bm3r

yeah with the suspension setup I really want a smooth comfortable ride. I definitely do not want to slam the car. Actually a koni/eibach prokit setup would make me happy. But I like the dampening and height adjustability with the c/o's. I dont drift or anything crazy. its my DD

Omegared99

AHHHH i would have kept the BMW

Tom25666

that is a badass looking m3. but for 6k you can build a pretty stout redtop/blacktop or just buy a notchtop or rb. do as much as possible yourself; that labor at $40-$80/hr eats up the money. and i doubt you will ever need a stage 4 clutch.

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Walperstyle

lose the labor costs, and learn something

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bm3r

Thanks for the advice, but id rather spend $1500 for someone to do it RIGHT the first time. Im not going to take a huge risk of me or a friend(s) doing it over a shop that has done dozens of specifically SR swaps and has been doing it for 10 years! Its not worth it.

Sil-Abc

then ur never goin to learn about the car.

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roplusbee

The internet is a powerful thing. Once you download the Factory Service manual, things get a lot easier. Couple that with google/search, most of the stuff can be done by you and a friend or friends. When you pay a shop to do all of your work (and haven't done that type of work before) you may not be able to identify any potential issues because you won't be familiar with the equipment/devices in use. Just food for thought.

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bm3r

I know what you guys are saying. I love cars, have had 15 total and an 08 Ducati 848. Working on cars is not what I do lol. Ill do other stuff, like wash my car every single week. Wax it every 3 months etc...but thats it

yokotas13

my answers

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roplusbee

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Grant. Dude, where have you been hiding?

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I feel you on that man. Do what you do, just be prepared to put out the cash and search for a good shop to do the work or you will be having the work done again and again. That is what motivated me to work on my car myself.

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bm3r

If I get a second car, I would explore the idea of working on it on my own. With one car its pretty hard!

roplusbee

I agree. My options were turn in my car to the shop and have them tear it up and take a long time doing it or go to the hobbyshop with my friend and do it ourselves. Usually worked out well.

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blackoutt

I too started with a $6000 budget. I now have over $8k in parts, but bought a lot of worthless stuff that you won't need and started with a much worse off shell. Focus on suspension, and be realistic with your power goal for a daily driver, you might be able to pull it off with having shops do the work, but that's what will kill you. It basically cuts your budget into half labor, half parts.

0wn3r

Let's see how many more people will suggest:

A) Keeping the BMW you no longer have the option to keep
B) Doing the work yourself even though it's clear you do not prefer to

I consider myself extremely lucky to live close to 240sxmotoring. They help me out whenever I have issues. I'd highly suggest them for parts as their customer service and prices are outstanding. I think they're doing free shipping right now too?

Anyways, good luck with everything. You could always pick up used parts if you need to save $ too, just be careful with what ya get

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Prok0

Leave the car stock except for sus and wheels, put 6k in your bank, do stuff cooler then cars.

words of wisdom.

DJDANGER24

ALso, get an S15 turbo if you wanna make more than 260hp. you dont need a fmic. stick with the smic and boost the shit out of it. did you already buy the lmgt4's ?

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timlush

I am selling my 500hp RB25det complete setup for $6,000

http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/28888...det-setup.html

bm3r

anything from my lastest updated list that you would remove?

thanks!

what suspension ideas do you have? Tein SS, Tanabe, Stance etc...

Is that 260 Wheel HP w/ the S15 turbo? The engine I want is the s14 sr20det black top with VTC. Doesnt it already come with the T28 BB turbo or is the S15 turbo different?

Yeah I have the LMGT4's and they are in excellent condition w/ new tires!

Prok0

Suspension, KW Variant 3's, and all peak performance arms, thats if you want to have a car that handles well isnt super low, and rides comfortably.
If you want to go booty low, get whatevers cheap and say fuck it.

S15 turbos are good for around 300-320whp with the right tune/boost/supporting mods..

S14 and 15 turbos are pretty much the same, except the S15 has a divider cast into the turbine housing. Buy an o2 extension with a divider and you essentially have the same thing with your s14 turbo.

