1991 325i Sport with M52 Engine + 5 Speed Conversion
Now officially for sale at $6800. Overall it can be pretty well summed up as a very strong, quick car in a great, uncommon color with some cosmetic flaws. The car is superbly balanced, nimble and responsive. The interior and body could use refreshed, but everything is very mechanically sound. There are a number of other parts that have been procured as upgrades that are included. With the engine swap, power steering has been deleted. However, some custom work was done to retain AC. Now located in Boston, MA.
Engine + Drivetrain:
Engine - M52 from 1998 328is with around 90k miles
S50 cams
3.5in MAF
OBD1 with TRM tune
Bimmerworld throttle body boot
Lower temperature thermostat (intentionally runs just a little below even on the temperature gauge)
S52 headers
Exhaust is straight from header to muffler with no cats or resonator (loud, not deafening, but loud)
Transmission – Getrag 260 5 speed (swap from automatic to manual completed at same time as engine)
2.93 lsd installed, 4.10 lsd included
Stainless steel skid plate
Suspension + Steering + Brakes:
Installed:
Turner Motorsport J Stock racing springs, struts, and shocks
Mintex brake pads
Included but not installed:
H&R Sport springs
Bilstein Sport struts
KYB shocks
New-in-packaging Lemfoerder tie rods
Interior:
Honestly, probably 6 out of 10. Everything is there, most of it works. The seats are in fair shape and are supportive like the sport seats are supposed to be. The sunroof mechanism was broken and was removed to repair but that hasn’t happened yet, so the sunroof is currently being held in place with blocks. The dash has cracks. The steering wheel is the MTech 1 but is missing the center cap. Stock premium sound works great. The speedometer is intermittent in bad weather which can throw a check light. There is no impact on performance and the light clears as soon as the speedometer stops acting up.
Chassis/Body:
The body gets a 7 out of 10. The official color is Lagunengrun (Lagoon Green) and it’s a fantastic color for the e30 body style. That said, it’s got some dings and dents. The driver’s fender and passenger door both have dents, and there is a ding (about half the size of a dime) in the paint on the roof. The clear coat is starting to give up on the hood and trunk. The only corrosion on the whole car is the notorious battery tray.
Now officially for sale at $6800. Overall it can be pretty well summed up as a very strong, quick car in a great, uncommon color with some cosmetic flaws. The car is superbly balanced, nimble and responsive. The interior and body could use refreshed, but everything is very mechanically sound. There are a number of other parts that have been procured as upgrades that are included. With the engine swap, power steering has been deleted. However, some custom work was done to retain AC. Now located in Boston, MA.
Engine + Drivetrain:
Engine - M52 from 1998 328is with around 90k miles
S50 cams
3.5in MAF
OBD1 with TRM tune
Bimmerworld throttle body boot
Lower temperature thermostat (intentionally runs just a little below even on the temperature gauge)
S52 headers
Exhaust is straight from header to muffler with no cats or resonator (loud, not deafening, but loud)
Transmission – Getrag 260 5 speed (swap from automatic to manual completed at same time as engine)
2.93 lsd installed, 4.10 lsd included
Stainless steel skid plate
Suspension + Steering + Brakes:
Installed:
Turner Motorsport J Stock racing springs, struts, and shocks
Mintex brake pads
Included but not installed:
H&R Sport springs
Bilstein Sport struts
KYB shocks
New-in-packaging Lemfoerder tie rods
Interior:
Honestly, probably 6 out of 10. Everything is there, most of it works. The seats are in fair shape and are supportive like the sport seats are supposed to be. The sunroof mechanism was broken and was removed to repair but that hasn’t happened yet, so the sunroof is currently being held in place with blocks. The dash has cracks. The steering wheel is the MTech 1 but is missing the center cap. Stock premium sound works great. The speedometer is intermittent in bad weather which can throw a check light. There is no impact on performance and the light clears as soon as the speedometer stops acting up.
Chassis/Body:
The body gets a 7 out of 10. The official color is Lagunengrun (Lagoon Green) and it’s a fantastic color for the e30 body style. That said, it’s got some dings and dents. The driver’s fender and passenger door both have dents, and there is a ding (about half the size of a dime) in the paint on the roof. The clear coat is starting to give up on the hood and trunk. The only corrosion on the whole car is the notorious battery tray.
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