And another M30 swap begins

[E30 Beast]

lol that's a nice phrase rite there i might just do it, had another question looking to buy an ecu u nd im looking on ebay nd i c a good amount of them but not sure if there for an automatic or standard is there anyway u could tell the difference

[yert315]

You are in one of the hotbeds of Salvage Yards with clean, lo/no rust e30's waiting to be stripped. I miss the yards out there now.

no kidding. I miss the no rust and abundant selection of e30's (at the JY) they had in TX!

edit: auto and manual ecu is the same. PM Jean, I'm sure he has one laying around you can buy off him.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Yeah, don't look on eBay, put up a WTB thread and someone will sell/ship you one. r3v is your new family.

[E30 Beast]

no kidding. I miss the no rust and abundant selection of e30's (at the JY) they had in TX!

edit: auto and manual ecu is the same. PM Jean, I'm sure he has one laying around you can buy off him.

sweet thanks yert will do

[Farbin Kaiber]

Also, I suggest contacting the SoCal e30 Lyfestyle Krew.

[E30 Beast]

Yeah, don't look on eBay, put up a WTB thread and someone will sell/ship you one. r3v is your new family.

:woowoo:Seems like i came to the right place then thanks for all the helpful info much appreciated

[E30 Beast]

Also, I suggest contacting the SoCal e30 Lyfestyle Krew.

Nd how would i get in contact with them Farbin K

[E30 Beast]

You guys think this is a good fan for the radiator seems very reasonable price wise opinions?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/16-UNIVERSAL-SLIM-ELECTRIC-RADIATOR-FAN-RSX-TL-INTEGRA_W0QQitemZ270484949078QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3efa28c856

[RickSloan]

you need to get off ebay.

a spal fan is going to be your best route but the stock ac fan works great

[Farbin Kaiber]

Nd how would i get in contact with them Farbin K

You don't find the e30 lyfestyle krew, the lyfestyle krew finds you.

[E30SPDFRK]

I've got an ECU for a b35 you can have for $45 shipped.


And back to the diff discussion, I've had a 2.93, a 3.25, a 3.73 and a 4.10 in my car. All are good for different things, but I'd say I got the most fun from the 4.10. The differences between diff's isn't the huge difference that most make it out to be- The 2.93 and the 3.25 felt pretty much the same and so did the 3.73 and the 4.10. All got me about 22mpg combined driving and all got to 100mph in about the same time. It pretty much just boils down to what kind of driving you do.

[E30 Beast]

I've got an ECU for a b35 you can have for $45 shipped.


And back to the diff discussion, I've had a 2.93, a 3.25, a 3.73 and a 4.10 in my car. All are good for different things, but I'd say I got the most fun from the 4.10. The differences between diff's isn't the huge difference that most make it out to be- The 2.93 and the 3.25 felt pretty much the same and so did the 3.73 and the 4.10. All got me about 22mpg combined driving and all got to 100mph in about the same time. It pretty much just boils down to what kind of driving you do.

Thanks e30spdfrk but i just got one off of jean and as far as the diffs i jus copped a 3.46 so hopefully all is well wit the diff

[Voluted]

If the m30 doesn't need a bucketload of cooling (some one here should know) and you plan on using your old AUX a/c fan for cooling, look into getting these brackets for it:


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http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=1111&mospid=47263&btnr=17_0073&hg=17&fg=10

They are pretty cheap from the dealer, tischer, or pelican parts etc. and keep the car looking nice. Also much better than using the ties that go through the rad that universal fans include. Using these mounts means getting rid of the A/C condenser though.

On an asside, everyone seems to be really nice to a guy doing an M30 swap lol. I think people are just sick of 24v conversions and like seeing something different and don't mind answering questions for it.

[E30 Beast]

If the m30 doesn't need a bucketload of cooling (some one here should know) and you plan on using your old AUX a/c fan for cooling, look into getting these brackets for it:


#6
#5
#11

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=1111&mospid=47263&btnr=17_0073&hg=17&fg=10

They are pretty cheap from the dealer, tischer, or pelican parts etc. and keep the car looking nice. Also much better than using the ties that go through the rad that universal fans include. Using these mounts means getting rid of the A/C condenser though.

On an asside, everyone seems to be really nice to a guy doing an M30 swap lol. I think people are just sick of 24v conversions and like seeing something different and don't mind answering questions for it.

Thanks "voluted" for the helpful information nd yes everyone in this forum has been super generous especially with all my super noob questions lol:p

[weaksauce]

some goodies i receive recently :nice:

you ordered a dog on Ebay?
nice!