Euro M30 Project is Moving Along! Pics Inside...

[hammoj28]

Would it be worth buying a 6 series with a good m30 in it for £400??

[M3 Ryan]

yes, but that never happens over here!!! 6ers are expensive and RARE witha good motor...

[hammoj28]

Hmmm. :idea:

[Jon325i]

The real beauty of this Euro spec build you're doing is its going to give you a motor that's within 25HP of the S88 (the 3.5L twin cam E28 M5 engine) and its also a lighter engine as well....an added plus for good handling. Lastly, this M30 will be considerably cheaper to maintain than the ///M motor.

Affordable horsepower rocks 8)

Jon

[M3 Ryan]

yea, and it will have about the same torque as the S38 too.
I will probably turbo this thing in a few years when I get bored with killing most cars, so I can sersiously be king of the road in my 5er.
This car will be a sleeper for a while, as its pretty stock, and I plan to make it look good, but not be over the top so it will take off unsuspecting people...

I roasted a 325iS one night and the guy stopped me to ask what kinda motor I had in there, I just said it was an M30 and he said "well you got me beat." it was fun 8)

[Pedro]

I roasted a 325iS one night and the guy stopped me to ask what kinda motor I had in there, I just said it was an M30 and he said "well you got me beat." it was fun 8)

Even stock you should have beat him, i know i smoked my friends 89 325i

[gstuning]

There is just one word for E30´s with M30´s
it´s that low end that drives you crazy,


A euro 3.5 has about 218hp and 310nm torque wich is only 20nm less then my S50B30 Euro engine,,

HP is also easy since it´s a freaking 3.5
250 strong HP can be had with a 3.5 at low rpms and even more torque then 310nm,,

Alpina´s NA 260hp is an example

If I ever do a M30 swap it will be into a Touring E30, nice pulling power for a puller