Maserati-Ferrari motor into e30

[mbonanni]

The price of the adapter kit definitely puts the price point a bit high, I wonder if it could be remade. An adapter plate really shouldnÂ’t be too difficult to duplicate, and I wonder if a standard t56 clutch/flywheel would work or if the ship did some fancy machine work to the custom one they include. I think if the t56 adapter kit was cheaper, and the engine dimensions were within limits this would be a decent swap for the e30. I read that the motor weighs roughly 350lbs, not sure if thatÂ’s fully dressed or not.

[jeenyus]

if they can fit something bigger in a BRZ, then you can fit that in an e30. It would really only be worth the cool factor though. For 10k you could smoke someone with that engine, with over-night parts from Japan.

[rturbo 930]

Weight and physical size would be my concerns. DOHC V8s don't tend to be light, and they also tend to be huge.

[mbonanni]

Bored at work, bear with my rambling... I came across an old mustang with a v8 from a Maserati Quattroporte m136. For those of you that don’t know this motor is essentially the same one used in a Ferrari California, and a few other platforms. The owner of the mustang had a shop custom fab a setup to mate a t56 6 speed to it since this motor normally runs a transaxle. Seeing as the t56 is used with the LS swaps so often it got me thinking how doable would this setup be in an e30? So I spoke with the shop and they want roughly $4000 for the adapter kit which includes Adapter plate, flywheel, clutch, hardware, bell housing, spacer, etc. $7200 gets you the kit with a brand new t56 6060. The motors go for around $3-4000 on eBay, so someone could realistically get the drivetrain for around $10,000. Based on the pictures it looks like it will fit, but idk exact measurement. It has a dry sumo too so subframe wouldn’t be a huge issue. Height of the intake may be? Now these motors do make similar power to an ls1, which would probably be cheaper and a bit more reliable... But how cool would it be to see one of these things in an e30?!