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| E21, E30 General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars. |
05-01-2005, 11:16 PM
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Name: witeshark
Title: Road Kill
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Miami FL
Your Ride: 89 325i 5 speed
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E30 + M50
Has anyone seen the Bimmer mag article about an E30 with a 95 M3 engine swap (M50)? OMG!   |
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05-02-2005, 12:29 PM
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Name: spiff
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actually, its S50, M50 is the 325i engine. and yes, ive seen E30's with those. ive seen E30's with:
S50
S52
S38
750i engine
4.4L 540 engine
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05-02-2005, 01:57 PM
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Name: Addicted?
Title: 350z
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Bellingham, WA
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yeah i would love to have an e30 with an s50 motor... but will probably do it with my e36 instead...
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05-02-2005, 08:13 PM
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Name: komodo
Title: Administrator
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Athens, GA
Your Ride: 1995 M3
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Put that motor in anything and it will fly....
Edit: Short of a semi that is. 
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05-02-2005, 10:55 PM
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Name: witeshark
Title: Road Kill
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Miami FL
Your Ride: 89 325i 5 speed
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Yeah, whoops, I meant S50 What a car!  |
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05-02-2005, 11:08 PM
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Name: jdog19
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check out the latest bimmer magazine there is an e30 sleeper with a n 95 M3 m50 engine its preety sweet |
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05-02-2005, 11:41 PM
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Name: witeshark
Title: Road Kill
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Miami FL
Your Ride: 89 325i 5 speed
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Originally Posted by jdog19
check out the latest bimmer magazine there is an e30 sleeper with a n 95 M3 m50 engine its preety sweet
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Yup, that's the topic of this thread engine = S50 FYI Welcome to the forums |
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05-04-2005, 05:41 PM
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Name: I3uller
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I'm in the process of buying an M50tu b25 DOHC Vanos motor right now. The swap will be done within the month.
If anyone needs an m20 motor and tranny let me know, cus I will have one laying around. |
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05-04-2005, 11:51 PM
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Name: spiff
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05-05-2005, 02:18 AM
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Name: guywithblack88e30
Title: Member
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Location: Downey, California
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i wouldn't mind droping a 2000 325i motor in my e30 that would be hella tight would it fit thou???
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05-08-2005, 10:11 PM
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Name: hamann318is
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Location: Alpharetta, Georgia
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The E39 M5 (don't know the S #) motor in the E30 M3 with matching cluster was a HOT car.
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04-05-2006, 01:52 AM
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Name: mitch500
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non-vanos is better for the engine swap
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04-05-2006, 01:58 AM
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Name: mitch500
Title: United Newb
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Location: Edmonton, Canada
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check this page out you can get a kit to swap you engine to either m50,m52,s50,s52 and a software program that will walk you through it.
http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com/s...ategory_Code=E
maybe another usefull link stroke you m20 in to 3.0L comes with complete parts lists.
http://www.davelength.net/car/engine.html
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04-05-2006, 02:06 AM
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Name: Bimmer_5er
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Originally Posted by mitch500
non-vanos is better for the engine swap
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Agreed. Iv also heard that the non-vanos m50 is better for forced induction
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04-05-2006, 02:25 AM
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Name: brien4787
Title: DelTaco
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I almost bought my friends e30 with a shitty motor and was to swap an m50 into it.... seemed like too much work and I don't have time for shit in school.
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04-05-2006, 08:48 AM
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Name: matimus
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Location: edmonton
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Ive got a supercharged S50 in my e30
Its fun as hell
Cant get pics to work here though
Last edited by matimus : 04-05-2006 at 08:52 AM.
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06-24-2006, 07:47 AM
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Name: 4X4 Bimmer
Title: United Newb
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: RI
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Hey matimus that sounds like an awsome car, can you email me the pics I would love to see that, I'm thinking of putting an S50 engine in my 325 iX havn't though of supercharging it yet. My email is cabe45@gmail.com |
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06-24-2006, 10:49 AM
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Name: Red_Rocket
Title: Senior Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Coeur D' Alene, ID
Your Ride: E30 325
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there is a guy putting an s54 (e46 m3) engine in an e30 over on e46fanatics.com
here is the thread link, he keeps it updated almost everyday with pics:
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=359200
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