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If you plan on keeping the stock cluster, keep the electronic side of the ABS, throw away just the hydraulic part. If you don't have rear speed sensors, you can repin the connector and put the front signal wires where the rear would be, that way you can have speed and mileage on your cluster, no matter what rear end you running.
Yessir I’m 17 and I bought a hatch s13 and I been working on it I have watched all your vids and try to keep up I’m a big fan and I live your channel but I hope it grows more you deserve more views tbh but keep it up and hopefully you read this it would mean a lot!
My car's transmission was made by GM of France, however. With a couple nice modifications. Sequential shifting capability that actually worked. The transmission is Good for 300 HP, so if you are using a GM transmission it should fit to a chevy engine. Same transmission used in a Cadillac DTS or Deville, or full size C or K trucks at the time. Really good solid auto transmission that came with 2nd generation 3 series BMW. 3 speed with overdrive, that was also geared quite well I thought. Especially the overdrive gear I thought was especially good.But I'd imagine a manual would be the best if it can handle the HP.
Taylor Ray ran G8 GT manifolds on his 6.2 with stock heads and made mid 400s rwhp. Maybe hit him up to see if he still has them. They fit a miata so maybe they will fit a bmw. He did pick up significant power with longtubes.
Man Brian getting upset at these comments . I agree with jimmy and Brian people are experts when it comes to custom work until it's time to do it. I respect these guys hustle .
One of the things with a 3 series, you can have "too much" Horsepower if you don't have the M3 suspension upgrade. Even then, the light weight of the 3 series does make a good drifter, one of the best with its more than stiff chassis. I've always thought this engine + trans to be a crazy combination. Yep it is. lol Great point about upgrading oil pan. So many forget how that is important for a drift car. People/Guys just want to do donuts and not think about the consequences and gravity and G-force and what that means for your motor. lol
I feel like I have seen Jimmy put a million throughout bearings on BMW gearboxes at this point 😅 Now when I am finally able to afford a K swap for Miata I will be well able to through a Bmw gearbox on it!!
Forward facing headers are gonna suck for the serpentine belt routing but it's so worth it. I hid a whole muffler in my front bumper so I could dump exhaust put the side of the front bumper.
The biggest deal with the headers won't be power. It's going to back pressure. Back pressure leads to more heat under hood. I'd plan to add vents for heat management or at least help with getting heat out.
Headers for that car with the space is a nightmare bhall!!!!! That thing will rip plenty with stock ramhorns!!!! Block huggers would help but you still would have to clearance somewhere.. she looks awesome dude
When this box inevitably breaks the one you wanna find is a ZF GS5-39dz, it's the e39 530 diesel box and that's the cd009 for us over here. The six speed (GS6-39dz) is also good but the five speed is a tad stronger. My mate has this box in his pro class Pontiac GTO with about 530 wheel hp.
This really look great, I would do anything to swap my E46 with an LS but to get an LS in South Africa is like chicken teeth and hell off expensive. can't wait to see this swap done. great content.
I had an unsprung expensive clutch disk in my E36 328is NA build and I would have to spin the tires just to get the car to move from a stop, there was no soft engagement and the clutch disk only lasted 38k miles 😆, next clutch was a heavy duty sprung 6 puck ACT and it was 100x better and less stressful to drive.
Derek hit the nail on the head about LS swaps nickel and diming you the entire time. Don't blame you at all for using the factory manifolds. Had exhaust not been the first thing I ordered for mine I'd probably have gone factory too.
My suggestion would be to buy a totaled e46 m3, and take the drivetrain. That gets you a 210mm large case lsd diff, stronger axles, and the sweet 420g gearbox. The zf is gonna break, as is the 188 medium case diff and axles. Its usually the axles that break first, but eventually it all will. You can sell the motor and other stuff from the totaled m3 for parts to make most of your money back.
Any idea on how one would get a vehicle speed sensor pulse from this bmw to the ls ecu that the ls ecu can interpret? Not necessarily for the cluster but so the ls ecu is getting that dignal for the idle and other changes it makes from the vss signal?
