Clark Performance Fab 135i
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I’m actually using the engine, trans, and differential brackets that the guy in Texas with the LS3/TR6060 328i made. He had the CAD file already made and is selling them for a good price. As for the axles, I’m getting driveshaft shop to make me a set of level 5 axles and a carbon fiber driveshaft.
Clark Performance Fab LS swap kits for sale soon then?
That's what I'm sayin. I'm going to reach out to the driftworks people and see if they're going to be making, or are willing to make, LT4 swap kits.
I take that back...DynoTorque's website will not let me submit a contact form. So, it looks like it will be up to someone else to reach out via facebook since I don't use it.
I’m using brackets from the guy that LS swapped a 328i down in TX. Including the 8.8. I might have to modify them slightly but he did a great job on the design and already had a CAD file. I wasn’t trying to reinvent the wheel. There will be a lot of custom work to get it all up and running. Yall should check out the new CX Racing LS/T56/Turbo E90 kits that are about to be released. They have already uploaded the installation videos to YouTube. I messaged them but they haven’t released any pricing yet.
Haven’t made a post in a while but this is where I’m at. Had a 5.3 L33 shipped from Florida. Tore it down and everything looked great on the inside. I’m using stock pistons/rods/crank with new bearings, ARP rod bolts, ARP main and head studs, LS9 head gasket, double valve springs with titanium retainers, comp chromoly push rods, trunnion upgraded rockers, stock valves relapped with new seals, Tick stage 3 5.3 turbo cam, 799 head, rings gapped to .022/.024, high pressure/stock volume oil pump, adjustable double row billet timing chain and gears, holley oil pan, holley HP EFI ECU with harness, Jegs fuel rail and billet steel flywheel, mcleod RXT tein disc, clutch line adapted to factory BMW line, explorer 8.8 IRS differential, DSS level 5 axles, one piece steel driveshaft with chromoly 1350 U joints, FAST 88lb injectors, reusing the in tank fueling (dual 450s) controlled with the Holley ECU, VS 7875 billet turbo. Trans, accessory, engine, and differential brackets came from Michael Paige.
I have crank gear set to factory timing. Can’t do final timing adjustments till the heads are back on. I have a degree wheel ready to go.
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Looks like this will be the only way an E90 series BMW might see an 8. Guess we’ll see this summer.
Well if Andy is running a 4L80 and 8.8 in his car and it’s still an E90 I’m calling this an E90 series! Lol
I still call it an E90.
Going to be sick. Fun project to follow.
Going to be sick. Fun project to follow.
I'm all in for this project!
BUT, would love to more about what happened to the single turbo N54? 11 pages of badass content and then only barely touched on what went wrong.
BUT, would love to more about what happened to the single turbo N54? 11 pages of badass content and then only barely touched on what went wrong.
Not much to talk about. Crank hub spun. Documented issue on the N54/S55 engines. Instead of replacing it and waiting for it to happen again I switched power plants. Been down two seasons now for N54 issues and I’m done with it.
while this is a great build, I don't think 8's with a T56 is a realistic goal. Anything in the 9's you should be real happy with
I didn't wanna be the first to say it, but I'd celebrate a high 9 sec pass if you're gonna stay manual.
