E28 M5 with S54

Teamasr3 · Post by **Teamasr3** » Mar 27, 2013 11:18 PM

Hi everyone,

Some friends and I just launched a site that allows car buffs like us to create a portfolio page of the cars we built/own/in progress etc., regardless of make/model.

Here is my page, including the S54 M5, which ChuckNE built (hi chuck) and I accessorized.

https://www.3rdrevolution.com/teamasr

Check it out, be one of the first to sign up for the Beta...its FREE.

Sign up here too: https://www.3rdrevolution.com/join/profile/banner

RondoAcapriccio · Post by **RondoAcapriccio** » Mar 28, 2013 12:37 AM

you have a s54 e28....

where the f**k are the vids? lmao.

B7Turbo · Post by **B7Turbo** » Mar 28, 2013 8:02 AM

Enjoy!

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=108450

S54ATL · Post by **S54ATL** » Mar 28, 2013 12:58 PM

I've always wanted to do this (the S54 swap).

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Mar 28, 2013 1:22 PM

Fantastic work, that interior is stellar

Pavel · Post by **Pavel** » Mar 28, 2013 2:43 PM

Joined myself. Like the idea and great build!

SparkJR · Post by **SparkJR** » Mar 28, 2013 4:46 PM

Greg E34 · Post by **Greg E34** » Mar 28, 2013 4:49 PM

B7Turbo wrote:Enjoy!

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=108450

Saw this car in person last year at Vintage.

Stunning!

Mark 88/M5 Houston · Post by **Mark 88/M5 Houston** » Mar 28, 2013 7:27 PM

Very nicely done. I have to ask; what happened to the original S38?

Post by **Nebraska_e28** » Apr 10, 2013 11:34 PM

Teamasr3 wrote:Hi everyone,

Some friends and I just launched a site that allows car buffs like us to create a portfolio page of the cars we built/own/in progress etc., regardless of make/model.

Here is my page, including the S54 M5, which ChuckNE built (hi chuck) and I accessorized.

Welcome aboard Teamasr3!

Congrats to owning the first s54 powered e28 that was birthed into existence on MyE28!

That thing is a rocket. I know first hand.

Teamasr3 · Post by **Teamasr3** » Apr 14, 2013 1:17 AM

Nebraska_e28, thank you for the comment....Yes, you are correct, I have the one, the first, e28 s54, created by the talented Doc Brown also known as Chuck. hi Chuck.

Here is the car that started the S54 crave.

shagrath · Post by **shagrath** » Apr 14, 2013 7:31 AM

How can it be verified that this is the first?

m-racer · Post by **m-racer** » Apr 14, 2013 8:44 AM

Doesn't matter who is first. What matters is that this is open source so that the builds in the future are easier and better. I owned one of the first s14 powered 2002's (I didn't build it - Ben Thongsai and Gary Bossert did - I rescued it after Gary sold it and brought it back to snuff). It was not the first, but in the first few. What was important was that that build and several others were well documented to make it easier to replicate. There have been many since. My last M2 and others like Roy W's (both clearly better than the originals) were made easier by a body of knowledge that enthusiasts provided. I take my hat off to all those who document the process to make the next edition easier. I don't think there will ever be the number of s54 e28s that there are M2's but one never knows. I certainly would rather have one than an M2. Maybe one of these days Sia will just have too many cars and want to sell his!

B7Turbo · Post by **B7Turbo** » Apr 14, 2013 8:58 AM

shagrath wrote:How can it be verified that this is the first?

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=73276 thread dates Jan 2010

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=83 ... sc&start=0 thread dated Oct 2010

I would say that I started collecting info and resources as well as the engine, etc...FIRST and I believe we were working on the same type of project at the same time and mine took a little longer at the end because of ECU work and Exhaust.

I wanted to make sure that I could integrate the whole capability of the S54 (Vanos system) in to my e28 including the M Sport button, also retain the Stock functionality of the other electric or electronics A/C and look.

So to say his or mine first will always be debatable, frankly I am glad to see another person have done this and enjoying it.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Apr 15, 2013 8:55 PM

m-racer wrote:Doesn't matter who is first. What matters is that this is open source so that the builds in the future are easier and better. I owned one of the first s14 powered 2002's (I didn't build it - Ben Thongsai and Gary Bossert did - I rescued it after Gary sold it and brought it back to snuff). It was not the first, but in the first few. What was important was that that build and several others were well documented to make it easier to replicate. There have been many since. My last M2 and others like Roy W's (both clearly better than the originals) were made easier by a body of knowledge that enthusiasts provided. I take my hat off to all those who document the process to make the next edition easier. I don't think there will ever be the number of s54 e28s that there are M2's but one never knows. I certainly would rather have one than an M2. Maybe one of these days Sia will just have too many cars and want to sell his!

