COULD THIS REALLY FIT IN AN E30...

Post Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:12 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-S54-M3-Euro-e ... dZViewItem

Just found this, and it may be the answer i was looking for...but im unsure and i dont think itll fit into an E30!!

Any ideas of the cost to dump this into my cab...?
And would it be worth it...?

Thanks...!

Post Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:31 am

A guy in pbmw a few months back was running a E46 m3 engine with turbo in a E30 m3 shell. so yes i belieave it is possible.

In regard to cost i would say it will be very expensive Ã‚£Ã‚£K.

Possible but IMO too complex and expensive.

Post Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:33 am

massively complex and expensive

Post Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:58 am

S54 requires more thought and work to put in an E30 than a S50B30 or S50B32 would.

I'm not sure that for the extra bit of power it would really be worth all of the aggrevation.

Post Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:26 am

Cheers guys... its what i thought!

However E46 m3 engine are going on the cheap, and it did cross my mind but i still feel that the return couldnt justify the cost!

I may just have to stick to my 325i and tune that!

Post Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:09 am

Zizzle wrote: I may just have to stick to my 325i and tune that!

yes because there wont be much difference between them

Post Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:30 am

it looks smaller in size than an m50, engine management is the Ã‚£Ã‚£Ã‚£ i would imagine.

Post Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:40 am

throw enough money in and anythings possible

Post Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:31 pm

If you get stuck as obody will topuch the piping, i have a friend who is amazing at stainless fab etc, and has previously done alot of work with scoobies, and custome manifolds etc for them. pm me your number and i will pass it on to him if you get stuck.

he wants to make me a custom airbox for my m5 throttle bodies on m30 lump as he thinks its pretty simple!

Post Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:37 pm

It will fit, I would of thought close to 10k to fit it properly.

Post Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:44 pm

is it just me or does it look a bid dodgy? starting price of Ã‚£500 with no reserve and a seller with a 0 rating?
surely thats got to be worth a few thousand quid?

Post Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:37 pm

Has been done by a guy in the states, along with the SMG II gearbox.

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=359200

Very nice topic that is.

Post Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:04 am

may be a nice topic but after the 3rd page of people going "holy shit this is going to be awsome" i gave up.

Post Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:24 am

listing removed!

Post Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:54 pm

Just get as much of the e46 m3 as possible and it will be easy. The engine only joins the car with 2 engine mounts, 2 gearbox mounts, and the propshaft. How difficult could it be?

Post Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:56 pm

MJG wrote:Just get as much of the e46 m3 as possible and it will be easy. The engine only joins the car with 2 engine mounts, 2 gearbox mounts, and the propshaft. How difficult could it be?

Depends who you are...

Brianmooore or ian332isport... piece of cake.

Dodgy Dave at Dave's motors... will definitely find it a challenge!

Post Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:03 pm

Wel you know what I mean, the more of the donor car you get, the easier it becomes. If you just use all the e46 wiring loom and swap in the e30 lights and heater controls etc etc, then it's easy. But trying to bodge the e46 engine loom to use e30 fuseboxes and stuff would be harder.

Just gotta ask yourself how much you really need an s54 lol.

Post Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:07 pm

It's a good engine...

But you could have the same reliable horsepower from an M20/M30 for about the same amount as an S54 would be... plus probably less Grey hairs