# Cool E46 330ci build **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 28, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764 "2009-02-28T17:46:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/1 "2009-02-28T17:46:23Z")
A guy on one of the cavy forums showed me this (apparently he knows the owner). Check it out, def worth a looksie. [http://lowmotion.org/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=129950](http://lowmotion.org/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=129950) Dan ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/2 "2009-02-28T19:23:32Z")
pretty damn cool ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/3 "2009-02-28T19:31:46Z")
Totally do not approve of this however: ![http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/PEI330Ci/M54B30%20Engine%20rebuild/November2008-97.jpg](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/PEI330Ci/M54B30%20Engine%20rebuild/November2008-97.jpg) ![http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/PEI330Ci/M54B30%20Engine%20rebuild/November2008-98.jpg](http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/PEI330Ci/M54B30%20Engine%20rebuild/November2008-98.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/4 "2009-02-28T20:49:46Z")
unelievable read. ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/5 "2009-02-28T21:08:38Z")
he did alot of cool things, but really im not impressed with the power he expects out of it, the exhaust note didnt really get me either ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/6 "2009-02-28T23:42:18Z")
i dont see the point of this. he could have started out with an e30, or jesus, even an e36 and had double (or triple) the money to build it with i didnt read all the way through, but im assuming this is going to be a track only gutted caged car. why would you do that to an e46? its not my money, and its his build, but im just saying… i would have picked up a clean e30 shell for $1500 and gone to town that thread kinda made me mad to be honest ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/7 "2009-03-01T05:40:51Z")
> [@Violator](#): > > Totally do not approve of this however: > > ![http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/PEI330Ci/M54B30%20Engine%20rebuild/November2008-97.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/4/c4f56c65f1bb5b20ce40f38ca8075a3d508e99fa.jpeg) > > ![http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/PEI330Ci/M54B30%20Engine%20rebuild/November2008-98.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/7/07a9a1b5a54bc8d7989a4a7bf1298c192eeacd4d.jpeg) What’s the issue? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/8 "2009-03-01T06:26:52Z")
i knew alot of people had alot of spare time in altantic Canada… but i didnt know anyone had any money. ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/9 "2009-03-01T07:00:18Z")
I guess he is some bigshot in an oil company overseas… at least thats the story I got. I get the jist that money wasnt really an object on this build, just something he wanted to do. Dan ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/10 "2009-03-01T07:11:03Z")
> [@Jagermeister](#): > > What’s the issue? I second that. That radiator looks fine to me… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/11 "2009-03-01T08:01:47Z")
I enjoyed the fact that it was a complete ground up build with an incredible attention to detail as well as amazingly deep pockets… lol. That being said, I agree that it’s rather ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/12 "2009-03-01T08:15:21Z")
I don’t see anything wrong with using an e46 shell, but he should have went with some ///M power. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/13 "2009-03-01T09:47:33Z")
14 hours later and i just finished reading it… what a neat build. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/14 "2009-03-01T09:49:18Z")
People that keep saying “he should have xxx” clearly missed the point. This was a hobby for him. He did the build in a manner that entertained him. Sure, he could have gone out and bought a car that would be faster, but that wasn’t what he was going for. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/15 "2009-03-01T12:02:42Z")
> [@Jagermeister](#): > > What’s the issue? Mounting to the fins. I think the vibration and pounding of racing will open up those fins/holes over time. Does not look like a reliable way of mounting. ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/16 "2009-03-01T12:06:56Z")
> [@Violator](#): > > Mounting to the fins. I think the vibration and pounding of racing will > open up those fins/holes over time. Does not look like a reliable way of mounting. its the way i have scene everysingle after market fan installed including my own. the haden kit comes specificly to be installed that way. fans arent heay enough to do any kind of damage esp when there mounted in 4 points. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/17 "2009-03-01T12:32:45Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > i dont see the point of this. he could have started out with an e30, or jesus, even an e36 and had double (or triple) the money to build it with > > i didnt read all the way through, but im assuming this is going to be a track only gutted caged car. why would you do that to an e46? > > its not my money, and its his build, but im just saying… i would have picked up a clean e30 shell for $1500 and gone to town > > that thread kinda made me mad to be honest :picard: Not a build I would do but still neat. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/18 "2009-03-01T12:34:38Z")
> [@walter](#): > > People that keep saying “he should have xxx” clearly missed the point. > > This was a hobby for him. He did the build in a manner that entertained him. Sure, he could have gone out and bought a car that would be faster, but that wasn’t what he was going for. x2 some of you say why not put less money into an E36… I say thank god he didn’t spend the money on a stock Ferrari 360 or something gay like that. building it is so much more impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/19 "2009-03-01T13:23:32Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > its the way i have scene everysingle after market fan installed including my own. the haden kit comes specificly to be installed that way. fans arent heay enough to do any kind of damage esp when there mounted in 4 points. Hmm. I didnt know that. I pictured a fan with some heft bobbing side to side. I guess with the fan weight low enough and the radiator thick enough this may be ok. Learned something new. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764/20 "2009-03-01T14:18:45Z")
$10k just in fittings and line on that car… i was disappointed that he kept the car looking 100% stock, i get it, but i dont love it. simple aero package would set it off. also, he says this thing is just an NA drag car yet he has Motons…? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-e46-330ci-build/63764.md?page=2)