$10k+e30 what would you do?

['e30love']

Lambo doors, 18" rims, underglow, NOS and cut springs.

ahhahahahahah

[Holland]

Haha "the rest". I don't think you realize how little $10k will get you...

Anybody who's built a nice car will know what I mean. A perfect body and paint is almost $10,000 in itself.

That's what I said when I read the title. rb26? newman has over 40k in it and he made half the shit himself.

[Roysneon]

S54 for sure imo but if 400+ is a mandate Ls is a good answer. Ast coils, Biiiiig brakes and a built diff. If 10K would cover that. plus there's wheels and tires, seats, bushings, steering rack, etc. To think of.

[Raxe]

That's what I said when I read the title. rb26? newman has over 40k in it and he made half the shit himself.

Shit, I have over 20k in mine and it still has a pretty average rebuilt M20 in it.

Ya'll niggas be crazy.

[Holland]

Shit, I have over 20k in mine and it still has a pretty average rebuilt M20 in it.

I probably have about 10k in misc parts, on or off the car and I'm still running a stock M10.

[619E30]

Hmmmm, I'd go with a single turbo 2jz with r154 tranny, 2.93/3.25 lsd, e36 m3 5 lug, some sticky tires, and a good body restraint. Oh, and as much chassis reinforcement as possible.

[Holland]

But while I'm at it: m3 body, S85 swap, E92 5 lug (dem brakes), twin turbo, 5 way rear diff, and some of those spiderman headlights UUC sells.

[VinniE30]

Why do you want 400+ RWHP? That would be uncontrollably fast and unsafe in an e30. You would need huge rubber to even be able to use that power and not only a full suspension upgrade including everything but a subframe reinforcement kit and a serious heavy duty LSD differential.

The easiest way to get the 400+ RWHP you want would to go turbo. If you're doing it to any stock e30 engine to get that power it's gonna have lag and be pretty uncontrollable and non-linear, not to mention unreliable, especially with a $10k budget.
You would be way happier with a linear power delivery, high revving, naturally aspirated engine like the s54. It will be about 100 HP less than your goal but you will enjoy it much more. If the goal is tracking the car (not the drag strip track) then it will be way more rewarding and easier to put down the power.

But you will not be able to do an S54 swap with $10k.

If you want a good way to spend $10k either lower your expectations in terms of HP and swap a naturally aspirated BMW engine such as S5X or M30.
OR, if you are dead set on this number you want to dyno and that's all you care about, you will have to spend way more than $10k.

[VinniE30]

BTW noone of the swaps anyone has mentioned so far can be done for anywhere close to $10k.
If you can't spend more than $10k, do a s50 or m30 swap and you will be happy with the power.
240 HP in an e30 feels like the equivalent of more than 300 in most newer cars.

[dinanm3atl]

10K E30 and have 400whp and reliable? Yah ummmm what? 10K doesn't go that far and a quality turbo kit is going to eat up at least half your budget in parts alone.

Just saying.

[VinniE30]

Wasn't there a thread just like this recently?

Edit: here it is: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=212841

[freeride53]

Ya'll niggas be crazy.

Ya'll niggas be crazy.

Ya'll niggas be crazy.

[JasonC]

Early body, black or white, blue int, 2 door, euro bumpers, 86-87 Alpina front spoiler, BBS or Alpina or Zender rear spoiler, Short wind splits, fender mounted mirrors, some kind of old school wheel (no stretch or poke...), lowered, with 383TPI or 383 LT1/LT4 with 5 or 6 speed, 4.10lsd rear. I'm sure i may of gone over budget LOL.

[Wh33lhop]

If you must have over 400 to the wheels, then M30 turbo or LSx. But that is not the route I would go.

[grippymonkey]

1JZ VVTi swap, big single turbo, coilovers, wheels/tires = fun!