NOR-CAL General Chat.

[Danny]

What M42 turbo are you talking about? Do you have a link?

[Vivek]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=259174

All said and done it'll probably be 2k with the proper gauges and all new engine/transmission gaskets. He says he'll have a big update with pricing, specs, availability, etc. in around a week.

[Danny]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=259174

All said and done it'll probably be 2k with the proper gauges and all new engine/transmission gaskets. He says he'll have a big update with pricing, specs, availability, etc. in around a week.

It'll be more than 2 grand, don't kid yourself. Expect to spend like 2500 or 3000.

[Vivek]

Well his pricing is about $1700 for the complete kit. Everything else is just what I decide to spend on maintenance at the same time. For 3k I'd do a turbo m20 and make twice the power more reliably.

I'm out for the night, I'll check back in here in the morning.

[kronus]

I'm a fan of the M30 swap. They're cheap, reliable, and can hold infinity boosts. What's your exact problem with them, cab?

[Pantless Spency]

I'm a fan of the M30 swap. They're cheap, reliable, and can hold infinity boosts. What's your exact problem with them, cab?

i feel the same way,

and there not much heavier than an m20 at all.
IIRC there was a thread a while back claiming m30's weigh 20 more lbs or something like that.


i love the way they look personally, they look like they belong in the e30 engine bay.

[Chunter]

why is it so difficult to find a working oem radio

any of you guys have one with a working tapedeck? lemme knowwwwwwwwwww

I do, its just whether I wanna sell it or not haha. Lemme think.

[kronus]

i feel the same way,

and there not much heavier than an m20 at all.
IIRC there was a thread a while back claiming m30's weigh 20 more lbs or something like that.


i love the way they look personally, they look like they belong in the e30 engine bay.

they weigh a fair bit more - 40lbs with trans/accessories. However, that's about the weight increase for an M52, as well.

[Rsully70sev]

Nike Zoom Rookie Galaxy's drop at 5am!! $215 with a resale value of $800+ Don't believe me? Go on ebay or anywhere and look what the Foamposite Galaxy's are going for, or even what the Rookie's are going for so far.

I'm sitting here with $5k and 3 computers ready to do some work!

[golde30]

LBV, yer gonna pull an unknown(probably blown HG) head from junkyard, how much do they want for a BMW head? Just buy my m50 for $200 and start rebuilding.

[Vivek]

They'll want like $150-200ish. The main reason I don't want to buy your m50 is because I'll basically have to assume that the head is warped or cracked and all the bearings are shot. I have a known good bottom end coming in this afternoon, and if I can pull a head from pnp (that I can just return if its cracked or damaged) and spend a couple hundred on that, I'll have a refreshed head and a bottom end with new rings for much cheaper than a full rebuild.

[mbonanni]

You need to assume any pulled head is cracked or warped.

[Cabriolet]

they weigh a fair bit more - 40lbs with trans/accessories. However, that's about the weight increase for an M52, as well.

Not only does it weigh more, that weight is also farther forward, in the engine bay.
the M50 is than the m30. they both produce similar power, both should be rebuilt and the M50's center of mass is farther back. parts for the swap are easier to get. im just not seeing the benefits of this m30 idea. plus if i am not mistaken LBV has a 1992 and there is no M30 that new, so he wont be able to bar the car.

benefits of the m30: looks better, sounds better and takes boots very well.

[Vivek]

You need to assume any pulled head is cracked or warped.

I can return it to pick and pull though. Repeat until I get a good one.

[golde30]

You need to assume any pulled head is cracked or warped.

Yup.