New Here-My E30/5.0/GT45/C4

[IronFreak]

Thats what torches, grinders and welders are for hahaha! I couldn't pass it up. Less then 1200 miles on it with a stage 3 clutch.........$800 bucks. BOOM!

Ovalized piping for?? the tranny mount?

Apologize for possible thread jack...;)

[eurotrash]

Tremecs gonna take some big ass hammer work. Ive got a shitbox t5 and it seams to be taking the abuse. I used ovalized piping to same me some clearance as thats the lowest part of the car. Still only about 2.5" of ground clearance and im running 225/45/17s.

[IronFreak]

Just took my nightly read through your thread, great inspiration!! my tremec tr-3550 will be showing up tomorrow!

[MonsterE30]

yeah you and me both about the wheels, they've been in the corner of my garage still in plastic until the car is completely finished. I don't want them on until the car is ready to go haha. ill be sticking with the 225/50's that are on the current wheels to save a bit of cash since they are damn near brand new. id go with a smaller size if lowering the car more was an option but the tranny pan for the C4 hangs down pretty low so its at a decently safe height now.

[bigdrick323]

That sh#t cray!

I am away from my computer, being lazy!

[Huff]

that sound you hear is the collective sounds of m30b35 e30 owners dumping deuces in their pants..

Mehh.. I wouldn't say my shorts are filled.

I do like this build though! Can't wait t se those wheels with rubber on them

[IronFreak]

that sound you hear is the collective sounds of m30b35 e30 owners dumping deuces in their pants..

[E30nub1]

that sound you hear is the collective sounds of m30b35 e30 owners dumping deuces in their pants..

[MonsterE30]

Ehh if i finally break something then maybe. As of now the rearend and suspension is holding up lol

[evandael]

god that sounds good. live axle swap coming up? lol.

[eurotrash]

Fair nuf. Watch that 450 mark. Its that magic number that like to split blocks

[MonsterE30]

im trying to go with a more street friendly setup, keeping stock internals and a mild cam. so with the TFS 170's the maximum lift with 1.6 rockers is a .550 cam, and the one im planning has .543 so im almost at that point without having to worry about piston-to-valve clearances all too much. plus with the 170 heads, cam, and little extras it will make enough power for me lol.

[eurotrash]

I can tell you after driving both an m20 and a 5.0 e30. The e30 actually has better distrobution with the 5.0. Also why not 185 or 190 head with the turbo?

[IronFreak]

I've been searching and searching for an isky groove-o-matic......no luck though. If I can get my hands on that it'll allow me to put the motor together a little differently.

[IronFreak]

Thanks for the advice, i too have done research.

Here there are the different weights for the motors.
If the m20 weighs 258lbs and with your numbers that would be between 313-338lbs for the 5.0
According to this, having an m20 would give you a 53/47 weight distribution. Doing some quick calcs, that would mean that you have roughly 170lbs more in the front.
So with the addition of the 5.0 weight, that extra 55-80lb should make an impact. (up to a 56/44 weight distribution)

Point is, your car should handle better when your distribution is closer to 50/50...no mater how sophisticated your suspension might be.

Sorry OP for the threadjack.

I'm not arguing that its not heavier, and your number make sense but I don't think that are completely relative. If the 302 sat in the exact same location as the m20 then your number would be dead on and I would fully agree. but the 302 is shorter the the m20, now with the auto and the ease of placing a shift just about anywhere you want this may not apply, but in my case with the tremec to get a good comfortable location for the shifter the motor has to be mounted much further back. In my case its going to take some firewall manipulation to make it work how I want.

So yes its heavier, but your are distributing the weight further behind the front axle then the m20, the ratio might change to a degree but there are plenty that have done this and are very satisfied with the results.





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