Mom’s BMW Turned Into Mike Essa’s 1,015hp Comp Car. No LS Swap Necessary!

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There’s a formula for making big, reliable power - especially in a series like Formula Drift, with unlimited engine swap opportunities. That formula is called LS. Which is all well and good, but the other side of drifting is getting some of your own style in there too… and Mike Essa’s BMW roots will never leave his builds, even his top spec pro FD car.
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@LarryChenPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

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@716tg3 3 жыл бұрын

Larry is on fire rn with the super quality content. [HOOKED] ✌🏽🔥

@joeym2675 6 ай бұрын

Watching Mike on DDE going back to watch his FD drifting has been Awesome!!! Wish he was still competing but with DDE he’s got his hands full! But he seems to be having a lot of fun with them and getting to do a pretty decent amount of driving and drifting!!!!

@MSA_CS40 5 ай бұрын

Mike Essa the people’s champion 😎

@joeym2675 4 ай бұрын

@@MSA_CS40 100% and watching him grow in front of a camera on DDE is Awesome! He barely spoke now he’s wide open and he’s definitely wild at the new DDE HQ!

@ahmetahmet9673 3 жыл бұрын

So much respect for running the s54b32 at such a high level of competition, e46 for the win 👊

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@78jgvincent57 3 жыл бұрын

mike essa is becoming one of my favorite drifters with the way he takes time out of his day to reply to so many comments that isn't even on his channel. dude seems down to earth and that can be hard to find. between him and micah diaz i love the bmw chassis, just don't know what motor I want for my first year setup.

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support man! I’m just another gear head that loves driving, and I love seeing the car community grow with positive people like yourself. I feel like the more correct knowledge that’s out for everyone to see the better the car culture will be.

@78jgvincent57 3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelEssa101 I completely agree man. Do you have a link where I can buy some merch or something to help support you for the 2021 season?

@shannacollins4741 7 ай бұрын

@@MichaelEssa101 wow Mike its so awesome that you became the ONLY PRIVATEER DRIVER that's ever won FD YSOB and it was so messed up how Ryan screwed you at the FD anniversary party but he'll get his KARMA'S A BITCH ! AND SO HYPED THAT YOU AND TIM ARE KILLING IT LATELY WITH DDE ! When are u going to start modding your Porsche on the channel man ?

@M.ARSEVEN 3 жыл бұрын

I've always said the e30-e36-e46 are the euro s13-s14-s15 counterparts

@crimson8135 3 жыл бұрын

then ig i’m bouta buy a euro s14

@norbertlisiakiewicznorbert2576 3 жыл бұрын

E36 with 1.6 is more like Civic but 2.8 is like Skyline

@piotras2137 3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are, as an european I 100% agree

@isaacoliveira33 Жыл бұрын

Facts

@buddylee19082 3 жыл бұрын

E46 = THE MOST GORGEOUS BMW CHASSIS of ALL-TIME!!! The E46 M3 is LITERALLY #1 on my list of "Possibly Attainable" dream cars over 20yrs old. lol

@fuckngreat8955 3 жыл бұрын

Why is autofocus so underrated?

@moonlightshift 3 жыл бұрын

real ones only

@Wildchildinc 3 жыл бұрын

Because the kids aren't into the stories behind the driver and cars :/

@adamspd579 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Mike Essa , always been a fan of yours, going back to the reverse entry in the E92 v10 car! I think I recall that you ended finishing 4th at FDATL!!! The sound of that V10 is those Georgia hills is sound that i will never forget! Also I got a super dope "Crooks & Castle" GSR autosport shirt from ya! Maybe I can get you to autograph it next time in ATL. Looking forward to this years events! Have a great season M. Essa!!!!

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam! Hope to see you out there at an FD event this year!

@adamspd579 3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelEssa101 Yeah going back 10+ years always been rooting for ya! Let's hope for an amazing 2021 season!

@thomasbinder4363 3 жыл бұрын

A rally driver friend of mine is actually copying your build spec for the s54 to use in his e36 maxi! You're a legend Mike keep it up!

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Have him hit me up if he has any questions, I’m always down to help!

@thomasbinder4363 3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelEssa101 I saw him today actually he'd like to get in touch, how can he reach you?

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasbinder4363 Essa Autosports I guess

@911marcus 5 ай бұрын

As I said in Mike's video... utmost respect for this work. Not only does he develop and build such great vehicles, he can also drive them damn well. And he seems like an incredibly nice guy. Greetings from Europe.✌🏻

@maxwellmattison6224 6 ай бұрын

#MikeEssa is not only a Drift Champion, but a hero for all, a leader in the Fabrication Shop, and an allaround nice gentleman! I am attempting to watch every youtube on him. I have an e46, and want to buy one of his spare's to build my car up. Thanks Larry Chen for all of your determination sir. We see you, #e46DinanTouringXdrive->

@shifty1927 3 жыл бұрын

And now that Vac offers s54 billet blocks .. time for a 2000hp s54 build

@fcpeuro 3 жыл бұрын

So BMW pure... good ole E46 with raw S54 beauty allowing it to absolutely rip. That said, man does the B58 sound nice fully torqued 🤔😬

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

Probably B58 will start to be used more in FD once people start crashing supras and Z4s

@fcpeuro 3 жыл бұрын

@@chomin3025 The truth.

@walkemdown4127 3 жыл бұрын

@@chomin3025 I mean the B58 has been out for like 5+ years now

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

@@walkemdown4127 It is, but the engine isn't old enough to have very accesible and massed produced aftermarket parts

@thomasbinder4363 3 жыл бұрын

Fcp is able to make money with the life-time warranty because the amount of sales they get from having that policy v.s the amount of people that actually take advantage of it are two very different numbers.

@driftingcom 3 жыл бұрын

nice to see that BMW's are proven to be competitive in PRO/PRO 2 since the 240SX option keeps getting limited/expensive

@paintham9430 3 жыл бұрын

I love the e36/46 stance and chassis. They’re super light, super fun

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

1:20 that shot looks like it’s Ken Block in the car

@corzahazard444 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the exact same thing lol

@yeahitskimmel 3 жыл бұрын

Ken Block sure does look like Ken Block

@josephmatuszak3855 3 жыл бұрын

Mike Essa is a boss. GL next season! Thanks Larry(Legend) 4 Content!!!

@Alcase1977 Ай бұрын

Watching this big props to Mike Essa as a competitor and fabricator. Also excited to see what he does with the DDE F12 twin turbo build. It'll be Damon's car but Mike's fabrication and legacy.

@quincygaming9529 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know it was possible to make this kind of power on an S54

@kenS87 3 жыл бұрын

search about horsepowerfreaks. They built s54 turbokits in early 00s.

@puertoricosfarming3841 9 ай бұрын

DDE we here

@nicowallace6409 3 жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for this.... Thank you :)

@nebur_ralek 3 жыл бұрын

That California Speedway banner tho...

@ReignofStorms 3 жыл бұрын

E46 gang, cheers to you guys and 2021!

@chillyman7340 Жыл бұрын

It's crazy that he's still stuck with the E46 for as along as he has. I am glad that's he's still running an e46, great video.

@Performance-101 3 жыл бұрын

Quick little correction. Before drifting was called drifting, people all over the US were "powersliding" in American cars and BMW's. Obviously BMW's lacked power, but had better suspensions with more wheel cut. The e30's used to cost about a $1000 and came with an LSD stock, so inevitably it became the favorite for those of us that liked to slide around. Then all the JDM guys in Cali started the whole "drifting" movement and they seemed to prefer their 86's and Nissans, but the entire time the rest of us in the east coast and south were looking at them and wondering why they seemed to stay away from the BMW's. I can't tell you how many people I tried to convert to BMW's over the years, so it's nice to see you guys finally coming around.

