E30 Zone

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69163

its a lot of work where he may aswell have just dropped in another engine....I wonder how it is for reliability

It looks lovely. Well built, clean etc. I just absolutely cannot see the point. A 2.8/3.0/3.2 24v M50 would have been cheaper and easier over there. Over here an S50 would be about the same price or less and kick the M20's head in for looking at it funny.

I can see the point in tuning/re-building an M20 if you absolutely MUST keep the looks (if you have a sport and don't want to de-value it for example) but then I'm a heathen who would rip an M20 out of a sport because its my car and would want to enjoy it as I want it...

Nice but pointless and expensive IMHO..

Jai

its a beautiful thing....

jaistanley wrote: I can see the point in tuning/re-building an M20 if you absolutely MUST keep the looks (if you have a sport and don't want to de-value it for example) but then I'm a heathen who would rip an M20 out of a sport because its my car and would want to enjoy it as I want it...
Jai

+1

bet it cost at least 2 grand, very nice though

Well the sport argument doesn't really apply in the US although I can see why you'd be better off with an M50/2 - but hey. M20s are cool

Is it wrong that I really love this!

I'm sure more power can be had out of the M50/52 etc. but I bet it's a very different beast to drive... plus I'm sure it'll sound pretty awesome! Just needs some boost...

im suprised you havent commented on the tyres blitz. they arent exactly stretched are they..

kieron wrote:im suprised you havent commented on the tyres blitz. they arent exactly stretched are they..

Complete opposite.

jaistanley wrote:It looks lovely. Well built, clean etc. I just absolutely cannot see the point. A 2.8/3.0/3.2 24v M50 would have been cheaper and easier over there. Over here an S50 would be about the same price or less and kick the M20's head in for looking at it funny.

I can see the point in tuning/re-building an M20 if you absolutely MUST keep the looks (if you have a sport and don't want to de-value it for example) but then I'm a heathen who would rip an M20 out of a sport because its my car and would want to enjoy it as I want it...

Nice but pointless and expensive IMHO..

Jai

I dissagree, Its not pointless at all!

Just because there are other cheaper means of gaining power, 24V M5x/S5x in this case, some people want to tune M20's because its an M20 and may not be after outright power.

Think cross flow and pinto engines in old escorts. Why tune one of them when a 16V zetec or duratec would yeild bigger gains for less outlay in the £-bhp ratio. They are peroid engines and their home is in an old escort just like an M20 is in an E30.