Thanks for checking in everyone! The audio is a little frustrating in places but next time round il find a fix and the car is 100% worth sticking it out
I'm a huge s54 fan boy, But, more power, less weight, less maintenance and a v8 sound track? That's all good in my book 👌thank you for the great content as always brother
@@thedownshiftchannel I was convinced I was getting another e46 coupe but I did not want the rust and hassle this time 🤣. Still love them but the better ones are out of what I can spend now. £20k+
@@thedownshiftchannel If it is not indiscreet, can i have an idea on the price of this build? Frankly I'm starting to get ideas that I should get out of my mind 😁Ideas like E46 325Ci with an LS3 swap for dedicated track use.
@@ChihabJebbari this car has had a lot of custom work and very good bodywork full repaint etc etc so really with everything you’d likely look at around 60-70k to do all that again but there are ways to build an LS in an E46 for much less without the extreme stuff or doing a lot of the work yourself
@@thedownshiftchannel I agree with you, i can build one here for less because the prices here in Morocco for body and mechanical works are much cheaper than in the UK, the main investment would be the engine that I should get from the US or maybe from the middle east (UAE) because here i'm pretty sure that I will not find one here with a decent price. Three years ago I had the (bad?) idea to swap an E46 coupe with the engine of.....a Porsche Cayenne 955 Turbo S for drift use 😬. I abandoned the idea when I started to realise the nightmare that it would become and the risk that it will not work as perfectly as I want for the use I want 😱 . The E46 chassis is a very good platform, the LSX should be a reasonable option in terms of cost and reliability.
@@ChihabJebbari that would be awesome if you could pull it off. Middle East would be a good idea to source parts as it takes out the distance and air freight and a lot of cars get stripped out there
Yeah it is a shame but it’s pretty wild in the wet and very valuable so gotta treat peoples cars with the respect they deserve. I’d imagine you wouldn’t have change out of 15 for the swap to do it right now to be honest
There are hundreads that are 1000 plus lots of M4 / N54 335/ M5 it’s pretty common and very easy on the newer cars. Also this is not a bmw engine it’s LS
@@mattgoesfast3738 Maybe... just maybe... the shooting location could've been somewhere else... anywhere else... shaky camera also making me dizzy... oof... other than those... nice to see some of these stories...
Unfortunately there was a time constraint on filming and the mic was having issues as I described in the text added in post. It would’ve been nice to have had more time when it wasn’t raining and in a quiet location without the mic issues but that would require a four hour journey each way to reshoot which wasn’t really possible
Thanks for checking in everyone! The audio is a little frustrating in places but next time round il find a fix and the car is 100% worth sticking it out
I'm a huge s54 fan boy, But, more power, less weight, less maintenance and a v8 sound track? That's all good in my book 👌thank you for the great content as always brother
Thanks brother! It was really nice to get a feel of the car and how different it is
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This is one serious M3! It seems justified that the LS ended up in there after the engine failure so no one should be upset about it
Totally agree an S54 isn’t a cheap NA build to make more power and the LS is actually lighter so in some ways it’s a win win
Got my e92 M3 last week V8 is a different ball game to the 46 for sure. A modded LS3 is crazy LOL
Yeah the LS is so much stronger mid range even compared to an S65 it’s very different! Congrats on the new car
@@thedownshiftchannel I was convinced I was getting another e46 coupe but I did not want the rust and hassle this time 🤣. Still love them but the better ones are out of what I can spend now. £20k+
Yeah honestly it’s a real shame the prices are rising so fast because they are great cars but out of reach for a lot of people now
Love this thing it’s 100% built for purpose and I bet it could run sub 7 in the right hands
Absolutely agree it’s a very capable car built on a great platform but it does require experience and knowledge to extract its potential
@@thedownshiftchannel I’d love to see a track video of you get chance to go out in it
You should do a showdown between this and your car that would be sick
I actually thought about this it would be hilarious to see how much faster it is
Absolute weapon, certainly would more than catch my eye seeing it driving around.
Absolutely it stands out a mile! It’s a serious piece of kit
Looks like the need for speed car that was in the game 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The M3 GTR was wild! I’d love to build one for track but it’s crazy money
What a fabulous example of its type. Super fast 💨. Those brakes…….. just the best 😬
It really is special
This thing is mental I bet it is seriously fast
It really is it would be amazing on track but is in many ways too much for the road
Perfect track machine, absolutely loving it!
