Want to do an M30 swap

[euroshark]

You should get em. I can't imagine the pain in the ass it would have been for me to hoist the motor into place, keep everything straight, and build the mounts...

[JoeMadoo]

I would but they are already sold, its no biggy.

[ping65810]

I made mine, and they were really not that bad to make, but I am a fairly experianced welder

[Axxe]

Sorry boys, I snagged those mounts for my conversion :). I'm going to make a Jig for them and take some measurements so that I can reproduce them :)

[Garageaholic]

verry noice! ::borat::

How much would you sell the reproductions for?

[JoeMadoo]

GREAT SUCSESS! *thumbs up*

[Garageaholic]

Bling Bling... I put a quarter in between them to show you how big they really are.

The metal on those looks uber-thin, especially the one on the right. Tha'ts alot of torque it has to withstand. I just remember mine from e30.de being much beefier than these.

[euroshark]

I think mine were also thicker than those, but not by much...

But remember, the stock M30 mounts are cast aluminum, and some areas of the cast mounts arent much thicker than those, so I am sure that 3/16" steel or whatever that is will probably be fine with a stock motor.

[george graves]

The e30.de mounts, and the ones I made are strong enough to lift the car and/or tow a boat. They are over built so you never have to worry about them.

[Garageaholic]

Yah, me too. I even beefed up my passenger side mount by having 1/4" steel where the mount mates to the urethane bushing. It's pretty butch.

[JoeMadoo]

These are some questions for the experts. Ok...

E32 or E30 Throttle Linkage

E32 or E30 Shifter Linkage

E32 (88 735i) or E30 (89 325i) Wiring Harness

Standard 5 speed or close ratio 5 speed

and what combination of driveshafts are KNOWN to work together.

It seems to me that the 3 series wiring harness would be a more inteligent choice being that it goes inside the car where the computer goes, but I'm not sure if all the connections are the same. I believe they both have 4 wire O2 sensors?

Thanks in advance :)

[george graves]

These are some questions for the experts. Ok...

E32 or E30 Throttle Linkage

e30, it will attach to teh m30's throttle arm.

E32 or E30 Shifter Linkage

e30 - but you might need the end connector(thing) from the e32 - see pic on my swap here .......------>

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=78914

E32 (88 735i) or E30 (89 325i) Wiring Harness

either - but the e30 will be easier if you just lengthen some of the sensor wires

Standard 5 speed or close ratio 5 speed

CR FTW - personal choice - a standard is just fine. 3.73 LSD is what I run, and it's a tad too high.

and what combination of driveshafts are KNOWN to work together.

ask ely, I always forget - but I think it the front of a e28 and the back of a '86 eta??? I forget! Think his screen name is rs4pro...also depends on what tranny you run. I have a getrag 265 w/ removable bellhousing. That tranny is about 3.4 inches longer than a tranny out of a automatic e24 (don't ask how I know that)

It seems to me that the 3 series wiring harness would be a more inteligent choice being that it goes inside the car where the computer goes, but I'm not sure if all the connections are the same. I believe they both have 4 wire O2 sensors?

Either will do, but it depends on what car you are starting with and what motor you are using - all I can tell you is what I did. Take a m20 harness - and extend the wires for the last two fuel injectors, and the temp sensors, and I think a relay or two(memory is foggy - but it's a snap - just cut and splice) - oh and I did use a m30 ecu - it fired up the fist try.

(oh and you need to give the ecu acc power - I tapped into the glove box light)

HTH

Thanks in advance :)[/QUOTE]

[JoeMadoo]

Cool thanks. What is the stock tranny called? Is it Getrag 260?

Sorry but what does acc power mean?

[pineapplegti]

Is there a way to use the older style spark plug wires and put the sensor on it instead of paying 50 bucks more for the newer set?

sorry to hijack joe but what part of the high desert are u in.. im in palmdale

[rs4pro3]

I used the standard m30 tranny, and bolted directly in an 87 325e drive shaft with no modifications.