e36 m3 engine into e30? how hard?

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bommer
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:11 pm

as above whats needed is it costly and what needs to be changed/added to cope?

i just bought a 325i and am wanting to put a m3 engine in it before the next drag race on the island :D :cool:
fuzzy
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:13 pm

if youve got about 5 grand i believe youll manage it if your doing most of it yourself.
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:15 pm

There was an M5 for sale at the Gaydon show and only for £2,000 not bad as you can recoupe money back by fragging it.
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bommer
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:20 pm

fuzzy wrote:if youve got about 5 grand i believe youll manage it if your doing most of it yourself.
well i can get a smashed m3 for 2grand, (backend damage) a lot of it lol

what else would i need?

:cool:
fuzzy
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:20 pm

rav320uk wrote:There was an M5 for sale at the Gaydon show and only for £2,000 not bad as you can recoupe money back by fragging it.
£2G for an m5? was it dog rough?
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:37 pm

No, 2 owners and service history.Was owned by the guy who was selling his Red Evo 2 at £25,000
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:53 pm

i notice allot of zone members are on the e3024v site.. it was a good read!
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