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pretty stoked you guys are up for the idea. I was almost sure I'd get a bunch of pissed of purists ranting about how I'm taking the heart away from the car by no staying inline!
I havn't looked up anything about boost specifications and what the 302 can handle as far as having stock internals but I will defintly check it out and I'd love to check out your build on that 302 if you have it posted somewhere! Why would it be easier to skip the "bolt on modifiations", if you will, and go straight to turbocharging?
That's funny that you say that about the m30 swap actually. My friend has a 1990 e34 535I m30b35. He's the one that actually got me thinking about the 5.0 swap. Lol. He was considering doing it for a little while before he started paying off his turbo manifold..Leave a comment:
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Only two swaps I ever really consider are m30 swaps, and the 302 swap.
Go for it, I think they sounds great, and don't look too bad in the engine bay.Leave a comment:
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Low hp....HIGH torque.
This swap is awesome, ask me how I know....
Do yourself a favor.....save your money with all the aftermarket crap and boost it.
Read the turbobible at turboforums.com. 302's are boost monsters. I'm doing a build now that will have a stock 94 302, TP38 turbo and a tremec tr-3550 transmission. This swap is truly awesome power on a budget wallet!Leave a comment:
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Why would anyone trash you? I think a mustang 5.0 swap would be awesome, considering the cheap power you can get out of those things.
...do they really only make 190 hp stock?? I didn't know the original hp numbers until now, but I do know you can build those things to be insane. A good buddy of mine has a Mustang 5.0 that runs 12s on a built original engine that's naturally aspirated.Leave a comment:
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Ford 5.0 302 in my 86 325e?!
Looking into doing this swap lately.. (weighing out my options) but everything on e30v8.com makes a lot of sense vs keeping the bmw name and paying for it too...
Does anyone have any experience with this swap? I plan on throwing this in my 1986 325e to replace my 220k mi m20b27 and it will be my drift car.
I want power on a budget and it seems like this is the route to take.
Please keep in mind, I'm not building my car to your liking. I am doing what I want considering it is my car. Non ignorant comments and input are greatly appreciated though.
Please don't get me wrong. I love bmw. If I had the money to do the m52 s52 head hybrid and turbo it, I most definitely would, but I dont, so here I am.
So the plan is to find a 1989 mustang 5.0 v8 302 (efi) with a 5 speed t5 trans. e30v8 sells a complete guide to the swap and sells all necessary items to make this swap possible.
Once I get tired of the stock 190whp I could drop some aluminum heads on it, get some mustang shorty headers, some forged rocker arms... maybe a cobra intake manifold... if I get real ballsy I can find a supercharger or turbo for pretty cheap too. Theres roughly 400whp in my amazing handling, 2000 pound weighing, german beauty, e30 that I paid under $1k for my drivetrain!
Cant tell me this doesnt look like a bunch of fun.
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