Bmw e30 with e36 m50 engine upgrade help

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:20 pm

Hi i have a bmw e30 with a e36 non vanos m50 engine i want to upgrade some parts in the engine to make it a 3.0l and maybe put a turbo in it. What are the best things i can do to this engine to make it faster any suggestions please let me know thanks

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:27 pm

Well how much power do you want?

Probably the cheapest upgrade would be an m52 with the m50 inlet on which will take you to around 220hp with a remap.

3 litre build you will need a fair chunk of change.

If you are serious about turbo power there is no point increasing the size. Spend about £5k and you will see about 500hp from an m50 with just a head gasket and ARP's

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:31 pm

ross_jsy wrote:Well how much power do you want?

Probably the cheapest upgrade would be an m52 with the m50 inlet on which will take you to around 220hp with a remap.

3 litre build you will need a fair chunk of change.

If you are serious about turbo power there is no point increasing the size. Spend about £5k and you will see about 500hp from an m50 with just a head gasket and ARP's

Whats the best thing i could do to my m50 engine to get around 250bhp maybe abit more power

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:37 pm

Well how much are you looking to spend is the important question?

A 3 litre build won't be cheap to do properly.

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:38 pm

ross_jsy wrote:Well how much are you looking to spend is the important question?

A 3 litre build won't be cheap to do properly.

Less than 1 grand. Or what upgrades can i do to my engine to give it more power

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:39 pm

lol keep saving. You can't get cheap power out of them. Replace your m50 with an m52 with the m50 inlet on is all you will be able to do on your budget and you will see decent gains.

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:20 pm

craigeeb has 500bhp running an m50 turbo but it wasn't cheap

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:39 pm

magpie wrote:craigeeb has 500bhp running an m50 turbo but it wasn't cheap

Do u know how much its costs him and any pictures

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:46 pm

You are looking at around £5k plus depending on what you can do yourself

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:54 pm

Build thread:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=212285

Just to give you an idea, your sub 1k budget wouldn't even cover the chassis modifications (i.e. suspension and brakes)

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:20 pm

The last 3 litre M52 I built cost just under £2000 and that included my labour costs too, thats based on a standard 2.8 engine being provided, with a pair of cams its a 250+hp engine

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:36 pm

DanThe wrote:The last 3 litre M52 I built cost just under £2000 and that included my labour costs too, thats based on a standard 2.8 engine being provided, with a pair of cams its a 250+hp engine

If i chnage my cams on my m50 engine what bhp would i get out of it

Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:44 pm

If you fit the S52 cams or schrick then 20 ish maybe

Post Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:49 pm

on a side note, what is a cost to take a normal e30, supply and fit an M50 2.5 or a 2.8 running gear?

parts and labour, roughly.

Post Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:14 am

F17RAK wrote:on a side note, what is a cost to take a normal e30, supply and fit an M50 2.5 or a 2.8 running gear?

parts and labour, roughly.

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