my e30 m50 (new guy)

Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:36 am

www.theurodepot.com/edm50s.jpg new guy to forum from across the pond wish i had better pics of my car bu these two are all I have for right now mine is the delphin car 87 u.s. 4 door 325i

Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:35 am

adrock wrote:www.theurodepot.com/edm50s.jpg new guy to forum from across the pond wish i had better pics of my car bu these two are all I have for right now mine is the delphin car 87 u.s. 4 door 325i

fixed the pics for you

www.theurodepot.com/edm50s.jpg
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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:32 am

thanks gunni for fixing this i wasn't sure how to do this

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:39 am

Another M50 powered E30!

Did u build it urself? Mine came like it

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:47 am

Looks cool!

There's more and more of these about these days!

Looks like another in the background too!

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:04 am

Theres more of a scene for em in the States and in mainland europe. Ive seen a few websites listing them now!
Only one other UK one i know of tho

(hes a zoner too, forgot his name tho)

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:30 am

did all the work myself . With some help from my friend who runs a bmw used/new parts buisness he actually built his fisrt and let me in on all the secrets. his is the black one in the fisrt pic . the best mod i've done to the car so far . I work at a honda garage over here . don't mind working onthem to make a living but will never own one. love german cars

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:32 am

glad to see that i'm not the only one with a non vanos engine

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:34 am

ever since i saw the wagon i wish we had them over here. very cool car

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:45 am

Yeah non VANOS here! Revvy as hell compared to all the other 6 cyls ive driven, you done any mods to yours?

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:36 pm

no mods yet would like to get other areas done first. I just got the car last may. she needs a new interior. well just seats. But I heard you can install M3 cams . Would like to something like that and do headers and custom exhaust. I guess you could also add vanos too. Which I've thought about .

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:39 pm

VANOS might make the car not so revvy, not sure. I prefer to keep it simple tho, ive heard theyre expensive when they break. What exhaust manifold is in there? Cause the guys who made mine had to fabricate one themselves. Then again your cars LHD so wont have the steering rack in the way of the manifold maybe...

Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:48 pm

you can run the e36 exhaust manifold apparently.. and part of the e36 system

Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:14 am

e36 manifold comes really close to the sub frame but a few tweaks of the down pipe and you have clearance

Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:34 am

Hmm wondered why mines a completely custom build. If you look at my manifold its clear it was a fabrication cause its splits out into 4 and 2 cylinders. It makes a dammn interesting sound tho!

Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:35 am

Wil,

Your car sounds nice! Just not a noise that should be coming from an E30!

Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:40 am

nothing like the sound of 24v with a wide open muffler

Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:41 am

Heres a pic of the manifold, yeah Dave its certainly interesting

Karan says its a bit like an Air Cooled 911, peeps stop and stare at it cause they dont expect the sound to be coming from an E30. Ive heard nothing else quite like it tho!

Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:43 am

see why it's custom steering universal comes really close to manifold not a problem in the u.s. Left side drive

Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:49 am

check out theeurodepot.com this is my friends show but he has alot of bmw parts. i'm sure he would if you need parts for good money. he also has e30 m50 (black car in backround) sweet car . site also has info on m50 swap..

Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:59 am

That looks good!

The world could do with more M50 powered E30s!

Post Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:58 am

Here's mine, I'm from the States.

'91 M50 block bored, full 3.0 M3 bottomend. 328 head with full M3 valvetrain/camstock, M20 trans/rearend.

284hp/255tq

Post Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:09 am

Nice lump StuMc316is!!

Post Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:51 pm

the m20 trans doesn't line. you'll have to use e36 trans 6 or 4 cylinder. I've got the m44 trans in mine. Well it didn't line up with my engine . LOOKS really good though. Makes such a huge diference

Post Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:56 pm

the m20 fits.. you have to modify the shift lever tho to make up for the angle created.. you can then use the standard prop

Post Sun Jun 26, 2005 4:04 pm

Nice motor pal. how much hp will it put out with ur setup.