But really, throwing money into cars is stupid. Do suspension/wheels/brakes and leave the motor stock, maintain it, and have a cool car you can autox or some shit.

To this day the most fun ive had driving an s-chassis was probably driving my buddies bone stock motor kouki that had coilovers, all sus arms, z-brakes all the way around, and some ok wheels/tires on a small road course. You can beat the fuck out of the car and not have to worry about anything popping, and even if the motor does let go its a 200$ motor.

Cars suck, built motors suck, shit pretty much sucks all around. Only time built motors and big turbos are cool is when your ballin out, got a daily driver, and dont have to worry if shit breaks/blows up. That or if your 15, in high school, read import tuner, and ride the bus to school.

HaSo240sx

Good luck with the swap man i spend about good 8 grand and did all of the labor my self i did suspenion,j30 diff,s14 sr,and basic bolton's, you will learn with owning a 240 your always broke,hahah at least for me.

mrchomponthis

sppppppoooon feeding. do research and get your hands dirty. your car will always need things to be fixed or replaced so you better learn soon guy.

Walperstyle

the sr swap is the easiest thing in the world. There is tech dvd's that can make even a chimpanzee can do it. The majority of engines are all the same, and the more you play with them the easier it gets, for every engine.

But I should have considered your BMW ownership. You are a 'different' type of car guy.

Have fun.

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blackoutt

On top of all that you would also want subframe collars, various bushings, ball joints, rod ends, adjustable arms, mounts, and possibly new brakes to refresh the suspension and make the car driveable. In all reality keep saving, or start selling your body, I don't think you're quite there yet.

bm3r

how much more whp when I do the S15 turbo vs S14 Turbo?

I think I have factory LSD might hold off on the J30 diff

haha yeah Ive had 5 BMW's- 3 of which were M3's


Id def do all the susp components. Which bushings should I get etc? which brands? I dont want the car to creak, clank, or be all noisy

Ben G

If you wanted reliability you shouldn't have gotten a 15 plus year old car that some one most likely raped before you, but forgot to mention when you bought it.

Prok0

I explained, they are both pretty much exactly the same minus the divider. S14/15 turbos will do anywhere from 275-320whp with the right mods and boost.

0wn3r

Not to rain on anyones parade here, but I'd stop throwing hp numbers out there. I'm running 15psi on my S14 SR w/ an S15 turbo and I dyno'd at about 240hp / 260 tq. Granted you don't need a tune for it, but still...a turbo upgrade wouldn't be the first thing I would expect to need.

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NismoDriverS13

how about getting a life for that much???

again we dont care what u do with ur cars and money!!!

and if u gonna pay someone to install ur parts, then sure.... call me and i can take your money, i can install shit on ur car.

if i only had a quarter for everytime someone asks us to help them buy something. i think thats pathetic. u got money, but dont know how to waste it??? hahahaha. i wish i had that problem.

bm3r

what are your mods?

I went to school, graduated with a degree, and have a well paying job. I have earned and paid for everything I have ever owned.

You have no respect. Get out of the thread.

FaLKoN240

I would recommend looking around or possibly buying used, if you have a budget going on used higher range coilovers is usually your best bet.

I would go at least for 3 way adjustable coils (Preload, lower perch, damping) coilovers over the SS style. I absolutely HATED those coilovers because the way you adjust the ride height is by moving around the spring instead of shortening the shock body of the car.

Tein SS coilovers are a great coilover IF you have no other choice in selecting coilovers.

As I said above the only way you lower the car is by lowering the spring's perch which really sucks and yes, even at maximum droop the car isn't that low which I guess is cool if you're into that, but it makes the suspension way soft and causes the car to sag and droop through dips in the road which ISN'T cool.

I hated the way the suspension traveled on those things and sold them as soon as I bought them.

Not only because of that, but because there are so many more options available for the coilovers we have available for our chassis.

If you're really worried about ride quality try the Stance LX+ or something and get the ride height you want and the ride quality you want.

You'd be surprised how comfortable you can make "race" suspension feel by not putting a ton of preload on your suspension all around.

And having the ability to go lower is always a settling thought. Just in case. Because eventually everyone wants to go lower.

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