#e46 zhp

[7ol6aa]

[garageoshi]

@_recaro ‘s BMW E46 330i ZHP https://www.instagram.com/p/Cox8Ob1skN2/

[art-attck]

Spent a few hours today dialing in the suspension for the E46.

[thepartyponies]

stream of consciousness post

my new car is great in a lot of ways but it’s… slow

It’s the base model 5-series 2.5L i6 189hp 6500rpm in a ~3600lb car

My other car I usually drive is a Taurus SHO 3.2L V6 220hp 7000rpm, which is just enough to have fun with in a ~3400lb car. A great engine in a mediocre car. Now I have a great car with a mediocre engine.

If I wanted to change that, I’m contemplating two different routes.

Swap in the 3L m54b30 version of the engine from the e39 530 sedan or e46 330, maybe get the 330 zhp engine for a bit more power and revs. that would be fairly affordable and probably replicate the performance of the Taurus, while keeping the straightforward parts compatibility and i6 smoothness, and I could possibly manual swap it at the same time relatively easily.

But that would still only get me 235hp/6800rpm, which would be… enough, but it’d still be slower than it looks, with the M5 front bumper and wheels (still need the back bumper).

The s54 engine from the e46 m3 would be really fun, 3.2L 333hp 8000rpm, or the actual M5’s s62 V8, 4.9L 394hp 7000rpm, but those are really expensive and questionably reliable. The 540’s m62 4.4L V8, 290hp 6000rpm, would also be an option with factory compatibility but it’s got timing chain reliability issues, and isn’t very powerful or efficient for a modern V8, and revs even lower than what I’ve already got.

So then there’s the ford coyote v8, 5L 435/460/480/500hp and 7000/7500rpm depending on the version. Pretty fuel efficient for what it is, and while more expensive than the m54b30 I could probably find one for less than an m3 or m5 engine, and it would have better power, efficiency, and reliability/maintenance friendliness than any of the other options, and more revs than anything but the s54, especially if I go for the gen 3 coyote.

I’m definitely not going to LS swap it, yes that’s the cheapest most powerful option, but a low revving pushrod engine just wouldn’t suit the car.

I’d really like to get one of the ones with the tremec tr3160 transmission, not the mt82. The gt350’s 5.2L 526hp 8250rpm V8 also exists and has that trans, and would be amazing, but might be too expensive and vibrate too much. idk I haven’t driven one to know, but I really like the current i6 smoothness and want to stay as close to that as I can.

Another issue is the rear differential. The only direct swap for the current open diff is the M5’s lsd, and those are expensive and only have one ratio option. What I want to do is put the ford 8.8 irs diff in it, either from an older explorer or cobra etc, or from whatever s550/s650 mustang I get as a donor car. Problem is, the mounts don’t fit. You’d need to modify or replace the rear cover, and weld new front mounts onto the car’s subframe. Doable, I’ve seen it done for the guys who have ls swapped these, but it’s work I don’t currently know how to do. I’d probably have to get a lot of outside help for the whole project, especially the electronics programming and wiring. My friend who sold me the car is a fabricator, which could come in handy.

Then there’s the exhaust. One of the most annoying things about the car. Every e39 5-series has the spare tire and battery on the right side of the of the under-trunk area, which only leaves room for a single exhaust on the left side. The M5 ditched the spare tire to run dual exhaust, which is a lot to give up. All the dual exhaust conversions I’ve seen online either replace the whole rear floor with m5 sheet metal, or are ugly hack jobs. All of them lose the spare tire. I think, if you ran small mufflers, or had the muffler further forward, you could shift the spare tire to the center and sneak a second tailpipe between the tire and battery compartments.

Alternatively, just run the stock axle-back section for quiet mode and have two valved dump pipes in front of the diff. But I really like the aesthetics of the m5 bumper and quad tips, so idk

[renownusa]

Tag Team. #TBT @rude.scott combo. #E46 #M3 #ZHP #Renown (at Renownusa.com San Francisco) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY9cjPmJ0Ew/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bmwyoungtimer]

Bmw E46 330Ci Cabrio Carbonschwarz Individual M-Sportpaket II

https://youtu.be/WaI-PtsAJnA

[octanesociety]

Monday’s at the circuit. Driveway Austin Motorsport. #octanesociety #sdrmotorsportdevelopment ______________________________ #bmw #drivertraining #330i #zhp #zhpmafia #imolared #kwcoilovers #motormavens #austintexas #drivewayaustin #driveyourselfhappy #e46 #e46fanatics #bimmer #carswithoutlimits (at Driveway Austin Motorsports Track and Race School) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZpW1AleQG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ph922grfgj4n

[philameangrey]

if You kno You kno 😍

[life-of-flores-blog]

To me speed is truly real, its what really makes me feel. . . . . #bmw #e46 #zhp #speed #speednometer #art #passion #goals #thechase #tofindtime #iconic #beauty #timeless #chris #flores #lifeofflores #automotivephotography https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTKm7bBhfL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tktv3r025vwx

[artby2wenty]

[untouchvbles]

BMW M3 (E46) at Final Bout: Gallery (2019) in Shawano, WI.

[7ol6aa]

Picked up this Manual E46 today.

I plan to get into drifting and this will be the perfect blank canvas

[brian-vega]

My car.

[art-attck]

[drivesleeprepeat]

Old ass salty man who comes into work: I have an L6 I need parts for.

Me: *blank stare* ok... what year?

OASM: 88

Me: ok... er... I'm trying to find it here.

OASM: *rolls eyes and sighs* it's a 635.

Me: OH, like an E24 sharknose type car? Ah, well why didn't ya say that?

OASM: Ugh. Well there are people that know classic cars, and people who don't.

Me: Ahh. You would think that someone with an 89 BMW at home would've known.(:

[renownusa]

Happy 4/6. @rude.scott #E46 #ZHP #Mtech #OEMplus (at Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcCtIAKr66i/?utm_medium=tumblr