ryanzcastro

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Hey guys,

Ive been lurking the forums and though I should finally introduce myself. My name is Ryan Castro and I have a 1995 Avus Blue BMW M3 with a great running LS1 and T56 tranny from a 02 Camaro SS. I have raced BMWs all my life and will be road racing this one too!

I haven't done much to the motor yet but this is what i have done so far:

-install Long tube headers becuase of the lack of space on the sides of the motor
-dual 3in pipe from the headers, to two 3in high flow cats to a single 4in outlet
-low temp thermostat
-4in intake
-MSD APS starter
-40% lock up 3.46 rear differential

I hope to do some cam/head work soon.

here are some pics:





Sound clips to follow

kingd_202

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Hey man, welcome to tech! Awesome m3!! European handling and raw american muscle must give for an awesome experience! Post up a couple sound clips and more pics.

LS1TA_956

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Nice bimmer I like rims .... How much does it weigh

LS1TA_956

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Btw what rims are those

ramairetransam

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looks great , more pics.

mikedamageinc

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Looks great! Any chance you have any video? I'm curious how the exhaust sounds.

99 WS-sick

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excuse me while i go clean myself off... lol

omarrakeen

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thats sick! id drive that

ryanzcastro

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Will do soon. I hope to get some vid at its maiden track day at CVR (Chuckwall Raceway) first week of October.

The car is roughly 2500lbs, but I will be weighing it soon

Thanks, they are Miro 111. I get a great deal on them if you are interested. send me a PM

More pics to come soon!

lol...Thanks? haha

Thanks! Its easily one of the most exciting cars i've driven

atoler27

amazing... im in the middle of a e30 swap and my brother has an e36 and will be doing this as well

CLASSIC YOUNGSTA

Damn that's super sweet sleeper, those wheels are killer

The2000MustangGT

Damn, that thing looks awesome!

GR33N GoblinM6

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my dream right there.. i sold my M3/4/5 last year.. ive always wanted to swap for the LS1..what kit did you go with? Vorshlag? or was it homemade?

JD_AMG

Gorgeous car, I love E36's, and that blue is awesome...

Are you saying you bought an LS6 intake manifold? FYI all 2001 and newer LS1s came with LS6 intakes on them.

610EURO

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would be cooler if it was an e30 m3 or even an e46 m3. but it looks good none-the-less.

Golf&GM

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I'm wondering this as well. Do you have any build pics or a build thread on another site?

ryanzcastro

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Yes you are correct. This wasn't really an upgrade.

Since I road race, the E30 chassis isn't the ideal chassis for me on a high speed track

Its a homemade kit but its close to the vorshlag kit.

610EURO

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there are thousands of people who road race the e30 chassis with great success. what would make it less then ideal for your use ?

SuperStock99

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That is awesome man. I have a BG '98 328i that I almost dropped the LS1 and T56 outa my old SS into. Wish I could have done it but couldnt afford it at the time. I can only imagine how much fun that thing is. E36s are a drivers car for sure mines just not fast enough, you have endless possibilities with that thing now. Nice work.

ryanzcastro

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Well this is just my opinion. The rear suspension geometry of the e36 for me I feel is better especially on a larger track. My S50 e30 was perfect and well balanced on track. Ive raced e30s for a while now but I do think that they have their high speed limitations due to their chassis and suspension. I would not go over an S50/52 as the car feels perfect and not over powered.

My 89 S50 E30



Its never too late to get into it. This combo really combines my loves. The handling of the M3 with the torque and reliability of good ole American displacement.