1991 BMW 318iS E30 Motor-Swap Turbo
1991 BMW 318iS E30 Motor-Swap Turbo
Asking: $6000 obo
I am selling my 1991 318iS E30. It has heavy modifications including exterior, suspension and motor. The body has about 178,xxx miles and the rebuilt motor has roughly 28,xxx miles. Also the car has the cloth Recaro iS sport seats that came with the car. Driver’s side has tears in it where you sit and a tear on the upper bolster, unfortunately very common with those seats. All the other seats are perfect. Dash has no cracks and clean up like brand new. M shift knob with M-Tech I steering wheel and red needles on the cluster like the E30 M3. The paint isn’t perfect, has dings from rocks on it but for being 19 years old and original pant, still looks great. Doors do have some door dings from other people not paying attention. Has new speakers, cd, usb, aux, player in the car, willing to include the sub if that’s a selling point for you. Speakers play all types of music amazingly.
Motor – The motor is a M102 engine from the E23 1981 745i. The engine is a turbo charged inline, 6 cylinder. It has a 3.4l head and a separate 3.5l block from a 1989 735i. This block was used because it has bigger pistons (89mm pistons vs. 92mm pistons) for better low-end torque. Both the head and block where completely rebuilt. The head was re-surfaced with new head-gasket, new seals and re-sealed vales along with Automotive Racing Products (ARP) Head Stud Kit. The block was honed and re-surfaced with new pistons rings and new bearings. An adaptation was with oil-spraying nozzles into the block to cool down the pistons. All parts where brand new. It also comes with the stock 3Row radiator and the clutch fan from the 745i and a Hallman Boost Controller. The motor sits on custom made motor mount hangers that are ½” thick steel that hang on the sub frame of the car.
Drive Train – Drive train consists of a 5-speed manual gearbox from a 1989 535i, direct bolt-on, custom driveshaft and an S3.25 differential highway gear. All the parts were cleaned and tested before installed.
Exterior – iS lip painted the same color as the body, with RyanG Splitter. Smoked Euro-Ellipsoid Headlights with city lights. M-Tech I Trunk lip. Smoked turn signals/reflectors. All red tail lights. Blackout kidney grill. 20% tint on 5 windows.
Build Thread – http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64764
Pictures: http://www.xceedspeed.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=142255
The Car is in overall great shape and is fast and fun. Synthetic oil change every 2,500-3,000 miles. Mobile One oil used every time. It does need a new suspension in front but the rear is still perfect, they are adjustable coil overs front and back. Rims have been through a few winters. Here is a list of new parts recently put in.
• Control Arms
• Control Arm Bushing’s (Polyurethane Bushings)
• Ball Joints
• Tie Rods
• Rack and Pinion
• Mid Shaft
• Drilled and Slotted Rotor’s
• Ceramic Pads
• Wheel Bearings
Asking: $6000 obo
I am selling my 1991 318iS E30. It has heavy modifications including exterior, suspension and motor. The body has about 178,xxx miles and the rebuilt motor has roughly 28,xxx miles. Also the car has the cloth Recaro iS sport seats that came with the car. Driver’s side has tears in it where you sit and a tear on the upper bolster, unfortunately very common with those seats. All the other seats are perfect. Dash has no cracks and clean up like brand new. M shift knob with M-Tech I steering wheel and red needles on the cluster like the E30 M3. The paint isn’t perfect, has dings from rocks on it but for being 19 years old and original pant, still looks great. Doors do have some door dings from other people not paying attention. Has new speakers, cd, usb, aux, player in the car, willing to include the sub if that’s a selling point for you. Speakers play all types of music amazingly.
Motor – The motor is a M102 engine from the E23 1981 745i. The engine is a turbo charged inline, 6 cylinder. It has a 3.4l head and a separate 3.5l block from a 1989 735i. This block was used because it has bigger pistons (89mm pistons vs. 92mm pistons) for better low-end torque. Both the head and block where completely rebuilt. The head was re-surfaced with new head-gasket, new seals and re-sealed vales along with Automotive Racing Products (ARP) Head Stud Kit. The block was honed and re-surfaced with new pistons rings and new bearings. An adaptation was with oil-spraying nozzles into the block to cool down the pistons. All parts where brand new. It also comes with the stock 3Row radiator and the clutch fan from the 745i and a Hallman Boost Controller. The motor sits on custom made motor mount hangers that are ½” thick steel that hang on the sub frame of the car.
Drive Train – Drive train consists of a 5-speed manual gearbox from a 1989 535i, direct bolt-on, custom driveshaft and an S3.25 differential highway gear. All the parts were cleaned and tested before installed.
Exterior – iS lip painted the same color as the body, with RyanG Splitter. Smoked Euro-Ellipsoid Headlights with city lights. M-Tech I Trunk lip. Smoked turn signals/reflectors. All red tail lights. Blackout kidney grill. 20% tint on 5 windows.
Build Thread – http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64764
Pictures: http://www.xceedspeed.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=142255
The Car is in overall great shape and is fast and fun. Synthetic oil change every 2,500-3,000 miles. Mobile One oil used every time. It does need a new suspension in front but the rear is still perfect, they are adjustable coil overs front and back. Rims have been through a few winters. Here is a list of new parts recently put in.
• Control Arms
• Control Arm Bushing’s (Polyurethane Bushings)
• Ball Joints
• Tie Rods
• Rack and Pinion
• Mid Shaft
• Drilled and Slotted Rotor’s
• Ceramic Pads
• Wheel Bearings
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