Rb25 Into A Bmw Coupe

[TTT]

what stock motors did Australia get for the e36?

listed here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_3_Series_(E36)

only ones worth keeping are from 325, 328 and M3 versions (3L and 3.2L)

[N1GTR]

BSA are you making the engine and gearbox mounts yourself?

[Bsa]

going to make everything i can to save money in places so i can spend it else where haha. i just bought cad so i can draw up all my own drawings then get it all laster cut works out cheapser and looks better. the e36 has a few motors but iv been in a few and they are slugy and cost to much to fix. with the rb i know what the motor can do and i know how to work on them so makes life very easy ill post some pics tonight of where its at proberly should start a build thread

[black bnr32]

and how does the price compare for a 2.8 m52b28 or 2.5 m50b25 vs an rb25?

[Bsa]

when you look at it in terms of used motors proberly around the same price. problem with bwm motors the km on the engines is massive your lucky to find one under 250xxx and if you do its very expensive to buy. a m3 motor is around 4 g with box. then you need to look at engine managment not much in terms of standalone but can be piggy packed but yet again expensive. the clutches are hard to buy as well and cost $$$$. BMW parts are over priced and hard to find. on my old e36 323i cost me massive amounts for everything but then was a nice car to drive just a bit doggy so rb will fix the problem. in my opinion the only bmw motor i would put in is the m3 as they are wicked and can turboed with eas

[black bnr32]

500whp and more importantly 500wtq is easily attainable with a thicker headgasket, turbo kit, and stock ecu. 2.8L m50b28.

Just my opionion, but I would've went with the 2.8L bmw 6 if availability and price were equal to an rb. easier build imo, more torque, and an arguably better transmission.

Is there much of a turbo e36 scene in australia? Its reasonably large here in NA.

[Bsa]

they are mostly aspirated iv never even seen a turbo e36 before to be honest seen plenty sitting on chrome 20s with p plates hanging off the back none of that shit for me. nice set of m3 wheels sitting on the tire with a nice intercooler hanging off the front all the bling it needs is the turbo flutter haha

[R31Nismoid]

Keeping it in the family would be preferable but otherwise possibly a high CR NA RB26/30 ?

You could spend over 10k on a N/A 26/30 build and make 200rwkw.

It'll be awesome...

[Rolls]

You could spend over 10k on a N/A 26/30 build and make 200rwkw.

It'll be awesome...

to top it off it'll be a dog to drive as well due to the cam you need for 200kw.

[black bnr32]

interesting info bsa, best of luck on your project. they are fun cars with some extra power. thanks for posting it!

[Bsa]

Na is defenatly not happening waste of money and time.

[Bsa]

Just a update on the thread have had a few problems but it will be moving ahead soon had trouble with engineering but that's sorted now. Will be doing the sump this weekend and plenum I hope

[BrynDETT]

allmost positive dryden motorsport make engine and gearbox mounts for rb conversions . One of the guys there owns that rb26 e36 that was posted earlyer .

[Bsa]

No point but I can make them myself it's half the fun of putting it together

[dori34]

hurry up already

[Bsa]

If I didn't move it would be done cost me more then expected

[dori34]

Lol move back home

problem solved,

[Bsa]

No way dude gong is heaps nicer

[GTScotT]

fast forward 3 years, BSA posts video of first start lol

[Bsa]

Haha thanks for the support boys