I just started my E30 M3 cabriolet project!! :-)

[Vazbro]

Looks like I didn't post the Rouge Engineering exhaust pics.
Here you go.

[e30polak]

Wow that "cold air/short ram" intake looks pretty terrible. The factory E36 airbox would've been more efficient with a higher flowing drop-in filter.

If you want a nice swap air-box you should buy ours:

S14/M42 radiator old "massive"version (gap by the headlight on the lid has been filled on updated version, and it is not as large for swap cars):



M20 Coolant reservoir box:





Pics of the M20 Coolant reservoir box with the top off.

(Note: this was the original box, cracks seen were caused by weaker/poorer quality material. Newer versions don't experience the same issues)





Pics from the front of the car, with the headlights removed to show ABS clearance.

[Vazbro]

I like your intake PM sent

[UweM3]

Looks like I didn't post the Rouge Engineering exhaust pics.
Here you go.

just out of curiosity, who designed/decided to weld the exhaust hangers?

[chutrain]

just out of curiosity, who designed/decided to weld the exhaust hangers?

Was thinking the same thing...

[Vazbro]

It is not welded in. The guy welded extra hangers to the exhaust but it is not welded to the body. It is hanged on rubber rings. It is just hard to see.
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[chutrain]

Why the extra brackets though?

[Reelizmpro]

Why the extra brackets though?

Probably saw the unused 325i mounts and decided put them to use as well for extra support. It's unnecessary though, especially with that lightweight rear muffler.

[Vazbro]

Well, the exhaust guy thought the extra support was needed. The exhaust has pretty wide tips so extra support brackets was needed to keep the exhaust centered so the tips wouldn't touch the bumper. As you can see in the pictures, there is little clearance around the exhaust tips.

[UweM3]

just think it's a real shame that a guy welds some 5-6mm think mild steel plates on such a well made stainless exhaust. If that would be my car (driven hard with sticky tyres) I would almost garantee that they will just rip the sheet metal together with the weld out of the exhaust body.

That's just not the way to make some exhaust brackets.

[Vazbro]

Check out the new cold air intake. Finally my engine compartment look good!

[e30polak]

Hi Ray,

Glad you like our (Castro's Customs) box, and that everything fits well. You forgot to add the pic of the box with the top off. :gotcha:

[Vazbro]

Yep, sorry. I accidentally deleted that picture from my phone. Thanks for posting it.

[UNHCLL]

Why the extra brackets though?

Probably saw the unused 325i mounts and decided put them to use as well for extra support. It's unnecessary though, especially with that lightweight rear muffler.

Since the donor was a non-M, I would wager there was never a mount added for the rear of the "M3" muffler.
Thusly, you'd need to find a way to mount an M3 muffler to a 325i hanger setup, and the 325i clamps wont fit around an M3 muffler.
I just went through this on another car...

[Vazbro]

Yes, now that I think of it, that was the case.