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Originally Posted by jbass524
The motor is as it came - 145,000ish S52 w/S50 Manifold, ECIS Intake & MAF w/SW and a Dinan exhaust. Also has an oil pan baffle - but the chassis and suspension have been heavily modified:
Welded half cage with rear strut tower bracing - Stripped interior to save about 200lbs.
- Full AKG 75D bushings and mounts with rear camber links, new front control arms and other bits that needed replacing.
- JRZ RS coilovers 650/750 springs
- 3.91 diff for better torque out of slow turns since the torque is almost nonexistent until 5000 RPM.
The M3, before I stripped it, took out the interior, added the cage, and the diff was 2 seconds a lap faster, at Sears Point, than my well sorted 335 with same tires and like suspension. With the interior out, cage, and the diff it will probably be at least 3 seconds but probably 5 seconds faster.
This is all for what my mods and a lot of pain cost me on the 335.
I have a detailed blog post about ready to go up covering he whole thing. |
That sounds like a lot of fun to drive, let alone build up.