e30 motor swap worked

satakal · 09-01-2009, 09:26 AM

after buying a 5 cylinder '87 325i in Feb, the swap is complete. The car runs and drives. I'm so stoked.

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YellowFinger · 09-01-2009, 10:12 AM

S52 swap?

satakal · 09-01-2009, 10:19 AM

m20 -> m20. Bought the car for 1000. Don't want to spend more than 1000 getting it trackworthty. It's gonna be so nice to drive something that I can afford to total.
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Joonsup · 09-01-2009, 11:40 AM

awesome. i need to get the camshaft replaced in my e30 and I wish I had the money to do a s50/s52 motor swap but I guess I'll just build up my m20 so that it is track ready. Good luck with your e30 man

ragingclue · 09-01-2009, 11:57 AM

5? Was one missing?

satakal · 09-01-2009, 12:09 PM

Hole in piston #4. I was told it needed a valve job when I bought it. I assumed I would just send the head out for some work. Its nice when being wrong doesn't cost too much.

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Spec 1 · 09-01-2009, 12:31 PM

Congrats! Track car? These cars are a blast on the track. Controllable oversteer ftw.

ragingclue · 09-01-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by satakal

Hole in piston #4. I was told it needed a valve job when I bought it. I assumed I would just send the head out for some work. Its nice when being wrong doesn't cost too much.

Damn. Nice catch.

satakal · 09-01-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Spec 1

Congrats! Track car? These cars are a blast on the track. Controllable oversteer ftw.

To be ready for Buttonwillow in a few weekends, all I need are: cheap tires, and not-broken seats.

I don't mind giving tons of point-bys as long as I learn the lessons of momentum.

track car / autox car / drift car / TJ car / loaner car / village bicycle / dog car / whatever

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Damn. Nice catch.

definetly not what I expected to see. Sucks that it wasn't really fixable. The smart money decision was a swap instead of a repair.
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