Performance BMW — September 2017

SEPTEMBER 2017 11

Turbo drag E

ENGINE

Straight-six M50B25 from E36 stroked to

2.8-litres, CP pistons, Eagle rods, M52B

crankshaft, 10mm corset between block and

oil pan, ACL bearings, Enem 292° cam shafts,

chromoly valve plates, stiffer valve springs,

cylinder head by Jarmo Saastamoinen at

Kansiset, AIG Motorsport exhaust manifold, Holset

Pro55 turbo, 4” stainless exhaust, eBay intake

manifold, 1750cc Bosch injectors, Tatech 32

engine management, 2x Bosch 044 fuel pumps,

one Bosch transfer pump, E85 fuel

POWER AND TORQUE

823hp and 601lb ft of torque @ 1.9 bar

BEST 1/4 MILE TIME

9.7 seconds @ 148.5mph

TRANSMISSION

Five-speed ZF Type-C gearbox from E36 M3,

triple-plate Quartermaster clutch, Bling Factory

fl ywheel, modifi ed E34 M5 cardan shaft, E

M5 rear diff with 3.45:1 LSD, E34 M5 rear

support for rear axle, homemade drive shafts

with M5 joints

CHASSIS

8x17” (front) and 10x17” (rear) Keskin KT1 wheels

with 225/40 (front) and 275/40 (rear) tyres for

street, 10x15” (rear) wheels with 10x26x

Hoosier slicks for drag racing, D2 Racing coilovers

(front), Avo coilovers (rear), poly bushes (front and

rear), fi ve-stud hubs (rear), control arm mounts

raised 3cm, camber adjustment, Wilwood four-pot

calipers with 310mm discs (front), E34 calipers

with 300mm discs (rear)

EXTERIOR

Fibreglass bonnet and boot lid, fi breglass E

M3-style front and rear arches, rears widened by

5cm, front lip, side-exit exhaust

INTERIOR

Full roll-cage, OMP single-piece bucket seats,

Williams six-point harnesses, OMP steering

wheel, door cards made of aluminium,

polycarbonate side windows, Luisi two-spoke

steering wheel, Autometer Pro-Comp Ultralite

boost and oil pressure gauges, Additioanl Splitfi re

oil pressure gauge, shift light

THANKS

Karri Kivikoski, Onni Ojala, Henri Vartiainen,

Kansiset, Tatech, Lohjan moottorikoneistamo

DATA FI

LE

High beam cold

air feed for

the turbo

Oil breather tank

Fuel pressure gauge

Massive Holset

Pro55 turbo

eBay intake manifold

more than capable

of supporting 823hp

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