When Wojciech Goździewicz wanted more power in his BMW E36 M3 he turned to Turbo Lamik in Poland. There the team decided to swap the engine with something they had a lot of experience with. They decided to use a 3.2 L VR6 BUB from a Golf Mk5 R32. The engine was de-stroked to 3.0 L thanks to a 2.8 L crankshaft and upgraded with Techno5 forged connecting rods. Running off a large turbocharger with anti-lag and nitrous it produces 700 horsepower and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) of torque. Behind the engine is a five-speed manual transmission from a BMW E46 330.
Source: RacingForum.pl (build thread), Wojciech Goździewicz FB page and Turbo Lamik via ESD reader Piotr
There is mistake in translation. Engine was destroked by 2.8 vr6 crankshaft, and they used Techno5 forged connecting rods.
Thanks Piotr. I corrected the article.
I wonder why they went with a 3.0 vs the 3.2 displacement. Pretty awesome car though!
2.8 crank in 3.2 engine allows to lower compression ratio and open possibility to rev engine higher.
Also 3.2 crank has tendency to cracking about 700Nm/516ft lbs
Piston speed for 3.2 and 3.0(r32 with 2.8 crankshaft)
R32 @ 7800 rpm 24,934 m/s
R30 @ 8300 rpm 24,983m/s
The “lower compression ratio” is the last reason for doing this as an advantage, the number one reason is rod to stroke ratio. Any other reason like “higher rpm’s” and “crankshaft strength” (besides the cast r32 crank in the fsi versions) is just an added convenience
Anyone know how they got the bmw transmission to match up to the engine?
I think a custom bellhousing adapter.
Look like a partial adaptation
in the picture it looks like they may have just modified it. im currently trying to figure it out myself. I have been planning to have a bellhousing adapter made, but if i can just possibly modify it to fit it would be much easier as i wouldnt have to figure out a new clutch and flywheel setup. If anyone does have more info on how they actually did mate these 2, id love to see it. thanks.
actually zooming in on it, it looks like they just hacked the shit out of the bmw bell housing and welded some new lobes on. i guess thats an option for me, and i dont plan to have anywhere near this power in my swap as its just going to be a 2.8 with mild boost for now. its just a drift toy for the skid pads.