dyintorace
dyintorace Dork
12/18/09 3:27 p.m.

I started poking around the FFR forum after readying about the TDI concept. I found this thread and loved the motor!

I would imagine it was an expensive build, but very cool looking finished product.

BMW twin turbo V12 in a Cobra

carguy123
carguy123 SuperDork
12/18/09 3:47 p.m.

Now that is cool!

Keith
Keith SuperDork
12/18/09 3:59 p.m.

Read through the thread, and a couple more pop up. It's pretty neat.

That's some tight packaging.

Shaun
Shaun Reader
12/18/09 4:56 p.m.

I am not too sure about this one. Looks more cobbled than designed. 2 mild steel washers on the drive shaft adapter bolt without self clinching nut looks like a problem with a head start, solid mounted exhaust out of the turbo, cold sloppy welds, maintenance nightmare packaging, Sounds great and it is making makes big power (for now anyway, stock internals?). I liked the v10 e30 M3 awhile back 1000x more.

Salanis
Salanis SuperDork
12/18/09 6:19 p.m.
Shaun wrote: I liked the v10 e30 M3 awhile back 1000x more.

"But this one goes [two] higher."

z31maniac
z31maniac Dork
12/18/09 6:30 p.m.

I didn't realize the M60 was an aluminum block and had forged internals.

I was under the impression it was just two M20B25s meshed together.

2002maniac
2002maniac Reader
12/18/09 7:29 p.m.

S54 cobra would be sweeeeet. Drool...

1slowcrx
1slowcrx Reader
12/18/09 9:16 p.m.

Do want

z31maniac
z31maniac Dork
12/19/09 7:15 a.m.
2002maniac wrote: S54 Locost would be sweeeeet. Drool...

Fixed that for ya!

Rusnak_322
Rusnak_322 Reader
12/19/09 8:16 a.m.

The piping welds look look bad. You would have thought that they would have done a nice tig weld on the polished intake since that is the first thing you see when he opens the hood.

CLNSC3
CLNSC3 Reader
12/24/09 1:33 a.m.

WOW, thats is an impressive build! I really want to do a 2JZ factory 5 cobra...

rjones33
rjones33 New Reader
12/24/09 10:21 a.m.

In reply to Shaun:

Yeah i kinda agree... IMO the best german mashup is the vorschlag LSx M3

http://bringatrailer.com/2009/10/26/track-day-trump-card-lt2-powered-bmw-e36/

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