Lee Parkes' E30 Alpina B10.

[Cypriotgeeza]

"come on dad.....aaaahhh you knobhead!" hahahaha priceless!!

nice runs mate

[leeparkes]

Aparently the guy in the MGB blew his diff, good job he did or id of got slaughtered

[Cypriotgeeza]

Aparently the guy in the MGB blew his diff, good job he did or id of got slaughtered

yea that happens alot at the pod hence why my car is staying away from that track lo l

[leeparkes]

Here we go again





*update*







Alpina M30 3.5 B10 engine acquired






5 digit stamp on the head to confirm its the real deal



Block is also stamped B11/2


Spec over a normal M30

Forged custom mahle pistons (high comp)
M5 conrods
Flowed head with hemi combustion chambers
Bigger valves
268 degree cam
Remapped ECU
iirc they did something with the crank too, im sure ive read that it was lightened and balanced

Result 261bhp in non cat form with about the same torque


Well the first thing to do is clean this mofo up as its filthy and not up to my standards not sure what colour to do it yet though.

But under the rocker its very clean for its age with no visible wear on the cam at all



I will check the crank when i do the sump gasket


Ill update as i go along with plenty pics as usual

[ImysE30]

Lucky barsteward Great purchase

Is this replacing the standard M30?

[Cook318IS]

if you're going to do it you may aswell do it properly, Nice find! Are you going to get it onto the dyno once its in?

[leeparkes]

Is this replacing the standard M30?

Yes, i did consider putting it into an E28 but id always be wondering what it would be like in an E30.
I think im gonna need a longer diff

Cook, yes it will be going on the rollers when its done, Hitech motorsport is only about 2 mles from me, they have reliable rollers and know there stuff

[Rav335uk]

BAST 4RD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good find though

[shedrool83]

Nice one Lee

[Cypriotgeeza]

looking forward to seeing the results when its done!

[gareth]

Result! Where did you find that?

[leeparkes]

BAST 4RD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The wife came out with somthing similar to that when she saw it being lifted off the van

Cheers guys.

Gareth, it came from a phone call off a mate. He was at a breakers and said something along the lines of "there's an engine like yours here but its got Alpina on the ECU, the bloke tells me its out of a 'B' something??. Coat on and shot down there....

Which led to this

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 60&start=0

[gareth]

Lucky!!!!

[leeparkes]

Lucky!!!!

You would be green if you knew how much i paid for it

[gareth]

probably..... go on then! Spill the beans!

[SpencerLavery]

Nice!

You be selling your old M30 set up by any chance? PM me if you are

[leeparkes]

probably..... go on then! Spill the beans!

Tut tut, thats like asking a woman how heavy she is

Spencer, there wont be much left of my old M30 once the swap is done as the Alpina is basically a bare engine.

[Rav335uk]

What about some ITB's on there Lee

[staley_turbo]

What about some ITB's on there Lee

Would look the dogs

[leeparkes]

What about some ITB's on there Lee

lol, it has crossed my mind

[Rav335uk]

What about some ITB's on there Lee

Would look the dogs

You finished yours yet?

[staley_turbo]

Nearly, not long now.

[333i]

what is the m30 spray bar mod ???

[Rav335uk]

Taking the oil spray bar out and "Crimping" it, helps keep the pressure to the furthest 2 rockers.

[333i]

oh cool any pics ?

[leeparkes]

what is the m30 spray bar mod ???

http://paulaxford.com/bmw730i/cam_spray_bar.htm




No updates yet apart from confirming the cam is Alpina

From doing some research ive found Alpina used a BMW camshaft and reprofiled it to the lift required.

To check, the BMW stamp has red paint around it and if you remove the plate at the back of the head to reveal the end of the cam it will be hand engraved with a code


The red...err orange patch on the cam



Pic of the code




I am tempted to remove the head and spruce it up a bit but it could turn out to be an expensive job, i dont know as ive never stripped a head down and rebuilt it, opinions??? should i shouldnt i?

To get the head off and back on would be £100 with the gasket, bolts & skim. Not even sure if the head gasket is specific to the B10?

mmmmmmmmm........

[Rav335uk]

I think the H/G id the same as a normal B35, but stripping the head will need new bolts, and more bits.
Was the engine in good nick overall??

[leeparkes]

There's a guy on 5forum who has a B10 and knows them inside out, dropped him a pm last week but its still in my outbox I asked him questions about the HG and the cam, i also i want to know what compression ratio they are.

I havent heard this engine run The guy assured me it was in fine fettle, ive known the guy for years also he knows if he's telling lies ill rattle his lips off.

What you on about anyway, this is an M30 were talking about

[Rav335uk]

Yes it is an M30 "B35"

[leeparkes]

Something else i remembered, the oil fliter housing on this engine has two threaded holes for an oil cooler, Im tempted to rig it up using an M20 cooler but then again ive read with modern oils its not really needed

This swaps giving me a head ache and i aint even started it yet

[Cypriotgeeza]

There's a guy on 5forum who has a B10 and knows them inside out, dropped him a pm last week but its still in my outbox I asked him questions about the HG and the cam, i also i want to know what compression ratio they are.

I havent heard this engine run The guy assured me it was in fine fettle, ive known the guy for years also he knows if he's telling lies ill rattle his lips off.

What you on about anyway, this is an M30 were talking about

i would strip it down and give it a "good skim" as you once advised me on l0l well if you'd be able to skim alot off without needing piston work..
you know you want to!

[Rav335uk]

I'd be careful with skimming too much of that Lee, as the cam is different, maybe spikey therefore opening the valve longer and getting nearer the piston heads.

[leeparkes]

I need to know what the CR is before start skimming, plus ive heard these are already high comp in standard form.

[Rav335uk]

Here, but no CR either but all other info.
Check out the 0-60 times of the 535i compared to the B10

http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Other/Models.htm

[Rav335uk]

Found it.

"The B10 motor was also 3430 cc, with 261 PS on 10.6:1 compression pistons (346 Nm torque). Note that they were installing cats as well during this time and the cat equipped version of the B10 motors was only 254 PS."