s52 E30 M3

[mtechnik]

yeap, 4 months..
-Abe

I missed that one! Sorry to hear. :(

[So Live]

As far as the drive shaft thing, it might just be nice to rock a newer, lower mileage unit.

The brake booster thing... A friend of mine with a supercharged s50e30 started with the 320i booster and "upgraded" to the iX/e34 set up and regretted it. He felt the cost vs. the performance gained was not worth it.

Abe, gimme a ring if/when you need help or suggestions, maybe i can help.

[loonibab325i]

My swap I converted to OBDI, but I almost regret it.

OBDII makes diagnostics a ton easier, plus you can use a lot more fun toys to pull codes and check shit. Nothing fucking works with OBDI stuff. When I tear my engine down to rebuild next year I think I am going to go back to OBDII.

I would use the THR wiring adapter, I used it and it makes the swap a lot easier, one less thing to deal with. Plus jon helped me out with some wiring issues I had, so the support is good assuming you can get a hold of them.

As for the booster, I would recommend just getting an IX booster and e34 m5 MC. Its the setup I have, and it worked out good for me. Search car-part.com and you can get one way cheaper than forum rates.

On a side note, was the THR adapter always $400??? I swear I only paid $300 for it.

So, the only thing stopping me from using obd2 is the EWS? What do you recommend doing if I plan on keeping obd2?

[Stu]

yeap, 4 months..



obviously, due to my accident you are telling me i am not a skilled enough driver to drive a e30 with a s52?

Well.. Shit happens.. Yes i was speeding when I got in an accident, but there was more shit to come into play.. you might be right... i could have been in the slowest e36 318 and still managed to cause the same amount of damage. It wasn't the car, it was the situation.

Anyway, thanks for all you who are actually giving advice and helping..

-Abe

No, I'm saying that I think we've all heard the stories about the dog or the deer or the whatever that happened to jump in front of the car at the apex of a sweeper where the car was already at 10/10ths...it's convenient.

Goodluck with whatever you do, I'd just hate to see an E30 M3 get balled up. Then again--the value will keep going up......

[Stu]

There is the possibility of being able to use the stock E30 booster if you use the OBD-2 intake manifold, but that's just speculation..

[loonibab325i]

No, I'm saying that I think we've all heard the stories about the dog or the deer or the whatever that happened to jump in front of the car at the apex of a sweeper where the car was already at 10/10ths...it's convenient.

Goodluck with whatever you do, I'd just hate to see an E30 M3 get balled up. Then again--the value will keep going up......

Well man.. that's what happened, and yes, you do hear allot of stories like deer in the roads, this is common on back roads.. especially in texas.. the road i was on was clielo vista, the road is known for having many deer on it, now yes, i'm at fault, i was speeding, and I did make bad decisions on running it at night, and I'm sure if i wasn't speeding, I could have avoided the deer, without ruining my car. but man, shit happens.. guess you don't understand, thanks anyways.


-Abe

[BDSax]

damn, what a badass
:)

[loonibab325i]

shup sax :P

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

i remember that road! and yes, it's very fun and can be very dangerous at night!
P.S. sorry to hear that Abe!

[318isbmw]

One other option for booster is the 735 booster and master cylinder, its the same pn's as the m5 master cylinder, and then same booster as the ix. And you can find them a lot cheaper than the ix stuff.

[pwforprez]

damn abe if i only knew what you were doing holy shit that will be damn nice to see. that road is horrible to drive on i almost lost it yesterday cruising out there. good luck on build up

[Roberte]

GL on the swap :up:.... You just made my car more valuable! ;)

[FredK]

Well, to be fair, he has a repainted roller with no engine. It's not like it would have been worth altogether that much in the future, even if he popped an S14 back in, unless he was able to get the matching VIN engine back from the owner of the '02.

[Roberte]

Well, to be fair, he has a repainted roller with no engine. It's not like it would have been worth altogether that much in the future, even if he popped an S14 back in, unless he was able to get the matching VIN engine back from the owner of the '02.

I know Abe pretty well, he's knows I'm just bustin' his chops.... Besides, with me bein' an old fart, he knows that I'd rather see him concentrating on school vs ANY vehicle right now... Gots to be able to get a decent job to pay for all the toys!:mrgreen:

[loonibab325i]

Bob.. you are always too wise :) thanks for your insight bud ;)