how fast is an e30 with m50???

[///Motometrics]

my family ownes a european shop so i know alot about theese cars i am a mechanic and have even done theese swaps but im curious does any one know what an e30 with stock m50 motor runs in the 1/4 mile or has a guesstimation???

[Mot]

slow, mid 14's if your a good driver with a stock m50.

[digger]

low 15s at 150km/h.......there is a thread around here

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=60645

[///Motometrics]

yea thats what i thought i cant understand how my brothers car was so damn fast he had an 91 e30 with S50,cai,chip,track pipe, dinan exhaust and he put a bumper on a 425hp procharged mustang at the track .

[///Motometrics]

of course that was s50 and not stock but im just trying to decide if i should build up this m50 from a 525i i bought and dump it in my car with chip and intake and exhaust????

[digger]

don't do half a job..........S50 is the way to go

[hoveringuy]

I just finished the swap to an M50. The car is quicker than before but not really "fast".

I still live in fear of Acuras and souped-up Neons.

Best part is broader torque and more pull down low, plus I all have all the "stuff" and experience for an S motor in the future.

[02stu]

speaking of Neons I had a SRT 4 pull on me the other day. They are fast little cars and they are everywhere around here.

[PiercedE30]

yea thats what i thought i cant understand how my brothers car was so damn fast he had an 91 e30 with S50,cai,chip,track pipe, dinan exhaust and he put a bumper on a 425hp procharged mustang at the track .

Nice. I killed a buddy's 375 fwhp turbo'd integra a few weeks ago.

[Lost]

Is stock m52 much faster than m50? What would you suggest?
I have 318is now. Great car, revs not very fast and that's why I am thinking of m50 or m52. S motors for now are not in my budget.

[DEV0 E30]

Slow.

don't do half a job..........S50 is the way to go

Truth. Don't waste money getting an M50 near what the S50 makes stock.

Coming from a 318 I suppose you could justify the swap, but S50/S52s are just going to get cheaper.

[///Motometrics]

well i have some S50 cams in storage so i supose i might just run the S50 cams and the turner softwhare to run them in the m50 and with intake and straight pipes & exhaust i think i should be good for power let me know what you guys think

[rThor432]

Is stock m52 much faster than m50? What would you suggest?
I have 318is now. Great car, revs not very fast and that's why I am thinking of m50 or m52. S motors for now are not in my budget.

Just put a DA super charger on your car for now. With that it will keep up with E36 M3's anyway. I believe GRM's car dynoed at 200 whp with the DA setup. Stock S5x's put down around 210 iirc.

S5x or no DOHC. M5x just seems half-assed. For the cost of an M5x swap you could have a hell of an M20.

[gazellebeigem3]

Honestly, its not worth the effort unless you are swapping in an S motor.

[e30s52]

go s50 or s52 they pull alot harder then m5x's but if your going to turbo i would go with the m50 becausle you can boost to about 15 psi