New guy new car 318is

[Under_Pressure]

Cool factor = STi drivetrain into the 318 w/ AWD. Build the block, and install big turbo.

Those motors don't do well over 450.

[Bishop]

Build it and it will. They break at around 400 stock, depending on what year it comes from... <--- ex-Subaru guy

EDIT: Are you wanting a dyno queen, or functionality?

[NickL]

That s2k is absolutely sick.

Clean e30 also.

[Under_Pressure]

No sir no dyno queen here! That s was tuned by gear to no slip on street tires. And I had a balls out tune also. But never used it with slicks because u may know that those rear ends suck ass... Speaking of how good are these rears??? Can they take a 300whp or so launch on slicks at the track??

[Bishop]

Ah... drag racing, yeah don't go subaru... Just boost an S38 like people said.... I'm trying to get my pipe dream made into a reality swapping an STi into an e30 ;)

[Wh33lhop]

Cool factor = STi drivetrain into the 318 w/ AWD. Build the block, and install big turbo.

Why would that be cool?

S38 came out of M5s. S38B36 (3.6, 315hp stock) from the US and early european E34 M5s, S38B38 (3.8, 340hp stock) from the later european E34 M5s. There was also an S38B35 from US E28 M5s and M6s but they were sort of weak compared to the later ones. I'm not sure on the specs on all of them or which is beefier, etc, I'd imagine the B38 is the one you'd want though.

[Bishop]

Why wouldn't that be cool? It would be really unique, and if done correctly, would be pretty cool I'd think. To each their own though... Some people like drag racing, some like drifting, some like road racing... Some like boost, some don't....

[ak-]

Great E30 platform car.
Great s2k.
Looking forward to it!

[jahnaboi]

m52b28 semi built turbo'd = easy 600s.

[Schnitzer318is]

Very nice starting point. The m42 is definitely not the motor for you. If you build them internally and then boost them they max out around 350rwhp from what I've read. That would be one mean 318is though.

I'm running mild boost (9.5psi) on mine and am hoping for 200+. Some passengers have said I'm there already before dyno tuning... but you never know until you get a printout.

Anyway, for that kind of power and a BMW motor... S38 like everyone else said.

[phi]

wow amazing s2k! hhaha

[416stroker]

A built s38 turbo can put out around 800hp. We all know what a built ls motor can do NA.

[T3rd Ferguson]

m52 turbo or gtfo

[iamsam]

S50 turbo will do you the trick. a turbo guru like you can make a 500+ hp S50 engine. (that's the engine from the '95 M3)

[kamotors]

awesome