M30 E30 official roll call thread

[Garageaholic]

NEW E30M30

1988 335i Convertible Black on Tan.

Stock internals. All new exterior engine parts such as alternator/starter/water pump/belts/etc...

E32 expansion tank mounted on firewall. M20 clutch fan with W28 radiator and fan shroud.

That is all for now. Pictures coming this spring When I'm done.

[duodvlhntr]

Woohoo!!! I can add my name to this list!! Got an M30 out of a 92 735i.

that's about all really. Need the rest of the stuff and I'll be in business.

[RickSloan]

In Pennsylvania
1985 325e(s) no ABS
60/40 drop
2.5" custom exhaust, no cat, glasspac
2.93 LSD

M30B34 out of a 1987 635csi
272 CAM and 059 ECU with Dinan Chip on its way

Need :
Trans
Radiator
Mounts
Drive shaft
and a few various other things...
If you have them i want to buy them so PM me!

Hope to do the swap in the next few months, I'll be asking lots of questions and doing lots of searching.

[cnardinola318is]

in New Orleans trying to fix up my 91 318is, love to drive it. learning how to fixit, could use some help.
thanks

[Jean]

Car looks clean! Did you use G240 out of an early 318i ?

What's your top speed in 1,2,3rd gears with 3.73 ?

1. Short stroke 335i ,
Housed in a 320i ´88 , was my first M30 swap,
Motronic 1.3 conversion,
M10 transmission,
320i ´88 driveshaft,
Spec Stage III M10 clutch,
3.73 LSD ,

Was an awesome plaything,

I´m doing one right now for a guy.
Here is the mod list .

Suspension :
THR CAB´s
Koni shocks front
Alko shocks in back
KW thin wire race springs. 475/515lbs

Wheels and tires :
CR7 "17x8.5
CR7 "17x9.5
215/45-17
245/35-17

Drivetrain :
BMW 320i manual driveshaft
BMW 318i M10 transmission
Spec Stage III 215mm clutch
lightened M10 flywheel (6kg´s cirka)
Shoftshifter

Engine configuration :
M90/M30 B35 call it what you want but it´s a short stroke 3.5 ´80
´91 B35 Cam
´91 Front timing wheel and sensor
´91 distributor setup
´94 M3 Variable TPS
´91 E32 Oil pan and pickup
´80 287cc B35 Injectors

Oil Catch Tank setup.
Custom Exhaust Dual "2.25 into a Stock E30 M3 rear muffler,
E28 Radiator
Electric fan
Poly Motor mounts
Head is completely reconditioned

Engine management :
XMS V3 Standalone
Semi Sequental injection
30 AMP Ignition amplifier feeding a stock coil,
Wideband with closed loop options,
Fuel is TPS vs RPM vs MAP.

If everything turns out well it should crank out more then 230hp and hopefully 330nm´s,

Pics :

[Garageaholic]

E30 - 1988 325 super eta


3.5L M30B35 from 1989 735i: Position 2 1/2
New distributor cap/rotor
Complete 3"-2.5" exhaust w/ free flow cat
Magnaflow 14833 square tipped muffler
Custom E30M30 engine mount brackets
E28 535i radiator
E32 8mm Ignition wires

E36 1995 M3 steering rack (3 turns L-L)
E36 1995 M3 tie rods
New reservior, HP hose

JBR 8.5# lighter lightweight flywheel
UUC PO clutch kit >490 lb-ft capacity
E28 535i 5 speed transmission
Re-manufactured Driveshaft
S3.25 Differential
S.S.K. 40% reduced throw
E30 hard rubber tranny mounts
Polyurethane motor mounts

H&R sport springs
Bilstein sport shocks
New upper shock bearings F/R
New wheel bearings F/R
Front shock tower brace bavauto
Suspension techniques ASB kit 22/19mm F/R
New front sway bar links
Powerflex urethane rear subframe bushings
New trailing arm urethane bushings
New control arms - hard rubber bushings

TMS cross drilled rotors
Axxis ultimate ceramic pads
4 Stainless steel lines
Amber high temp brake fluid

Jline 17x8 20RL2 wheels F/R ET: 20/15mm
Dunlop sp sport FM901 215/40ZR17 tires
89+ bumper swap
M-tech II Rear spoiler (lower half)
Zender sideskirts
'is lip front spoiler
Shadowline trim

BMW E30 black sport leather seats
Rear seat headrests
Rearview mirror with maplights
Center armrest
///M technic II alcantara 360mm steering wheel
///M pedal set w/ dead pedal and knobs
Custom alcantara boots with ///M stitching
A-pillar gauge pod with turbo and A/F ratio gauges
Aluminum gauge rings

All red taillights
Angel eyes headlights w/ eyebrows
Lamin-x headlight/foglight covers
Mcollough HID headlights kit 8000k
Smoked front turn signals
Brand new fog lights OEM

[bumpstop335i]

Nice dish, do you have any engine bay pic's up?

