m30b35 vs s52b32.....really

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  • Mr. Burns
    No R3VLimiter
    • Aug 2011
    • 3516
    #1

    m30b35 vs s52b32.....really

    I've read and read at nausium over both engines, YouTube'd them all.

    This year is the year I lose the m20b25 from my e30 vert.

    It was boosted (short period) last summer and I had a bad experience with a boost build, so I'm sticking with n/a.

    I'm not a "fast" driver. I love torque, and feeling the power of the engine, getting thrown back into your seat sorta thing.

    With that said, I was researching s52...yet m30b35 numbers are quite close in comparison....

    Has anyone done both swaps? Which was easier?

    Just bite the bullet with the s52+zf which is going to be pretty costly, or is the m30b35 which is a fraction I the cost, and a seemingly easier swap...


    I'm at a cross road now...
    Thoughts?
    Originally posted by flyboyx
    i have watched my dog lick himself off a few times
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    • nrubenstein
      No R3VLimiter
      • Feb 2009
      • 3148
      #2
      S52 will be much easier. The M30 is a BIG motor.

      That said, the M30 will get you more of that low end torque you are after.
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        • slammin.e28
          שמע ישראל
          • May 2010
          • 12054
          #3
          M30 bai bay.

          It's God's engine.....just needs some help getting onto God's chariot.
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            • LJ851
              R3V OG
              • Nov 2010
              • 7918
              #4
              What rpms do you normally shift at ?
              Lorin


              Originally posted by slammin.e28
              The M30 is God's engine.

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                • frankie591
                  E30 Addict
                  • Feb 2012
                  • 545
                  #5
                  http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312390&highlight=m30b35


                  Buy mine! Complete swap ready to go for the price of an s52 long block ;D

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                    • 5ickride
                      R3VLimited
                      • Jun 2009
                      • 2922
                      #6
                      Good question for comparison. Im also undecided on whether to go boost but i still might since I have an unmolested 70k mile m20.

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                        • Mr. Burns
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Aug 2011
                          • 3516
                          #7
                          Originally posted by LJ851
                          What rpms do you normally shift at ?

                          Normal driving 2800-3200
                          Spirited jaunt 5500+++
                          Originally posted by flyboyx
                          i have watched my dog lick himself off a few times

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                            • Mr. Burns
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Aug 2011
                              • 3516
                              #8
                              Originally posted by frankie591
                              http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...ghlight=m30b35

                              Buy mine! Complete swap ready to go for the price of an s52 long block ;D
                              Frankie you in Ontario?

                              My main concern over M30's are quite simple.
                              They're tired for the most part, whereas S52's are still quite new.

                              The more I look into this, the S52 swap actually looks much easier when compared to the M30...especially when you have companies like Markert and TRH offering up plug and play C101's and coolant temp sensor re-threads. ZF's are a direct bolt up too.

                              M30 swap seems a bit more laborious, and you need to get the engine positioned *exactly* right...

                              I dunno I dunno!!!

                              I'd like to start collecting parts soon..but parts for which swap is the question.

                              I'm doing everything myself in my garage..I have hand tools, and air tools, engine stand and cherry picker..I'm pretty much set facility-wise.
                              Originally posted by flyboyx
                              i have watched my dog lick himself off a few times

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                                • dannyyisntt
                                  No R3VLimiter
                                  • Sep 2008
                                  • 3141
                                  #9
                                  m30b35 vs s52b32.....really

                                  M30b35 or s54. S50/2s are soo 2010
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                                    • Mr. Burns
                                      No R3VLimiter
                                      • Aug 2011
                                      • 3516
                                      #10
                                      I don't have s54 money.
                                      Originally posted by flyboyx
                                      i have watched my dog lick himself off a few times

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                                        • frankie591
                                          E30 Addict
                                          • Feb 2012
                                          • 545
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Mr. Burns
                                          Frankie you in Ontario?

                                          My main concern over M30's are quite simple.
                                          They're tired for the most part, whereas S52's are still quite new.

                                          The more I look into this, the S52 swap actually looks much easier when compared to the M30...especially when you have companies like Markert and TRH offering up plug and play C101's and coolant temp sensor re-threads. ZF's are a direct bolt up too.

                                          M30 swap seems a bit more laborious, and you need to get the engine positioned *exactly* right...

                                          I dunno I dunno!!!

                                          I'd like to start collecting parts soon..but parts for which swap is the question.

                                          I'm doing everything myself in my garage..I have hand tools, and air tools, engine stand and cherry picker..I'm pretty much set facility-wise.
                                          I'm in waterloo. Really all that is needed for the swap is to knock the firewall back an inch right where the head sits. Everything else bolts right up, custom engine mounts, trans mount, driveshaft, cooling system all there ready to go. My plan if I keep the motor is to use the m20 engine harness I pull off my motor, it needs a few wires lengthened, but all connectors plug right into the m30 sensors, and obviously since it's an m20 harness it plugs right into the c101.

                                          The simplicity of the m30 is the beauty. Cheap sensors, not overly complicated with expensive sensors that need replacing etc. The m52 I got for my other car only had 100k on it, and although the compression tested excellently, I still had to drop about 800 bucks replacing sensors and gaskets.

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                                            • Julien
                                              R3V OG
                                              • Feb 2004
                                              • 7471
                                              #12
                                              I just came to this thread with one question:


                                              what is better vr6 or 1.8t?
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                                                • P Arkus
                                                  Grease Monkey
                                                  • Dec 2012
                                                  • 325
                                                  #13
                                                  Mr. Burns, did you not have a thread like this regarding the M60 vs S52 engine? What happened to that idea? Not trying to sound rude or anything, just intrigued as to what may have changed your mind.
                                                  Originally posted by 36brua
                                                  Isn't that what these forums are all about making stuff easier... OO no never mind this is r3v...
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                                                    • LJ851
                                                      R3V OG
                                                      • Nov 2010
                                                      • 7918
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Mr. Burns
                                                      Normal driving 2800-3200
                                                      Spirited jaunt 5500+++


                                                      M30 all day long.
                                                      Lorin


                                                      Originally posted by slammin.e28
                                                      The M30 is God's engine.

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                                                        • slammin.e28
                                                          שמע ישראל
                                                          • May 2010
                                                          • 12054
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Julien
                                                          I just came to this thread with one question:


                                                          what is better vr6 or 1.8t?
                                                          Ummm.....Donno if SRS.....
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