Steve has owned big power Nissan GTR and E92 M3 track cars in the past but wanting to move to something smaller, simpler and more fun, he chose an S54-swapped E36 M3 track car as his next steed. The M3 came already caged and fitted with numerous modifications to make it ready for the track. However, Steve had a few...
One of the best parts of the E46 M3 is its S54 engine. However, it has its shortfalls, and those shortfalls are exactly what we specialise in. One of them is the big end bearings. While servicing the car himself, Liam found that the sump plug thread had stripped, and so decided to pull the trigger and get the car...
Ben Lander's no stranger to the Hack Engineering premises. We've completed various tasks on his current E90 M3 and also his old E92 M3; both hardcore 'Ring tools. Ben's last visit to us was for a rear end overhaul on the E90, however that car's engine recently met an early demise at the 'Ring. The rod bearing issue strikes again,...
We had Alex's E92 in at the tail end of last year for rod bearings and various other jobs - you can read about that here. This time Alex brought the car down for a little work on the rear end. First up were Millway Motorsport differential bushes. A great upgrade to eliminate unwanted drivetrain movement and slack. Being Delrin, they'll...
There are few more effective ways to add a load of horsepower to your E46 M3 than supercharging - and that's exactly what our customer Tim tasked us with doing recently. Tim's car arrived to us as a relatively standard machine, in terms of drivetrain. A 76k mile SMG car with a panel filter, exhaust system and remap. Having already...
We get to enjoy a great mixture of interesting cars at Hack Engineering, but the past week we've been joined by something both older than our usual, and with a little more background. Becky Evans (aka QueenB) is a well-known YouTuber, Red Bull Motorsports presenter and soon-to-be drifting competitor - and she also has great taste in cars. Her E21...
With an in-house engine machine shop and engine-building facilities, it's safe to say that we know a thing or two about building a solid BMW engine. Josh's E46 M3 engine bit the dust on track when a big end bearing spun, damaging the crankshaft - a well known risk when running an S54 with some mileage on it. Thankfully, the...
Just before 'Ring season is often our busiest time of year, and this year has been no different. Ben's last E92 M3 came in to us for rod bearings and various other jobs, but after the sad demise of that car, this E90 has been quite the blank-page build. Caged, painted Fire Orange and using much of the highly developed...
Mitch Aynsley's 'internet famous' E46 M3 has been in with us before for cylinder head work, and came back recently for further work ahead of this year's season of attacking the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Mitch had a fresh 3.85:1 differential built for the car, and tasked us with fitting that as well as finding the cause of some drivetrain noise elsewhere....
Though M cars are commonplace at Hack Engineering HQ, it's not so often that we see an E39 M5. With values climbing and these cars getting higher in mileage, it's no surprise that Vanos issues are being seen by us more and more. Nathan's 123k mile M5 came to us with a nasty engine rattle, as well as a general...