[gstuning]

1. Short stroke 335i ,
Housed in a 320i ´88 , was my first M30 swap,
Motronic 1.3 conversion,
M10 transmission,
320i ´88 driveshaft,
Spec Stage III M10 clutch,
3.73 LSD ,

Was an awesome plaything,

I´m doing one right now for a guy.
Here is the mod list .

Suspension :
THR CAB´s
Koni shocks front
Alko shocks in back
KW thin wire race springs. 475/515lbs

Wheels and tires :
CR7 "17x8.5
CR7 "17x9.5
215/45-17
245/35-17

Drivetrain :
BMW 320i manual driveshaft
BMW 318i M10 transmission
Spec Stage III 215mm clutch
lightened M10 flywheel (6kg´s cirka)
Shoftshifter

Engine configuration :
M90/M30 B35 call it what you want but it´s a short stroke 3.5 ´80
´91 B35 Cam
´91 Front timing wheel and sensor
´91 distributor setup
´94 M3 Variable TPS
´91 E32 Oil pan and pickup
´80 287cc B35 Injectors

Oil Catch Tank setup.
Custom Exhaust Dual "2.25 into a Stock E30 M3 rear muffler,
E28 Radiator
Electric fan
Poly Motor mounts
Head is completely reconditioned

Engine management :
XMS V3 Standalone
Semi Sequental injection
30 AMP Ignition amplifier feeding a stock coil,
Wideband with closed loop options,
Fuel is TPS vs RPM vs MAP.

If everything turns out well it should crank out more then 230hp and hopefully 330nm´s,

Pics :

[oldskool3]

86 325es

85 e28 m30
getrag 265 tranny
e34 oil pan and pump
e30.de mounts
used e28 rad
2.93 LSD
ireland engineering motor mouts

Waiting for money for:
- new clutch/flywheel
- driveshaft shortening

[bimmer_adam69]

location- Vancouver B.C

87' 325is

status- next weekend
89 e32 735
get. 260 5 speed
e30.de mounts
e28 driveshaft
325 e driveshaft
mark d. chip
e30.de motor mounts
stock 3.73 lsd

[lovnbmws]

Turbo huh???

Location: Portland OR
1 1988 335is turbo
www.cardomain.com/ride/629515

2 1987 335is
-1990 m30b35-getrag 260-3:25LSD-H&R cupkit white

3 1986 335is
www.cardomain.com/ride/2546462

4 1991 335is turbo
Under construction
-same parts as the 88 335isturbo
-full cage (NHRA SPEC)

5 Veary first project was 1985 335i no ABS
lots of broken parts.
test car no pics just out of high school I must have tried every diff for the e30

[JoeMadoo]

Location: Victorville/Pomona CA

86 325es
e34 535i M30
e32 735i M/T Harness
e32 735i 5 speed
Custom Motor Mount Brackets
Alpina B6 Oil Canister
E30 M3 Oil Cooler
E30 M3 Driveshaft
E28 535i Radiator
E28 535i Shift Linkage
M Roadster 3.23 Diff
Currently building Dual 3" Exhaust


I have some pics on my cardomain :)

[bumpstop335i]

1984 320i 4dr

m30b35 from 92' 735i
G225 from 79' 732
3.46LSD

e28 radiator
custom headers and driveshaft.

[E30/M30]

Location : Nottingham, UK
E30 325 Touring in Malachite
M30b35 and g/box from my old E34
Z3 1.9 quick shift linkage
New E28 535 fly wheel and clutch
Custom/chopped prop
E30.de engine mounts( P3 )
E30 M3 Scorpion exhaust with chopped E34 down pipes
E32 dual speed air con cooling fan with E28 535 radiator
E28 535 bottom rad hose
E34 535 top rad hose
3.64LSD with Z3M diff bush (i want a 3.46)
Spax suspension
Offset M3 TCA bushes
Various engine mods
On(and off :-) ) the road since Nov 2004

[Mike325]

87 325
92 M30B35 from 92 735i

Pretty much it for now:(