My N52B30 + GS6-17BG

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For brake booster, I'm hoping to just use stock E30. I have trumpets on order from 22RPD, but they're still developing them so In the meantime I'm going to go OEM. I thought there would be horrible clearance issues so I also went with N54 intake, which perfectly clears the stock E30 brake booster, tonnes of room I honestly haven't even tried fitting the stock single stage intake manifold on it, but it would probably fit. I'm hoping to just make a simple line from the vacuum pump to the brake booster, we will see how that works out haha. When I eventually run trumpets I'll be going VTA catch can, but for now I have the printables auto n54 intake offset inserts, and their n54 intake manifold conversion kit.


(the dipstick tube isn't fully pressed in here btw)

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Next up was pan, again thanks to hoveringuy. Super easy to weld because I had my friend do it so I put in absolutely 0 effort just $$$ into this aluminum pan. Was about $600 from SCS, beautiful pan here are a couple pics. Dipstick tube isn't shortened yet but it's just an M50 dipstick tube with an E30 325i dipstick. Had to grind down the end of the M50 dipstick to press fit right into the small tube on the pan, then cut the top of the M50 to get the length perfect on the dipstick side.

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Hey guys, about 2 weeks ago I pulled the motor on my E30 because I got way too good of a deal on an N52 and 6spd so I guess I'm doing this swap now... I'm doing this swap with the help of my buddy who owns a shop in Campbell CA called "Geist Works", and big thanks to hoveringuy for all the help and support with all of my random questions / his custom oil pan.

Motor dropped in extremely easily, I'm running the Z4 Engine Arms + Condor 24V swap brackets (AKG was OOS). For my transmission I'm running the GS6-17BG with stock E30 transmission brace and stock E30 transmission mounts. Fully resealed motor, with new timing chain and guides, I didn't want to run into issues in the future and while the motor is out of the car, it's a "might as well" item. The headers are bull boost which I run into future issues with, all the basic N52 maintenance items new water pump, power steering pump, idlers, pulleys, belt, and mickey mouse flange. I'm running the N54 intake manifold and throttle body as well as the N54 Oil filter housing so I can run an oil cooler, I'm just going to make AN lines for this so I can just run the stock E30 oil cooler as it's already in a pretty good place.

For the transmission I'm using the Valeo single mass kit, it was on sale on autozone of all places for like $800 and shipped to my door in 3 days so I just said screw it might as well... New fork, brass pivot, E36 slave cylinder and I'm running the Lantzfab wilwood clutch cylinder with a stock stainless E30 clutch line. The shifter I replaced with Garagistic Delrin bushings, the entire shifter assembly is completely stock GS6-17BG shift lever / selector rod, and it PERFECTLY fits into the stock E30 shifter carrier, no modifications needed at all, and it shifts absolutely amazing. Maybe an autosolutions 25% reduce in the future? but I honestly just like the current shift throw and it's not notchy af. I haven't fit a driveshaft yet, but it honestly looks like stock E30 driveshaft may fit, not to speak too soon but the length is almost identical, my only concern is the guibo but every site says they are the same. I have a new CSB and Guibo which I'm going to test tonight with stock E30 driveshaft.




(you can see the header clearance issue here)