m42-----S38-----2JZ big single

[Toby_Unna]

cool

[glenn]

well done
let's see some pics

[Jon_Bmw]

Pics and vids

[Andy335Touring]

Pics and vids

+1 !!

[Kedge]

At long last

Bet you were itching to take it out proparly!!

[Sanchez]

nice cant wait till the pics come.

well done.

[gareth]

nice one!

[dazleeds]

nice one!

+1

[Karan]

heres a few pics, its running a bit rough cos there was no fuel in it it i think... but will be filling it up and MOTing it when i get back from ring!!

[maxfield]

Can't wait to see this in action

[gareth]

proper little sleeper

[Jhonno]

good work Karan!! Yours is the only project as 'on going' as mine now think, better hurry up with mine!!

what exhaust is that? Looks great!!

[Andy335Touring]

Custom rad ?

[Dan318-is]

Were did you get those seats? Bastard! Finally good to see it done though !

[DRIFTBOY]

Very nice dude!

My word that will go well!

Looks a very neat job too, doff my cap to you sir!

Martin.

[Toby_Unna]

that bay looks soo cool

[Karan]

cheers guys, exhaust is a hayward and scott everything and rad was made by radtec to my spec, its not that wide or tall but is 8 or 10cm thick, and im hoping it will properl;y stay cool as heat is a prob on these

[scotty86d]

Hello mate, you got any vids up?if not get a few of the beast

[jmc330i]

Nice one Karan
Good to see it sorted

good work Karan!! Yours is the only project as 'on going' as mine now think, better hurry up with mine!!

Oh I dont know, mine could also be in the running

[Jesus325iTouring]

Good show Karan,exelent to this monster running

[Theo]

That thing is going to be an animal! Must be great to finally get it done, respect!

[Davenotouring]

AWESOME!

Can't wait for a ride!

[bigpimpin]

Great stuff, I like the sleeper looks !

[Karan]

MOT next week wish it luck!!!!

[maxfield]

Good luck dude!

This car will be an awesome!

[Gwynleym10]

Good luck with it mate!

That little roundabout by you is going to get a hammering...

[Karan]

lol!!

had a set back... my dad accidently fried the ecu by accidently touching it against a live wire.... car now doesnt start

anyone got an ecu lying round??

[Andy335Touring]

had a set back... my dad accidently fried the ecu by accidently touching it against a live wire.... car now doesnt start

Thats a shame dude.

Karan -> <- Dad

[M5pilot]

Karan,

speak to Paul @ Infinicar Automotive (type into google). He frags M5's for a living.

If you do find one make sure it functions the resonator flap on the inlet plenum properly. Sometimes the ECU's have a fault where they don't operate the flap which results in a very flat S38.

The S38B36 self tests the flap on starting of the engine so it's easy to tell if the ECU if fully operational.

Good luck...

[Karan]

yep ecu definitely fried...... 5 tracks were blown on the board.. phil at birds repaired them for me but still no luck....

will try those ppl sal... u know anyone else that may have one? will try these guys on monday

cheers

[Karan]

ok got a new ecu...]]

and it works.

car was running rough and misfiring and all sorts of wrongness so booked an mot today so it was legal to drive, and took it to birds where phil (hero!!) put a diagnostics on it and saw that the lambda probe was shagged, and also the intake air temps were very high (50degc) due to a complete lack of air filter and shielding around the maf -LOL so phil said get a new lambda, and GET an air filter and shield it nicely with ally sheet. drove rest of way home with lambda plug disconnected (so it just reads an average value). Car was now still a bit dodgy at idle but while in the revs the car was running pretty much spot on...


and goddam it is really reallly fast, a lot better than i expected it to be. Thankfully the radiator is coping also and keeping gauge halfway. 3rd gear from 80-110mph on the limiter is silly quick. I think the car is quite a bit faster than my silvia too, torque is immense and car sounds great!!!!!


so now all i gotta do is:

sort filter and feeds and most importantly shielding
fit new lambda
rebleed brakes and fit bigger master cylinder from e32 735 as stock iS cannot handle m3 calipers
fit an oil cooler with fan on it
also fit another pull thru fan on engine side for extra cooling when at idle
and finally sort something with the bonnet out as the hole looks a bit silly, also fit an iS lip


just wanna thank everyone for helping me get this done and finally 'on the road' in the loosest sense of the word. especially the following people who helped me in various ways:

Demlot
Dave
Pete
Phil crouch
Ian Haynes
Jonb
Simon13
Polay

also radtec racing radiators and hayward and scott for building an awesome manifold and system.

will reupdate with pics and acceleration video to show the speed of this thing when the above things are done!!

cheers everyone
Karan

[1an]

good to hear it is all running karan, so will we be seeing it at aces on monday?

[Jhonno]

[ric325i]

oh yes it runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


cool


well happy for ya.

good luck with the MOT

[ste]

Good stuff dude.