im new to bmw scene ive recently bought e30 320 2dr with the head gasket blown and ive got around £1000- £2000 to spend on the engine conversion.which engine conversion would u recomand? 325,327,328??etc
majority of the work will be done by n my brother whos a mechanic
thanks
which engine conversion????
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Phatz
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2.8.... But thats only because I'm doing it at the moment. 
I would say it depends on what your after in terms of performance and also how much work you want to put in.
I chose the 2.8 because it keeps the engine bay standard looking and other things such as suspension/transmission etc..don't have to be altered, hence less overall work.
My advise would be to do your research before making a decision.
Cheers
I would say it depends on what your after in terms of performance and also how much work you want to put in.I chose the 2.8 because it keeps the engine bay standard looking and other things such as suspension/transmission etc..don't have to be altered, hence less overall work.
My advise would be to do your research before making a decision.
Cheers
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2.8 is quite good from what people say. but then really you'll want to run after markert managment like megasquirt to get the most of it, and get rid of the bosch unit.
i went in a friends 3.5 powered e30. it was stripped and cammed but foook me was it cool, quick and sounded like a mentalist. highly recommend that.
i went in a friends 3.5 powered e30. it was stripped and cammed but foook me was it cool, quick and sounded like a mentalist. highly recommend that.
thanks guys for ur opions............ im looking at the 3.5 conversion and might go 4 it. is it a straight foward conversion meaning IN n OUT job, bar a few problems . n what things will i be needing from the donar and my car and any modificatian parts
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billy_whizz
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isn't the 3.5 much heavier and affects weight distribution and so handling?
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fuzzy
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a custom made prop costs another £100. engine mounts for this conversion can be bought of the shelf iirc .jaffro wrote:than theres the prop to sort a engine mounts but well worth it in the long runfuzzy wrote:the m30 3.5 from the 535? a complet donor car for a few hundred quid and 218bhp as standard.
yep it all mounts up in the end as im in the middle of the swapfuzzy wrote:a custom made prop costs another £100. engine mounts for this conversion can be bought of the shelf iirc .jaffro wrote:than theres the prop to sort a engine mounts but well worth it in the long runfuzzy wrote:the m30 3.5 from the 535? a complet donor car for a few hundred quid and 218bhp as standard.
but it will be worth it