SoCal General Chat

[ethrtyiS]

edwin, when you see this message, send me a text will ya.

[Robotin]

i want m30 powaa. anyone know of the power gains? or a site they could lead me to? my google search terms aren't yielding much results. meh.

then do the swap....

[Ayman]

no rob, i'm not gonna do the swap until i do research. calm. yo. tits.

[mkcman17]

talk to trey, he did one. from what i hear it's pretty straightforward as far as swaps go. they're really heavy but that's all relative i guess...seems like the guys that have had them don't mind. i've driven a 535 and it's pretty dang fun. makes a killer noise too.

[Ayman]

i read that it's 50 lbs more than the m20 and that a cf hood can make up most of the difference. also, it'd kill off any m50/2 :D
I kinda love how it sounds.

[mkcman17]

that's the hartge m30 from lebanon. sweeeet.

[Ayman]

any idea how much TOTAL swap would be? like da whole shabang?

[mcr_driver]

ugh...95% moved out...fingers are sore...what a day...night peoples happy halloween folk

[e30trooper]

ugh...95% moved out...fingers are sore...what a day...night peoples happy halloween folk

where live now?

[mkcman17]

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/2677357211.html

[e30trooper]

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/2677357211.html

rust and auto

[IronmanE30]

i want m30 powaa. anyone know of the power gains? or a site they could lead me to? my google search terms aren't yielding much results. meh.

Here is a great compairison of the motors: http://www.bimmerforums.com/engine_faq.php

There are several options like moving the motor to the rear of the engine bay which may require a little pounding on the firewall which will help with the weight distribution. Removing the air conditioning and a lite hood should get you pretty close to the weight difference of 57 pounds between the M20 and the M30. The M30 3.5 can be had at the junk yard for around $250. You will need some other parts like motor mounts, oil pan and a push fan. The other issue to research is the transmission which is different on the big 6. One of my friends is doing this swap to his Alpina build. He is going to turbo the M30 for a little more top end and is looking for about 400 hp. I want to do this swap on a future build so I don't know all the details but it should be here on R3V or if you have specific question regarding the parts needed I can ask my friend what he is using.

Cheers,

Jim

[QUKBMER]

morning people.:nice:

[priapism]

Mommy mommy it followed me home can I keep it?

[QUKBMER]

Hey he has my wheels and tires,i want them back !!!:hitler: