S54 E46 M3 engine in E30

Post Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:33 pm

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=359200

Post Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:56 pm

Has that ever been done over here? Could get quite interesting!

Post Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:02 pm

Dont think so. someone on s14.net is putting one in an M3

Post Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:11 pm

i know some one who was attemting it with SMG

not spoken to him for a bit, i'll find out how he's getting on

Post Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:20 pm

SMG i bet that was tricky

Post Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:04 pm

The straght 6 conversion is relatively common.

So I reckon the hardest thing will be the SMG. Predominately getting the paddles fitted and then gettign them to talk to the gearbox ECU.

Post Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:15 pm

SMG is really cool, blips changes and engages faster than i will ever be able to!

Andrew

Post Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:30 pm

Apparently there's a guy that goes to my local dealer that has this conversion (in E30 M3), dubious I know but still - there are some people out there that keep to themselves and no one is any wiser! Maybe E30Adam knows a bit more..

Also a supercharged E30 M3 was in at my mate's garage a few months back, again no one round here has heard of him.

Post Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:02 pm

Jimbob wrote:Apparently there's a guy that goes to my local dealer that has this conversion (in E30 M3), dubious I know but still - there are some people out there that keep to themselves and no one is any wiser! Maybe E30Adam knows a bit more..

Also a supercharged E30 M3 was in at my mate's garage a few months back, again no one round here has heard of him.

Can add a bit of crediability to this, my brother is a service technician at BMW Scotthalls Chandlers Ford, said there is a rumor of an E46 powered E30 M3

Post Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:34 pm

Jimbob wrote:Apparently there's a guy that goes to my local dealer that has this conversion (in E30 M3)

That's probably Henry (Macau Blue M3 with some very nice deep dish rims), but it's the E36 M3 Evo engine, not the E46 M3.

Ian.

Post Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:51 am

the last i heard julian smith was building a e30 with a e46 m3 s54 engine as his next drift car we will have to see anyway!!

he did have a rather rude boy 316 with a 320is lump that foookin ripped lol

sidewaysssssssssss....if my sport ever fails on me i will put the s50 in 3.0litre!

Post Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:57 am

There was one for sale on ebay a while back with the running gear. The guy said he bout it for a E30 transplant. I think he wanted Ã‚£3.5k or something like that. I was tempted, but it would probably cost double that to have it put into my car

Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:29 am

H35-IAN wrote:the last i heard julian smith was building a e30 with a e46 m3 s54 engine as his next drift car we will have to see anyway!! he did have a rather rude boy 316 with a 320is lump that foookin ripped lol sidewaysssssssssss....if my sport ever fails on me i will put the s50 in 3.0litre!

correct, julian is still building this. he's moved the bulkhead back for bettef weight distribution.

his old 316 had a 2.3 s14 i think??

Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:59 am

yeh wat a legend is julian!! best drifter ive seen LIVE!! seen him at a few D1 events but it was the 2004 final where that e30 was at its best at silverstone wat a car wat a guy cant wait to see the latest one!! yeh sorry it was always said that it was the 320is engine m8 but who nos...is julian far from you then kos? kno he works down westdrayton way or something i know a good m8 of his jimmy! over in ireland top lad.

Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:13 pm

Julian is in Watford not Drayton.

Andrew