E30 M3 transplanted with the V10 heart of an E60 M5

[DivideBYZero]

Wooooooosh!!!!

Amazing job of shoehorning that mill in there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS5yDet6ngI

 

[KIAman]

That is... amazing. Damnit, where's my spare pants?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Build thread: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4515333

 

[Howard]

Wow, that is some damn fine welding.

 

[Pantoot]

Good stuff. Looking at the pics it looks like they didn't use the SMG and kept it a true manual. Wonder why they didn't just go ahead and get a stroker from Dinan.

 

[MJinZ]

I don't know why but I would rather just um, have an M5.

 

[BW86]

I don't know why but I would rather just um, have an M5.

That thing is sick, I dunno - I think I'd rather want that v10 in a sub 3000lb car.

Nice - thanks for the link Jules

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Nice

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Build thread: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4515333

Awesome!

 

[boomhower]

I would hate to think what that build cost, hell just the motor alone. Very nice build though.

 

[punjabiplaya]

clean

 

[alfa147x]

Why have the air fliters in a box? Isn't that going to restrict them?

 

[KIAman]

Why have the air fliters in a box? Isn't that going to restrict them?

To protect the incoming air from engine heat.

 

[alfa147x]

To protect the incoming air from engine heat.

So I take that they are open on the bottom?

 

[PlasmaBomb]

So I take that they are open on the bottom?

Yup, isolated cold air intakes.

 

[CraigRT]

If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to resist a V8 swap.

They just sound so much better.

 

[Imported]

Wow. Do freaking want.

 

[ElFenix]

wow does that looks not at all like a hack job

 

[Eli]

Build thread: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4515333

Holy shit. That is god damn amazing.

 

[TehMac]

I remember seeing that vid a while back. Good shit.

But if there are people like willing to do shit like this to an E30, I wonder why anyone hasn't done a similar project with the M Coupes

 

[PricklyPete]

Finally watched the video...holy crap that thing is amazing.

 

[thomsbrain]

That's very cool.

 

[Koing]

The build is IMMENSE.

Koing

 

[GTaudiophile]

Build thread: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4515333

Amazing what one can do with an idea and an unlimited budget.

They didn't mod a car. They built a new one.

Wonder what the gearheads in Munich think about it?

 

[CurseTheSky]

Considering all the work that was put into it, I'm surprised they chose an E30. Maybe it's just me, but I think those things are ugly as sin.

Still, amazing car. Purely amazing.