small step to making a good car. =]

[Holland]

The best mod for any engine is the driver mod. I'll run my M10 like hell for as long as I possibly can.

[Ryann]

The m10t has been modified to put out 1500hp reliably. Does that qualify as "real power"?

[619E30]

why the timing belt?

I said the same thing, and it caused me my motor. So i recommend replacing a $10 belt than an engine.

[will61]

It might feel good but it is still slow, and what kind of rpms are you looking at around 70mph?

idk havent been that fast yet due to blown struts..

kybs & vogtlands purchased

give me a week

[will61]

Bmw doesn't have the balls to engineer shit like that anymore they're too concerned with "features" and profit margins on yuppie baby haulers.

^^hahahahahaha^^

how do i make this my sig?

[E30_fiend]

Any neck that throws out the "no replacement for displacement" bullshit should get the fuck out of an old ass bmw forum. What kind of motors power the most popular racing series in the world, and I'm not talking about nascar kids? Group B for the most part?
Show me an s5x that makes 1500hp even in full race trim. Bmw doesn't have the balls to engineer shit like that anymore they're too concerned with "features" and profit margins on yuppie baby haulers.

served.

love the m12. they are about as rare as a green gorilla but nothing short of amazing.

[ethree]

really? i realize the s14 has roots to the m10, but its not a shitty m10. s54,s52,s50 all stock shit all over an m10. m42, m20, m30, m50, m52, m52 all shit on the m10, even stock. do half the mods you would to an m10 to any of the said engines, and they all will shit on a m10. need more proof? youtube e30 m50 turbo, all you see is long burnouts with no traction, youtube turbo m10 e30, and you get about the power a STOCK s52 would pull(if its built), and only for like 1500 rpms which it hauls ass in, while as the s52 has a 5000rpm powerband and it hauls ass through all of em..
i'd really love to see someone backup the claims that a m10 powered e30 out run a similiarly moded m20,m50,m30, which will never happen, because there is no replacment for displacment. the six cylinders will always be faster.

as for the op, turbo it and have fun, im just tired of seeing people say how fast a m10 is, when a honda hatch dx 1.6 auto can easily outrun one. if it were me, i'd throw the m10 in the trash and put a m5x/s5x in its place and have some real power.

Any neck that throws out the "no replacement for displacement" bullshit should get the fuck out of an old ass bmw forum. What kind of motors power the most popular racing series in the world, and I'm not talking about nascar kids? Group B for the most part?
Show me an s5x that makes 1500hp even in full race trim. Bmw doesn't have the balls to engineer shit like that anymore they're too concerned with "features" and profit margins on yuppie baby haulers.

[xwill112x]

Lots of M10 hating on the forum.. obviously not a lot of guys on here know much about 3 series racing history or about how much reliable power can be had from a turbocharged M10. BMW has had 1000 times more racing success with 4 cylinder engines vs. sixes, a huge chunk of which was obtained with M10 powered (E21) cars. The only reason the U.S. version sucks is that it was downgraded from 2.0L to 1.8L and choked down by the EPA and shitty American fuel.

Be original and consider keeping/souping up the M10.

really? i realize the s14 has roots to the m10, but its not a shitty m10. s54,s52,s50 all stock shit all over an m10. m42, m20, m30, m50, m52, m52 all shit on the m10, even stock. do half the mods you would to an m10 to any of the said engines, and they all will shit on a m10. need more proof? youtube e30 m50 turbo, all you see is long burnouts with no traction, youtube turbo m10 e30, and you get about the power a STOCK s52 would pull(if its built), and only for like 1500 rpms which it hauls ass in, while as the s52 has a 5000rpm powerband and it hauls ass through all of em..
i'd really love to see someone backup the claims that a m10 powered e30 out run a similiarly moded m20,m50,m30, which will never happen, because there is no replacment for displacment. the six cylinders will always be faster.

as for the op, turbo it and have fun, im just tired of seeing people say how fast a m10 is, when a honda hatch dx 1.6 auto can easily outrun one. if it were me, i'd throw the m10 in the trash and put a m5x/s5x in its place and have some real power.

[ethree]

4.10 + m20 = feel good

It might feel good but it is still slow, and what kind of rpms are you looking at around 70mph?

There are a few e30's around here which are fast but not many and none I can think of with n/a m20's although I know they are out there it is not easily obtainable power.

Boosted m10's are good motors, they have a lot of potential and since it's already sitting in the car you might as well give it a shot!

[will61]

4.10 + m20 = feel good

[Ryann]

Lots of M10 hating on the forum.. obviously not a lot of guys on here know much about 3 series racing history or about how much reliable power can be had from a turbocharged M10. BMW has had 1000 times more racing success with 4 cylinder engines vs. sixes, a huge chunk of which was obtained with M10 powered (E21) cars. The only reason the U.S. version sucks is that it was downgraded from 2.0L to 1.8L and choked down by the EPA and shitty American fuel.

Be original and consider keeping/souping up the M10.

[jeffesaurusrex]

Post a pic of the paint, it can probably be restored unless there are gouges or the like.

I buffed mine, I wish I had before pics. It really turned it around. Also there's a guy that posted a few pics of restored paint that he did with the Glosshaus system, he turned some shit paint into sparkly showroom paint.

That would be a good investment, if you don't know how to do it you can have it done for 2-300 bucks, maybe less. If you do know how to do it you can buy a buffer and compounds for that price.

EDIT: Here's the thread... http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=167168

[txtorquemade]

I'd boost the m10 before doing a m20 swap.

yuppo....me too

[ck_taft325is]

Yea M-10's are no good.



That's going in my 2002.

John

I'd call you a picture whore because I think I've seen this posted in 3 different places recently BUT, I cannot. I still get a strange bit of pleasure from looking at it...

[SimplyDope]

^^So sick!