323ti with S54 M3 engine

[TOMCRUZ]

Hello there!
Been owner of Mini Coopers (love it) and now a WRX hatchback with sti widebody swap... but now a friend of me offer me his new toy...

2000 E36 323ti awesome yellow with S54 engine and E46 dash clock swap...

Will be a nice project to own???

The body and interiors are really in good shape, but the engine doesnt feel really fast, but the sound it offer at 8k rpms... my god, WOW....

And the dash clock isnt working well maybe need some work there...


Price?
$8,766 us dllr

Some pictures...

And... will it be an awesome daily project car??? or better run out.

[ed323i]

I would definitely like this car.. Should be seriously fast also, 343 HP, very rev-happy engine, manual transmission, in the light 323ti chassis..
If the car and engine are in good shape, then it isn't expensive, as it's virtually impossible to build a project like that for that price.
You'd need to buy a good chassis, do the needed upgrades, and buy the S54 engine ($$) and make sure it works in the E36 chassis.

If it really doesn't feel fast ("fast" is very subjective though), then it would be good to do some tests on the engines and perhaps a dyno. The S54 engine is the most expensive part of this car, so it had better be in top shape.
It should be a lot faster than the 2008 WRX as it has way more horses and the car weighs less.. The WRX will have more torque down below though, due to the turbo.

[Eric93se]

If he beat on the car then the crank bearings might be toast, I don't know if that effects power or not. but something to consider.

[Richkid79]

WOW! Yellow looks really good on the shorter car....and an S54!!! Me want!

[Moron95M3]

I want...wowza.