It really is an awesome build!
@@thedownshiftchannel If it is not indiscreet, can i have an idea on the price of this build? Frankly I'm starting to get ideas that I should get out of my mind 😁Ideas like E46 325Ci with an LS3 swap for dedicated track use.
@@ChihabJebbari this car has had a lot of custom work and very good bodywork full repaint etc etc so really with everything you’d likely look at around 60-70k to do all that again but there are ways to build an LS in an E46 for much less without the extreme stuff or doing a lot of the work yourself
@@thedownshiftchannel I agree with you, i can build one here for less because the prices here in Morocco for body and mechanical works are much cheaper than in the UK, the main investment would be the engine that I should get from the US or maybe from the middle east (UAE) because here i'm pretty sure that I will not find one here with a decent price.
Three years ago I had the (bad?) idea to swap an E46 coupe with the engine of.....a Porsche Cayenne 955 Turbo S for drift use 😬. I abandoned the idea when I started to realise the nightmare that it would become and the risk that it will not work as perfectly as I want for the use I want 😱 . The E46 chassis is a very good platform, the LSX should be a reasonable option in terms of cost and reliability.
@@ChihabJebbari that would be awesome if you could pull it off. Middle East would be a good idea to source parts as it takes out the distance and air freight and a lot of cars get stripped out there
More of this type of content! Such a sick car
I’m planning on doing more soon!
Love it! How can anyone not be into this
It’s an awesome thing but definitely ideal for track use over road use!
I love this build for sure would turn heads at the ring
Definitely! Hopefully we will get over there and I can get the E30 together in time
Great car, didn’t catch the brake system, just mentioned how good it was? Can you tell me what it uses please. Regards
It’s the BTCC AP racing kit available from Malc Buck if you search him you should be able to find. They are astounding
Fantastic , thanks 👍
great car great owner 😎
We should do yours!
defo bro parmos and race cars 😎
It’s a date
Where the e46 cutting roof man ??
Thats an impressive build. Shame you guys didnt get a chance to show more of its potential. Any idea how much an engine swap like that costs?
Yeah it is a shame but it’s pretty wild in the wet and very valuable so gotta treat peoples cars with the respect they deserve.
I’d imagine you wouldn’t have change out of 15 for the swap to do it right now to be honest
Nice car. It seems so weird hearing a V8 in one though. What rear brakes does he have?
Stock rear calipers with different rotors and lines with RS29 rear
I couldn’t catch it but how much did the car weigh and what size tire was he running?
Sorry the audio wasn’t great on the day. 1200kg 550hp and 265/35 cup 2 tyre at the moment
Yo tengo un 330i e46, cual es mejor motor para un swap, LS o S65 ?
What front bumper/splitter is that? Looks good
A guy in the M3 groups called Matty Evans (Matty EV) makes them
@@thedownshiftchannel cool thanks
Road noise behind them is killing me
Yes sorry it was very frustrating the mic was picking that up but we couldn’t reshoot due to time
What tires and size??!
Cup 2 275
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Where can buy this bumpers?
Great car shame it's red
Red is the fastest colour like Ferraris
Does a BIG power Bummer exist never seen anything past 1000 but most are 5/600 hp i hear bimmer engines aren't easy to extract power frm
There are hundreads that are 1000 plus lots of M4 / N54 335/ M5 it’s pretty common and very easy on the newer cars. Also this is not a bmw engine it’s LS
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Hahaha this should’ve been the title
Awesome car but a shame the video sent me to sleep…
Goodnight
Maybe hit up one of the other million TH-cam channels where people act completely over the top and fake. OMG GUYS
@@mattgoesfast3738 Maybe... just maybe... the shooting location could've been somewhere else... anywhere else... shaky camera also making me dizzy... oof... other than those... nice to see some of these stories...
Unfortunately there was a time constraint on filming and the mic was having issues as I described in the text added in post.
It would’ve been nice to have had more time when it wasn’t raining and in a quiet location without the mic issues but that would require a four hour journey each way to reshoot which wasn’t really possible
@@thedownshiftchannel don't listen to this idiot. Great video. Lots of good info for anyone doing this to their M3. Like me. Thanks.
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