any know how much an ALPINA 3.5 engine is worth?

[bmwsean]

any ideas how much 3.5 M30 alpina engine is worth? may sell mine thats in my e30. i just havent got a clue what i would value it at?

any idea greatly aprieciated

[march109]

Come on! Describe it.

Mileage? Service history? Last service details? Est BHP? Mods?

And history? ie. when was it transplanted? where did you get it from? Any (recent or otherwise) dyno sheets?

Do you look after it? did the last owner? pattern parts or genuine ect....?

[bmwsean]

bought it for £200, its in excellent working order, i have got it in my e30 at the min, around 250bhp mark,
it was out of a B11 believed to be the 7 series,

the oil that came out of the engine when i bought it was near immaculate, gets castrol gtx oil change far too regular by me to keep it in good shape

also the last bits of antifreeze to come out were perfectly clean when i turned the engine over on the engine stand

i took a gamble when buying it as it had no service book and no idea of mileage, and couldent be seen running. good points were it looked very well serviced.

[ric325i]

is the alpina engine that more powerful than a standard m30?

about 215bhp for and m30 and a claim 250bhp from the alpina.......wow

where are you based Sean

[hartgefan]

either 245 bhp or 260 for the later( b10) engine.probably worth £500

[Karan]

to help you sell:

1. pics
2. dry compression test it and post results
3. dyno the car somewhere reputable.
4. aplina engine number... i believe here is a unique number somewhere on them.

[richie_zone]

And open it up for a good look inside I'd have thought?

[hartgefan]

eh,open it up? why would you want to do that its only an old m30 we're talking about here.

[ric325i]

if its a m30 alpina then its got a bit more power. sounds like i want it.

[bmwsean]

i sat it next to my original 3.5 and took the inlet manifold off as i wasnt sure if the guy actually knew if it was alpina. bigg huge valves and discovered the inlet manifold is a tad bigger. based in derby not sure if im selling at the moment. id want to get rid of the car as a whole ideally. il get it dyno'ed, thanks for feedback.