Answer to the question "Are the gearboxes tested with LS power" is that I don't exactly know about the E46 zf trans but the E39 3.0d getrag manual trans is known to hold a lot of power. In Estonia last year my friend got the title of the fastest BMW in Estonia with his E39 (was supposed to be E30 but we couldn't get the right axles on time) M50B28 Stroker with a 80mm turbo and some NOS and it made a little over 1000hp from the wheel and the trans he used was the E39 3.0d trans. If you wonder then on the 1/4 mile he drove 8.82s and the start was terrible. The engine decided to blow up and we realized that we can't get much more out of the M50 and decided to go with the LM7 engine (we used the same adapter plate you bought) and with the same turbo it made about 800hp but the turbo was too small so the intake temps rose way to high and the piston rings decided to collide so it blew up as well. TLDR: If the E46 trans doesn't hold the power then get the E39 3.0d trans (GS5-39DZ) and it's a straight bolt on to the adapter plate you got.
Yall need to hit up Micah Diaz he's got it on lock on this swap and he still runs factory ac as well. But honestly he'll be able to give you all the knowledge you need on this swap.
You’re welcome to stay with us in Poland and let’s go drifting ❤️
Hell yeah that would be a badass collab!!!
that would be epic! greetings from Czech o/
The videos would be amazing
oh that would be a sick crossover!
The collab of dreams
Right after Brian said wipe his butt the UA-cam video went to an ad for charming toilet paper UA-cam's getting good real good
Cracked me the hell up
I LMAO!!! This too funny!!
Wow!lmao too funny
Good one UA-cam, good one
First Hoonigan this vs that now Jimmy. Such a good morning.
SAME HERE DUDE 😂
If you plan on keeping the stock cluster, keep the electronic side of the ABS, throw away just the hydraulic part. If you don't have rear speed sensors, you can repin the connector and put the front signal wires where the rear would be, that way you can have speed and mileage on your cluster, no matter what rear end you running.
How do you get the ls ecu to accept a vss vehicle speed sensor reading from the bmw?
@@ThomasBilt have u figured this out? i’m looking to find everything i need to know before starting on my swap
this was helpful !
@@xaviersantos9802he said this 2 years ago bro
The moment brian said we need him to film them wiping their butts i got a charmin toilet paper ad loooooool
I got a bounty ad and a pampers ad lol
I got the same add to. They planned it haha
ya'll get ad's? lol
UA-cam vanced, no ads
Yessir I’m 17 and I bought a hatch s13 and I been working on it I have watched all your vids and try to keep up I’m a big fan and I live your channel but I hope it grows more you deserve more views tbh but keep it up and hopefully you read this it would mean a lot!
Congrats on the S13!!
OAKES GARAGE x NEXT LEVEL DRIFT bois?
That`s what I`ve thought. Maybe Seduced (they invited Noriyaro, Chelsea and Lonestar)
Jimmy just put a Next Level sticker on his Polish E36 this past weekend. We've come full circle bois
Derrick is now my favorite because he rides a two stroke. Damn I didn’t know y’all rode dirt bikes so much!
2 smoker baby!!!
Hit up nightride in poland jimmy if you want to drift there lol
You could try C5 or C6 exhaust manifolds. They’re built for tight spaces and have a slightly longer collector
Sachs peformance clutches are the best! my clutch was rated at 400NM+ still holding strong after a year of 520NM
Forward facing manifold and a big turbocharger
My car's transmission was made by GM of France, however. With a couple nice modifications. Sequential shifting capability that actually worked. The transmission is Good for 300 HP, so if you are using a GM transmission it should fit to a chevy engine. Same transmission used in a Cadillac DTS or Deville, or full size C or K trucks at the time. Really good solid auto transmission that came with 2nd generation 3 series BMW. 3 speed with overdrive, that was also geared quite well I thought. Especially the overdrive gear I thought was especially good.But I'd imagine a manual would be the best if it can handle the HP.
Come to next level! Best grassroots event here
In Europe we would use 330D gearbox they are ''the strongest''
i don’t think we have that in america
@@mromagachi5194 gerbox code if it helps GS6-53DZ
Dj actually had a good point with that question of the day... I’m proud of his stoned ass haha 😂
plus the old "might need to delete that frame rail" had me dying
They hold Slot of power
I always have to stay and watch until the end of the video. The outro song is just too good!!
Always wanted an LS e 46. Can't wait to see Brian ripping it
Taylor Ray ran
G8 GT manifolds on his 6.2 with stock heads and made mid 400s rwhp. Maybe hit him up to see if he still has them. They fit a miata so maybe they will fit a bmw. He did pick up significant power with longtubes.
Man Brian getting upset at these comments . I agree with jimmy and Brian people are experts when it comes to custom work until it's time to do it. I respect these guys hustle .
