e34 V8

[e30s52]

does anybody swapped M60 or M62 in e30?

Yes a few members on here do and my friend greg has one.

[quickervicar]

I saw the start of one on Tuesday. ;)

[Emre]

does anybody swapped M60 or M62 in e30?

One of our instructors up in Quebec has an M62 in his E30 race car. Tons and tons of custom fabrication were required, including cutting into the firewall and transmission tunnel.

The only reason I would bother is if you're club racing and absolutely need a BMW engine. Otherwise, just stick with an LSx + T56 swap. Compared to the M62, the LSx is:

• lighter
• smaller
• easier to fit
• cheaper to buy
• cheaper to tune
• much cheaper to build up
• has much better aftermarket support

[rThor432]

^^Yeah.

My S52 car feels about dead even with a friend's 4.4 litre car. His car weighs 200 or so pounds more than mine and has a lot more torque below 3k. It was a lot of work though, that really is a big motor to fit in there. As was said above, it took a decent bit of fabrication. Cant wait to do a track day with him and see how they compare there..

[416stroker]

si in the 95 530i its an m60b30 right? e30 swap FTW!!!!!!1111!!1

A BMW V-8 swap is point less. Unless its a S65.

One of our instructors up in Quebec has an M62 in his E30 race car. Tons and tons of custom fabrication were required, including cutting into the firewall and transmission tunnel.



The only reason I would bother is if you're club racing and absolutely need a BMW engine. Otherwise, just stick with an LSx + T56 swap. Compared to the M62, the LSx is:

lighter
smaller
easier to fit
cheaper to buy
cheaper to tune
much cheaper to build up
has much better aftermarket support

+1

[T Verdier]

the m60b30 is the "joehasane30" of motors. a worthless turd.

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[blunttech]

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i guess you havent met joe

[Farbin Kaiber]

A BMW V-8 swap is point less. Unless its a S65.




+1

Who is that in yer avatar?

[M-technik-3]

European E34 535is got a V8 too (M60B35 amirite?)

NO such animal. 535 is a M30 period. 535i with a 5 speed is a fun car.

[Aviator]

One of our instructors up in Quebec has an M62 in his E30 race car. Tons and tons of custom fabrication were required, including cutting into the firewall and transmission tunnel.


The only reason I would bother is if you're club racing and absolutely need a BMW engine. Otherwise, just stick with an LSx + T56 swap. Compared to the M62, the LSx is:

• lighter
• smaller
• easier to fit
• cheaper to buy
• cheaper to tune
• much cheaper to build up
• has much better aftermarket support

How much does an LSx weigh? The M62 only weighs around 300lb if I remember right. I found an M62 with a six speed manual for cheeeap. But now I'm curious of the LSx.

[nando]

it's definitely lighter. you can hate on pushrod motors all you want, but when it comes to V8, they are much better for weight and packaging. the motor is just more compact despite being higher displacement.

[Wh33lhop]

The only thing the M62 has over the LS1 is the fact that it's made by BMW and people aren't sticking them in everything with 4 wheels. Performance wise, forget about it. LS1 hands down.

NO such animal. 535 is a M30 period. 535i with a 5 speed is a fun car.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_%28E39%29

The E39 535i has a V8.

[kid325e]

The 530it we have at work as a secondary parts runner is gutless but damn it looks good!

[rhett325i]

I think an M62 mated to a 6 speed in an E28 sounds more fitting

[TopOfTheLine89]

So 540's and m60b40 are solid right? My recent financial gains and the alure v8 power are making me want one with 6 spd or atleast manual.(not sure if they came with 5 speeds)