Tempted! haha love it mate
Tempted! haha love it mate
Fantastic - can we look forward to some track action vids when it's done? Or even just some roundabout/dual-carriageway blats, as that's where it'll be really at home - a perfect Milton Keynes car!
I love this, they are great engines and with a bit of tuning could be a surprisingly competitive car seeing as you'll have a bucket more torque than most S13s.
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Originally Posted by scimmy ben
I get the feeling that this would only work if we could pursuade Ernest Borgnine to drive the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth hovercraft.
argh seriously? Strangely i was talking to my mates the other day about doing something like this and thinking what has a decent sized turbo diesel engine in. Good luck with it, its an amazing idea if i do say so myself lol
I 2nd the motion for a Ban if he doesn't finish it
Anyone else support a ban if he doesnt finish this one??
I'd ban him if he does finish this pointless abominationAnyone else support a ban if he doesnt finish this one??
3rd'd, it's been 3 days now and nothingI 2nd the motion for a Ban if he doesn't finish it
much respect on the derv13 plan though
What are you going to do about the final drive ratio, would have thought the standard 3.9:1 would be useless...
it shouldnt need changing id have thought due to the gearbox being the main difference between a derv motor and the petrol equivilent.
although looking at it the 525ds has a 2.64:1 ratio !!!!
even if this doesnt have much power, with a 3:9 itll spin the wheels all the way up to 60 when its flat in 5th lol
You have my support, this one is an easy projectAnyone else support a ban if he doesnt finish this one??
not thought that far yet if I'm honest. Cross that bridge when I get to it
Can we just kick the shit out of him at Le mans insteadAnyone else support a ban if he doesnt finish this one??, I like seeing Dan's project starts
You have my support, this one is an easy project
not thought that far yet if I'm honest. Cross that bridge when I get to it
Lowest Nissan one is 3.5 so might need to get creative...
Where did you get that info?
3.25:1 according to this..
http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/e34.html
Shouldn't be too bad with a S14 manwel diff if that's true.
EDIT: not that it matters as it'll be up for fail, sorry sale, again next week.
it was the first thing that came up when i searched on the net, it was for a 525d manual, i did wonder if that was a little too long but i know naff all about bmw,s.
if what you say is true id leave the s13 diff in place for a closer box and more driftability.
Just occurred to me that if you wanted an S-body that sounded like a diesel, you could have saved money by fitting an SR.....
I'll get my coat.
Liking the sound of this and pondered doing it myself, but just am too lazy
Plus you get to try and blend the SXOC & the SXBMWOC by being in between
Only just spotted this project - this is one of the coolest S Body projects I've seen in a while. It's been discussed before, so I'm glad to see it happening. I had a 525TDS and thought it was a great car. The engine could do with a bit more power, but other than that it is a good one - other than on tickover it doesn't sound like a diesel and on the move it does actually sound nicer than an SR
Sweet sound of six, smooth engine, frugal and in a slippery body, what else could a man want?
It should be insured as the same insurance group as the bmw diesel engine came from, possibly cheaper insurance then too?
Last edited by Chris B; 20-06-2011 at 17:08.
I would not have cared much for the diesel tappy tappy noise if my S13 was 250 ish bhp with the same torques getting 40+ mpg!
WIN IMO
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