{"id":152648,"date":"2026-09-03T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=152648"},"modified":"2026-08-31T12:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:34:51","slug":"bailey-woods-and-his-b48-powered-bmw-e36-m3-races-ridge-motorsports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=152648","title":{"rendered":"Bailey Woods and his B48-Powered BMW E36 M3 Races Ridge Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=152716\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-152716\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"152716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=152716\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-14.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"BMW E36 M3 with a turbocharged B48 inline-four 14\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E36 M3 with a turbocharged B48 inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-14.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-14.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"front-side view of a BMW E36 M3 race car\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-14.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-14.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-14.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-14.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buccibur\">Bailey Woods<\/a> and his BMW E36 M3 visited <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ridge_Motorsports_Park\">Ridge Motorsports Park<\/a> for the Global Time Attack&#8217;s Speed Summit event. While there Bailey was the fastest overall with a lap of 1:35.812. Bailey&#8217;s amazing E36 is built by Riley Stair at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/riley_rsmotorsport\/\">RS Motorsports<\/a> with a composite clamshell front and extreme aero. It is powered by a turbocharged 2.0 L B48 inline-four swapped by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/strommotorsports\/\">Strom Motorsports<\/a>. The motor produces 550 hp (404 kW) to the wheels thanks to a Garrett G25-700 turbocharger and E70 fuel. The drivetrain uses a GS6-37D manual transmission from an Euro E46 diesel and E36 rear end with a RacingDiffs limited-slip differential and 3.73 ratio. The lightweight coupe (2300 lb) rides on Motion Control 3-way adjustable coilovers and Apex VS-5RS 18&#215;11-inch wheels with Hoosier Track Attack Pro 315\/30 tires. 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-19.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"driver&#039;s view of race track from inside BMW E36 M3 race car\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-19.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-19.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-19.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BMW-E36-M3-with-a-turbocharged-B48-inline-four-19.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@buccibur\/videos\">Bailey Woods<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bailey Woods and his BMW E36 M3 visited Ridge Motorsports Park for the Global Time Attack&#8217;s Speed Summit event. While there Bailey was the fastest overall with a lap of 1:35.812. Bailey&#8217;s amazing E36 is built by Riley Stair at RS Motorsports with a composite clamshell front and extreme aero. It is powered by a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=152648\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bailey Woods and his B48-Powered BMW E36 M3 Races Ridge Motorsports<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":144831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e36"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144825,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144825","url_meta":{"origin":152648,"position":0},"title":"BMW E36 M3 with a Turbo B48","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Bailey Woods competes in time attack in a BMW E36 M3 built by Riley Stair at RS Motorsports. 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