The US s50/S52 cams provide a nice gain. Some run them without tuning/chip/flash, and some with. But at about $400-$500/set(plus shipping) they're a bit pricey. If you get s52 cams to use in an m50, get the trays. And the same goes for S50 in an M52. The 540i maf is said to be a waste by itself BUT ...

The trans is about an 1" shorter than both the E36 G250 and the E30 M42/G240.....So which driveshaft do you guys use?? I wanna keep my m40/g240 b/c the shift feel is an excellent mix of notchiness and throw. I also resealed it, new slave cylinder, Redline ATF, new Guibo, etc. Oh, and I don't want to...

It felt alot longer than a week....I wanna put it in BUT I have to get the temp sender and wiring done first.

Ordered an E30 M3 Tach w/ oil temp gauge, which is in excellent condition as described. I sent a deposit via PP. Demlotcrew held the part and honored the transaction as he said he would. When the balance was rec'd a few days later, he shipped the well-protected goods quickly and they arrived without...

I purchased (2) Mt2 steering wheels, they were in good shape as described, fair price as well. Shipping time was a little laggy, shipping price was a bit excessive IMO. When I received them, this is what I got: http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd100/Bimmermike/IMG_5169.jpg http://i221.photobucket....

I see this thread is a yr or so old.....can/will they still do the modification??? I would stay with a manual rack if it was 2.5.

Well, the SportBox bolts up to the M20, as does the 260. And the 260 bolts up to an M50, as does the 240 from the M42, then all things being equal, the SportBox would bolt up to the M42.

Wanna sell it??

I started this so my buyers could leave (positive) feedback. Any negative can be discussed with ME via PM, I will do my absolute best to resolve any issues with my transactions/sales/parts/etc.

Thanks

This will not be a beauty queen but rather more like the girl who looks great from 10ft away, and can be ridden hard w/o concern, everyday. I had been keeping my eye out for a complete, running e30 318is. I never intended to buy an already-plucked M42, nor did I want an M44 regardless of condition d...

My 318i Touring... Black Euroweaves, Just picked up an iS lip at the Junkyard for pennnies. It's already mounted/freshened up but no new pics yet...these are a few weeks old. http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd100/Bimmermike/Touring/DPP_0002.jpg http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd100/Bimmermike/...

rix313 wrote:The engine sits further back in the E36 so the sump is different. On the E36, the resevoir is at the back as opposed to the E30 which has it at front. This causes it to smack the sub frame.

Nevermind....found it.

Has anyone successfully mated the E36 M42 loom w/ an e30 318i loom??

Check out Realoem.com for the part # and approximate price.

VW fitment?? Looks like it, they had 6.5" also....

oh stop being sour b/c we wasted all that Tea......j/k

ImysE30 wrote:Have a read through this section, lots of info on the swap:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... forum&f=55

You won't regret it

Hahahaha...search

e21Jason wrote:I think the 2.3 used a plate to increase the deck hight to get the stroke.

Jason

Yup...was in Europen Car years ago.

Battery voltage good?? Does it crank strong? Is this with the factory coil OR the individual coils? If it the ind coils, maybe it's wired wrong, firing order perhaps. It sparks and spits fuel, maybe just not in the right order. Check, clean, sand, grind to bare metal all chassis grounds while you're...