I just ordered this because of yal doing LS swapped 240 with this swap just like the black one on the background
Been waiting on my TDR mounts since April 2nd😩
Go Brian GOOO!!! So happy for you
Maybe one day we can have a LS46 meetup 🥺
Fun fact: polish people are fantastic machinists. But you learned that from quality of that piece.
Sheesh! If you wanna come to Poland I have a space to have you! You inspired me to start my channel and would love to meet you and hang out 💪❤️
One of the things with a 3 series, you can have "too much" Horsepower if you don't have the M3 suspension upgrade. Even then, the light weight of the 3 series does make a good drifter, one of the best with its more than stiff chassis. I've always thought this engine + trans to be a crazy combination. Yep it is. lol Great point about upgrading oil pan. So many forget how that is important for a drift car. People/Guys just want to do donuts and not think about the consequences and gravity and G-force and what that means for your motor. lol
Clutch slip will probably be the only thing preventing that gear box going bang😂, can't wait to see this
Dont ZF boxes handle 700whp?
@@Jake_Hamlin it's the torque that will kill it. Driveshafts, prop, and diff will probably go first
That's the exact oil pan I have on my ls swapped 89 camaro drift build,keep up the good work guys!!!
Damn, come to Poland for Next Level Drift guys!
Ooooo hell yeah man you should visit Poland for sureeeee, drift culture in on poooint!!!!
🇵🇱Greetings from Poland!🇵🇱 I am here since budget 240. Love the content! ❤️ Keep up good job 🤟
I feel like I have seen Jimmy put a million throughout bearings on BMW gearboxes at this point 😅 Now when I am finally able to afford a K swap for Miata I will be well able to through a Bmw gearbox on it!!
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS OVEN CLEANER IS IT!
Ask hurt if he can get u connected to Don Musk! That name should be familiar 😅 the people over there are like the most hospitably and friendly
Would be awsome to see u at next level drift with the PAN!C Crew, nightride and so on
looks right at home. LS Building isn’t for the weak haha. not going to need my oem corvette headers for awhile if anything..
Forward facing headers are gonna suck for the serpentine belt routing but it's so worth it. I hid a whole muffler in my front bumper so I could dump exhaust put the side of the front bumper.
You guys already know that you are welcome in Poland,you know who Donmusk is and all that stuff,would be crazy to see you on our tracks :d
The car on the clutch box is the Norwegian drifter Joachim Waagaard. Bmw m4 with a LS in it.
Poland here comes Jimmy!!!! So cool this is happening
Ooooh nighride invite get on it boys 👌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
TDR is “Tire Death Racing” I used the same adapter and engine mounts on my 46
The zf trans is a nice transmission
The biggest deal with the headers won't be power. It's going to back pressure. Back pressure leads to more heat under hood. I'd plan to add vents for heat management or at least help with getting heat out.
Not from Poland but from Slovakia, not far away, if you find your way through Slovakia I can show you around some of our scene
I’m all in, on my 5th e46, so what y’all are doing is my next step!
I completely forgot about this transmission, now I know what I'm going to use in my IS300
The real ones know this is a good setup and the factory headers will be fine; stoked to see Brian's e46 rolling smoke.
4th yh both about time Brian needs to get his car going again
Also from Poland come out see the scene !
Headers for that car with the space is a nightmare bhall!!!!! That thing will rip plenty with stock ramhorns!!!! Block huggers would help but you still would have to clearance somewhere.. she looks awesome dude
Way better then any Brett Collins kit.
Motivation to build my 5.3 sitting on an engine stand :D
Vortec LM7?
When this box inevitably breaks the one you wanna find is a ZF GS5-39dz, it's the e39 530 diesel box and that's the cd009 for us over here.
The six speed (GS6-39dz) is also good but the five speed is a tad stronger.
My mate has this box in his pro class Pontiac GTO with about 530 wheel hp.
The 46 neeeeeds one of those poland special bodykits
Derrick's smile when he got to palm kr haha epic keep up the vibes ps good to see Grit Sanderson 🙏🏾🤘🏾✌🏾🤙🏾
This thing is going to be awesome
@nightride 💪 perfect quality videos 😎👌
This really look great, I would do anything to swap my E46 with an LS but to get an LS in South Africa is like chicken teeth and hell off expensive. can't wait to see this swap done. great content.
Shout out from Tennessee
Im frrom poland, our bimmer scene is stronk af boi
I want to put a 4.8l and this DCT into my '87 300zx with the lid and eventually s13 suspension components along with some decent coilovers.
