what i need to drop an m50 into my e30 - Page 3 - United Bimmer Community

**B_w.** · 07-01-2006, 07:14 PM

good luck sounds like a cool project.

hey matt, i saw you cruising around whyte last night. you should have stopped by for a drink. even ben showed up.

**matimus** · 07-03-2006, 12:09 PM

yeah I was thinking about it. I saw you out front but I was late to see this girl so I din't want to get in to much trouble.lol. then i enden up staying there late

lol.

Next time I will though.

looked busy on canada day though

**d.maczko** · 07-03-2006, 10:59 PM

well boys ive found an m20b25 with 160k on it, probably getting it soon, just not sure where im going to put it. Hey mat, think i could bring the bmw by so we can swap her in soon lol

gotta get a good survey of the motor and see what i should replace

**mitch500** · 07-06-2006, 08:16 PM

im pretty sure you cant use the (i) head on the eta motor only on the super eta's the eta's have flat pistons and the super etas have a dome shaped piston. so theres clearence issues. also if its a 325(e) and your redline is only 4500rpm its pretty pointless to turbo because your trubo probably wont start spooling untill 3000rpm so that will only be 1500rpm of boost.
so thats my opinion that i would contribute.
im going for the m50 or s50. just have to part it out and find a motor in canada i know the s50's are hard to find with low kms

**B_w.** · 07-06-2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch500

im pretty sure you cant use the (i) head on the eta motor only on the super eta's the eta's have flat pistons and the super etas have a dome shaped piston. so theres clearence issues. also if its a 325(e) and your redline is only 4500rpm its pretty pointless to turbo because your trubo probably wont start spooling untill 3000rpm so that will only be 1500rpm of boost.
so thats my opinion that i would contribute.
im going for the m50 or s50. just have to part it out and find a motor in canada i know the s50's are hard to find with low kms

turbo m50 ftw

**d.maczko** · 07-06-2006, 09:19 PM

yeah ive scrapped the whole turbo m20b27 and have found a nice m20b25 motor to boost.
ive also found a holset H1E but one with an 18cm^2 exhaust housing, a bit too large, so im trying to track down a 12 or 14cm^2 housing. ive heard NADP can get em but ive had some trouble with calling them and what not. but all is well, I also received my tax return today

**B_w.** · 07-06-2006, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by d.maczko

yeah ive scrapped the whole turbo m20b27 and have found a nice m20b25 motor to boost.
ive also found a holset H1E but one with an 18cm^2 exhaust housing, a bit too large, so im trying to track down a 12 or 14cm^2 housing. ive heard NADP can get em but ive had some trouble with calling them and what not. but all is well, I also received my tax return today

what kind of power are you looking for? why not go with a garret dbb turbo?

**d.maczko** · 07-07-2006, 08:01 AM

im looking to get around 300whp

this holset should do quite well,
on a stock m20 at 14psi it made 324whp
but it spools a bit late with the current exhaust housing

**mitch500** · 07-07-2006, 04:09 PM

to much boost and your going to blow that motor. you going to need bigger injectors, fuel pump. and some sort of fuel managment to run that thing properly. ohh and a better clutch because that thing will be a slip like a motha.

**mitch500** · 07-07-2006, 04:12 PM

a turbo non-vanos m50 would be sweet, plus they are cheep ass motors and there are a shite load of them.
hey Byron when is the turbo going in i heard you have all of the parts or close to.?

**d.maczko** · 07-07-2006, 05:41 PM

hehe oh dont worry the fuel system, ignition and engine management will be taken care of with bigger better parts,

**B_w.** · 07-09-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch500

a turbo non-vanos m50 would be sweet, plus they are cheep ass motors and there are a shite load of them.
hey Byron when is the turbo going in i heard you have all of the parts or close to.?

yeah, i have ordered pretty much everything. still need to get an oil pump, and oil and cooling lines and fittings. hope everything will be here soon

**mitch500** · 07-10-2006, 07:24 PM

sweet man, that will be a task to install. but very doable. are u still planning to do it urself. if u are, im buying a torque wrench this weekend so if u need a lending hand im free.

**d.maczko** · 07-10-2006, 09:01 PM

hehe we should have a rather large monster garage weekend for building my turbo m20

lots of stuff to do:
put in the motor, new clutch, all turbo goodies, mount fmic, all gauges and ms wired, tuning.

someone with a large garage would be perfect!

would be alot of fun, done it before with honda motors.

wont be ready to do it til spring or winter

**B_w.** · 07-10-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch500

sweet man, that will be a task to install. but very doable. are u still planning to do it urself. if u are, im buying a torque wrench this weekend so if u need a lending hand im free.

i will try to do as much myself as possible. i know there are things i will have to pay to get done, but thats how any project goes. i have to buy some tools as well. any help is always appreciated, i will buy the beers