?

[burnout]

first of all hey there ppl newbie to the forum.

this bm is owned by clive the owner of prism,seriously fast car!!!
it runs a 5ltr tvr lump twin turbo'd with a dodge viper gearbox pushing nearly 700bhp.
i think he's running in the v8 challenge series or something now.

one mental e30!!!

[Dan318-is]

TVR engine and viper box?

FUCKKKKK ME!

[bootyman]

Dont like it It hasn't got a wide arch kit, fat split rims, loads of screens and stuff and a fat paint job. Nar defo no, but i'd like the engine in my car though. It would look good at shows when i trailer it there so as to not get it dirty

[Jhonno]

Dont like it It hasn't got a wide arch kit, fat split rims, loads of screens and stuff and a fat paint job. Nar defo no, but i'd like the engine in my car though. It would look good at shows when i trailer it there so as to not get it dirty

[Kos]

first of all hey there ppl newbie to the forum.

this bm is owned by clive the owner of prism,seriously fast car!!!
it runs a 5ltr tvr lump twin turbo'd with a dodge viper gearbox pushing nearly 700bhp.
i think he's running in the v8 challenge series or something now.

one mental e30!!!

V8 rolling thunder, its better than touring cars or brit cars. most cars have got silly power, most are are in between 500 and 600!! now imagine what they sound like......... 20 V8 powered cras............... total grid power over 10,000hp and .......you've got it ............. ROLLING THUNDER!!!!!

[320Touring]

I'd have to say that I dont particularly like it. Yes its well designed and beautifully crafted. but it seems a bit "soulless"

I'd rather have something with a bmw v8/v12 in it anyday-TVR engines are for TVR's

[clarki]

Have actually had experience in this car both on the road and hot laps at Donnington Park - was a customer at Prism and attended their track days - and can honestly say absolutely nothing compairs for speed, noise, handling, shock factor and quality of workmanship.
Quite simply it is my favourite car to ever have ridden in and is right up there at the top of my wish list - awesome, truely awesome.

[nav786]

that thing is a beast. just looking at the thing gets me excited, imagine watching it go.

[jonmsm]

that thing is a beast. just looking at the thing gets me excited, imagine watching it go.

HAHA! I have to agree thought, that is an awesome machine. using V8 engines in E30's seems to be a growning theme, there is an E30 touring car replica with a pontiac GTo V8 in it that was at Donnington as well (granted not twin turbo and some silly 700bhp but still cool as!)

The only one problem I can see with the car is the lack of ability to see when your accelerate, pretty sure the power of that engine would squash your eye balls into a sloppy mess at the back of your head like a pair of fried eggs! hahaha

Jon

[Kos]

I'd have to say that I dont particularly like it. Yes its well designed and beautifully crafted. but it seems a bit "soulless"

I'd rather have something with a bmw v8/v12 in it anyday-TVR engines are for TVR's

technicly i'd call it a bmw V8, before you all start thinking i'm mad hear me out. right during the war, (WW2 ithink) the ameicans pinched an engine desighn and blue prints from the germans and a particular all alloy push rod V8 was one of them, buick then developed it a bit and then used it. The rover v8 was a smaller version of this, and this is what is now ended up in prisms car, well a hybrid version, so i like to think its heart and soul comes from the germans. any one agree or heard this story aswell as me??

[M5pilot]

I agree with you. Ant told me about this V8 thing aswell.

What about using the 4.4 V8 from the 540i/740i?

[Kos]

too heavy, limited in a few ways and very very expensive to gets proper parts for it rover v8 has 60 years of developments and thousands of options. one mate of mine has a mk2 escort drag racer. a 3.5 rover v8 and it produces 650 bhp naturally aspirated and revs to 12,500 rpm. seen in done on an engine dyno, and has 350 nitrous going thru it as well to make 1000 !!! its cost silly money