Thats right doggie! Drove the e30m30 4 first time lastnight

[george graves]

Oh man - can you say torque? We just did a short run around the block last night - motor runs great (even with no O2 sensor in the exhaust)

Going to get the rest button'ed up tonight, and exhaust done tommrow.

How does it run?

Awesome - 1st gear is all the wheel spin you could ever want (well at least on 14' weaves) and 2nd is not far off. And that not slipping the clutch - we did a rolling start and that was at about 3/4 throttle - We really didn't push it hard (this was the FIRST RUN)

More to come... in a few days.

Fucking right doggie!!!

[Digitalwave]

Congratulations! I know that feeling, if taking weeks on a project and driving it for the first time :)

[rs4pro3]

Weeks? M50/S50 is weeks, the m30 swap progress is months.

[UNHCLL]

Weeks? M50/S50 is weeks, the m30 swap progress is months.

It took TJ months to swap trannys.... m30 swap would be years for him :P

[Streetspec_iS]

Weeks? M50/S50 is weeks, the m30 swap progress is months.

It took TJ months to swap trannys.... m30 swap would be years for him :P

you give him too much credit Clanger, it actually took TJ years to get off his tanned Floridian arse and swap the trans! ;)

Good work George, im keen to see how this baby turns out!

[Jon325i]

Bitchin' :twisted:

Lets get some pics/video of the torquemeister at work.

Jon

[Stu]

Glad to hear the car is up and running, you must be thrilled! 8)

stu
-who still thinks you might as well throw in a 350 small-block if you're gonna do an M30

[Mot]

Videos = Must

[Ryan Stewart]

Noice, now can you come over and help me pull this stump up out of my backyard?

[Spaz]

Noice, now can you come over and help me pull this stump up out of my backyard?

LOL

[george graves]

Well I been driving the car for a few days now - and almost as soon as we finished the swap it started raining (it hasn't rained here for 6 months!)

Yea, you think wheel spin is easy in the rain with a m20 - try a m30 - holly god...I don't think I could ever make it 10 feet on ice.

When the streets are dry the car is amazing - I CAN feel a bit of weight in the front (spring and roll bars and CF hood are all options). But this car is so much fun to drive. Any RPM above 2k and the motor throws you back into the seat. Nice...

I've been going slow - pushing the car a little harder with each drive in the dry - and it's just FEELS so nice. Any RPM any gear - the car just GOES....

The motor is SO smooth and make a wounderful mechantical sound(I'm temp running the stock m20 exhaust)..

Can't wait for it to clear up so I can really get this thing going.

[nando]

awesome, so when are you going FI? :twisted:

[Jb325is]

Seriously, I would look into forced induction in the future. m30's are stout

[george graves]

I won't rule it out - but I've put $3-4k into the motor swap, and I am tempted to just leave it non-FI. NOS interestes me...just cause it easy power(even if it is "cheating")

I can't imagine what a turbo m30 would be like in a e30. I sure as hell don't have the breaks or suspention to handel that right now(bone stock car)...Trust me. It's already too fast for the stock set up.

[Rob]

or the spelling.