Cosworth powered

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:29 pm

Hi has anyone else got a cosworth powered e30? brought one last week and couldn't beleive how quick it is!

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:31 pm

theyre old news ....i broke mine up 2 months ago as i got bored of it. stage 3 on a t34.48.
did you buy the touring thats been up for sale for the last year or so?

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:48 pm

ye got it cheap, a winter project to work on. Have you still got all the parts etc?

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:51 pm

i still have the engine,box and all needed parts to convert another e30 including mounts,loom,prop etc. im not 100% what im going to do with it yet.
how cheap did you get it for? i recall it being up for about £6500+ at one point and for decreasing amounts each time thereafter.
fun car no doubt but itll cost you dear to run it everyday.

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:00 pm

got it half the price! yep gona use it everyday. I like your plenuim chamber, did you get that made?

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:01 pm

thats a different members project your thinking of.

standard plenum on mine.

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:05 pm

so what you going to do with it all? the conversion looks great, very clean! did you do it yourself?

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:10 pm

i paid a garage to fit mine back in summer 2005. then spent a few grand upgrading/repairing/tuning. as you do. £2600 in labour with me supplying all the parts.
what specs yours? stage 3 on a t3? do you have any pics yet?

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:17 pm

Thats alot of money! ye its at stage 3 at the moment running on a T3 hybrid. Might put a T34 later on! pictures to follow.

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:20 pm

i have a stage 2 t34.48 and a spare t34.63 in my shed. i prefered the .48 for really quick acceleration with a t5 box and 3.91 lsd.
if i was doing it again id probably go for the siemens black injectors on a t34.63 for around 420bhp and 380lbft.
that would be immense.

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:25 pm

what bhp is that running? got a rolling road report with it confirming 316bhp. Its got the T5 gearbox and a 3.6.1 LSD. Weres your diff from?

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:29 pm

standard on an e30 sport.i was lucky enough to buy a touring already fitted with the 3.91 lsd.
i didnt have mine rolling roaded after the stage 3 as i didnt keep it long enough. the last rolling road was 282bhp on a stage 1 chip with ported and polished head and about 17 or 18 psi iirc.i cant remember if that was on the .63 or .48 turbo though.
theres some pics of mine here....
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... &cat=14809

theres a couple of other cosworth e30 owners on here but not many.

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:35 pm

that looks great, cant imagine why you would dismantle it, did you put the bmw engine back in?
havent realy read up on what to do next with the engine mods but i feel like i want more power out of it! did you go to any shows? what was the reponses?

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:53 pm

99% of people loved it. the other 1% secretly loved it but pretended they didnt.both at bmw meets and ford meets.
i broke it for parts as i didnt want to sell the car complete. ive never sold a car complete yet and i dont want to start now.
for you your at the limits of the t3 . you really need to look at bigger turbos to take it further.
a new t34.63 ,siemens black injectors, chip etc will set you back about £1200 and that as said will give you around 420bhp and 380lbft.
but first id make sure your engines in good health. i spent a couple of grand having new piston rings and stem seals fitted to stop any smoking. and a good headgasket is essential. ive not blown a headgasket yet on mine and i thrashed mine very very hard.

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:13 pm

Will do. sounds like you had some serious fun in yours! just loaded some pictures of the engine bay.

Post Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:30 pm

Hey guys not been on here in a while, i really want an e30 cosworth, who's selling ;)

I am now driving a e39 M5 but miss the old cossie engine

Post Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:30 pm

how deep are your pockets mate??