Description:

1998 BMW E36 S54 Track/Race Car – £24,995

For sale is my BMW E36 S54 track/race car. Built using a rust-free non-sunroof shell with approximately 80,000 miles, this is a highly developed, reliable and competitive car that has had a huge amount of money invested in quality components.

The car is also road legal and has an MOT until May 2027. 

With an E46 M3 S54 engine producing around 360bhp, this car offers an incredible balance of performance, reliability and usability. It is a genuine, well-built E36 that is ready for track days, time attack or club racing.

Engine & Drivetrain

• E46 M3 S54 engine
• Geoff Steel airbox with Alpha-N tune (approx. 360bhp)
• ZF 5-speed gearbox
• 328 clutch and flywheel
• M3 Evo rear end (diff, shafts, prop etc.)
• 3.64 crown wheel & pinion
• 8-plate LSD conversion by Heasman Differentials
• Coolerworx Pro shifter
• M3 exhaust

Cooling & Fuel System

• Large oil cooler from Unit10 Performance
• Mishimoto M3 aluminium radiator
• Alloy header tank
• Anti-fuel surge kit
• Aluminium undertray

Chassis & Suspension

• Custom full roll cage including diff brace
• Rear end strengthening plates welded in
• BC Racing ER coilovers with custom spring rates
• Whiteline front and rear anti-roll bars
• Eibach rear camber arms
• Front strut brace
• Castor bushes
• New OEM lower arms
• M3 Evo P bushes
• Full geometry setup by RD Auto

Brakes

• F-series front brake conversion
• M3 Evo master cylinder
• M3 rear brakes
• PFC brake pads
• ST Track aero discs

Wheels & Tyres

• Protrack 17x9J wheels
• Nankang AR-1 tyres
• Spare used slick tyres

Interior & Electronics

• Brand new FIA Recaro Pole Position driver’s seat
• Recaro SPG FIA passenger seat
• OMP harness
• Carbon door cards
• AiM MXS Strada digital dash (recently installed)
• Battery kill switch (recently installed)
• Interior retained apart from rear seats

Recent Engine Work & Maintenance

Over £4000 recently spent on preventative maintenance carried out in May by ME Auto Services, a respected BMW specialist well known for maintaining and preparing E46 race car engines.

Work completed:

• Head gasket replaced
• Bottom end refreshed
• VANOS rebuilt
• New spark plugs
• Fresh MOT 

Since this work was completed, the car has completed just two track days and has performed faultlessly.

Race Ready Specification

The car is currently built to a high standard and is ready to race, with all safety equipment currently in date.

To comply with most race series regulations, it would only require:

• Fire extinguisher
• Rain light

This is a genuine, no-expense-spared E36 S54 build using quality components throughout. A huge amount of time and money has gone into creating a reliable and extremely capable race car.

Serious enquiries only. Happy to provide additional photos, videos, invoices and discuss the build with genuine buyers. Any inspection welcome.

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