E30 Zone

Okay, Going to start this soon and just want to know if I am missing anything blatantly obvious;

I have done an m50b25 swap before so I have done this before and using similar path with the gearbox, Lastime I used a Getrag220 with m20b20 getrag240 driveshaft and linkage -


-E36 M52B28 engine and Loom - Adapter made to C101

-EWS Deleted ECU - In Progress

-E34 M50 Oil pan

-E28 M5 Engine mounts

-M52 Steel tube manifolds and E36 full exhaust to play with and fit to my e30

-M50B25 Intake manifold and TB - Do I NEED to use M52 fuel rail? Or Can I fit m52 injectors to M50 fuel rail?
Am yet to fit this, I see a few things and hoses needed and changes to be made for fitting IAT

-E30 M40 Getrag 240 (with my m20b20 getrag240 linkage and driveshaft)

-M20 flywheel, Back side shaved to clear engine

-E34 M50 Throttle cable

-MK2 Golf Brake booster

-E30 Brown temp sender - Heard various ways of fitting this one, will have a look when I do that manifold swap!

Just wondering if there is anything else m52 specific that is different to the m50b25 swap which IMO is real easy. Here was my last swap
http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/ind ... opic=27730

electric fan to fit onto the front of your rad as the viscus wont fit!:) ,

looks a clean swap there mate,

M52 rail is neater than m50 but i think both work

the servo of choice is now the clio MK3 one, i dont know about the golf item

That does look a neat conversion

randomspeedfreak wrote:
the servo of choice is now the clio MK3 one, i dont know about the golf item

The Clio servo is the one of choice, but I think mainly as they're newer and easier to get hold of.
The Mk2 Golf servo will be fine as long as its from a 1.3 Mk2 Golf. The larger engined golfs have a servo similar in size to the E30 one.

I already have a MK2 golf one, Smaller diameter and I used it last time. Easy to find here in NZ and it's quite easy to install!

True I had factored the electric fan in, forgot to mention it. Will make sure I buy one add it to my swap parts pile.

Still pondering if I should use the smaller radiator with the expansion bottle integrated like I did above with the m50, or does anyone know if the e36 m52 setup works with the big radiator + fan shroud with the expansion bottle hanging off the front - Or is the clearance too close to engine? Or I could use e30 one with bigger e36 radiator..


I will have that plastic cover over fuel rail, So won't matter which one I use. I just thought there might be a reason (FPR Might be different for m52) and that's the reason everyone used the m52 one when manifold swapping and making the small adapter plates to mount to m50 manifold.


Last time I did a 89 4 door, This time I have a 89 touring. Had to go one better than last time and give the m52 swap a go