Opinion on best or coolest motor swap

[ccsdo5]

SR20det, 1jz, OR RB26dett because of the noise ughhhh the rb exhaust tone

[nando]

M30 master race :hitler:




if money wasn't an issue and I had it my way though, I would build a high rpm short stroke 4.8 ls1 or an S54 with big cams and a vanos delete.

Why would you do a vanos delete? To have a worse powerband?

[totheredline]

Why would you do a vanos delete? To have a worse powerband?

Yes, nothing some gearing cant fix. I love the feeling of a cam and the sound of a hot idle. Variable valve timing is for pussies. I highly doubt you'd notice the low end torque loss in a 2500lb E30 with proper gearing anyway.


Heres a vanos delete s54. just listen to the part where its idling. For real men only... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYeL9dGLxCI
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[Hooffenstein HD]

Poll options suck.

Fully NA built KL V6. 120kg, 12,000RPM, 2.5 V6.
Custom light weight V8 like the H1V8.

[mikebloco]

^The hyabusa V8 is amazing but lets put something in the car that makes some real power

[nando]

Yes, nothing some gearing cant fix. I love the feeling of a cam and the sound of a hot idle. Variable valve timing is for pussies. I highly doubt you'd notice the low end torque loss in a 2500lb E30 with proper gearing anyway.


Heres a vanos delete s54. just listen to the part where its idling. For real men only... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYeL9dGLxCI
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If you want a rough idle, just alter the vanos map for more overlap.

Deleting vanos doesnt make more power. Deleting it would just lose q bunch of torque - pointless.

(Oh yeah, sorry, hit edit instead of quote)

[jhaurimn]

Ok I'm sorry but having driven an m30, and have had numerous rides in a s54 e30 m3, you would have to be a god damn FOOL to take an m30 over an s54.

[totheredline]

If you want a rough idle, just alter the vanos map for more overlap.

Deleting vanos doesnt make more power. Deleting it would just lose q bunch of torque - pointless.

(Oh yeah, sorry, hit edit instead of quote)

I didn't say I'd delete VANOS for more power. I'd delete VANOS for simplicity and ease of tuning AND the sound of course. It would not be a stock S54 by any means, cammed, blueprinted, balanced, and making a bit more power than stock.

YES, you would loose some around town drive ability, but I wouldn't be driving it around town much anyway. To each his own I suppose. I like doing things differently for my own reasons. I think a high strung S54 would be a very unique, revhappy powerplant that would fit the character of the E30 very well. Im sure I'd get some "that's not how you do it", but Ive already gotten a ton of that with my current build. I will say, I love the attention.

[jhaurimn]

If you want a rough idle, just alter the vanos map for more overlap.

Deleting vanos doesnt make more power. Deleting it would just lose q bunch of torque - pointless.

(Oh yeah, sorry, hit edit instead of quote)

Lets talk about the vanos hub and how the tab for it commonly breaks off and can gernade the engine. ;)

[totheredline]

^didnt know that was an issue, but sure. Theres another reason to delete vanos.

[nando]

it's not that big of an issue. it can be fixed, and it doesn't happen most of the time anyway.

but it's all pie in the sky talk anyway, right?

[ginger1340]

I know I'm much too late to this thread but I would think the s65 out of the m3 GTS (because of weight reduction) would be a fantastic beast of an engine


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[mcgillaguddy]

I went m30 because I love them and after driving a big turbo'd 635csi, I love them even more.

N52 would be a cooler swap though.

[2mAn]

Cosworth DFV and transaxle swap.

do it

[Exodus_2pt0]

4g63 would be a pretty cool setup. Capable of all the power you could ever want, while being compact and light weight for tossing around.