My 325e has turned me to the dark side.

[e30s52]

have fun being a hillbilly. are you one of the guys who brags about how much displacment they have with thier big V8's that suck down gas like no other.

[expressfish]

parts arent all that expensive. E30 parts are a quarter of what the parts for my late model dodge cummins cost. Not to mention the gas / diesel savings.

[e30s52]

its gas not diesel and we arnt talking about a dodge cummins. we are talking about a pos 302

[SpecM]

my point being you still need to put a good amount of money into a m50 swap to make it actually fast, where as you can make a v8 mustang 500hp fast with a fairly cheap engine build and a good exhaust system. where as you would need to lower the compression in an m50 and then still spend $3,000 to $8,000 for a turbo kit to make it that fast.

-m50 swaps can be had cheap, no they are not that fast, but no really "slow". Prob faster than the Fairlaine!
-it takes more than you think to make a 500hp n/a ford small-block. Boosted, sure, big-block (351), sure, or spend some $, sure, but 350-ish hp is more reasonable for a 5.0 "cheap engine build"

-that being said, OP, I'm not going to hate on the Ford. Not my pick, but buy whatever you want with your money. I'm not a HUGE American car fan, but some are OK in my book. For example, my mom's '98 Olds Aurura with a 4.0 DOHC v8. Love that car!
-Now, THAT being said, you knew what you were walking into when you posted this...

[Nic01101011]

A Mustang or a Camaro would have made much more sense. A Fairmont WTF?:down:

[rThor432]

thats why i said "only the m50b25 makes enough power to make a difference."

Well, good luck finding an M20B20 or B24(?) Stateside. The B25 is about as weak as it gets.

[TopOfTheLine89]

I still love my e30 for handling and smoothness and taking the GF around with. Its not about my lack of ability to turbo my car, I am a mechanic for a living, i work on cars every day. For those of you who said "should of got a stang or camaro" you are the true dueshbags. I would never own either. The only reason i got the fairmont is because its not very common in 2 dr form. Im not about to sell the e30 or anything, hell, i needed a winter beater anyway and now i have one. I will be finishing my 327i stuff in a few weeks im just waiting on 2 parts that are in the mail. I was going to get some borbet type A's and then saw the fairmont for the same price. I have hated ford most of my life but i think they were somwhat solid back in the day.

I know its the boat, thats why i have the e30 for daily use and looking good. I am just trying something new. And cost of power 302 vs. m20 is not even comparable. Hell now ill have a car to drive while i mod the e30.

Also my e30 is not clean enough for me to justify a M50/s50 swap. Whoever said the 2dr fairmont weights 2550 lbs please link me because i don't believe it, feels like it weighs 3400 or so. Edit: just found a site that said with a 302 in it its around 2800 lbs.

And to the guy with the Jeep sig, are you kidding me, you have a chrysler in your sig, WTF?

Where is jason to back me up here.

I wasn't trying to talk shit on the e30, i would push the fairmont off a cliff to save my e30.

Edit: hitting 55mph in first gear is fun!

[JasonC]

Where is jason to back me up here.

Sorry, you're on your own with this. I'm more of a Mopar/AMC/and GM guy.

I will PM you the weights and stuff here.

[TopOfTheLine89]

Sorry, you're on your own with this. I'm more of a Mopar/AMC/and GM guy.

I will PM you the weights and stuff here.

Im more a GM guy myself too but i couldn't find anything with a 350 this cheap that wasn't on every street corner.

[e30s52]

mopar all the way

[expressfish]

its gas not diesel and we arnt talking about a dodge cummins. we are talking about a pos 302

we sure do have alot of wanna be mods around here.

[bimmer_E30]

please give me your sportmax's before u leave.

[Hick]

sell me your e30

[e30s52]

we sure do have alot of wanna be mods around here.

maybe you should read the thread ;)

[TopOfTheLine89]

I'm keeping the e30, may sell maxxes.