E30 Engine Choice ?? What You Think Is Best ??

[m-dtech]

Click and choose what you think is best ?

[e30cossie]

cosworth is a good cheap option

[cass1_5503]

i like the thought of a 3.5 big six

[Andy335Touring]

No one engine is the best, it's which engine best suits what you are trying to achieve, different strokes for different folks.

[eko]

I voted M50.

Good amount of power and torque,smooth,quiet and surprisingly economical too

[320Touring]

no m20b20 on the list

[cass1_5503]

no m20b20 on the list

or m40b18 gutted

[320Touring]

no m20b20 on the list

or m40b18 gutted

sewing machines dont count

for real power m40b16 is where its at-ask erik (78dude)

[cass1_5503]

true those 1.6's go like rockets lol

[gareth]

gotta be the M30 for the money imo. it doesn't spoil the handling like some people say and looks like bmw fitted it for you!

[m-dtech]

no m20b20 on the list

yes anyone wanting to convert to m20b20 has issues.

[DRIFTBOY]

I'd like to have a go in an M3 or M5 powered E30 but for the money I reckon M30 3.5 BIG six is very good indeed!

[Turbo-Brown]

Boo, no turbo options either

Think turbocharging really suits these cars in that you can have an economical drive if you're restrained, and the M20B25 can make prodigous power for not a vast amount of money

[fuzzy]

non bmw,obviously

[gcorky]

no m10 either....m20 for me.


then i would go..

m50
m30
v8

no m40/42/44 for me!

[oguz327]

M20 2.7 or M20 2.5 turbo

[Eddy]

No one engine is the best, it's which engine best suits what you are trying to achieve, different strokes for different folks.

^^
I think this is the correct answer

[oguz327]

No one engine is the best, it's which engine best suits what you are trying to achieve, different strokes for different folks.

^^
I think this is the correct answer

Very true

[m-dtech]

its all in stages !

was 318 m10 / m40 conversion to m20b25
then we had the m20b27
then we had the m30b35
then we had the m50b25

[maxfield]

S14B25

[m10man]

I agree with Andy aswell - It all depends what your requirements are - but I will put my 2 cents in for the M30 3.5. It is so versatile - you can drive it around like a granny so easily and even just leave it in 5th if you like - but when the mood strikes you can plant your foot and enjoy all that silky smooth torque and power and it bloody goes! There is not much around that will get past you.

[ric325i]

well im going for the standard 325i lump with a zone chip! i love it!!!
revs like hell and is just a joy to drive.

but every now and again it doesnt satisfy.

but then again i have a M30 and am swapping for that. the only thing is, in the big 5 series the m30 feels lost at high revs?
so if the M30 lump can have more top end power then thats the engine to have.

i like to rev my engines! they sound good!

[noney82]

not well cluded up me wants to ask "what is S14B25 "

[DRIFTBOY]

I'm with you on the noise thing dude!
To me the noise of a car can make it or break it! The noise is half the fun!

I've got an M30 engine with mods and over 6000 rpm it screams like a good 'un!

Maybe a topic should be started with peoples recordings of their engines/exhausts!

[eko]

I'm with you on the noise thing dude!

Maybe a topic should be started with peoples recordings of their engines/exhausts!

Heres a couple of clips of mine when i first did it!

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v734/ ... 620003.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v734/ ... 620002.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v734/ ... 620004.flv

[DRIFTBOY]

Fantastic!!!

That sounds great dude!

I bet your neighbours are as impressed as mine!

I've never heard my car from the outside, so I think I better get somoene to film it!

[jamesh1977]

ill stick with the m20 2.5 and 2.7 but must admit i loved my old m42 318is for a play toy

[m-dtech]

i'll give you a shot of the 316 once i have dropped the m50 in her then we shall see..................................

[jamesh1977]

sounds like fun ill hold you to that .......... when you think youll have it completed /

[m-dtech]

student loan comes in in January............ so feb / march

[eko]

i'll give you a shot of the 316 once i have dropped the m50 in her then we shall see..................................

I was thinking around those lines!
M50 is certainly good fun,mine goes like fook off the line with the current diff thats fitted

[jamesh1977]

sounds good be lookin forward to seeing it on the road

[CiLK_WuRM]

S50B32

[AC-SCHNITZER]

M20
sound

[fuzzy]

Maybe a topic should be started with peoples recordings of their engines/exhausts!

you should get out more mate,thats bordering on the sad