Evelyn • My E46 Build Thread

[P.Haire]

andy is probably at like 120. i vote 2J or VQ.

[Dr. Marlow]

VQ.

VQ.

VQ.

VQ.

VQ.

VQ.

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VQ.

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VQ.

[Lightning]

VQ.

VQ.

VQ.

VQ.

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H.E.L.L. N.O.


E39 V8.

That is one car that really should stay all-BMW in my opinion.

[P.Haire]

your opinion is based on what?

[Greg]

not a fan of different manufacturer engine swaps, unless it's an LS series V8, but not in any rotary car.

[Lightning]

your opinion is based on what?

The character that Evelyn puts out. It just screams "Eternal-darkness-forever(?) BMW" to me.

[Generz]

hmmm... 2jz or vq.

depends on what andy is wanting from the car..
staying tru to bmw power is a costly mistake in the long run unless your pocketbooks are hella deep.

[Lightning]

I would say depending on how long he wants to live with it....that school I'll be attending has a BMW-related graduate school.....thingy. I just wish I could help somehow, but I don't have the knowledge needed.

[P.Haire]

your opinion is based on what?

The character that Evelyn puts out. It just screams "Eternal-darkness-forever(?) BMW" to me.

not a fan of different manufacturer engine swaps, unless it's an LS series V8, but not in any rotary car.

NONE OF THIS EXPLAINS WHY. Eugene explains why not. i suggested 2 motors that have stock 250-300hp. the 2jz because it would probably be easier to wire this motor into the car. the vq because i think the power would suit andy's driving style.

[Lightning]

while it does not give a factual explanation into the reasoning, sometimes people's reasoning can go against the facts (and HP figures).


ok, what if the wiring harness changed after the E36 model, thus possibly making it harder to swap engines into the E46 chassis unless you took all of the wiring out and started fresh?

[andysapp]

I don't really want to hack the car up to do any crazy engine swaps. For what I use the car for... I feel like it is just fine. At the end of the day... I'm really done dumping money into the car. I just want to drive it and have fun with my friends - which it is plenty capable of where it is at now.

[andysapp]

Honestly big power will probably never happen. It just costs too much money for this car.

But medium power is possible, right? You're running ~170whp now; you would be unstoppable with ~250-300.

Not really. Anything more than what I have now is too expensive. Even to get another 100hp out of a supercharger will cost $5500.

That's five months of mortgage payments on my house... or I could build a damn 240 with that much.
It just isn't worth it to me.

[Lightning]

[andysapp]

Sowwy bud.

[Generz]

exactly!!! i mean.. why add more power when you could have a 99 Civic Si coupe money?