My 500E RWR Supertouring.
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Wow......as usual your updates are amazing.....cant wait till you start playing with the powerplant 
...also I don't remember but I'm pretty sure a while back you said you are doing a naturally aspirated build, is this still the plan? give us some hints
...also I don't remember but I'm pretty sure a while back you said you are doing a naturally aspirated build, is this still the plan? give us some hints
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This is an awespme project mate !! ...... I love the W124 body for this project, will keep checking for progress....just found this as I'm a very new member of this forum, but U R doing some marvelous work here , can't wait to see the finished project, the final pix so far are great!! It's gonna be a great looker as well as a real mean, lean driving machine 
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Well... it´s no secret... it will be naturally aspirated... and it´s on. I have all the pistons, rods and we are making the crank lighter and so on... we are scaning the engni so we can make a CAD drawing of the new intake and so on....
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This is an awespme project mate !! ...... I love the W124 body for this project, will keep checking for progress....just found this as I'm a very new member of this forum, but U R doing some marvelous work here , can't wait to see the finished project, the final pix so far are great!! It's gonna be a great looker as well as a real mean, lean driving machine
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any chance you would share the CAD drawings?
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im not sure you will be able to make the weight target.
not that i dont want you to, i absolutely do. its just the 69 BMW 2002 i have weighs 2300lbs. and its a lot smaller. and when you consider that the E500 weighs and easy 4000lbs.............
not that i dont want you to, i absolutely do. its just the 69 BMW 2002 i have weighs 2300lbs. and its a lot smaller. and when you consider that the E500 weighs and easy 4000lbs.............
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Original hoods, trunk lids, doors, roofs, bumpers, fenders and doors add up to hundreds and hundreds of lbs. Carbon fiber, just grams.
Not to mention seats, floor boards, carpets, oem wheels, spare tires, miles of cables, motors, regulators, speakers, steering wheel....
I could keep going...
Not to mention seats, floor boards, carpets, oem wheels, spare tires, miles of cables, motors, regulators, speakers, steering wheel....
I could keep going...
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3.3 lbs per hp is crazy. A GM saturn sl with plastic panels and cardboard door panels weighs about 2400lbs. If you get 22oo lbs you will absolutely fly if you can keep the rear end under it.
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Since we're on the topic... here's some photos of my E500 on digital scales. While it does have a little weight added (aftermarket stereo equipment), it also has some weight removed (middle muffler, factory phone, factory stereo amps). But yes, 4000 lbs for a stock 124.036 is dead on the money. The 3855 lb. curb weight (for USA-spec vehicles) appears to be with an empty tank of fuel, btw. Fully fueled and with me in the driver's seat, it's about 4200 lbs.
2200 lbs would be awesome.
2200 lbs would be awesome.
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I´ll get there... I promise you...
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Original hoods, trunk lids, doors, roofs, bumpers, fenders and doors add up to hundreds and hundreds of lbs. Carbon fiber, just grams.
Not to mention seats, floor boards, carpets, oem wheels, spare tires, miles of cables, motors, regulators, speakers, steering wheel....
I could keep going...
Not to mention seats, floor boards, carpets, oem wheels, spare tires, miles of cables, motors, regulators, speakers, steering wheel....
I could keep going...
As you say... there alot of stuff the weigh alot that I´m taking away...
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Yes , I konow.. it will be fast... and that´s the hole point... It will be lika motorbike... well almost any way..
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Since we're on the topic... here's some photos of my E500 on digital scales. While it does have a little weight added (aftermarket stereo equipment), it also has some weight removed (middle muffler, factory phone, factory stereo amps). But yes, 4000 lbs for a stock 124.036 is dead on the money. The 3855 lb. curb weight (for USA-spec vehicles) appears to be with an empty tank of fuel, btw. Fully fueled and with me in the driver's seat, it's about 4200 lbs.
2200 lbs would be awesome.
2200 lbs would be awesome.
So I think I will reach my goal... I hope I will.
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That HP to lbs ratio is exactly like a Motorcycle that is what is intense about it. With the stance it looks like you are going to have it appears you are going to be very well balances. I assume you will not have a limited slip rear diff but once you get that thing up to speed and out of 2nd she just isn't going to want to slow down for anyone.
