Euro M30 is Installed and complete!! Runs like a champ.

[boricuabimma']

is it tomorrow night yet?

[M3 Ryan]

I need to edit my first post....

[george graves]

That was some real fun helping pulling and install that motor. Actually, I can't wait to do another motor swap....(hmmmmm)

That motor is seriously tight. To say it has compression is an understatment.

Also, the motor has a really nice agressive tone to it. It just sounds pissed off - Really pissed off... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Awesome man. 3.5L Euro "L" block...rebuilt by hand, Fired right up on the first 1/2 reveloution of the motor... congrats! Awesome work...

Now I feel bad for your rear tires...

George Graves

[KenC]

Badass.... that's about all I can come up with right now.

[Spaz]

looks great..i need a 5er now.

[theberglar]

Ryan, you kick ass.

[kidrobot]

So what's the difference between the Euro M30 3.5L and the 3.5 in my E32?
What about the diffs between the one I'm pulling from you? To tell you the
truth, I heard that all M30's are the same except for the liter exception.

Is the 3.5L just from a Limo? (and thus rated in a different spectrum) or had
i missed something in my M30 swaps? Btw congrats Ryan

[M-technik-3]

EU spec 3.5l are high compression and 218 hp. US spec are lower compression and 193 hp.

EU spec also need premium fuel due to cam and compression ratio.

[M3 Ryan]

The euro motor has a shorter stroke and a bigger bore. It has a 84MM stoke with a 93.4MM Bore. This makes for a high-revving motor. It also have a few more cubic centimeters as its 3453cc instead of the 3430 of the US motor. The earleir US motors found in E28's are only 182hp with a cat. This motor was 218 with L-Jettronic. I converted it to motronic so it runs much better without the mechanical distributor. I also used an E34 camshaft, so I cannot attest to the running with the stock cam.
This motor is also higher compression at 9.3:1, where the US motor is 8.0:1.

This thing has so much compression. When I shut the car off the motor just stops like someone dropped the clutch with the brakes on.

I drove around tonight and now I have around 75 miles on it. The motor is running better and better as it breaks in. I tore the intake boot so it wasn't idling very well, but its all good now, I patched it up and I will order one tomorrow.
the lightweight flywheel makes this motor rev very fast. it doesn't feel more powerful yet, but I havn't gone over 4500rpm, and thats where the big difference will be in this motor.

[CiLK WuRM]

Totally badass Ryan, i'm gonna go buy an m535i just because of this install.

[Chris E30 Cab]

Congrats Ryan....enjoy!! Will be a blast to run around in :)

Any thoughts on engine management....I'd highly recommend the Unichip piggyback....gave me 15 extra whp & tq.

[OldUser1]

Things are looking good Ryan, when are you coming back up north to show it off? I couldn't make it to the meet during spring break, and missed my chance of seeing it then.

[Sean]

I bet its sooo hard not to redline it huh? :P (actually, it probably isn't - cuase break-in time is most important - but, you know what I mean.. ;))

Looks amazing, nice daily driver for sure! :up:

[M3 Ryan]

thanks guys...
it makes one hell of a dialy driver, I can tell you that much.
Next on the project list for it is a full respray in the orgional lachssilber color...
Not redlining it is hard to do... I want to rev it up so bad!!
As far as engine management is concerned, I havn't looked into anything. First I would convert to an MAF to ditch the AFM, but I don't think I want to go that crazy with this car, mainly because I have no money to do so, but also because its just a daily driver. I would much rather dump the money into my M3 before the E28...