@TC-xo8ub 3 жыл бұрын

Have to comment on the line about the E30 "you can just get a junker", you indeed can, but junkers now cost €2-4k. A slightly built trackcar costs 12k.

@rcaction8030 Жыл бұрын

Great Video Mr Chen

@papa_pt 3 жыл бұрын

You read my mind I wasn't gonna watch another e46 LS swap lol

@einzelmotorsport6711 3 жыл бұрын

We dyno'd 3 cars before and after Quick Change install and none made less power. Stock diffs are hypoid gear where QC is spiral bevel ring / pinion & straight cut drop gears. Hypoid makes less noise etc for oem and pinion hits crown in lower position which takes more power than QC where pinion hits crown in 3 o'clock position. We ran an S13 which has NISMO diff on dyno and right after that QC and it made 8whp more.

@mcs1981_ 2 жыл бұрын

Michael Essa is so fire 🔥 I'm Norwegian and rooting for Aasbø, but Essa is easily a favorite of mine as well in the BEAUTIFUL E46 🚘

@m4tuh4 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, E36/E46 with DeNofa🤙🤙 Serious fast, sad that engine didn't hold together... But car did have all the potential

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

what engine did he use to run?

@m4tuh4 3 жыл бұрын

@@chomin3025 3.0 M52 If i remember correctly.

@YnnoBoy 3 жыл бұрын

Essa's garage is interesting. Been seeing a couple of cool cars in the background.

@gusyan9620 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a possibility when we will seeing mike running a B58 in the e46? 🤔

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

Gus Yan when we start finding junkyard B58’s

@carboydorifutoparty3976 3 жыл бұрын

@@chomin3025 I mean there are some wrecked mk5s popping up left and right and there should already be plenty of wrecked 40i bmw's with B58s still in them here and there.

@piercetm Жыл бұрын

I dont know about over engineered if its sorta unreliable. So cool to see an S54 in drift comp though it sounds amazing too.

@basithph8958 3 жыл бұрын

Damn those are some crazy rips!

@DonLavos 5 ай бұрын

DDE Everyday is super crazy!!!!

@human144k3 Жыл бұрын

S13's with the 1.8 turbo were plenty in Europa and we had great times burning tires but not many survived . The S14 was rare but still available. 200sx they were called in Europe

@MindDezign 3 жыл бұрын

Larry it's been 5 years since you did a feature of your Z. You did a very small one but then you didn't show or talk much about it ,you went to a show and that was the last word. Yep I know in your circle you ,think your Z is no big deal. But we the People, think differently. Time for a new feature on your Z and the up grades since 5 yrs ago " the Speed Hunter" vid. Thank you Larry for years of smiles fun ,creativity and Kick Ass Cars ! It's Jan 2021. My 2 Z cars restomods , I started 5 years ago, will be released back into the wild again, in Florida !

@Everything.On.Wheels519 7 ай бұрын

My e46 m3 was my favorite car of all time. I wish I wouldn't have sold it years ago! 😭

@emanh4keem_san420 3 жыл бұрын

If the E46 without have the livery,its gonna look a normal street car from far view

@fuckngreat8955 3 жыл бұрын

E46 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@AliveEST 3 жыл бұрын

Nah we cant get e30s anymore :D expensive af now

@wanabericermike7899 3 жыл бұрын

E46 😍

@Ben-rp4sk 3 жыл бұрын

kinda funny how they think the e30 is dirt cheap, an e92 is half the price of a decent e30 :D greetings from germany

@nirjitcheema9770 3 жыл бұрын

You gotta do the rtr mustangs

@mr.g7324 3 жыл бұрын

Great

@Scott_fonz81 7 ай бұрын

Essa so fin cool...stud 🙏

@yeahitskimmel 3 жыл бұрын

Talks about BMWs being reliable... Buys mom a Honda

@rogerbussiii 3 жыл бұрын

3:45 !!! What is that?what does it do? How do I get one?!!!

