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E86 V8 Project on Youtube

PedroSouth

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Hampshire
Not seen this discussed, chap on youtube is putting an S65 V8 in an e86, this is the 4th video of the series so far.

https://youtu.be/ByWmr078cuA?si=UIsSDo5VE5cgbzVE
 
Yeah I have just watched the latest tonight. Big balls to rip apart 2 cars. I’m sure this will turn out great, watching with interest.
 
The two V8s I've seen in E85 are a triumph of form over function..look great but were plagued with bugs and didn't handle..

Takes a lot to get such a major mod to work well..
 
Considering the S65 is lighter and similar size the the S54 but makes 20% more power it should be a good swap.

The V10 swaps are problematic from weight and handling. I've not seen an S65 swap in a Z4 yet, but I've always thought about it!
 
Just caught up on this series. His approach makes no sense to me, I can't see it ending well unfortunately.

I'm rooting for him, but in 10 videos he appears to have made no progress at all.
 
Yeah, very odd way of going about things. A z4m diff carrier for example could be had for £100 or so to fit the e9x m3 diff (which is the same as the z4m), but no, let's butcher a standard z4 diff carrier :? Weird. Then try fit an e9x front subframe??
Love the idea but the execution seems ill thought out.
This guy had better ideas, never finished though afaik.
https://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1364034
 
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