SR36 Build!!!!! (sr20det into bmw e36)

[nomoremk2]

With a hood on, in Florida weather, your engine bay temperatures are going to rival that of the sun. You're going to melt your bmc reservoir and be filled to the brim with regret.

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by nomoremk2

With a hood on, in Florida weather, your engine bay temperatures are going to rival that of the sun. You're going to melt your bmc reservoir and be filled to the brim with regret.

It dosent really get hot where I am, highest I've seen was 98 degrees and that was years ago, also the brake booster and the down pipe will be wrapped, so I won't have any problems

[95white240]

not going to bag your project its neat to see all swaps done, but why the e36 with sr20? I ask because i own a e36 m3 with the inline 6 and also a s14 with the sr20 swap. Hands down if you turbo that e36 engine if its not the 4 cylinder it would be dumb fast cause there is a ton of torque in the e36's just my thoughts but I'd love to see it with the engine in it

[EazyS13]

Originally Posted by 95white240

not going to bag your project its neat to see all swaps done, but why the e36 with sr20? I ask because i own a e36 m3 with the inline 6 and also a s14 with the sr20 swap. Hands down if you turbo that e36 engine if its not the 4 cylinder it would be dumb fast cause there is a ton of torque in the e36's just my thoughts but I'd love to see it with the engine in it

i second this, i used to have an e36 and those inline 6 could be pretty mean, intresting swap none the less

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by 95white240

not going to bag your project its neat to see all swaps done, but why the e36 with sr20? I ask because i own a e36 m3 with the inline 6 and also a s14 with the sr20 swap. Hands down if you turbo that e36 engine if its not the 4 cylinder it would be dumb fast cause there is a ton of torque in the e36's just my thoughts but I'd love to see it with the engine in it

Well I always had loved the SR platform, and the motor that was in the e36 was the m42(1.8L) which is slow and low powered also. And I wanted to do somthing different.

[Corbic]

What was wrong with the BMW engine? Hell I've joked around with the idea of putting a 2.8l into my 350z.

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by Corbic

What was wrong with the BMW engine? Hell I've joked around with the idea of putting a 2.8l into my 350z.

the engine that was in here was a M42 which is a super underpowered 1.8L

[OzzYNMotioN]

okay everyone i have started wiring and its absolutely hell! lol ill have pictures up soon of the wiring.

[OzzYNMotioN]

okay im having such a hard time on wiring but it is slowly comign together but while im wiring ill put a picture up on how the car sits now.

[Yellow4g63]

good idea you don't want this to happen to your car.

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by Yellow4g63

good idea you don't want this to happen to your car.

hahah this reminds me of my old RHD 240, except it was upside down and on fire lmao...

[josephin510]

Every fckn cell in my body tells me to hate you but I can't I fckn can't. I'm sarting to REALLY enjoy this build alot and secretly so are others. Atleast you didn't Rb20 or ca18 the car.

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by josephin510

Every fckn cell in my body tells me to hate you but I can't I fckn can't. I'm sarting to REALLY enjoy this build alot and secretly so are others. Atleast you didn't Rb20 or ca18 the car.

hahah well im glad your startting to enjoy the build! yea im not that dumb to put a rb20 ora ca18 in it -_- ha.

[wrgibson]

How is putting an RB20 or a CA18 into it any different than an SR? I'm not hating on your build at all, I'm just curious as to why an RB or CA would be "dumb".

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by wrgibson

How is putting an RB20 or a CA18 into it any different than an SR? I'm not hating on your build at all, I'm just curious as to why an RB or CA would be "dumb".

no it understandable, well from my point of view for the weight of the RB is to much, compared to the power it can make, and CA18, i always have hard time finding parts for and they arnt a very popular motor so fixing them and finding people that knows about them is a lot harder to find. the reason why i chose SR
is to not throw off the weight distribution off to much, and they are cheap, reliable, and there is an abundance of information on the the engine. i guess calling the other motors a dumb choice wasnt the best way to put it, its just dosent suite me and what i want to do.

[Corbic]

I find it hard to imagine you would ever notice the 100lb difference in weight.

The RB25 shines by having a significantly better transmission and the extra half-liter of displacement.

RB20 is garbage and the CA18 is a step in the wrong direction.

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by Corbic

I find it hard to imagine you would ever notice the 100lb difference in weight.

The RB25 shines by having a significantly better transmission and the extra half-liter of displacement.

RB20 is garbage and the CA18 is a step in the wrong direction.

i wasnt talking about the RB25, i was talking about the RB20 and the CA18.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by OzzYNMotioN

i wasnt talking about the RB25, i was talking about the RB20 and the CA18.

I know that. I was just highlighting the 25 as the logical alternative to the SR.

Only fools swap CAs and RB20s.

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by Corbic

I know that. I was just highlighting the 25 as the logical alternative to the SR.

Only fools swap CAs and RB20s.

Ah I get you, yea I would of loved to put RB25 in the bimmer but I didnt have the funds to do so.

[shaggy0778]

Originally Posted by OzzYNMotioN

Ah I get you, yea I would of loved to put RB25 in the bimmer but I didnt have the funds to do so.

rb25 is roughly the same price as an SR....???

[Yellow4g63]

Originally Posted by Corbic

I know that. I was just highlighting the 25 as the logical alternative to the SR.

Only fools swap CAs and RB20s.

Such strong words how much power does your rb25 make?

[OzzYNMotioN]

man guys we dont have to fight its just a build thread.

[KendallH]

Didn't like this thread at first, but I dig it now! Project looks good. DeSoto?

[7jpat]

i think its pretty bad ass

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by KendallH

Didn't like this thread at first, but I dig it now! Project looks good. DeSoto?

well im glad you are coming around =D, umm yea the car will be drifting ait desoto, CFRC, countyline, and so on, and i will be competing in XDC next year.

Originally Posted by 7jpat

i think its pretty bad ass

thank you sir, im glad you approve!

[anthonygrud]

Originally Posted by OzzYNMotioN

well im glad you are coming around =D, umm yea the car will be drifting ait desoto, CFRC, countyline, and so on, and i will be competing in XDC next year

I would love to see this car at cfrc/desoto and countyline. I live in tampa btw. Any idea when you will be finished?

[OzzYNMotioN]

Originally Posted by anthonygrud

I would love to see this car at cfrc/desoto and countyline. I live in tampa btw. Any idea when you will be finished?

well this weekend im hoping to get the wiring done and let it run for a couple hours and see if anything goes wrong. so maybe in the next week it should be on the road. ummmm ill have videos and pictures of wiring and first start first drive and some drifting behind my shop

[anthonygrud]

Originally Posted by OzzYNMotioN

well this weekend im hoping to get the wiring done and let it run for a couple hours and see if anything goes wrong. so maybe in the next week it should be on the road. ummmm ill have videos and pictures of wiring and first start first drive and some drifting behind my shop

Making pretty good time man! There's a event at cfrc this weekend too. I wanna see it run!

But to add to the rb25 debate , they're MORE expensive not "roughly" the same price. Parts are much more expensive and harder to find. S1 or S2 Rb25? How many headaches do you want? His choice of the SR is much smarter then a Rb series and has plenty of room for power for his goal.

[ch1873857]

rb25 = cheaper than SR. i get rb25 auto longblocks for 900. 1000 with 20 trans.

[landins13]

this started out with such promise and then came the crush bent exhaust rubbing againts wiring and the bmc. I was going to suggent running a remote remote resevoir for the bmc like hondas do but that wont help that crush bent pos downpipe from catching the coil pack wiring on fire.