E30 with E39 M5 Power

[Gabi_323i]

hello glenn i'm in disperate need for your help. i found an m5 motor and gearbox and i need a complete list of parts that i need, m5 e39 specific to work on a 88 e30, please take your time and think what parts are needed because i don't think i can find another m5 e39 for spares

thanks a lot!

[glenn]

hello glenn i'm in disperate need for your help. i found an m5 motor and gearbox and i need a complete list of parts that i need, m5 e39 specific to work on a 88 e30, please take your time and think what parts are needed because i don't think i can find another m5 e39 for spares

thanks a lot!

off the top of my head
engine
gearbox
ecu
ews & key
as much of the original car loom as you can get
i believe you'll need the instrument cluster, incase you need the ews/key recoded.
'fly by wire' throttle
and then i would grab a few other things to make your conversion a little easier, like,
exhaust manifolds/ oxygen sensors (there's four of them)
front half of the prop inc rubber guibo.
a read through this thread may reveal a part or two that i have missed
hope this helps
glenn

[Gabi_323i]

thanks a lot, i hope the guy selling the engine has all the bits
i read this topic 5 times

what do you think, is worth the hassle to mount the s62? any major setback's? this topic isnt't really a step by step guide how to instal s62 in e30 .... but it helps

[bootyman]

Cor. I was just about to say, you still fluffing around with this crap engine Glenn

Personally i think all BMW engines are crap and the only way forward is a twin turbo Lada engine like they have here in Borat land

Goodness i think i've been here too long

[Tom-Tom]

I've just finished reading this thread, and I was wondering if it was worthy of a sticky? Mainly because it's epic, and there's quite a bit of useful info in here, even if an S62 swap is quite rare...

I know I've missed the boat a little bit, but I'd also like to say that this was an incredible feat! It's definately something I'll save and look upon for inspriation in the future.

[uvels]

here is pictures of e30 m3 with e39 M5 engine inside whitch is made in latvia,guy make it 3 years ago and all works perfect,after he sell this car to ukraina and how i know its still running wery good
http://www.bmwpower.lv/member_gallery.php?gal_id=787

[ricey46]

Nice!!!!!

[Tom-Tom]

here is pictures of e30 m3 with e39 M5 engine inside whitch is made in latvia,guy make it 3 years ago and all works perfect,after he sell this car to ukraina and how i know its still running wery good
http://www.bmwpower.lv/member_gallery.php?gal_id=787

Just checked back here, after having been away for awhile; those photos look good.

Do you happen to anymore info on that project, just out of interest? I had heard of this project (or one like it) in Latvia, but finding photos or anything else about proved difficult. Unless I was just looking in the wrong place.

[e30bmlover]

shit man... iv just seen this thread... this car is going to be a @ucking animal when its done!! and done in the right colours too!! ( make sure you have bmw m power on the rear spoilers flap ) ohhh and pop ravaglia in the rear passinger window!

[Tom-Tom]

shit man... iv just seen this thread... this car is going to be a @ucking animal when its done!! and done in the right colours too!! ( make sure you have bmw m power on the rear spoilers flap ) ohhh and pop ravaglia in the rear passinger window!

Sadly, I think this is the last we'll here about this particular conversion. The OP said that he sold the engine and the rest of the kit he made.

[glenn]

wow!.....this thread just refuses to 'rest in peace'

the m5 v8 has long gone, along with all that i had to make it fit.
the m3 is now fitted with a 3.2 evo lump and i'm currently enjoying racking up the miles in it.
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=101172

the car is no slouch, with 320ish bhp it was allways going to pop along, and to be honest i think this engine is better suited to this car,
but,
i do kinda miss the outright grunt of that m5 v8 though
with my driving style though, i dont know if i could of afforded the fuel to enjoy putting miles on it.

but who knows what the future holds.............................

[Tom-Tom]

wow!.....this thread just refuses to 'rest in peace'

the m5 v8 has long gone, along with all that i had to make it fit.
the m3 is now fitted with a 3.2 evo lump and i'm currently enjoying racking up the miles in it.
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=101172

the car is no slouch, with 320ish bhp it was allways going to pop along, and to be honest i think this engine is better suited to this car,
but,
i do kinda miss the outright grunt of that m5 v8 though
with my driving style though, i dont know if i could of afforded the fuel to enjoy putting miles on it.

but who knows what the future holds.............................

Yeah, sorry, that would be my fault (partly).

It sounded like a fairly epic project, one that I'd possibly to take on myself (if I'm ever fortunate to have that kinda cash spare!). There seemed to be quite a bit of useful info in your thread, Glenn, so that was mainly why I brought it back from the dead.

I hope you're enjoying your M3; if there's room for a supercharger, that might be an easier route to the extra torque/power that you desire, but I'm guessing I don't need to tell you that.

[blitz877]

just read this whole thread start to finish, bloody awesome mate

[Sharo]

Hello,
Firstly it is a great project and u did a incredible work.
I'm going at the moment with this transplantation and i need some information if u can help me.
What radiator do you use and do you have same wire diagrams.
10x

[Steve]

Glenn has moved on again since this thread, he's now fitted a S54 in to E30 M3

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=132424

[Motor]

WHAT A LEGEND!!!! And that's putting it lightly

[Jonsku]

Hello,
Firstly it is a great project and u did a incredible work.
I'm going at the moment with this transplantation and i need some information if u can help me.
What radiator do you use and do you have same wire diagrams.
10x

I'd use custom made all aluminium radiator double the thickness of standard e28 535 radiator, otherwise same sized.

Germans have used e28 radiators on almost all of their conversions, but i think it's bit too small.
E34 / E39 V8 radiators would be big enough but they're little bit too wide to E30..

[glenn]

Hello,
Firstly it is a great project and u did a incredible work.
I'm going at the moment with this transplantation and i need some information if u can help me.
What radiator do you use and do you have same wire diagrams.
10x

i used the e39 m5 radiator.
i used the wds (wiring) disc, so i didn't have / keep any wiring diagrams

[Sharo]

Hello,
Firstly it is a great project and u did a incredible work.
I'm going at the moment with this transplantation and i need some information if u can help me.
What radiator do you use and do you have same wire diagrams.
10x

i used the e39 m5 radiator.
i used the wds (wiring) disc, so i didn't have / keep any wiring diagrams

10x i will search for this disc

now i'm to here



if you know where to find this cd or from where to download it please post it. 10x

[glenn]

i'm toying with the idea of getting another s62 to put into my m3.

if anyone's intrested in buying the complete s50 set-up (engine, 6 speed box, ews etc) shoot me a pm

[fuzzy]

thats a lot of wiring. whys there so much wiring? mine has hardly any. simplicity is the key.

[blitz877]

awesome bloody thread this! dam you for putting these thoughts in my head!!

[budge96]

Glenn ..BIG UPS baby! whew, have to say U da man! Currently finishing up swap of low mile
S62 eng in '00 M5 ,since I still have OG eng trans contemplating picking up a reasonably
priced E30 M3 to drop said eng/trans in..
may be pm'n u soon enuf for pointers,thanks Bert

[glenn]

Glenn ..BIG UPS baby! whew, have to say U the man! Currently finishing up swap of low mile
S62 eng in '00 M5 ,since I still have OG eng trans contemplating picking up a reasonably
priced E30 M3 to drop said eng/trans in..
may be pm'n u soon enuf for pointers,thanks Bert

pm sent

[jon-m42]

a process of passion and exclence

well done fella why cant there be people like you in and around london

top stuff keep it up