WHATS YOUR 1/4 ET WITH YOUR v8 SWAPS LSx AND 5.0 FORD MOTORS???

[ST8 SIXIN]

hello
Please post your times if you have gone to the Drags with your V8 swap

Just want a ballpark range what most v8 e36 can do.

PS.
Has there been is anyone that has swaped a chevy 350 or just a sbc (old school type carbed motor) in here e36 ??

cuz if so, I am working on my project right now.....


TIMES*
MODS*
LOCATION(ft above sea level?)*


thanks

[M5Hunter]

times and mods in sig
Old school SBC has been done, but not any build threads on here. Also, no kits for the SBC if you need one.

[ST8 SIXIN]

cool 12s good trap speed .

ya i am working on my 350 sbc .30 over just got my Bday gift to my self my comp cam . cam will have 612 lift.632Exaust 114 lobed D cam the real thumper cam with 1.7 rockers. I plain on runing my superchager with like 4 psi lol prob wont need the boost but my cam is set up for small blower under 4-71.

My powerdyne is a turbo look a like but is driven by belt works good. I have some good flowing camelbak heads 202 valves and there P&P allready.. just need to get my brackets right and that's what were working on now .I am going full soild mounts to transfer all that power to wheels.
just hoping my 318 lsd rear gears hold up lol we will see . what is one of the stronger rear gears for our types of beemers The M3's???

[ST8 SIXIN]

Bump more ET times??? any one

[M5Hunter]

Alot of the swapped cars are running in the mid-low 13's. Rao has been mid 12's in his past swap(6.6L M3 2door) and Mas280 has been 11.0 in his 500+hp car.

[ST8 SIXIN]

whould you know there mods??

[M5Hunter]

both have build threads in this section, do a search using thier user names

[Fendbass22]

13.7 @ 106mph

No idea on elevation.

308ci SBF with Trick Flow head/cam/intake. 24lb injectors, 75mm MAF, 70 TB, 3.91 gears and Centerforce DFF clutch.

Yes, I should be a lot lower. 1st was useless with stock tires on 15" wheels. My shocks were blown and one cracked rear spring. Hopefully with my 17" x 8.5" rims I'm buying this weekend and the shocks/struts/springs I finish installing I should be a lot better.

Going to hit the dyno before my next track run though.

[m3chaser]

13.7 @ 106mph

No idea on elevation.

308ci SBF with Trick Flow head/cam/intake. 24lb injectors, 75mm MAF, 70 TB, 3.91 gears and Centerforce DFF clutch.

Yes, I should be a lot lower. 1st was useless with stock tires on 15" wheels. My shocks were blown and one cracked rear spring. Hopefully with my 17" x 8.5" rims I'm buying this weekend and the shocks/struts/springs I finish installing I should be a lot better.

Going to hit the dyno before my next track run though.

With some decent tires you and a good launch (1.9 60ft) you will be in the 12's. You have enough mph for it.

[B10 BITURBO]

13.7 @ 106mph

No idea on elevation.

308ci SBF with Trick Flow head/cam/intake. 24lb injectors, 75mm MAF, 70 TB, 3.91 gears and Centerforce DFF clutch.

Yes, I should be a lot lower. 1st was useless with stock tires on 15" wheels. My shocks were blown and one cracked rear spring. Hopefully with my 17" x 8.5" rims I'm buying this weekend and the shocks/struts/springs I finish installing I should be a lot better.

Going to hit the dyno before my next track run though.

Totally OT..

but i have S38B38+ oem G280 gearbox in my E30 cabrio ,,
dry-weight is 3200 lb

3.73 diff LSD and my best on 17" with 245/35 ..... 36 psi in tires

2.200 60 ft,,, 107 mph.... @ 13.28

[Fendbass22]

With some decent tires you and a good launch (1.9 60ft) you will be in the 12's. You have enough mph for it.

