US s50/52 vs m30b35

[george graves]

also, he was probably granny shifting, not double clutching like he should have.

qft

[rThor432]

Also, he was probably granny shifting, not double clutching like he should have.

No excuses Fred. Ask any racer, any real racer-- it doesn't matter he won by an inch or a mile. Winning is winning.

[george graves]

Not if you live your life a quarter mile at a time.

[Danny]

I'll let you know when me and Jean race in a month.

[87e30]

I'll let you know when me and Jean race in a month.

You have an s50???

I think you need to drive both, I've never driven an s50 or m30 but I imagine they feel quite different.

I wanted something that r3v'd a bit more freely so I went for the 24v.

[Danny]

Picking it up at the end of the monnth, should be in and running mid may.

[onaquest]

Thanks for correcing that Wh33lhop.

[lennon]

Wow, I'd be pissed too. Euro engines are expensive. The conversion parts alone can cost as much as an M30 swap.. ha.

he didnt say it was a euro s50b30, and hes in orlando so i assume not.

[flawdaboi407]

us s50b30 and he was running that diff because he just drove down from PA.

[RickSloan]

did anyone notice that he is swapping this into an IX? and said price was no object at first, then said he doesnt want to do the swap twice then said he will swap in a NV m50 and then later a euro s50?

japandrew?

seriously tho im glad this was posted in the 24v section for once instead of the m30 section, got some interesting attention I love my m30 swap! and after hearing all this i am very glad i did it!

[Wh33lhop]

He didn't say it was an iX, and I wouldn't assume it was an iX just because of his username.

[loonibab325i]

An m30 has some torque yes but a s52 has more..

[Wh33lhop]

Depends on what you mean by "torque." Most people think of low-down grunt when they think of torque, not torque at 5000RPM, even though the latter may be greater.

[loonibab325i]

Depends on what you mean by "torque." Most people think of low-down grunt when they think of torque, not torque at 5000RPM, even though the latter may be greater.

I helped a friend with his m30 e30 swap and compared to mine it's no question what motor i would prefer be done to an e30, to each their own of course.. these two cars have been on multiple types of tracks together tho ;) Also the m30 just seems to big in the e30, my buddy has to take of his radiator every time he plans on messing with the distributor cap/plugs, for the price of the swap though it's a pretty neat thing

[Wh33lhop]

We've already established that the S5x is the quicker motor. You just made a claim that the S52 has more torque than the M30, and I clarified the idea of torque people generally have: the shape of the powerband, not just the actual peak number of the motor.