I need advise on air filter kit for E30 with S50 engine

[hrach1]

Hello everybody. I have an E30 cabrio with S50 engine and I want to know about the available air filter kits. I checked various websites and they offer air filter kits for standard cars but because my cars is E30 with E36 M3 engine, I don't know which one is the right filter kit. I do have Euro 3.5" M3 HFM though!
I guess just a filter and adapter to HFM should do it but I still don't know where or what to get.
Thanks in advance for your help

[Farbin Kaiber]

There are no kit's out there...

Just a 3.5" filter...

[hrach1]

Thanks for your reply
I figured there will be no kit but which filter should I get that would fit my 3.5" HFM?
Do I need an adapter to attach the filter to the filter or all I need is a 3.5" air filter?
Thanks again

[Danny]

Just need a filter, I would use some 3.5 or 4" piping to route it away from the radiator however.

[hrach1]

Thanks Danny
What kind of piping should I use? It needs to look good too because my car is really nice.
Having said that, wouldn't this be considered away-from-radiator if I directly attach the filter to HFM?

[Danny]

Well think about where the filter is and the temp of the air around it, colder is better.

[hrach1]

Yes, colder is better. I just have no idea which piping and where to get. I need to get it ASAP since my mechanic is almost done with the S50 swap.

[Farbin Kaiber]

DINAN CF intake pipe...

[hrach1]

Dinan CF intake pipe sound good but for what car or engine? For S50? If so, will it fit right in my engine bay?

[e30s52]

You could try an m coup one. My friends car has one and it looks almost the same as the one I built.

[87e30]

Just get a 3.5 inch cone filter and stick it on the end. That looks the best imo. If later you decide you really want a slight bit of power increase after this you can go grab pipe and throw it in there to move the filter colder.

[hrach1]

Dinan M coupe CF pipe? Does he have 3.5" HFM too?

[e30s52]

Dinan M coupe CF pipe? Does he have 3.5" HFM too?

No he has the 3 hfm.

[HiTheNameIsBJ]

That's probably alot of money for a gamble weather it fits or not. If you really wanna make a pipe I would just pick up some pvc, put plastic primer on it and then black wrinkle paint it. If you want to make a bend a silicon adapted would probably look better than a pvc elbow. This is something you can easily do at home, so don't sweat beating the mechanic. If you just want a filter for now to be able to drive it home stop buy the advance auto ricer aisle, should be by the neons and diy tint materials.