M20 Turbo or.....

[henryki]

From what I've read on forums like this; the 5.0 with alloy heads is the same weight as an M50(so, 20kg heavier than an M20?). Though, being 2 cylinders shorter, the weight distribution and handling should feel better than an M50, maybe even better than an M20.

The exact reason why I want to do the swap, ton of low end torque and the motor sits way back in the engine bay, no replacement for displacement!

[JGood]

They are completely different ways of making power, there is no right or wrong, and you'll have to be the one who makes the decision. A 5.0 has tons of low end power, there's no waiting. As soon as you crack the throttle it's making gobs of power at any RPM. I know people talk about smaller turbo's not having lag, etc... but there is absolutely no comparison to the instantaneous power delivery at low RPM's of a large displacement engine. There's also no comparison to the feel and sound of a turbo spooling. So decide what you want.

I chose the m60. Lots of low end power, and keeps making power til 6500 RPM's. 260whp/wtrq. Will last 300k+ miles, is easy to work on, and is as reliable as a stock m20. If I do break it, I can find one in a junkyard for $150 all day. Once the initial work for the swap was done, it now takes me about 2 hours to remove the engine with the removable core support, from pulling the car in the garage to laying the engine on the pallet. And a 5.0 is MUCH smaller then an m60, so there is plenty of room, don't let that concern you.

[henryki]

They are completely different ways of making power, there is no right or wrong, and you'll have to be the one who makes the decision. A 5.0 has tons of low end power, there's no waiting. As soon as you crack the throttle it's making gobs of power at any RPM. I know people talk about smaller turbo's not having lag, etc... but there is absolutely no comparison to the instantaneous power delivery at low RPM's of a large displacement engine. There's also no comparison to the feel and sound of a turbo spooling. So decide what you want.

I chose the m60. Lots of low end power, and keeps making power til 6500 RPM's. 260whp/wtrq. Will last 300k+ miles, is easy to work on, and is as reliable as a stock m20. If I do break it, I can find one in a junkyard for $150 all day. Once the initial work for the swap was done, it now takes me about 2 hours to remove the engine with the removable core support, from pulling the car in the garage to laying the engine on the pallet. And a 5.0 is MUCH smaller then an m60, so there is plenty of room, don't let that concern you.

Thanks for the good info, might not have an E30 after this weekend, might be trading it for a 90 E34 535i 5 Speed, so we'll see. If I don't trade the car then 5.0 Swap, if I do I'll rock the E34 for a bit then get another E30 eventually.

[fuzzymealchosenone]

5.0s are for fags, man.

just wondering, how many penises have you had inserted into your body within the last 24 hours?

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gtfo

dude now that would be sick. i bet it would fit too, they have whole wiring/ecu kits to run these engines in basically anything

[fuzzymealchosenone]

or save up for a ls swap. honestly it seems like a fag would drive this car tho :/

[henryki]

or save up for a ls swap. honestly it seems like a fag would drive this car tho :/

only a fag uses attached images, photo bucket bro.

[JCarp90]

just wondering, how many penises have you had inserted into your body within the last 24 hours?

[BobombETA]

Unless the 5.0 is already in hand or free I'd skip it and do an LSx swap, and I'm a Ford guy.

LSx is just a better engine, plus with a t56 you will be hitting 30mpg on the highway.

[TeXJ]

I want to do a LSx swap so bad, but the cost is way up there. From what I've seen and research, the LSx swap will be about double to the turbo setup.

Turbo ~$3500-$4k

LSx swap $9k-$14k+(depending on what you do during the swap, motor upgrades,...etc)

[henryki]

just wondering, how many penises have you had inserted into your body within the last 24 hours?

lmfao. Didn't even see that.