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Post Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:13 pm

just thort id tell you all that ive finaly got the m50 in with the cheeky m20 flywheel, tubular mani, chip etc and its maiden voyage laughed hard at a S3....that will be all. LOVE IT!
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Post Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:35 pm

Congratulations! What M50 is it - 2.5/2.8, vanos, or non-vanos?
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Post Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:35 pm

Good work :cool:
Finished my c101 plug wiring tonight so hopefully only a few weeks away myself :)
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Post Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:11 pm

just a m50 2.5 non vanos! adore it though lol...need to make an exhaust system next and wire the fans in then its done completly! so much power compare to the m20b20 i had
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Post Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:26 pm

With even more power available courtesy of a chip, should you require it. winkeye
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Post Tue May 15, 2012 7:02 pm

how much more power are we talking???? the bloke i bought the tackle off said it had a chipped ecu but im unsure at the momment. and how much??
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Post Tue May 15, 2012 7:17 pm

wont be long until you get borred and swap in an m52 winkeye :wink:
A 2 door e30 with 8 cylinders, what could be better winkeye :D
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Post Wed May 16, 2012 12:09 pm

PM sent.
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Post Wed May 16, 2012 12:28 pm

Sounds ideal - good work fella!
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Post Wed May 16, 2012 5:25 pm

What gearbox and release bearing are you using?
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Post Wed May 16, 2012 11:00 pm

e30-dk wrote:wont be long until you get borred and swap in an m52 winkeye :wink:
ive done 1700 miles with my m50b25 and im bored need more power ,have a list to do before tho

1 welding
2 paint
3 m52b28
4 build m50 TURBO
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Post Wed May 16, 2012 11:28 pm

mate, i went from m20b20 to m20b25 in a fortnight..... then i put the m50 in but that only lasted 5000 miles and in went the m52

the m52 in an e30 is 8O lol. i love it :cool:
A 2 door e30 with 8 cylinders, what could be better winkeye :D
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