how much will a M POWER engine be???

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:57 pm

As above, how much should i be looking to pay for an e36 m engine,box,loom and ecu included.
I am being offered one and wanted to know.
Cheers

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:05 pm

As little as possible

have you seen the engine running and driven it to find any problems with it? if not would not bother buying too much risk with the unknowns.

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:09 pm

Minimum £1500.. Depending on mileage, 3.0/3.2/5/6 speed

That is only the beginning of your expenditure though..

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:17 pm

This ones come out of a car thats having a LS3 corvette engine in its place, but the bloke whose sold the car, i know, and said the engine was very good and serviced regularly, wants £1400 for the lot.

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:21 pm

For that sort of money you could probably get one of the yank V8's

not that I'm saying the price is too much but if you're spending that much and going through the trouble of swapping maybe an option to consider? Should be at least the same power, economy and probably more reliable (of course it's all my own un-educated opinion).

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:27 pm

Well what i was thinking was to buy this, sell my m30 b35 convertible, buy another e30 2 door and start again witht the conversion.

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:33 pm

A yank lump will drink more fuel, be less refined and not be as powerful for a given capacity.. Make a great noise though and sit further back

you've told us nothing about the S50.. £1400 could be a bargain, could be on the money..

You will need another 4-5k to fit it though (DIY)

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:40 pm

How much! What needs to be done for the 4-5k?
That's out the window then, no way my missus will have that, not even trying to sneak that out the bank account

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:44 pm

well manifold work, not including and of the the exhaust will cost you ~1k.. Then go from there! It is not a cheap conversion! Drop a M52B28 in there, and throw a little ££ at it.. You will have around 250/260bhp, and something that weighs less than an M20 up front

Post Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:54 pm

M30 here to stay then.

Post Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:45 pm

Why is the b32 so much more expensize to install than the b28 then? is it not the same basic block?

Post Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:53 pm

No, M52 is a VERY different animal to the S50

Post Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:56 pm

Aha, more research needed i believe.

Post Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:11 am

I've payed for my S50B32 with 5 gang, loom, ECU and many small parts 3k euro. Engine was from Z3M '99 with 37k miles on clock.

Post Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:39 am

Engine and all else has gone, sold to someone else for an e30 swap, anybody on here then, he let it all go for £1100 in the end.

Post Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:18 pm

M Power, £40 off eBay

Post Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:25 pm

buy a complete M3 dude then you have all the parts required for the swap

Post Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:00 pm

Well i'm now looking to buy an E21, blokes got one here at £200.Been to see it, body is absolutley in good nock with a few spots of sorface rust, he's getting rid as hes got a job in Dubai, so i'm going to have it and do a conversion on that after i finish and maybe sell my cab.
Looking forward to that now as i've been looking for ages for one of these.
Looking to purchase a holset turbo of fleebay as well for the conversion.Wish me luck as the missus is going to go apeshit when she finds it on the drive

Post Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:49 pm

rav320uk wrote:Well i'm now looking to buy an E21, blokes got one here at £200.Been to see it, body is absolutley in good nock with a few spots of sorface rust, he's getting rid as hes got a job in Dubai, so i'm going to have it and do a conversion on that after i finish and maybe sell my cab.
Looking forward to that now as i've been looking for ages for one of these.
Looking to purchase a holset turbo of fleebay as well for the conversion.Wish me luck as the missus is going to go apeshit when she finds it on the drive

Most sane people would go apesh1t if they found an E21 on their drive !

Post Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:00 pm

Yea totally agree, but want to do something a bit different, don't like cars with too many ecu's as their a pain to fix when they go wrong.
I prefere the old classics

Post Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:55 am

fowler wrote:buy a complete M3 dude then you have all the parts required for the swap

Except for the exhaust, which after the engine is the next expensive thing!

Not worth buying a complete car imo unless it's very cheap......

Post Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:04 pm

buying the whole car guaranties the mileage is genuine, any history will be present and you get all the parts and are 100% sure it all matches up ( EWS ) you'll also have the correct chassis number when its time for sapres to be purchased, always a bonus, you could even keep the V5 should you need a replacement EWS key in the future.

you can buy a decent undamaged E36 M3 in both B30/32 guises for under £3K if you look, afterall who cares if the trim is scruffy ?????

Post Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:17 pm

buying the whole car guaranties the mileage is genuine, any history will be present and you get all the parts and are 100% sure it all matches up ( EWS ) you'll also have the correct chassis number when its time for sapres to be purchased, always a bonus, you could even keep the V5 should you need a replacement EWS key in the future.

you can buy a decent undamaged E36 M3 in both B30/32 guises for under £3K if you look, afterall who cares if the trim is scruffy ?????

True Ant, but my budget for the e21 is about £1500 to £2000 and that includes sourcing an engine, interior trim etcc.
I know most of you will think its not possible, but the cars costing me £200, m30 engine is £300 with box and loom, and then basically diff, bodywork, brakes suspension(Will cost more than the car and engine) etc will be time consuming and will take time.I want to get it ready for next summer