M30 E30 official roll call thread

[jdance30]

Details:
-1986 BMW 325e Sedan
-M30b35 out of 1990 E34 535i w/ 128k miles
-M20b25 engine wiring harness w/ 179 ECU
-Getrag 260/6 w/ big ETA flange swapped
-Stock early ETA driveshaft to 2.73 diff
-Garagistic motor arms
-Revshift 80a poly motor mounts
-E28 535i radiator
-Spal 30102048 16" Curved Blade Pusher Fan (wired into stock E30 system)
-Stock E30 shifter linkage and aluminum shifter carrier w/ Z3 shifter
-E34 intake box
-Power steering
-Air conditioning (in progress)
-Stock b35 exhaust manifolds to dual 2" pipes with a resonator on each to eBay M20b25 "stainless steel" axle back

M20b27 out



Refreshed M30b35 going to the shop



M30 in!



Finalizing everything



Ripping her through the mountains



Thanks for checking her out! If you have any questions, let me know!

[EatsHondas]

ECU/DME
-MegaSquirt 3X - V3.0 Board
-Speed Density Tune w/ 2.5 bar Onboard MAP Sensor
-Stock M30B35 Crank Position Sensor
-Innovate MTX-L Wideband
-E36 3-Wire Throttle Position Sensor
-E30 Late Model M20B25 Engine Harness with E30 C191 connector

Engine
-1988 735i M30B35
-Free-Flow Intake + Pod Filter (No AFM/Airbox)
-Stock E34 Headers/Collectors > Y-Pipe with O2 bung > 2.5" single > eBay Resonator 2.5in/out > Magnaflow 12158
-Garagistic Engine Mount Arms
-Garagistic HD Rubber M20 Engine Mounts

Cooling
-Stock M30B35 Water Pump/Hoses/T-Stat
-16" SPAL Pusher w/ custom mounts (manual and auto on/off with stock E30 wiring)
-Stock E28 535i Radiator

Fuel
-Fully Sequential Injection
-750cc Injectors
-Stock M30B35 Pressure Regulator
-Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump

Ignition
-Wasted Spark Ignition
-Stock M30B35 Plugs (NGK)
-M20B25 Magnecor Plug Wires
-IGN-6 Coilpack
-QuadSpark Ignition Module

Drivetrain
-1991 535i G260 w/ M20B25 G260 Output Flange
-Stock Z3 1.9 Shifter Rod
-Stock/Unmodified 325i Shift Linkage
-Stock/Unmodified 325i Driveshaft
-Stock E28 M5 Clutch/Pressure Plate/Throw-Out Bearing
-Lightened Stock M30B34 Single-Mass Flywheel
-Stock E30 M20B25 Master and Slave Cylinders
-Stock/Unmodified 325i Transmission Crossmember
-Garagistic HD Rubber M20 Transmission Mounts
-E30 3.73 Limited Slip Diff

Suspension/Steering
-Konig Rollers w/ 15mm spacers all around + hubcentric rings (15x7.5 ET32) (Unmodified Fenders)
-Hankook Ventus V2 Concept H457 (205-50-15)
-H&R Race Springs/Bilstein Sport Shocks
-E30 M3 Eccentric Front Control Arm Bushings
-Stock Sway Bars/Bushings

[The München Monster]

Auckland New Zealand

1988 M30B35
Getrag 262 late 70s four speed
E28 535 radiator
M20 mounts
Not sure about headers or driveshaft
Everything else is stock 318i stuff. Even brakes.
Superlow springs but stock shocks.
Cam is suspected of being aftermarket, lumpy idle
Stock open diff 3.91
but goes like hell, lots of fun. This is my first car and was auto m10 when i bought it.

[nighthawk]

Hey guys I am in Franklin TN.
Ive got a 1991 325i that now has a m30b35 that I daily.

M30b35 from (91 e34 535i)
179 ecu
G260 5 speed trans from same e34
E30 shift linkages
Garagistic mounts
M20 rubber mounts
E28 radiator
No firewall modifications
E30 m20 wiring harness
E34 washer fluid reservoir
Stock A/C fan up front
E34 Air Intake
Replaced most gaskets and rubbers
E46 Steering Rack
E36 Tie Rods
Working Cruise Control and Power Steering
3.25 LSD from e28
E30 m20 manual drive shaft
Flange swap on transmission
Stock flywheel and Clutch
Stock Headers
Downpipes to Y-pipe 3in back
Used Toyota Catalytic Converter and Muffler
Borla 3" muffler at the end
H&R Sports with Bilstein Sports
Avid.1 AV-11 16x8 et +15
205/50/16 Kumho Ecsta AST
Rear fenders rolled

To Do:
Front Control Arms
Offset Bushings
Sway Bar Links
E90 top hats
Alignment
Possible Valve adjustment

In the future:
Working A/C
R134 Converted

[kusserwagon]

almost done

E30 touring

M30b35 from an e34
Schmiedmann headers
No transmission yet
Garagistic mounts
M20 wiring

All I've done is replace gaskets and clean /paint parts
Keeping as cheap as possible for the moment.

Other couple things is
E36 sport seats (w/factory fire extinguisher)
Nardi steering wheel

Working on suede headliner and electric sunroof install

Gonna bring this baby stateside as soon as my time in Germany is over.

Will post pics once I load them to my computer, my phone doesn't want to let me.

[totheredline]

Built a 318is from the ground up last year. Unfortunately the cammed M42 left me wanting. So, I decided to go the M30 route. Im 19 years old, and literally working my ass of to build my dream car. Its taking a while but it should be driveable by may 2015. This car will be a very lightweight, NO BULLSHIT, all GO, street fighting/autocross car with a muscle car kind of feel. Still Building the engine and prepping the body buttttttt.


