What e30 is best for a 3.0ltr e36 m3 conversion?

Sat May 21, 2011 12:55 am

I currently have a 325i sport and love it to bits but its just nit fast enough.

I have been reading up and most of the technical stuff I dont get, but I do have a friend who is good at mechanics and stuff. He has done few conversions and we have been thinking of putting a 3.0 ltr e36 m3 engine in to an e30.

So the plan is that I sell my sport, sell a few other bits and raise money to do the m3 conversion.

What I need to know firstly is what kind of e30 is best for this conversion.

I defo wont be using my sport for it as I dont think its right ruining a perfectly good sport. So i want to get something else instead that i can use.

There will be hundreds of question about the conversion but these will be asked by the guy actually doing the conversion.

Thank you

Sat May 21, 2011 7:52 am

Any e30 will do really as long as it is solid! You will need to renew or upgrade most of the suspension and brakes anyway. I started with a 318iS thinking the rear discs ect, would save me some time but it all came off for a refurb anyway. I know of a 316A that ended up as a s50'd e30. If I was to start again i think i would go for a chromie to try and save some weight! Try finding a rot free early car though

Sat May 21, 2011 5:59 pm

Alreet

If you want to have a look at one i'd be happy to let you have a look round mine. As long as its a solid shell i don't think it really matters which one you go for. I used a tech 1 sport.

Mon May 23, 2011 11:18 pm

si911t wrote:I dont think its right ruining a perfectly good sport.

I really don't understand this mentality. Fitting an S50 in no way 'ruins' a sport - if done properly.

Ian.

Mon May 23, 2011 11:29 pm

ian332isport wrote:
si911t wrote:I dont think its right ruining a perfectly good sport.
I really don't understand this mentality. Fitting an S50 in no way 'ruins' a sport - if done properly.

Ian.

I understand what you saying , but I'm thinking I got perfectly good sport it's one previous owner decent nic so I should get decent money for it. With the money I get for this it will or should cover most of cost o conversion. Let someone take the sport who wants it standard an clean an I will adopt a 316 an feed it steroids

Tue May 24, 2011 7:01 am

If it's not fast enough just make it faster. Swapping in an S50 is one of many ways.