Yup, doesn't matter. I know Chuck worked on this car for a while. He said that he had been working on it since spring of 2010 when he told me about it (he was leery of posting it to the forum for fear that the purists would freak.) I found out about it when I sold him the glass roof that the car is wearing now before he posted it to his build thread. I can't wait to see the car, as I had emailed Chuck extensively about it while the swap was going on. It would also be very nice if I could make time this year at Vintage to actually ride in Sia's car instead of just gawking at it in the parking lot of the Hawthorne.

shagrath · Post by **shagrath** » Apr 15, 2013 9:24 PM

Just curious.

B7Turbo · Post by **B7Turbo** » Apr 15, 2013 10:37 PM

mooseheadm5 wrote:
m-racer wrote:Doesn't matter who is first. What matters is that this is open source so that the builds in the future are easier and better. I owned one of the first s14 powered 2002's (I didn't build it - Ben Thongsai and Gary Bossert did - I rescued it after Gary sold it and brought it back to snuff). It was not the first, but in the first few. What was important was that that build and several others were well documented to make it easier to replicate. There have been many since. My last M2 and others like Roy W's (both clearly better than the originals) were made easier by a body of knowledge that enthusiasts provided. I take my hat off to all those who document the process to make the next edition easier. I don't think there will ever be the number of s54 e28s that there are M2's but one never knows. I certainly would rather have one than an M2. Maybe one of these days Sia will just have too many cars and want to sell his!
Yup, doesn't matter. I know Chuck worked on this car for a while. He said that he had been working on it since spring of 2010 when he told me about it (he was leery of posting it to the forum for fear that the purists would freak.) I found out about it when I sold him the glass roof that the car is wearing now before he posted it to his build thread. I can't wait to see the car, as I had emailed Chuck extensively about it while the swap was going on. It would also be very nice if I could make time this year at Vintage to actually ride in Sia's car instead of just gawking at it in the parking lot of the Hawthorne.

Paul, I PMed Chuck when he completed his Exhaust system to see if he could make another similar headers and the down pipe in order to save some time, but he didn’t have time or something in that nature, however, lucky me SF found a great hot rod builder that was extremely great fabricator so took a little time but the result was well worth to wait.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Apr 15, 2013 10:40 PM

I was trying to get his awesome mounts made, too, but he was very busy. I'm going to see about it now that it has been brought up again. I think M5x/S5x motors are a natural for the E28 chassis and the work you two did to pioneer the ultimate swap from that engine family should pave the way for future work in that area.

86GT635 · Post by **86GT635** » Apr 16, 2013 12:35 AM

So what does it cost for such a swap? That motor has such a wide powerband. Very beautiful power train. And what happens with the rest of the drive train? I'm assuming a smg trans, and custom driveshaft?

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Apr 16, 2013 12:53 AM

From what I was able to calculate from my investigations into this swap, you're going to spend $10k before you even turn a wrench.

B7Turbo · Post by **B7Turbo** » Apr 19, 2013 8:39 AM

I have to make this right with Teamar3.
Teamar3 please accept my apology for not paying attention to your thread and posted my link due to misunderstanding of the content

. However, you are welcome to post anything about your car on my thread on eye candy and it will be cool with me.

Hope you could join us at RTT one day!

Cheers,

Sia

shagrath · Post by **shagrath** » Apr 19, 2013 9:14 AM

B7Turbo wrote:I have to make this right with Teamar3.
Teamar3 please accept my apology for not paying attention to your thread and posted my link due to misunderstanding of the content . However, you are welcome to post anything about your car on my thread on eye candy and it will be cool with me.

Hope you could join us at RTT one day!

Cheers,

Sia

Kiss and make up you two!

leadphut · Post by **leadphut** » Apr 19, 2013 11:10 AM

B7Turbo wrote:I have to make this right with Teamar3.
Teamar3 please accept my apology for not paying attention to your thread and posted my link due to misunderstanding of the content . However, you are welcome to post anything about your car on my thread on eye candy and it will be cool with me.

Hope you could join us at RTT one day!

Cheers,

Sia

Class act.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Apr 19, 2013 12:46 PM

I want to see these two cars together but I fear the world would be sucked into a singularity of awesomeness.

Teamasr3 · Post by **Teamasr3** » Apr 27, 2013 12:13 AM

Sia, no hard feelings taken, I am just a car nut and appreciate both what I build/drive and what others build and drive.

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