By David S. Wallens
Jun 26, 2020
Time to play armchair project car manager. The BimmerWorld crew just picked up a BMW 318ti, and now they’re asking what to do with it: V8 power? S50/S52 inline-six? Did someone really suggest a diesel?
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6/24/20 2:26 p.m.
Don't bother with a diesel, too much work to get real power (I say as a huge fan of BMW diesels). N54 is probably the easy way to get big numbers. It'll fit without much trouble.
6/24/20 2:27 p.m.
By the way, we did a 318ti project back when the car was new.
OG Forgelines for the win.
6/24/20 2:28 p.m.
Bored and stroked M44 + EFR churbo and E85.
6/24/20 3:06 p.m.
m60/m62 is probably pretty sensible, S85 would be my favorite and absolutely laughably awesome, M70 would be super cool but extremely heavy, n54 would be brilliant for some big hp numbers
I'm wondering if you could rear transaxle it for weight distro.......
I really am mentally ill when it comes to car project ideas
6/24/20 3:34 p.m.
Since it has an e30 rear end, I am going to go with a high STRUNG 300hp s14 based race motor. S52 is played out, s54 is the sensible option, ls swap messes with the aura of bimmerworld, s85 is my second vote.
6/24/20 3:42 p.m.
S85
6/24/20 3:59 p.m.
Easy option: Mix and match M50 through M54 parts with M3 cams to have a low budget, easy swap.
Crazy option: S85.
Why be blasphemous halfway? option: Honda K24 boosted to the moon.
6/24/20 4:01 p.m.
Bah, all of this is too pedestrian.
Peripheral-port 20B. :)
6/24/20 7:05 p.m.
I think the answer is painfully clear
6/24/20 9:20 p.m.
In reply to OjaiM5 :
Well, I didn't need to sleep tonight anyway. Now I'm scared franken-ti will sneak up on me I'm the dark.
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