The Official Engine Bay Photo Thread

[DTM190]

1/5 the price of what?

Euro S50B30.

Yes its cheaper to do in the USA but a motor and box alone will cost near $10K here, let alone looking at S54 prices.

[nando]

the engines here are pretty cheap. about $5k. there's like 10 of them on ebay right now. :p

[DTM190]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BMW-E36-M3-ENGINE-3-2-EVO-S50B32-E30-318IS-323-325-328-/270795915906?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f0cb1c282#ht_1386wt_1139

Thats actually pretty good for a Euro S50B32, usually the B30s are $6000+

And usually in unknown condition, know of several who have done the conversion that have lasted 1000 odd miles before something catastrophic happening, back to the 5 times the price to repair (for us)

1uz-fe's are $1200 and are everywhere.

ANYHOOOOOOOO,

BACK TO PICS FUCKERS!!!!!

Let see your bay nomansfriend

[JasonC]

No omni or shadow pics though. And no engine shots :(
I lost a lot of pictures in a hard drive crash years ago

Thats a shame, there's a few turbo dodge fans on here ;) And no i'm not talking about just me lol.

[nomansfriend]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=208578&highlight=s54

He did it all himself.
My engine bay is nothing special. Its really clean (should be , it only has 70,000 miles). I will post pics when its done.

[acolella76]

Because I now feel obligated to post something engine-bay related. Still gotta figure out where to put that damn coolant reservoir.

[visionaut]

Hi, new to R3V. No e30, just a lil' M10...

Tom

[acolella76]

Oh. I like that. I like that a lot.

[ill roller]

Oh, your right. Bmw parts are so hard to find and very unrealiable.

Right, because bmw's are slow. And having driven and owned turbo 911s, vipers, etc my panties would twist in a hurry riding in a rotary powered E21. Still no vaild reasons for a jap motor in a BMW. Purist has nothing to do with it douche. Just makes no sense.

true, Ill chose more carefully next time.......still not valid reason given for doing it though. Anything a nissan, toyota , etc can do for a car a BMW engine can do as well. I'm not a BMW purist. I hate chevys in fords, fords in porsches etc. Just dont see why its needed.

Once again....Im not a purist. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but the reason still is not given. Realiable power can be had with a BMW engine. Still waiting for a valid reason.

Whiny? Your retarded bitch. Im asking for a reason to do it. You have not given one either. Like jap engines so much? why not not buy a supra, rx7, 300zx, etc. Now until you can find a valid reason stfu and dont accuse me of being a whiner. God, I hate people like you.

I was chilled until I was accussed of whining. No, by my logic a swap is fine. Want more power than the engine you have? Use a BMW engine. A nissan motor isnt needed to make power. Btw, I could be wrong , but I doubt all things being equal an m20 would make as much power as an s50. Now, I know your used to waking up with a dick in your ass, but dont assume we all do. I was never angry about this topic until the personal attacks. Go fuck yourself.

I ask a reasonable question and get insulted, and I am acting like a child? Go fuck yourself too idiot.

You could have given reason without insult. So you gtfo if you cant be adult about it. Im out.

Jesus, someone really has a stick up their ass for my car... The reason why is simple. I wanted to keep a 4 cylinder for size and weight distribution, and I bought the entire SR setup for just a little more than I sold my M20 for. This is personal preference, but I prefer an engine that comes turbocharged from the factory rather than doing an NA-T setup. Also, at drift days about half of the people have 240sx's with SR's, thus making it easy for me to borrow parts if I break something. Another reason I did it is because it's something different, and it annoys the purists like you.

[F34R]

This is the best I have for now xD

[nomansfriend]

Jesus, someone really has a stick up their ass for my car... The reason why is simple. I wanted to keep a 4 cylinder for size and weight distribution, and I bought the entire SR setup for just a little more than I sold my M20 for. This is personal preference, but I prefer an engine that comes turbocharged from the factory rather than doing an NA-T setup. Also, at drift days about half of the people have 240sx's with SR's, thus making it easy for me to borrow parts if I break something. Another reason I did it is because it's something different, and it annoys the purists like you.

how many fucking times do I have to repeat that I'm not a purist? Are you retarded? Oh wait, your car answered for you. GTFO stupid.

[FunfGan]

how many fucking times do I have to repeat that I'm not a purist? Are you retarded? Oh wait, your car answered for you. GTFO stupid.

What does it matter if you are or aren't. Chill the fuck out dude, but you kinda are acting like a purist...

[Farbin Kaiber]

I'm sensing someone acting like a purist. Maybe it's just me.

[Jand3rson]

I just... just couldn't resist.

[JasonC]