Since the costs of the venerable E30 M3 have recently gone to the moon, the hopes of me ever owning one became slim to none, but since it was a car I've always wanted to drive since I was a kid, I figured I'd get the next best thing and modify the car I've owned for almost 2 decades (which unfortunately sat for half the time) to be as close in characteristics to a stock E30 M3 as possible.
My main priorities to do this are:
* ~192HP Target figure
* 280mm Front brakes (rear TBD)
* 19mm/14.5mm Sway bars
* 15x7-15x8 wheels
* Limited Slip diff [I got conflicting figures of 4.10 being the stock M3 ratio, some saying in mid-3s, I got 4.10 since it was stock on a 318is]
The most tricky part of all this was going to be getting more power out of the engine, to do this I teamed up with getting the HYDE E36 kit working in an E30 chassis. I've swapped a low mileage E36 318ti motor ouf of a 1995 318ti into it, keeping the E30 oil pan, intake and exhaust, along with all the cooling stuff. And I will be detailing the rest of the process as well.
Slightly Modified Motor (for now):
Intake - OE E30
Oil Pan - OE E30
Exhaust - OE E30
Internals - OE E36 1995ti M42
Serpentine Micro-V Belt setup from a 1995 318TI
Supercharger Kit:
BOSCH 30# Injectors 0280150785
AMR500 Kit from HYDE MotorWorks (Smallish pulley), Looking at about 5-8 PSI of boost
Innovate MTX-AL wideband gauge
Innovate MTX-A Analog 20psi boost gauge
Innovate MTX-A Analog Oil Temp Gauge
Custom Fuel Map for Bosch motronic ECU (To be iterated)
Suspension:
HR Sport Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks Front + Back
OE E30 318is Sway bars 20mm Front/12mm Rear
Brakes:
OE For now, 260mm OE Rotors + OE Pads
Future: Front Wilwood Calipers + 280mm Corrado 4x100 Rotors
Wheels:
Ronal LS 15x7.5" ET25 4x100 Wheels
Kumho Ecsta AST Tires 225/50 R15
Differential:
Mid-case 4.10 Limited Slip Differential
Audio (Inconsequential to driving):
Alpine UTE-73BT Bluetooth Mechless Headunit w. 24-bit D/A Converters
A/D/S PQ10 Amplifier
Pioneer/Kenwood 4-5" Speakers fit in speaker spots​
My main priorities to do this are:
* ~192HP Target figure
* 280mm Front brakes (rear TBD)
* 19mm/14.5mm Sway bars
* 15x7-15x8 wheels
* Limited Slip diff [I got conflicting figures of 4.10 being the stock M3 ratio, some saying in mid-3s, I got 4.10 since it was stock on a 318is]
The most tricky part of all this was going to be getting more power out of the engine, to do this I teamed up with getting the HYDE E36 kit working in an E30 chassis. I've swapped a low mileage E36 318ti motor ouf of a 1995 318ti into it, keeping the E30 oil pan, intake and exhaust, along with all the cooling stuff. And I will be detailing the rest of the process as well.
Slightly Modified Motor (for now):
Intake - OE E30
Oil Pan - OE E30
Exhaust - OE E30
Internals - OE E36 1995ti M42
Serpentine Micro-V Belt setup from a 1995 318TI
Supercharger Kit:
BOSCH 30# Injectors 0280150785
AMR500 Kit from HYDE MotorWorks (Smallish pulley), Looking at about 5-8 PSI of boost
Innovate MTX-AL wideband gauge
Innovate MTX-A Analog 20psi boost gauge
Innovate MTX-A Analog Oil Temp Gauge
Custom Fuel Map for Bosch motronic ECU (To be iterated)
Suspension:
HR Sport Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks Front + Back
OE E30 318is Sway bars 20mm Front/12mm Rear
Brakes:
OE For now, 260mm OE Rotors + OE Pads
Future: Front Wilwood Calipers + 280mm Corrado 4x100 Rotors
Wheels:
Ronal LS 15x7.5" ET25 4x100 Wheels
Kumho Ecsta AST Tires 225/50 R15
Differential:
Mid-case 4.10 Limited Slip Differential
Audio (Inconsequential to driving):
Alpine UTE-73BT Bluetooth Mechless Headunit w. 24-bit D/A Converters
A/D/S PQ10 Amplifier
Pioneer/Kenwood 4-5" Speakers fit in speaker spots​
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