Internally, the 3.0-liter inline-six motor has been strengthened with forged pistons and rods from Powerhouse Racing and a set of billet main caps. Anyways, Gatebil has never been about doing things by the book, right?Īs you’ve probably gathered from the gigantic turbo setup, the 2JZ in this BMW is not quite stock either.
2JZGTE SWAP TO BMW IMMO OFF FULL
Sure, the Gatebil scene is full of BMWs packing heavily modified engines from their own family but it’s hard to fault Vidar for choosing to swap in what’s easily one of best turbocharged engines of all time. I’ll give the purists a moment to wipe the tears from their eyes. The other is the fact that its enormous Garrett GTX4294R turbo is not affixed to a BMW engine, but to a Toyota 2JZ-GTE. Those are a couple things that separate Vidar’s E30 from the rest. You probably don’t imagine the M3 as a car that pours smoke from its back tires or rips off blindingly-quick quarter mile passes. You probably imagine an E30 M3 threading a twisty mountain road with precision or hopping curbs in touring car racing. The prevailing image of the E30 M3 is one of high-revving, naturally aspirated horsepower and razor-sharp handling. It’s not surprising then, that the majority of E30 M3 owners prefer to keep their cars as close to original specification as possible. It was the first in a legendary line of high performance BMWs, and is known around the world as being one of the greatest driver’s cars ever. But at the same time it’s also kind of sacrilegious.Īt nearly 30 years old, the E30 M3 is a bonafide classic, and it’s been that way for some time. It’s as fast as you could want, it has a ton of work put into it, and looks totally badass. It was also one the more memorable finds from our 2013 Gatebil expedition. All it took was one look under the hood of this car and we knew it had all the credentials for the centerpiece of Speedhunters’ turbo celebration.īut aside from its mind-bending turbo setup, this M3 really has everything that makes a great feature car. This is Vidar Jødahl’s E30 BMW M3, and let’s just get it out of the way first: it’s sporting an enormous turbocharger. Before finishing up though, there’s a car which actually served as a catalyst for this theme, that we just have to share with you. Whether it’s retrospective stories or up-close looks at some of our favorite turbo-equipped cars, we love boost.
Thanks to our #WeHaveBoost theme, you guys have seen quite a variety of turbocharger-related content over the past couple of days.
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