Who Performed the 1st 24v Swap

[e30rapidic]

Blunt. In his orange car

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I'm sure that soon enough it will be all about that s54/s62 swap.

We can only dream and hope. I would LOVE a s54 in a e30.

[ST1G]

It's funny how back in the day it was 20k to put a 24v in and now it's like 3k at the most unless you go full rebuild and such.

I'm sure that soon enough it will be all about that s54/s62 swap.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

It's funny how back in the day it was 20k to put a 24v in and now it's like 3k at the most unless you go full rebuild and such.

[Hansel]

My M3 I bought out of san diego was swapped (i'd need to check the paperwork to be sure) in '99 or '00 with a 1k mile s52 from a '99 e36 that was totalled.
I have some of the paperwork/pics from the shop that did the swap. I haven't gone through the paperwork too carefully, but it cost the owner well over 20k for the swap according to some of the invoices.

[PeteD]

Scheneller BMW

I think Schneneller BMW may have been one of the pioneers. They swapped an s38 back in 92-93 (see picture). As far as I know, Mike was also friendly with Pete McHenry and they exchanged notes often.

[mr2peak]

"At that time it was expensive to do the swap"

S85 swaps are just becoming somewhat popular and documented… Mmmmmmm. 5 year plan?

[e30m3s54turbo]

Hartge 24v in a 1985 or 1986 e30 323i. Hartge called it H35-24 286hp. Hartge first H35-24 e30 m3 330hp was built in 1987.

I remember in 1995 I started to hear and see m50 s50 swaps in e30. At that time was expensive to do the swap.

[Der Ruffian]

Learned about the H35-24 when I did the S38B36 swap, and wanted to atain a TÛV for the swap.

[Der Ruffian]

When did the first Hartge H35-24 E30 M3 appear??
Some of the German tuners did the swap in late 80's-early 90's.
Says here the Hartge H35 came around in 1985.

http://www.supercars.net/cars/6124.html

[BUDNUNTA]

I remember the BMP Designs having swaps back in the day

[SkiFree]

I was always told the white sedan that belongs to John Barlow here in SoCal was one of the first (late nineties).

[delatlanta1281]

we still have our project orca stuff....

[lukeADE335i]

Probably Callaway with their "Quadros" 24 valve M20 in the 80's. Of course then BMW brought out the M50 and it all died before it got off the ground.

[golde30]

Local guy had an s50 swapped 318i with zender widebody when I first hit the e30 scene in 2002. The swap had been in the car for years already, so late 90s.