Garagistic E30 project car (m60, ls1 or m30 swap)

[Habla]

It's an 88, the blueblooded e30. They were facefilft cars with divingboards.

[garagistic]

Wow thats alot of M30 love.

[F34R]

M30 with ITBs.

M30 with a big fat snail. Like the ones in florida.
M30's are so damn cool.

Done/

Wow thats alot of M30 love.

M30 is the best imo, makes more power than a m60 when boosted and TONS easier to work on while in the bay. Good luck doing jack shit on the m60 once it is in.
But the s38 is the best engine to me, tons of NA power and just amazing sound with those ITBs.

[YosemiteSam]

M30 FTW. Also, more info on M20 to be for sale soon? Miles, compression numbers and such?

[hylle]

if it's between LS1 and M30 i would do LS1, M30 is to heavy, and to little power. unless you turbo it.


What about S62?

[Javier h]

M30

Vote for the M30.

Would you be doing M30 install for E30 enthusiasts?

or

can you recommend someone who could?

You can PM me on the entire price (estimate) which would including engine, parts, labor etc.

Not the details just a rough price.

Thank you.

Javier

[garagistic]

We do not offer the service of the swap at them moment. Only the swap components such as the engine and trans mounts.

We do have a deal worked out with E30 motorwerks who does these kind of swaps. (they are one block from our shop so we can literally deliver the m30 conversion parts to them for your swap).

Give them a call and let them know we sent you.

Vote for the M30.

Would you be doing M30 install for E30 enthusiasts?

or

can you recommend someone who could?

You can PM me on the entire price (estimate) which would including engine, parts, labor etc.

Not the details just a rough price.

Thank you.

Javier

[Roysneon]

Ls1

[dirty30]

LS1. That M30 mess is for the birds.

[evandael]

there are already ls1 swap and m30 swap kits on the market.

do the n55 and make a name for your shop, raise the e30 bar, and look badass all in one fell swoop.

[E30 Wagen]

At least go with a BMW engine.

/purist

[Hooffenstein HD]

I voted M30. M30 with 6 individual flat slide carburetors and a distributor.

[dirty30]

there are already ls1 swap and m30 swap kits on the market.

do the n55 and make a name for your shop, raise the e30 bar, and look badass all in one fell swoop.

N54/n55 are absolute garbage engines. I think the market for N5X swap parts is going to be very small given the amount of work it will take to swap for a measly 300hp baseline. A turbo S5X or S54 would embarrass the N5X family all day anyway.

[1990m3]

if you're looking to sell parts that you develop, I think the ship has sailed on the m30 swap, you have to do an ls1. Or, find a modern bmw engine to put your efforts into.

[slammin.e28]

Corner the market on diesels. Get them going mang. Start importing M51s and get your niche as the BMW diesel pioneers.

For the record I voted M30 because, duhhh, they are god's engine and deserve to be in god's chariot.