hi all i am pretty new to e30's as you can all see , i have a 1986 318i . I love the car and the shell is really in good nic ..
So thats why i am here i am thinking now a engone swop is the way to go i was think just put in the 325i engine but i just want to know what i will need for this and how hard it is .. OR if anyone knows anything else witch is not to hard to put in and easly found please let me know ..
threads to builds would be perfect!!!
thanks again e30 zone
what to put in my car!!???
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+1 put a 3.5 in it.
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+2 put a 3.5 in it 
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That three so far 
I thimk thats called "persuasion"
I thimk thats called "persuasion"
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+4 on 3.5, and pics of the 86 chromie please!
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Just need the M50/M52 boys to turn up 
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sorry to sound like a fool but what is the engine code M... for it??... if its what i have to do ... as i said i am new to this bmw stuff!!!
i will defo check it out!!
i will defo check it out!!
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+46 on the 3.5 since its a chromie it needs an old school 3.5 
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24v lump = Win
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What he saidJhonno wrote:24v lump = Win
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If you want an easy swap M30, can be done in a weekend if you have all the parts to hand and a helper. Almost zero wiring mods (my engine had already been in an E30 so no wiring mods for me!)
Having said that, if I had my time again I would go for an S50, not a huge amount of work involved but more expensive due to the exhaust manifold. I am currently trying to secure a 'friend of a friends' recently crashed M3 to start getting parts for another swap. Having driven my 335 for a month I feel the need for more power!
Having said that, if I had my time again I would go for an S50, not a huge amount of work involved but more expensive due to the exhaust manifold. I am currently trying to secure a 'friend of a friends' recently crashed M3 to start getting parts for another swap. Having driven my 335 for a month I feel the need for more power!
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You say that winx, but my wiring took me 10hrs on my s50.. Ok, one of the more time consuming jobs, but it all adds up!
Budget 6K DIY for an S50 swap.. Although if you get a crashed M3 you can make some ££ back breaking it.. If you secure the M3 soon, I'm after the rear brakes..
Budget 6K DIY for an S50 swap.. Although if you get a crashed M3 you can make some ££ back breaking it.. If you secure the M3 soon, I'm after the rear brakes..
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Couldnt have put it better myselfJhonno wrote:24v lump = Win
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M50/M52 (from an E36 325/328i) All the way!
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Eko, loved your old M50'd Chromie.. If I wasn't so (sadly) attached to my E30, or had room, I'd make my own version, just with more power
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Same here mate,easilly the nicest looking E30 ive owned anyway.Was choked when I found the roof rust,killed all enthusiasm I had in the car instantlyJhonno wrote:Eko, loved your old M50'd Chromie..
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M50/52
its a better engine end of story
its a better engine end of story
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m60, nearly any problem can be solved with a v8
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M50!!!! Got to be done!
the 3.5 has a bunch of valves missing..
the 3.5 has a bunch of valves missing..
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+1citizensnips wrote:m60, nearly any problem can be solved with a v8
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Hows this again
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= WIN
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Show offRav335uk wrote:Hows this again
. I want Current Fleet:
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= WIN + 1 (even with my poxy airfilterJhonno wrote:
= WIN
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Johnno, yours looks nice cause its clean, mines been used daily and no time to bring it upo to sparkle, yet
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*Ahem*Rav335uk wrote:Johnno, yours looks nice cause its clean, mines been used daily and no time to bring it upo to sparkle, yet
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha , so you do use it
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Oh hell yes.. I would not have put so much time, money and effort into it if I wasn't going to use it properly!Rav335uk wrote:Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha , so you do use it
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That's what there there for
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daimlerman wrote:
Very nice old boy
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Sexy... I do like 24v power tell you the truth....
But as they say there is no replacement for displacement!
The bigger your dick the more fun you have
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Yes mate, already know thate30_singh wrote:Sexy... I do like 24v power tell you the truth....
But as they say there is no replacement for displacement!
The bigger your dick the more fun you have
If you Got "Haters",Then your doing something Right!
CR24v??? Where's it all gone?? LOL