Ok so at the risk of being slammed I say the following…
At first i was impressed by the concept of this project but Newmans apearance and reputation made me doubt it. Oh sure there were rumors claiming he is a jackass and even questioning his heterosexuality but i knew that one day the world will see a nissan powered
BMW. just didnt think it was going to be newman that would bring it to the light of day.
With that said. Im fucking impressed.
Good job on the car Newman and crew ( i skip read so I havent actually read all of the posts)
Question though. Why didnt you keep the AWD? Also what hp and tq numbers are you looking to get off of the start(before fine tuning and stuff).
Oh ya before I forget. REinforce the rear subframe mounting points as well as the mounting points for the trailing arms. If I remember correctly the old 3 series would tear apart the trailing arm mounting points with out the need for heavy engine mods. So I doubt they can handle the increase in torque provided by the huge ass toilet that you also call a turbo. Again man sweet ass project and great work.
BTW what program did you use for the design of your headers?