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  • clarkkey594
    E30 Mastermind
    • Feb 2010
    • 1724

    #2731
    Originally posted by monkeytaco
    I want more power. m52 is great, but who has some s50 or s52 cams they want to sell me dirt cheap?
    I might be in the market if you can find me some ridiculously cheap sunbelt sports or races.
    89 325i (Sold)
    95 M3 (Track Car in Progress)
    2001 4runner (DD)

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    • blefevre
      R3V Elite
      • Dec 2008
      • 4287

      #2732
      Originally posted by monkeytaco
      I want more power. m52 is great, but who has some s50 or s52 cams they want to sell me dirt cheap?
      Lol thats great! What did that take, three weeks after the swap?

      - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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      • monkeytaco
        E30 Modder
        • Jan 2010
        • 882

        #2733
        Originally posted by clarkkey594
        I might be in the market if you can find me some ridiculously cheap sunbelt sports or races.
        Hmm, those are hard to come by in 'cheap' plus they only really add hp up high, with minimal torque gain in the middle. s52 cams in an m52 seem like the way to go for me. I'll keep my eyes peeled for you.

        Originally posted by blefevre
        Lol thats great! What did that take, three weeks after the swap?
        Pretty much. Its really quick, much faster than the stock m42 and it feels quicker and more 'kick you in the face' than a properly smooth m20. I need to get my exhaust fixed as the sound/drone gets really annoying, damn I'm an old man.

        I also need to figure out how to get traction on launch, its challenging to finesse it into gripping, but once it hooks up its great.

        A proper tune would probably also help, I haven't gotten all my stuff yet so its still running on the stock m50 obd1 tune.

        Also, I want more power because I couldn't keep up with an e39 m5 the other day. At the top of 2nd shifting into 3rd he had me by about a car length getting on the highway. I want to spank, or at least beat, an m5 in my e30.


        Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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        • monkeytaco
          E30 Modder
          • Jan 2010
          • 882

          #2734
          Originally posted by stoliver54
          http://vimeo.com/18837800

          Pretty cool video about Audi introducing quattro into DTM in 1990-1991. They have some cool footage, and it is in German . I really feel classroom German is shit and you must hear the true language, so here you go.
          This vid was epic, especially seeing all the e30s in full racing setup, makes me want to go fast.


          Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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          • Roland H
            R3V Elite
            • Mar 2009
            • 4480

            #2735
            Originally posted by monkeytaco
            Hmm, those are hard to come by in 'cheap' plus they only really add hp up high, with minimal torque gain in the middle. s52 cams in an m52 seem like the way to go for me. I'll keep my eyes peeled for you.



            Pretty much. Its really quick, much faster than the stock m42 and it feels quicker and more 'kick you in the face' than a properly smooth m20. I need to get my exhaust fixed as the sound/drone gets really annoying, damn I'm an old man.

            I also need to figure out how to get traction on launch, its challenging to finesse it into gripping, but once it hooks up its great.

            A proper tune would probably also help, I haven't gotten all my stuff yet so its still running on the stock m50 obd1 tune.

            Also, I want more power because I couldn't keep up with an e39 m5 the other day. At the top of 2nd shifting into 3rd he had me by about a car length getting on the highway. I want to spank, or at least beat, an m5 in my e30.
            buy critter's supercharger.

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            • monkeytaco
              E30 Modder
              • Jan 2010
              • 882

              #2736
              Originally posted by Roland H
              buy critter's supercharger.
              hmm, i need details!


              Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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              • blefevre
                R3V Elite
                • Dec 2008
                • 4287

                #2737


                Spend money, go fast.

                - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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                • iamsam
                  Advanced Member
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 172

                  #2738
                  Turbo the m52.

                  Also, you are making me ravenously crave an S50 in a dangerous way.... stop talking about how fast your E30 is!!!

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                  • Roland H
                    R3V Elite
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 4480

                    #2739
                    Bimmerforums is the preferred online BMW Forum and community for BMW owners. At Bimmerforums, you will find technical how-to information maintenance specifics audio advice wheel and tire combinations and model specific details not found anywhere else. Our professionals are here to help make sure you find the answers you need to your questions and our community is here to help other brainstorm ideas for the future.

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                    • Roland H
                      R3V Elite
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 4480

                      #2740
                      Originally posted by blefevre
                      Damn you're quick.

                      Originally posted by iamcreepingdeath
                      Turbo the m52.
                      Even better idea. M52s are the best 24v motor to turbo, hands down.

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                      • iamsam
                        Advanced Member
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 172

                        #2741
                        yep, a good turbo'd M52 E30 can eat up any other stock BMW given adequate traction.

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                        • monkeytaco
                          E30 Modder
                          • Jan 2010
                          • 882

                          #2742
                          Originally posted by Roland H
                          Even better idea. M52s are the best 24v motor to turbo, hands down.
                          This was factored into my original decision to go with the m52...


                          Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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                          • clarkkey594
                            E30 Mastermind
                            • Feb 2010
                            • 1724

                            #2743
                            Originally posted by monkeytaco
                            Hmm, those are hard to come by in 'cheap' plus they only really add hp up high, with minimal torque gain in the middle. s52 cams in an m52 seem like the way to go for me. I'll keep my eyes peeled for you.
                            I was saying that you could have my s50 cams if you found me some cheap sunbelts. lol
                            89 325i (Sold)
                            95 M3 (Track Car in Progress)
                            2001 4runner (DD)

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                            • Cloudbase
                              E30 Mastermind
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 1795

                              #2744
                              Fresh Tracks!

                              I took my usual "avoid snow traffic" way out of Boulder today. Cut through neighborhoods to 55th, cut through East Boulder Rec Center, to South Boulder Road, to Cherry Vail Rd, to Marshall Rd. Halfway down Marshall there is a long dirt road that the Koppenburg Cycling Race is held on (its technically called S 66th St). After a 2 mile straight it cuts through a nasty steep rutted section to another smooth long dirt road, called W Coal Creek Dr, that empties out into Superior.

                              Marshall was a shit show so I decided to bust down the Koppenburg. It was completely untracked. 4" of fresh powder over dirt without another soul in sight = pure fun. I won't incriminate myself, but I had snow rooster tails 20 feet tall in my wake! Soooooooooooooooooo much fun! The rutted section was sketch, but the snow smoothed it out!

                              Only have iPhone pics, but you get the idea.

















                              With each snow storm I'm more surprised at what a perfect winter/snow car the E30 is. My rear snow tires are completely bald in the centers too. The hill up McCalsin wasn't plowed yet so got up some speed and drifted comfortably through the parade of cross-overs trudging along at a snails pace. I haven't touched my Tacoma in any of the storms we've had yet!
                              JOY IS AN E30...

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                              • Roland H
                                R3V Elite
                                • Mar 2009
                                • 4480

                                #2745
                                I know that road, I used to beat on the volvo all the time back there. :P

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