Want to do an M30 swap

[etasDustin]

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

[etasDustin]

Hello, If you need mounts, I got mounts~!~! I was going to do the swap myself but I decided to sell my e30. I bought mounts from germany. It took about 3 weeks to get them. They are excellent quality and suppose to fit better than the de. mounts. I have them here in Columbus Ohio and I can sent them out asap if you want them.

[bmw335isturbo]

The 335is I just got has m30b35 de stage3 mounts with the 260 tranny works good.But I have made E28 mounts for the turbo to clear as well.

[JoeMadoo]

The e32 dosent come close to fitting, its way too wide. You can do some creative pluming to make the e30 radiator fit.

[Garageaholic]

Yea, get the e30.de mounts. I hear they are not perfect, but good enough. You'll need to wait about a month for shipping. Fabbing mounts is a real bitch...

I got my e30.de mounts, received about 3 weeks after I bought them. They are a great fit and make the work sooo much easier. got it for $303 shipped to my address. Tino is a good guy. It's worth the money. I should have made blueprints of the mounts and posted it up here. Maybe ill remove them one day and do jsut that.

My mounts are slightly different than regular E32 e30.de mounts. I had to modify the passenger mount to fit the turbo

[Garageaholic]

I am pretty sure the rad will work as long as you can get clearance for it. You will have to build custom mounts for it though as it will not sit on the stock e30 mounts.

Thats why the e28 535 rad is used because it lines up with the stock e30 rad mounts.

No it does not. You have to remove the stock E30 mounts in order to make the 535i radiator fit!. The main reason for using the 535i radiator is because it's THIN. That's all. The E30 radiator will not work as it is "opposite" and the E32 could work, I believe that it is more expensive. E28 535i works, use it.

[JoeMadoo]

Haha absolutely!

[ldsbeaker]

Joe,

this site should have most of the info you need.
http://www.jaredsquires.com/ndp/335i/m30/

Wow, that site is awesome!
Madoo.... you sly dog. M30, huh? Well, when I get my S52 going, we'll have to (ahem) compare cars...

[JoeMadoo]

Do the second generation M30 and the 3rd Generation M30 have different mounts?

[JoeMadoo]

Nah i cant wait a month, im going to do it over winter break. I'll finger it out :)

[george graves]

Yea, get the e30.de mounts. I hear they are not perfect, but good enough. You'll need to wait about a month for shipping. Fabbing mounts is a real bitch...

[oldskool3]

OK last thing... Does anyone have blueprints for the e30.de mounts or custom ones that they made?

I am pretty sure that e30.de hasn't posted there design for the mounts as they would end up losing a lot of business. So if you want to go about building your own mounts you would have to do it with the engine in place to get the desired positioning.

An r3v member (george graves) fabbed his own mounts so you could ask him but I know from his build post that he fabbed his while the engine was in the engine bay and he had to remove and reinstall his engine several times.

Thats why a lot of people fork up the $250~ to get the e30.de mounts.

Good luck with your swap

[JoeMadoo]

OK last thing... Does anyone have blueprints for the e30.de mounts or custom ones that they made?

[oldskool3]

So whats so special about the e28 535i radiator? How hard is it to make the E32 rad that I have work?

I am pretty sure the rad will work as long as you can get clearance for it. You will have to build custom mounts for it though as it will not sit on the stock e30 mounts.

Thats why the e28 535 rad is used because it lines up with the stock e30 rad mounts.

[Axxe]

M30 swaps are the new purple!!