Front plate the motor in so easy and works awesome
There are so many BMW's drifting in Estonia as well.
That adapter is genius!
VW Golf’s, BMW’s & Audis are the Polish trifecta
Swede's usually put the zf 6spd from the diesels into whatever swap, theyre good for power 😅
Speed engineering headers dude
Drifting is so multi national. German car, polish adapter plate, American engine, built for a sport from Japan.
you need a heavy duty rear end in order to hold that power. M3 or SLG axles.
So much damn motivation for me to start mine!! 🙌
Thank you brain for repping the e46
She gonna be rowdyyy! Don’t forget reinforcement 😂 and get headers.. cmonnnnn!
I had an unsprung expensive clutch disk in my E36 328is NA build and I would have to spin the tires just to get the car to move from a stop, there was no soft engagement and the clutch disk only lasted 38k miles 😆, next clutch was a heavy duty sprung 6 puck ACT and it was 100x better and less stressful to drive.
Finally more progress for the junkyard LS
I've got a ton of family in poland and my cousins got the drift bimmers :P
Crank be flexin like a noodle at high rpms🤣🤙
Yoo jimmy I love the videos been watching for a year now. Love all your cars. Love too see what else is coming up
Hit up Nightride!! 🤙
Derek hit the nail on the head about LS swaps nickel and diming you the entire time. Don't blame you at all for using the factory manifolds. Had exhaust not been the first thing I ordered for mine I'd probably have gone factory too.
Good morning ☀️
A was litteraly thinking to myself them bmw gerboxes are like 50$ in Poland, and yes Bmw scene is on point here. 535D 400hp myself today xD
"This part literally spends its life going back and forth on the shaft, so keep it greased." That's what she said. lol
We’re live Oak boys!
slotted mounts is insane
My suggestion would be to buy a totaled e46 m3, and take the drivetrain. That gets you a 210mm large case lsd diff, stronger axles, and the sweet 420g gearbox. The zf is gonna break, as is the 188 medium case diff and axles. Its usually the axles that break first, but eventually it all will. You can sell the motor and other stuff from the totaled m3 for parts to make most of your money back.
So stoked for Brian!
Such a great excecution of "Noice"
Noice guys. Great work Jimmy, Brian and the crew.
I love these channel .. they be putting in work . I've learned a lot just watching looks like they have so much fun . .
Love me some ls content and can’t wait to see Brian’s face when he getting his head glued to his head rest for the first time lol
Thank you! I was just thinking of doing this with my 4.8 and s2000
Love me some B Hall content. Always gets a laugh outta me. Solid dude.
Dereck should tune that bad boy when you two are done with it
If that pressure plate is sre -243 it should hold closer to 600lbft with that clutch plate. Also there is 10% safety margin :D
the euro 328/m3 (s5d 320z) gearbox did blow out the bottomstock att 1108 wnm in hub dyno. so the small ZF gearbox is great for Big Power.
Any idea on how one would get a vehicle speed sensor pulse from this bmw to the ls ecu that the ls ecu can interpret? Not necessarily for the cluster but so the ls ecu is getting that dignal for the idle and other changes it makes from the vss signal?
I AM BEYOND EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!!
I am from Poland, comento see Drift Masters event 😁
This one was seriously awesome guys. 🤌🏻
Answer to the question "Are the gearboxes tested with LS power" is that I don't exactly know about the E46 zf trans but the E39 3.0d getrag manual trans is known to hold a lot of power. In Estonia last year my friend got the title of the fastest BMW in Estonia with his E39 (was supposed to be E30 but we couldn't get the right axles on time) M50B28 Stroker with a 80mm turbo and some NOS and it made a little over 1000hp from the wheel and the trans he used was the E39 3.0d trans. If you wonder then on the 1/4 mile he drove 8.82s and the start was terrible. The engine decided to blow up and we realized that we can't get much more out of the M50 and decided to go with the LM7 engine (we used the same adapter plate you bought) and with the same turbo it made about 800hp but the turbo was too small so the intake temps rose way to high and the piston rings decided to collide so it blew up as well.
TLDR: If the E46 trans doesn't hold the power then get the E39 3.0d trans (GS5-39DZ) and it's a straight bolt on to the adapter plate you got.
Learned a lot from this Thanks!
If you want to drift with the polish just go to Gatebil.
Yall need to hit up Micah Diaz he's got it on lock on this swap and he still runs factory ac as well. But honestly he'll be able to give you all the knowledge you need on this swap.