m5 engine
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god-father88
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could you drop e28 m5 engine in a e30?!. I think its M88 is it?..straight forward or keep away?!
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E30BeemerLad
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Pig of a swap, engine is huge and to get it located properly you'll probably need to bash in the bulkhead. Exhaust manifold needs to be done properly unless you want to lose loads of power, exhaust will probably end up costing you nearly £2k to be done right.
Bottom line is it can all be done, but you'll spunk big money to do it right and 20 year old Mpower engines won't actually last that long with persistent redline action (unless you want to spend another £5k on a rebuild beforehand).
Unless you are getting the engine very cheap and know for a fact it is a good one and also unless you are a fabricator extraordinaire, I'd consider another swap.
Bottom line is it can all be done, but you'll spunk big money to do it right and 20 year old Mpower engines won't actually last that long with persistent redline action (unless you want to spend another £5k on a rebuild beforehand).
Unless you are getting the engine very cheap and know for a fact it is a good one and also unless you are a fabricator extraordinaire, I'd consider another swap.
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god-father88
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cheers upcoming & beemerlad!..i was getting a junky e28 m5 but has had a £4k head rebuilt!. I think i'll stick to a m52! 
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pac1982
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I'd love an M5 engine but looking at it realistically if I ever get round to doing a swap on mine I’m gonna pick up a cheap E36 328 and keep things simple
1991 BMW E30 318i Neon Design Convertible (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 325i Touring (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 318IS (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 316i (RIP)
Hartge did a model called H35-24V which was an E30 with an M88 engine available in the standard 2dr shell or the M3 shell. They also did a H36-24V which used the successor to the M88, the S38B36 used in the E34 M5. This was only available in the M3 shell though.
All LHD.
Its not an impossible conversion, just hard work!
A member on here did this conversion using the S38B36
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=
All LHD.
Its not an impossible conversion, just hard work!
A member on here did this conversion using the S38B36
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=
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cecotto479
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There's a few of them about. I have the engine if anyone fancies it?
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An M88 in a 2dr chrome bumper car with Hartge bits would be awesome!cecotto479 wrote:There's a few of them about. I have the engine if anyone fancies it?
Basicly an early H35-24V replica.
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E30BeemerLad
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It would qualify for CR24v membershipbss325i wrote:An M88 in a 2dr chrome bumper car with Hartge bits would be awesome!cecotto479 wrote:There's a few of them about. I have the engine if anyone fancies it?
Basicly an early H35-24V replica.
