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Originally Posted by woosh
I somehow knew last year that you were crazy enough to do this!!! 
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Originally Posted by robbieredknapped
Why not start off using a 116 or a 120i as a base?
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I'll take a stab at this for Riley 
a) he already had the 130i before thinking of this project and it seems to have done him well thus far..
b) 130i has some stronger chassis components than a 116, 118 or 120
c) registering a new engine with a massive displacement jump is costly and time consuming. going from a 3l to 3l tt is much easier and a lot of the components are confirmed plug and play thanks to our good friend in europe who has already done this project.
ps: hey Riley... I don't know if you saw it, but there's a race workshop here in Sydney undertaking the same project. |
I was thinking about it for laughs around maybe august..? Then the last meet i was told about a cheap engine for sale, then impulsiveness took over.. Haha
Riley? I'm Brendan >_< (riley used to own this car though?)
A)yeah, in addition to the above.. I have it
B) i dunno exactly.. Different diff ratio, what else? So much is being swapped lol
C) yup, it's legal still, but there's less 'checks' to go from a 3.0 to a 3.0tt
Brendan! Hahaha, what workshop?