The S54 engine as found in the E46 M3 has a few weakpoints, one of which is the bottom end - most specifically the big end bearings. Having found out the hard way on a previous M3, Tim didn't want to make the same mistake again and so booked it in with us for a big end upgrade. Once the...
E46 M3 track cars are the bread and butter of what we do here at Hack Engineering, and so when Billy mentioned bringing his infamously quick M3 to us to cure his fuel starvation issues, we were delighted to be able to help. A quick introduction to Billy's car should give you the idea of what this machine is all about....
S54 engines are something of a speciality here at Hack Engineering, with an increasingly common process being full cylinder head overhauls - including our renowned Vanos rebuilds. Craig dropped his beautiful Laguna Seca Blue E46 M3 to us recently for this job. Image by Steve Timms Craig booked his car in on a precautionary basis, having heard slight pinking under acceleration -...
A project nearing mechanical completion is KED #001. To get the back story, check out the links found here. We'll bring full details on the recent improvements to this section soon. With dyno time booked and imminent, a base map from Calibrated Performance has been flashed onto KED #001's MSS54HP 'CSL-clone' ECU, the Deatschwerks 440cc injectors have been...
Undoubtedly one of the most iconic BMWs of all time is the E30 M3. Originally designed by BMW's M Division solely with the DTM championship in mind, showroom versions were a homologation special and shared a lot of the mechanicals with their racecar counterparts. These days, the E30 M3 has two 'qualities' that get people really talking - the value, and...
S54 Vanos overhauls are bread and butter work here at Hack Engineering, and we recently had the pleasure of carrying one out on Nathan's lovely M3 CS. During recent work elsewhere it was spotted that the CS had broken an exhaust camshaft hub tab - these parts drive the S54's Vanos oil pump disc, as seen below. This is a common...
If there's one thing we love at Hack Engineering it's an M3 Touring. Halloween 2016 for us was a day spent with 'Danger Bryan''s E36 M3 Evo Touring, named Winston. Having started life as a Fern Green 328i Auto Touring, it now boasts the full complement of M3 Evo running gear, interior, suspension and more. As well as being essentially a...
We're often quizzed about our Billet Exhaust Hangers - they're a part that we developed around two years ago and that have been popular ever since. The problem we aimed to solve was the constant failure of BMW exhaust hangers, which just don't last and are in constant need of replacement - the problem is best known on the E46 M3,...
Here at Hack Engineering we were proud to announce that we recently became the exclusive UK dealers for CSF Radiators' BMW products. As one of the world's premier radiator manufacturers, CSF produces outstanding quality parts for BMWs, with a truly specialist approach to providing complete solutions for a wide range of models. For example, where others might simply produce an uprated...
