Ok, so I have been looking around at E30's for a while now and I was originally going to find a nice post 88 325is with lower miles, but I found a 325e that I really like. The car has 190k miles on the body and 100k miles on the engine. I am thinking I can do 1 of 2 things...
1) Swap an "i" head on and do the necessary stuff to get it up to turbo spec...2.7 liter turbo is always fun... :drink:
2) S50 swap... :drink: :drink:
So, my question, should I even try doing FI on this engine with 100k miles since the last rebuild? I've been looking around alot lately and this E30 really has caught my attention.
Also, the car has some nice mods on it already and he is asking $2000. This would be my summer/long term project car...or do you think it's a wise choice or should I wait it out a bit longer and get a 325is? Also, I'm not very familiar with the "e" models, but did any of them come with LSD's?
Last thing...here is the list of mods and a few pictures of the car...like I said, is it worth going through with this car if I plan on doing #1. I know I could probably pull #2 off later on, but it'd take a little while to find a good S50 motor worth putting in...
-H&R Race springs
-Bilstein sport shocks
-BBS RC 16x7 wheels
-drilled rotors
-325is front air dam
-momo steering wheel
And here are a few pictures...


I've been talking a bit, and I've also found that the S50 is probably the better way to go with this car...so if this is the case, getting 250k out of this car would be no problem, right?
1) Swap an "i" head on and do the necessary stuff to get it up to turbo spec...2.7 liter turbo is always fun... :drink:
2) S50 swap... :drink: :drink:
So, my question, should I even try doing FI on this engine with 100k miles since the last rebuild? I've been looking around alot lately and this E30 really has caught my attention.
Also, the car has some nice mods on it already and he is asking $2000. This would be my summer/long term project car...or do you think it's a wise choice or should I wait it out a bit longer and get a 325is? Also, I'm not very familiar with the "e" models, but did any of them come with LSD's?
Last thing...here is the list of mods and a few pictures of the car...like I said, is it worth going through with this car if I plan on doing #1. I know I could probably pull #2 off later on, but it'd take a little while to find a good S50 motor worth putting in...
-H&R Race springs
-Bilstein sport shocks
-BBS RC 16x7 wheels
-drilled rotors
-325is front air dam
-momo steering wheel
And here are a few pictures...


I've been talking a bit, and I've also found that the S50 is probably the better way to go with this car...so if this is the case, getting 250k out of this car would be no problem, right?
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