Well, to make a long story short...

Light Car, Lots of Torque, Lots of HP, Lots of Smoke, LSD !!!!

This is my recipe for a FAST RWD Hatchback !!!!

245 PS (180 kW; 242 hp)@4000, 500 N·m (370 lb·ft)@2000-2250

in a car, that used to have these specs:
77 kW (105 hp) and 165 N·m (122 ft·lbf)







will add more pics later, when facebook starts displaying photos again :P

 

here are some more of the pics after the 4cyl left the stables and the 6cyl TD got in there...

 

I'm stranded, need to have the motor mounts custom fabricated to make the motor sit lower...

 

Hy angelicO,
You don't use the stock intercooler, do you? Yours does look different.Nice pictures and a nice spacey garage.
Just be careful with the engine- they do always need a nice and good warm-up.
BMW was never able to fix that sensitive heads, against warping and developing cracks when heated up to quick, in the past.

I'm keen to see your progress- thanks for showing us that compact monster

Lower mounted engine- that will also benefit into a lower center gravity and an awesome handling.

 

this is a intercooler i bought for a M50 Turbo project i had going a while back, the OEM one is about 30% the size of this one... but i ended up ruining that motor and now i'm the middle of this....

I know, not only the diesels, but all BMW motors...

They are great machines and should be treated well...

i know, all BMW engines need