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    #16
    Im sure the bolt holes will line up fine. Buttttt, The manifold is for a spreadbore carb. Like a Quadra jet or the solex (which is just a licensed euro clone of a q-jet) that came on the car. The eddy I got is a squarebore so I got a "adapter" that basically acts as a transition between the two. So I guess its more of a carb spacer they just call it an adapter.

    = Heidi 1988 325 -> 335i. 7200rpm built M30

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      #17
      Oh and I'm gonna post some videos up for sure. And kind of a summarized build thread once I get it driving. It should sound awesome.

      What's funny is I was originally gonna put a carbed 5.0 in my car but my dad convinced me otherwise. I was a little scared of all the fab work involved. Totally different brake setup, ect. I had a freshly rebuilt 5.0HO bottom end with rods Kieth black 11:1 pistons, lunati cam with mechanical roller lifters, shorty headers, Mallory dizzy front sump ect. Picked it up on cl with everything for cheap. Was gonna throw some eBay aluminum head on it and call it a day. Would have been a monster. :(


      I guess I stayed BMW but I could have gotten a lot more power from the ford for less money. I basically built the m30 the same way the 5.0 was built.
      = Heidi 1988 325 -> 335i. 7200rpm built M30

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        #18
        gotcha, i see what it's for now.

        i don't know what your dad's reasoning was for telling you to stay away from the 5.0 swap, but count yourself lucky for his good advice - e30s are garbage for v8 swaps IMO.

        sure, they're VERY fun, but there's just so many compromises... brakes, cooling, clutch hydraulics (for the ford swaps, not an issue with chevy/bmw), drivetrain parts breaking, can't fit enough tire for the torque, the front sump, the shitty exhaust options... i'm sure there's other stuff i'm forgetting too

        point is, if you want a v8 3 series you've gotta step up to a e36/46. if i had to start from scratch with my old car again, knowing what i do now, it would've been m30 all the way

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          #19
          Ended up using a thinned out 325e wiring harness and an aftermarket tach and water temp gauge in the stock location. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be
          = Heidi 1988 325 -> 335i. 7200rpm built M30

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