BMW E46 320d (with a little suprise)

When was the last time you had an encounter with a sleeper? You know, those unassuming cars that seem like regular grocery-getters, yet completely smoke you from the lights while your jaw drops in astonishment. Well I thought I would share with you one of my favourites. Its a locally built car, Proudly South African, and will amaze you. Its a throwback to an older feature in Speed and Sound Magazine (a local magazine which is THE mag to get when you like tuned cars), so I am unsure if the the car still exists or not.

The car in question WAS an oil burner. A B.M.W E46 320d to be specific, but its had a heart transplant.

Under the hood now is a Lexus 1UZ-fe 4.0l V8 32-valve Twin Turbo pushing out 320kW on a low 0.5bar boost setting. And with that kind of engine, hearing the throaty roar of a V8 coming from a Diesel BMW can confuse many.

See below the stats of the car, just to see how much work was put into it, and be warned…

ENGINE:
Lexus 1UZ-fe 4.0l V8 32-valve Twin Turbo – Standard
1UZ bottom end – 10:1 compression ratio – Cylinder head
ports matched to manifolds – Dual custom exhaust manifolds,
downpipes and 63mm exhaust system by RC Performance –
Dual T3/T4 turbos with external wastegates – 8 x 550 injectors
– modified fuel rails – Mr Turbo fuel pressure regulator – E46 M3
fuel pump with custom piping – Spitronics engine management –
Aftermarket oil cooler, piping and sandwich plate – BMW 320d
radiator – Front mount intercooler.

TRANSMISSION:
Custom flywheel – custom button clutch
– BMW E46 328i gearbox – modified bell housing – custom
propshaft – BMW E46 M3 driveshafts – BMW E46 M3 diff and
rear suspension.

ROADHOLDING:
BMW M6 replica wheels – BMW E46 M3
braking system – BMW E46 M3 rear springs and shocks – BMW
E46 Sport Pack front springs and shocks.

INTERIOR:
Hidden aftermarket boost guages – E46 M3 instrumentation
cluster – Aftermarket boost controller with low and
high boost control – Innovate Air Fuel Guage.

CAR AUDIO:
Alpine CDE-9880R headunit – Alpine SPG-
17CS and Alpine SPG-17C2 splits – Alpine SWG-1244 12”
250RMS subwoofer – Alpine BBX-f1200 4-channel amplifier –
Alpine MRV-M250 2-channel amplifier.

To see more info on the car, head over to the following link:
http://www.speedandsound.co.za/throwback-thursday-split-personality/