Went in an m52'd e30-Awsome experience!Pics of his car added

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:01 pm

Rav335uk wrote:My cab gets "Floaty" at about 140mph

Like a boat?

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:03 pm

DanThe wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:My cab gets "Floaty" at about 140mph
Like a boat?

Yes yes Dan

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:07 pm

Rav335uk wrote:
DanThe wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:My cab gets "Floaty" at about 140mph
Like a boat?
Yes yes Dan

Thats down to the rudder

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:08 pm

At least he has a proper anchor innit

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:11 pm

Rav335uk wrote:My cab gets "Floaty" at about 140mph

that was a fun day !

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:12 pm

e30topless wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:My cab gets "Floaty" at about 140mph
that was a fun day !

Sure was mate

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:14 pm

e30topless wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:My cab gets "Floaty" at about 140mph
that was a fun day !

I remember that day, it wasnt long after i took the misano turd off the road, just a few times following Rav's Tugboat and all the salt falling off his turd rotted out my precious moredoor, should really send him the Beardy ones bill...............

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:15 pm

The_Diddler wrote:
e30topless wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:My cab gets "Floaty" at about 140mph
that was a fun day !
I remember that day, it wasnt long after i took the misano turd off the road, just a few times following Rav's Tugboat and all the salt falling off his turd rotted out my precious moredoor, should really send him the Beardy ones bill...............

Trying to keep up you mean

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:19 pm

was'nt trying that hard boat boy

Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:20 pm

I suppose no one was Paul

Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:59 am

The E60 M5 can do 205MPH apparently.

Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:30 am

Kieran_n22 wrote:
How much power can you get from a M52 with the M50 2.5 manifold?
You all have me thinking lol.

226 BHP with a decent exhaust

Probably more

There is a guy on E36 coupe that has 260 with a few mods and still a 2.8

Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:49 am

Sounds amazing but its gonna be costly.

Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:15 am

Hi fellas, it was me that took mr. E30 dk in my m52 e30
I guessed 165mph but have seen an actuall 155mph and felt like I could have gone more,
All though I ain't here to argue with all you calculators, I'm here to enjoy and show my e30
Which I've worked very hard on over the last year, it's my pride and joy and as e30 dk will tell you
I have no problem having a good skid in her..

Thanks for your comments e30 dk glad you liked her

Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:17 am

Get some pics up!

Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:31 am

I don't know how to, It took me two days to work out out to read pm you sent lol

Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:33 am

Sorry pm I had been sent, not you sent

Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:23 pm

Matthew mate, she's a beut

The marks are still there for all to see and it makes me laugh when I see the one on morrisons roundabout! 360 for the win lmao... But for someone who has obv spent a fortune on his e30, this car does show it guys, It is a lovely machine

If you open a photobucket acount, upload your pics to photobucket from your phone then all you do is make your thread and copy and paste the bottom link under the pics in photobucket to the box you write in when posting. Then they show on here as actual photo's....... Get em up mate, people will love it

Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:31 pm

sadly i dont own an e30 at present but i do have a 328i sport and have seen 140 in it and it had more to go. most of the guys on the e36 forum with alpina 527 m50 manifold with bbtb remap and dave f induction kit are all pumping out around 230 235 bhp. some have exhausts and us spec m3 cams and are seeing around 260 bhp. id imagine that in an e30 = a fast chariot indeed.personally if i still owned a sport i wouldnt molest it with such a transplant id just get a basic shell to work on but hey each to their own

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Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:23 pm

Looking good mat

Can a mod change these links to direct pics if possible please?
T I A

Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:38 pm

Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:39 pm

Looks tidy..

Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:53 pm

I fitted a 318is front splitter today. Bought a new one from BMW and it was in primer

thought it was going to be black, so Ive satin blacked it

Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:57 pm

How much did that knock you back from bmw?

Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:48 pm

I was told it was around £80 but it was £120

Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:56 pm

Very nice indeed

Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:36 pm

Your car is lovely mate. You don't see them that colour often It's nice. And the wheels set it off.

Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:42 pm

To be honest the pics don't do the car justice! It really is stunning in the flesh

Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:11 pm

e30-dk wrote:If you mean m50 and m52......

M50 is an iron blocked 2.5
M52 is an ally blocked 2.8

But by putting the m50 2.5 inlet manifold on the m52 it unlocks hidden horses and opens it right up.

I was told by danthe that people think there isn't much difference between the m50 and m52 but tonight I've seen for myself its a big difference!! The m52 makes for a proper fast e30, not just that,, a proper fast car full stop

So now here's my dilema in the "more horses" category...

Right now at my scrappers, there is an E36 328i--->M52....?
and an E36 'Coupe' 325i--->M50....?

Should I nick the M52 lump minus the inlet, and strip the coupe of it's inlet mani? Any other ancil's from the M50? Which head should I keep on it?

Then, there's always the option of taking the crank out of the 328, getting me some M20 320 rods and facelift 325 pistons....

Any advice from people who have actually done swap with these engine would be great, as I've only ever owned an M10 and M20B25