Over the years, I've marveled at the variety of engine swaps cooked up by home builders, racers, and customizers. Sometimes it's done for reasons of necessity, other times gearheads will ask themselves a simple what if, and as is the case in present example some people just want to go as fast possible. Vidar Jødahl, of the Buldre Racing Team, had a simple enough idea taking an E30-series 1989 BMW M3 and swapping in a turbocharged Toyota 2JZ engine to go drifting and hillclimbing. With 1,300 hp on tap, Vidar seems to have struck the right combination to get to the top of the hill before anyone else. Let's see what's it's all about.

The Build

It all starts with the solid foundation of the BMW E30 M3 which is no stranger to racing amassing considerable wins on the world's race and dirt tracks over the years. Next up, Vidar took the legendary 2JZ-GTE 3 liter inline-6 engine unit and beefed up the bottom end with forged pistons and rods from Powerhouse Racing and billet main caps. On the top end there's a ported DOHC 24-valve cylinder head with a massive - and I do mean massive - Garrett GTX-42R Turbo. At 3 bars of boost, it churns out 1306 hp!

The Goal

Vidar and his team have been making the rounds at various hillclimb events constantly trying to outdo themselves and others. His latest event at Osnabruck, Germany started off with some road testing and drift runs before letting loose up the mountain with the 2JZ popping and cracking the whole way.

In Action

The video above speaks for itself. The car looks great and seems well sorted, drifting and handling quite predictably. I'm actually surprised that the car is so linear and fluid as a monster engine with a single massive turbo would appear to be too much too handle. Buckle up.

Sources: Engine Swap Depot and Youtube