aussie S50 E30

[bergie_318is]

hello fellow r3vers

just thoug id post my new pick up, i currently own a 90 318is, i had plans to do this swap ayway, until i came across this gem for sale in Victoria. i couldnt be more chuffed. Plans that i have are a new CAI, LSD, break upgrade (options???) underdrive pulley kit. and then maybe ill go down the FI road, not sure yet :P

ill let the pictures do the talking.

[clutch-monkey]

looks good man.. vic plates?

[msportr430]

Hey i just moved to aus from california and i was wondering if the us s50 is more common than the euro and how much was the shipping for the esm's

[CHIF8008]

looks great homie.

just re-locate your battery to the rear and fix the hot air intake

[Reap3r]

looks good man.. vic plates?

He bought it from Vic Sam, I Flew down there to look at it before purchase with him a few weeks back :)

[stefennn]

sweeet ride man,

sleeeeeeeper

[SimplyDope]

Sick car. Very well done. I think this is the only e30 that I don't mind seeing black kidneys on :) Love that engine bay!

[bergie_318is]

Hey i just moved to aus from california and i was wondering if the us s50 is more common than the euro and how much was the shipping for the esm's

yeah id say the US is way more common then the euro, easier to get parts for aswell.

shipping was just short of $400 i think. that was with customs fees (greedy bastards)

where abouts in aus did you move to?

yeah thats one thing i forgot to mention aswell, moving the battery to the rear.

[M20power93]

Looks really good, definitely would not expect an s50 under the hood

[Ant_e30]

why move the battery, is it for weight distribution? i'm in Aus and have an E30 318 i recently bought and i noticed the battery is in that same location. whereas the US guys seem to have their batteries in the boot, as does my brothers Aus E36. Any advantage of it?

Real nice looking car btw. As i'm a n00b to bimmers, what is the S50 out of, and what kind of power is it putting out?

[beybedba]

did you intentionally put your main,fuelpump and o2 sensor relays close to the relay/fuse box?

clean car =D

[Suttoo]

why does it have a USS50 and not the evo?

Looks nice though mate!!

[bergie_318is]

evo would cost me the price of a house here, also service parts and cost would be phenominal....

im not sure why they are placed there, i am not responsible for the swap.

but fark im finding it hard to get a replacement CAI system for it! turner tell my they dont make one!! i pmed a member on here who does boxes, but he hasnt replied :(

[DTM190]

Hey Bergie, is that Ryans old car? Looks good mate

[BMC227]

Why didn't you fit the euro engine? would've been awesome but still is good enough! nice :)