The car
-1988 325ia
-plastic bumpers
-mostly rust free
-fresh paint
-flawless trim
-Cut fuel tank ( drivers side half has been cut away remaining side sealed up)
-Crank sunroof (keeping it because I love cruising with the sunroof open)

Suspension steering and brakes

-Meyle HD control arms
-Z4 manual steering rack with E46 coupler
-Condor M3 offset UMHW FCAB's
-ST front sway bar with poly bushings and adjustable end links
-Billy HD shocks with Bilstien BTS kit springs
-wichers front strut brace
-rear strut brace
-IE rear sway bar with reinforcement tabs and adjustable end links
-reinforced trailing arms
-Stainless brake likes
-Drilled/slotted rotors
-hawk HPS pads
- remanufactured calipers
-Condor UMHW subframe bushings
-Poly RTABs
-Stock weaves with rt615ks
-ABS deleted with jeggs proportioning valve

Driveline
-3.73 LSD
-Reman axles
-Getrag 240 (don't have yet)
-Spec stage 3 clutch
-M10 fly
-Stock shifter with new bushings
-UUC SS clutch line

Engine and management

*lower end*
-US spec B34 block stock bore (stronger than B35 block)
-CX racing H beam rods with ARP bolts
-VAC coated bearings
-M30B35 pistons to give 10:1 compression with skimmed B34 head
-Balanced
-PS and AC deleted

*Top end*
-B34 head
-B35 valves
-B35 double valve springs
-IE chromoly retainer
-IE HD rocker arms
-IE rocker locks
-Billet 292 degree 10.2mm lift cam (will have a very nasty musclecar ish idle)
-F34R long tube header (still waiting on these)
-Ported to B35 intake manifold
-polished combustion chamber and intake runners

*management/ignition/fuel
-Whalbro 255 lph pump
-Euro S50 injectors
-944s FPR
-Basic ass oldschool AF megasquirt1 v2.2 controlling fuel only
-Vac advance distributor and early timing cover off of a euro 528i
-taylor wires
-MSD high po coil
-LM1 widebang

*Exhaust*
-dual 2.5 straight pipe with dual in/out flowmaster 40
-F34R headers as previously stated

*Cooling*
-euro oil cooler
-Ebay S52 aluminum radiator
-Volvo pusher fan with manual control

interior and instumentation
-Ebay Recaro SR replicas
-No carpet
-OBC deleted
-Central locking deleted
-AC hoses and evaporator deleted
-crank window conversion ( still waiting on regulators)
-All sound deadening deleted
-E28 3 spoke steering wheel
-Front speakers deleted
-plastic door cards (still need)
-Genuine BMW E46 rubber floor mats
-Streamlined wiring harnessAll excess wiring for ABS, power windows, AC power locks, speakers ECT, deleted.
-Rear seats deleted
-Wideband AFR gauge
-VDO oil pressure gauge
-VDO oil temp gauge
-VDO voltage gauge
-VDO fuel pressure gauge
-VDO water temp gauge
-VDO tach in factory gauge cluster
-Factory cluster with working speedo, fuel level, and coolant temp


Shooting for SUB 2400lbs and 220rwhp.

Should be easy....

[ttrousdell]

Back when I had an M30 in my car 2011-2012.

[E30Brad]

'91 325i (still under construction)
soon to be 335i

Modesto CA (unfortunately)
M30B35 ('91 E34 535i)
Getrag 265
Clutch Masters Stage 3 clutch (don't want to here it)
E28 driveshaft, returning it for early E30 shaft tomorrow
Resurfaced E34 dual mass flywheel
E30 M3 trans cross member
3.73 LSD
GoodnTight motor mount brackets+stock E30 rubbers
Bilsteins + I.E. stage 3 springs (both all around)
M3 offset control arm bushings
E28 Radiator+ mounts (notched out E30 side cups)
8mm plug wires+NGK plugs
M20 wire harness
E30 318i late wire harness cover
Refurbished gauge cluster (complements of Bavarian Restoration)
Yellow french Hella euro smiley head lamps
Yellow turn signals
Yellow fog lamps
All red tail lights (except back ups, orange bulb to make the white turn yellow)
Volvo cut-out front lip (searching for Part# 51 71 1 943 867 lip)
Tried the mono wiper, didn't like it, went back to 2 wipers. (wouldn't recommend it)
Need:
Electric fan setup
Going for M20 AC pump.
M20B25+getrag 260 for sale. LOL.

[glnr13]

Los Angeles

1984 318i (6/1983 build date)
1989 535i m30b35
1990 735i harness
e30m3 flywheel/clutch/pressure plate
getrag 240
cut/rebalanced driveshaft
ireland headers
garagistic mounts
e28 radiator
vatozone intake
no a/c
535i cooolant reservoir/hoses

[bmw444]

Alpina throttle body modification

The throttle body modification was done by Alpina in the mid 80's on cars like the B6 2.8. Also on the E30 333i from South Africa. Said at the time to be for better performance.
Chris

[CorvallisBMW]

Ah I see. Yes it will make turbo piping much easier if you decide to go that route some day. The washer bottle trick is easy though; just get a 325iX reservoir.

[FencebusterTDI]

Just curious, why did you relocate the throttle body?

I'm honestly not sure why the builder did that. It definitely gives lots of room for the washer tank, easy access to spark plugs and such. I think there may have been plans for a turbo, in which case one has a lot of space to make a wild exhaust mani. Judging by the heavy clutch this is probably what was planned.

[CorvallisBMW]

Just curious, why did you relocate the throttle body?

[FencebusterTDI]

Engine pics for post 123

Finally. AC, power steering, and windshield washer tank all nestled in there... Look behind the right strut tower and notice the über-expensive (paint matching too) Folgers catch can for the crank breather

[Maksim]

klassno.

thanks)