We are very excited to be working from a brilliant new workshop located in Castlereagh. The decision to move came after the hard-hitting realization that some extra breathing space is well overdue.

What does this mean for our customers?

We are only a 40 minute, scenic drive further west from our old location at Seven Hills. Because it is on private property and gates will be securely locked, we will be operating by appointment only. This will also give us a chance to make sure there is less waiting time for our customers and unproductive trips can be prevented.

There are now 4 hoists in operation…

as well as a hard-working Tony in our new engine room (keep an eye out for loads more Engine Autopsy videos once this room is set up!).

Check out our V10 Engine Autopsy here👉👉

Our office is located next to the workshop where customers can wait comfortably and enjoy free wifi.

We will also be scaling up the production of our kit packages so keep an eye on our webstore for more products becoming available.

Set up of the shop will continue as we try to get through our current workload over Christmas and New Year.

If you’d like to book in or have any questions, feel free to contact us:

admin@brintechcustoms.com.au

Looking forward to bringing more exciting products, services and content to the custom car enthusiast community!

Our answer… the S54.

We started our latest S54 swap in January this year and thought it would be a great opportunity to document and film the conversion as much as possible to give our viewers an insight on how it’s done and why it’s such a great option.

Watch the full series here!

We planned to build this as a package to sell, so we made sure that every box was ticked and that it was truly a complete package where we weren’t limited by budget and where performance, handling and drivability were all a priority.

When we started this project we wanted to make sure we had a good base to work with. We came across this clean E30 where the body work and interior looked like it had just been refreshed, and thought it would be the perfect candidate to show our S54 engine package. It also gave us the opportunity to experiment with some new ideas such as the new LSD differential set-up in the rear end.

Features of this package include:

• E46 M3 S54 engine.

• New conrod bearings.

• 420G 6 speed manual gearbox.

• Single mass lightweight flywheel.

• BC coil-over suspension.

• Fully functional A/C system with new condenser and lines.

• Custom radiator and fan.

• Factory tuned DME.

• Brakes upgrade.

• Upgraded differential with LSD.

• 4:1 ratio.

• Custom exhaust system.

• E46 steering rack and new lines.

• New upgraded bushes in front and rear suspension.

With the custom differential set up the main purpose was to provide a solution for a strong differential with LSD as the factory E30 medium case LSDs are getting harder to find and they carry a premium price, so we’ve managed to fit a Nissan Skyline R200 differential in the factory position and we’ve made it in such a way that we can duplicate it here in our custom workshop without the need of a car so we can provide this solution to our customers world-wide. We managed this by also utilizing the factory E30 drive shafts and we did this because there already is a solution for stronger E30 drive shafts so this will be able to fit directly without any modifications. We have also chosen the 4:1 ratio because it suits the M3 6 speed 420g gearbox perfectly.

When addressing the suspension in this package, we didn’t have to look very far as we had some good options available and the car didn’t need major suspension adjustments in order to get them handling well. So, we just decided to upgrade all the bushes in the suspension to get rid of the tired rubber bushes that are now 30 years old. After doing this, we fitted brand new BC coilovers that are height and damper adjustable so it can be tuned to suit whatever task the car is asked to perform. In the brakes department, we have chosen to go with a package that we have already been offering our customers which works well and consists of Wilwood calipers and rotors and a braided line kit throughout. The wheel size we’ve chosen for this package is a 16x8 with a 20 offset with a 225 45 rubber.

With the A/C system we used to just upgrade what was needed, but then we found that we would run into problems with some of the old components that were left in the vehicle so we now supply a brand new solution which includes all the A/C lines, receiver drier and condenser, new thermofan and we use an A/C compressor from an E90 N54 which bolts right onto the S54 AC compressor bracket. By doing it this way, we eliminate any problems with the efficiency of the AC system and we guarantee you’ll be staying cool in the hot Australian summer.

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Having built many of these packages, it has given us the experience to offer something that is reliable, raw in performance and connects you with the car that is difficult for newer cars to do these days. If you’re a BMW purest and you love your classic BMW’s but also want the power of today’s technology, this package can offer just that. And if just over 400bhp is not enough to satisfy your right foot, we also have a power upgrade package that can be added on while still keeping that raw NA power and sound of the S54.

If you’d like to express your interest in doing a build of your own, hit the button below!

This car is now sold.

The body and interior of this car has always had excellent up keep and presentation. So, the last piece of the puzzle was to clean up the engine bay and everything in it to put the shine in the diamond.

Paint detailing, cleaning, and ceramic coatings of the exhaust headers were specialised jobs that left us without the car for a little while... :(

It was then back here @Brintech where the front bumper bar was removed and realigned to correct some of the wobbly gaps that the M Tech kits suffer from, even though these were genuine OEM parts. We then reassembled the freshly painted goods, fabricated new A/C lines, did a wire tuck and routed all plumbing, wiring and fittings in a hidden or new location to create the minimalistic, ‘bare look’ new engine bay. And as you can see here, less is definitely more.

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Other mods on the car to date include: Wilwood brake kit, 6 piston front calipers, 4 piston rear calipers, 310mm rotors front and rear, coil over suspension, genuine BBS wheels and freshly trimmed interior.

A very worthwhile health check such as the one we are going to explain and demonstrate here can potentially save the whole engine from complete failure.

Performing an oil pressure test on the Vanos high pressure system will indicate if there is any pressure loss or strange fluctuations while the engine is running. The two common failing points of this system are:

1. The high pressure internal lines splitting and bleeding off most of the Vanos oil pressure from getting to the Vanos hubs bolted to the cams. 
2. The high pressure Vanos pump itself can disintegrate and early signs will show pressure fluctuation before eventual complete failure of the pump itself. 

So it's really quite simple. All we have done here is tap into the high pressure oils system of the Vanos and measure our oil pressure at idle. We are barely getting 180 psi in the system, which is far from the 1000 psi that these Vanos bad boys need in order to operate correctly. 

The easiest and cheapest first step when showing low oil pressure is to remove the internal Vanos high pressure line and perform a simple leak test. We have done this with 5 psi of air pressure with the hose submerged in water and capped at one end to reveal that in this instance the pressure line has failed in a major way bleeding off almost all pressure going through it.

The same test was then performed on a new pressure line to simply show that we could not create any leaks. The line was then installed into the engine and another oil pressure test taken. 

The images here depict the test performed on our recently built E46 M3 V10 swap. 

Although there were technical information releases on proactive replacement on both these parts on earlier models, they can still fail in any S85 V10 engine. So, this is a good, simple test we offer to anyone who would like a check up on their M5 or for those wanting to try and test their own cars at home. 

Check out our video below!