@larsstougaard7097 3 жыл бұрын

CRAAAZYYY👍

@DJBBoyArraY95 3 жыл бұрын

E30s aren‘t cheap anymore here in europe...

@scottmoore6131 3 жыл бұрын

How far did your car punt that drone.

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

It was smashed into a thousand pieces lol. Scattered everywhere

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

So you are telling me that putting a ford 8.8 is better for power than a quick change?

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. The size of the ring gear in the quick change is like 12” or something, plus the extra bearings and the extra set of gears (making it quick change) rob some Hp

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelEssa101 ty

@juliomoisa1172 3 жыл бұрын

I love Fcp euro

@nyftn 3 жыл бұрын

what european car other than BMW , mercedes or volvo would we use ?

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

Mercedes 👍

@davidchiarletti4648 7 ай бұрын

My E46 is on a 51 plate I've had her 10 YRS, she's done 116,000 miles ,she's juicy gas in London way pricier than USA, but she's was all made in Germany everything built in house not a piece of rust in sight built very well not a RATTLE I love how she revs like a v8 she's stock had 148mph in France autobahn be lucky !GATE13SW6CREW cfc

@mats7984 3 жыл бұрын

What's the song you use?

@mc5ud255 3 жыл бұрын

Niceee

@MotherRabbits09 3 жыл бұрын

🤘🏻

@lw1878 3 жыл бұрын

Man, how long has Forsberg been in that 370z.. 3:14

@chomin3025 3 жыл бұрын

since 2012

@RDSAlphard 3 жыл бұрын

Why only 987 views?

@thatoneguy3112 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like you're aging backwards Larry, Benjamin Button shit going on.

@tibotorrekens2656 3 жыл бұрын

When are you going to do a video with LZ's car

@sabreproductions2004 3 жыл бұрын

Why not just put the air tunnel over the roof?

@andreasmessner7357 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t he drive a camaro at one point?

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for one year in 2015

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

@Shakotan it was one of my favorite cars. It wouldn’t be competitive in pro, but could be a good pro 2 or pro am car.

@steeleluedtke398 3 жыл бұрын

oh wow mommas money

@carbonemtree 3 жыл бұрын

Essa - Their really well built *Everyone including me who had to do their subframe and rod bearings* - 👀👀👀

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

Well, they do have “some” issues lol

@on_another_level5661 3 жыл бұрын

You gotta admit, the way they handle makes it all worth while.

@carbonemtree 3 жыл бұрын

@@on_another_level5661 LOL brother , i love these cars, peep my name and channel , just joshin 🤣

@lb9gta307 3 жыл бұрын

Totally distracted by that C3. There's a lot going on with that car.

@TheOystei 3 жыл бұрын

I know over here the guys pushing quadrupple numbers over time often sleve the block down a little bit.

@MichaelEssa101 3 жыл бұрын

That’s something I have been thinking about but have not tried yet. Do you know what they drop down to? 85mm bore?

@TheOystei 3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelEssa101 Not entirely sure, but i know some go as far down in displacement as 3 liters. facebook.com/JaasPerformance Theese guys can probably answer that question a lot better than me. They sleeved their 1200hp s54 after the cylinder walls started to show signs of cracking.

@general_pinochet 3 жыл бұрын

This guy has too much hate on 2j

@kadynbernard7977 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Guys 😍💋 💝💖

@michaelnnielsen7508 3 жыл бұрын

Rotary engines is better than piston engines

@georgef1176 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but s54 is no where close too a 2JZ not even a contest. Hense why essa has so many motor issues and 2JZ guys don’t. I’d pull that s54 and go too a lsx

@michaelpriebe332 Жыл бұрын

S54 has way more potential then 2jz.