Is there really only 1 M10 thread worth posting in ?

[Jean]

I raced mine in SCCA SM with the stock/tired M10B18 for a full season, car was on coils/camber plates and rt615s on basketweaves... it was a MOMENTUM car but m10 just SUCKS for trying to get any power out of it unless you boost it.

There was nothing left to get out of the m10, and when I had a spare m10 rebuilt head to install on it I found the block was cracked in 3 or 4 places. And that was that.

[thebutterson]

I couldn't live with it so started with a 5 speed swap, 8 lb aluminum flywheel, headers & a cat delete. Transformational....I think I now have more WHP than my VW bus did.

You should start a thread with all your e30 mods and pictures. Sounds like a great car. We need more project threads.

[Jaxx_]

Ive always been under the belief that there wasnt much you could do with the L Jetronic. What engine performance changes did you get from that ?

up top, didn't feel much. down low and the driveability area, it helped a lot. dynoed at 90whp/93ftlbs.

The power delivery is smoother as well, instead of the very noticeable effect of vac-advance timing coming in from 3k to 4k. It pulls like a 1.8L should, instead of feeling like it's bogging.

[jeffnhiscars]

Megasquirt with direct coil control and 30lb/hr injectors. The engine is effectively bone stock.

Ive always been under the belief that there wasnt much you could do with the L Jetronic. What engine performance changes did you get from that ?

[Jaxx_]

Have you upgraded your suspension or tweaked your engine ?

spec e30 suspension(bilsteins and H&R races), rear sway bar from an IS. Megasquirt with direct coil control and 30lb/hr injectors. The engine is effectively bone stock.

[jeffnhiscars]

my 318 with myself(180lbs) mostly stripped interior and no ps/ac and full tank weighed 2200lbs.

Have you upgraded your suspension or tweaked your engine ?

[Jaxx_]

talking about weight, my eta with euro bumper, no spare tire and 2 gal of gas weight at 2544lbs.

my 318 with myself(180lbs) mostly stripped interior and no ps/ac and full tank weighed 2200lbs.

[kway]

Part of why I like them is that they're the black sheep of the e30 family, that and the M10 under the hood. People who hate on the M10 either don't know anything about BMW's history or are just too obnoxious to give a fuck. The M10 played a HUGE role in BMW's growth into what it is today. There's a reason Munich H.Q. is shaped like four cylinders...

Yeah, they're slow, but you know the cliche about it being more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. "Tossable" like the OP said. There really isn't a better word for it, and the 6 cyl cars aren't the same. Nothing more fun than bombing down a twisty back road, keeping the momentum going and the engine spinning in the proper rev range, not just letting horsepower do all the work. That's what separates real "drivers" from simply people who drive fast.

[mr.vang]

talking about weight, my eta with euro bumper, no spare tire and 2 gal of gas weight at 2544lbs.

[Holland]

I've emphasized on the lightweight factor of the M10 car. Crank windows, AC delete, PS delete, electric fan, euro bumpers (yes a large factor), Stereo delete, antenna delete.

It's my dd so I can't start going extreme yet, but I plan on it.

Things that have added weight: 3.73 medium case LSD, convertible and M3 swaybars, Sport seats (marginal), rear disc conversion (debatable?), 325i front brakes, 15x8 Compomotive's.

I really want to know how much my car weighs at this point.

[reelizmpro]

I'm surprised more people don't turbocharge the M10 in the e30.

[jeffnhiscars]

I wasn't initially after an M10, but I learned to live with it. 70whp of fury.

I couldn't live with it so started with a 5 speed swap, 8 lb aluminum flywheel, headers & a cat delete. Transformational....I think I now have more WHP than my VW bus did.

Sucker! My m10 powered e30 has power windows!

Do you not realize the hp drain when your alternator has to feed those switches...not to mention how they effect your centre of gravity ?

[Jaxx_]

I wasn't initially after an M10, but I learned to live with it. 70whp of fury.

90whp with megasquirt. :)

[Cletonius]

I like the wheels on your car.

[Holland]

Mine did. I replaced them with manual ones.