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320ise
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Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:37 pm

Hi I'm looking into whay parts I'd require to do an m30 conversion?

Also how much is the going rate for an m30 lump these days?
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Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:25 pm

Decent m30 lumps are going up in price now, as are the pretty rare manual gearboxes. They still crop up on ebay at varying prices although there's no guarantee they are any good as they are old engines now!

This list is pretty much everything you need: http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=98093

The m30 section is pretty quiet these days, but put any questions you've got up in there and we'll answer them :)
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Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:38 pm

We M30 boys still post in there now and then 8)

Not sure if you will be doing the conversion yourself but there's plenty of helpful people on the zone if you did need advice etc!

I have a thread in the M30 section:
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=165704

and the thread in my sig is my project thread of my E30's

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Check my M30 build threads:
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Sat Feb 07, 2015 7:29 am

There's also a Wiki guide to help you:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... Swap_-_M30
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Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:23 am

For a full conversion I would budget about £800

All the little things add up.
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