{"id":63197,"date":"2020-12-04T15:50:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T21:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=63197"},"modified":"2020-12-04T15:50:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T21:50:47","slug":"bmw-e46-with-a-twin-turbo-ecoboost-v6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=63197","title":{"rendered":"BMW E46 with a Twin-Turbo Ecoboost V6"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BMW<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Napp<\/a> built his BMW E46 called “Freakoboost” to compete in Klutch Kickers money races and Pro Am drift series like US Drift and East10Drift. <\/p>\n

\"BMW<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris originally planned to build a Nissan S13 with a 4.0 L Jaguar V8. A family friend who worked with Ford Engineers couldn’t help procure a V8 but they did help with a twin-turbo Ecoboost V6 crate motor. Unfortunately life got in the way and the project was put on hold for several years. After a family friend sold him an E46 coupe, Chris remembered the Ecoboost was rear-sump motor and so was the E46. <\/p>\n

\"BMW<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris spent two years solving how to get the twin-turbo 3.5 L Ecoboost running in the E46. It involved a lot of work and custom mounts, wiring harness, downpipes, and exhaust. The V6 is making 480 horsepower and 525 lb-ft of torque on factory turbochargers and ECU.<\/p>\n

\"BMW<\/a><\/p>\n

The twin-turbo V6 mates to a T56 six-speed manual transmission with a Quicktime bellhousing. The transmission features a Tilton 6000 series throw-out bearing, T56 26-spline clutch, and 2002-2004 Mustang Cobra flywheel and pressure plate. A custom driveshaft sends power to a stock M3 rear diff that will eventually give way to a quick change rear end.<\/p>\n

\"BMW<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: @chris_napp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Napp built his BMW E46 called “Freakoboost” to compete in Klutch Kickers money races and Pro Am drift series like US Drift and East10Drift. Chris originally planned to build a Nissan S13 with a 4.0 L Jaguar V8. A family friend who worked with Ford Engineers couldn’t help procure a V8 but they did… Read More »BMW E46 with a Twin-Turbo Ecoboost V6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":64454,"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":0,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e46"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":124247,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=124247","url_meta":{"origin":63197,"position":0},"title":"AWD BMW E46 with a 1250 hp Twin-Turbo S62","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"J\u00f8rgen Aune transformed his 2002 BMW E46 M3 into an AWD monster called \"M3X\" at his company JAAS Industriservice (JAAS Performance) in Norway. 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