well i think its wrong to put a xe or let in a bmw as for 280bhp with a chip ? crap 230 max u want more buy bigger injectors know this first hand and ya kkk turbo wont last need a gt28rs job and in standard for 200bhp no problem ask it for more it will spend more tme off the road then it will on go...

I have wheels in the for sale section which will fit

A fuel pump costs £1k. WTF! Forget it then.

Oh really? Well that is a big contributing factor. I read they were on the 40-50 mpg range. What you have said has put me off then.

Don't suppose you know whether an E34 is 4 stud do you?

Well yes I agree with that, but when I would be paying less than a grand for the car and it will do 15 more miles per gallon than my current car, it makes sense.

I am doing a lot of miles in my new job, so am thinking about going for a diesel. I have my eye on an L-reg (E34?) 525tds. However I have no experience of diesel or turbo charged engines. How do I check the turbo unit is good for example?

Thanks

eko wrote:

Kedge wrote: Eko: when you say good on fuel how good are we talking?

Mine averages anywhere between 40 od - 60 odd miles per £10!

If we say petrol is 90p per litre then that's only 16-24mpg. Not good. I thought the M50 was better on fuel than the M20?

As per title I am considering going for an M50 conversion in an E30. Do people have any links to useful sites or articles?

Also anyone know the typical 1/4mile time for an M50E30?

i would like mine to be doing around 120-130Mph @3k rpm in 6th for nice economical crusing. No disrespect, but where in this country can you cruise at those kind of speeds? I have hit these speeds a a fair few times, but not for any long period of time, and this was on empty motorways in the middle...

[quote="e30bb"]:roll: ???: eta bottom end, 320 head* with larger ports to match 325, keeping 325 inlet manifold and exhaust manifold. (this setup has better torque ???) *320 head matches 2.7 values but the port holes are smaller, 325 values are larger. quote] This particular route is not a lot of wo...

Is there a comprehensive guide to this anywhere?

I do know of an E30 with a YB engine. It was featured in Revs (when it was a decent mag) YEARS ago. A white one IIRC, think it may have had M3 arches too, or may have originally been an M3.

So it can, and has been done.

See my ad in the for sale section mate. You may well be interested.