m88?

[eyagel]

has anyone tried to put an m88 (earlier m5 engines) in an e30.. i know someones done it in an e30 m3 but i definately dont have one of those. anyways i just wanted to see if it was even possible. thanks

[Garageaholic]

search. or www.e30.de

[eyagel]

since i dont speak any other language than english. that link doesnt do anything:pimp:..

[fastm30]

yes the m88 will work in a regular e30. the m88 is the same block as the m30 just better in every way! people have been swapping m30's into e30's for years. go to http://www.jaredsquires.com/ndp/335i/m30/index.html. all the information you will ever need!

[eyagel]

is it just me or is that site in a different language.. haha but thanks for the help.. is the m88 really that much better than the m30..

[fastm30]

2 cams with itb's instead of one cam and a throttle body

[eyagel]

ight.

[Mr Deagle]

24 valve, dohc, was also in the m1

[FredK]

Single row timing chain = :(

Or at least that's what UNCLE told us.

[Garageaholic]

The M88 has dual row timing chain? i thought that was only in the S38

[FredK]

huh? I believe they're single row, and they're maintenance hos.

[Garageaholic]

what do you mean maintenance hos?I hear that the M30 single row timing chain virtually never needs to be changed throughout the lifetime of the engine.

[euroshark]

the m88 is the same block as the m30 just better in every way!

Actually it's the same block as the early M30 Euro blocks which are different than other M30 blocks, and from what I've read in this nifty book sitting next to me, the blocks are identical. 93.355mm pistons (those do differ for the 4 valve head), 84mm stroke, same forged crank and same rods.

Thats the block that is sitting in my E30 right now!

[eyagel]

mmm cant wait, all i have to do is find one..

[FredK]

what do you mean maintenance hos?I hear that the M30 single row timing chain virtually never needs to be changed throughout the lifetime of the engine.

That's true.

If the timing chain doesn't get changed and it snaps, the engine's lifetime is over. :D

Nah I don't really know much about these engines. Just repeatin' what I heard.