I think so too. I could really benefit from some tuning. I've tried doing what I can with timing and fuel pressure but I can't seem to get the engine so it pulls the whole time. I either can get low or high. Thats how I know it needs a tune to smooth it all out.

[ST8 SIXIN]

Thanks guys for the numbers. keep them coming ..

Im hoping to be fast enuff were they say I need a full fire suit and a cage.

Out here at 5,400 ft above sea level I think if i remember right 11,s i think you need CAGE, and a fire suit with a power cut off switch.. 11s or 10s.

Its kinda funny out here only THE BIG BOYS DIP UNDER 10s, out here I think theres a few cars like a mustang that dose low 11s and a turbo supra high 10,s that drive there cars on the street on the strip....

But its funny when some kids have a turbo TC says "O Im runing 11" and he runs 16.2s

ya your car might be fast on the street but at the drags its a HOLE DIFF STORY..

[ST8 SIXIN]

bump

Any more times mabe some pics or vids going down the drag strip ??

thanks guys

[M5Hunter]

http://youtu.be/pRCBpK5eOLE

http://youtu.be/SR1e7H9EXJ0

[jag09]

anyone know a place or forum that has done a write up on a sbc in a e36?

[Bsaint]

I don't know how a lot of you aren't going much faster...

I went 13.2 @ 106 on Pilot cups in my S50 E36 with cams and tune.

I don't see how I wouldn't be able to do a 12.0 or even dip into high 11's with slicks when my ls1 swap is finished.

[DekaB]

I don't know how a lot of you aren't going much faster...

I went 13.2 @ 106 on Pilot cups in my S50 E36 with cams and tune.

I don't see how I wouldn't be able to do a 12.0 or even dip into high 11's with slicks when my ls1 swap is finished.

+1

[hakentt]

All that work just to be in low 13s?

Lightly modded stock E36 M3 is in high 13s

[M5Hunter]

keep in mind, there are plenty of us running in the low-mid 12's also =) With some more 60ft practice I should be in the high 11's with my current setup, it takes a buch of money to get a e36 m3 into that area.

[Grimmjar]

E30 with 5.0 V12
6 Speed, 2.79 LSD
2.700 lbs

13.3 on street tyres
12,7 @ 109mph on Slicks
12.0 @ 119mph with some N2O

[Zander]

Mine should be in the 11's when all is said and done. But that is just a arm chair drag racer estimate though.

[Tongboy]

I don't know how a lot of you aren't going much faster...

I went 13.2 @ 106 on Pilot cups in my S50 E36 with cams and tune.

I don't see how I wouldn't be able to do a 12.0 or even dip into high 11's with slicks when my ls1 swap is finished.

torque doesn't matter as much in the drags since you keep the rpm's up so much. a well done s50 with cams and a good tune is only down ~40 horse from a stock ls1.

with slicks low 12's should be very easy in a stockish swap.

I've done 13.4 @ 111 with 2.2 60's - slicks or 555r's would be good for 1.6's and easy mid 12's on a 100% stock motor.

hell, just getting a drag oriented alignment would be worth better times.

[ST8 SIXIN]

HERES SOME PICS OF MY 355CI S/C WITH 8 PSI OF BOOST MABE IF NEEDED HAS A TOP HUSH HUSH CAM AND HEADS COMBO SBC build buti m not really doing a big O build pic by pic i will show you the end project when its done ENJOY ,,o ya in that pic with side shot of car the wing is painted now same color lol FYI

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[Pzary3233]

I think the issue is that a stock LS1 in an e36 is capable of a mid to high 12 second pass with a great driver, 15" wheels and real slicks.

The fact of the matter is that the platform is not designed to hook and go. You have to make it do that. With the right springs, swaybar tuning, tires, rear gear, etc. It could be a very potent car on the track.

Tong boy seems to be feeling his way to making his car a best of both worlds kind of car.

In the end, driver and car setup play an important part of getting good times.

[M5Hunter]

I disagree, a stock ls1 e36 on 17" street tires will run high 12's on a well prepped track, IMO