The OFFICIAL 24v Engine Bay Thread

[FredK]

there's no room to run the stock fan.

[Van Westervelt]

Cfpm will be better with a newer aftermarket fan. That being said, a puller fan on the engine side, will be more effective that a pusher fan on the fron of the rad.

[Charlie]

Cfpm will be better with a newer aftermarket fan. That being said, a puller fan on the engine side, will be more effective that a pusher fan on the fron of the rad.

Is anyone actually running an aftermarket puller fan on this swap? With the M50 & E36 Radiator, I couldn't find any way to fit it in there.

-Charlie

[Van Westervelt]

There are 2 or 3 guys running them. I could have if I hadn't opted for the thicker aftermarket radiator.

[BingM3]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=63487

bmws50b30 ---- This is Geroge's engine bay, he has the stock fan in the engine and looks like the E36 radiator as well

[BingM3]

Here is also a pic from AKG MOTORSPORT with the stock E36 fan on a regular E30 chassis

http://www.akgmotorsport.com/usm50swap.html

[e30polak]

^ Say bye bye to the radiator if you even tap someone's bumper!

[Charlie]

^ Say bye bye to the radiator if you even tap someone's bumper!

Yea. That's more along the lines of what I meant. I can physically wedge it in there, but there's zero clearance, and I'd rather not have a belt go and take out everything around it. I'm sticking with a SPAL pusher up front.

-Charlie

[So Live]

That thing has got to be a monster. What are you using for tuning?

Stock ecu + BEGI FMU for the time being. its fun at only 5 psi. I cant wait till i can rev it out (im maxing the maf right now so it suts out at 5500rpm) and turn up the boost a tad.

And on the radiator fan subject...



Thats just from getting on the brakes ONCE and not even that hard during a week or so period that i ran the stock e30 fan clutch.

[gazellebeigem3]

Is anyone actually running an aftermarket puller fan on this swap? With the M50 & E36 Radiator, I couldn't find any way to fit it in there.

-Charlie

YES YES ME ME ME and i have a zionsville big daddy radiator. I dont remember the details on it though, its a cheapie from ebay!

[MR 325]

Big radiators are for the weak... :)

[japspecvr6]

Big radiators are for the weak... :)

How the hell is everyone getting those harness covers on there Non M3's. Pls Show me.

[MR 325]

Remove a couple studs here and there, trim the fuel rail cover a bit and boom, fits like factory. :)

[e30this]

Anyone have any new photos of there swaps? Im trying to get some ideas of how to clean some things up a bit.

[etxxz]

same engine, new chassis ~ new engine bay ; /



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