BMW E30 V8

[RosscoPCole]

Reading the topic about the 'new' Jensen Interceptor S got me thinking. The company who makes the bodyshells Gama Motorsport also do V8 conversions for an BMW E30 3-Series. I would love an E30 Touring with the V8 conversion and M3 blistered wheelarches. I just think it would look and go fantastically. Has anyone ever done an E30 Touring like this before?

[The Lukas]

I too love the E30 shape and fancy the idea of s modern powerplant in one

What V8 were you thinking? I personally would keep it BMW.

[rottie102]

Sure, cheap as chips. This one didn't sell for under a grand.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

E30 is easy, with all BMW V8s - M60, M62 and S60
E36 is a massive problem due to an oil sump being too low to clear a steering rack. You have three options then - an Alpina sump for ££££, a dry sump for ££££ or lift the engine up and don't shut the bonnet for free

[RosscoPCole]

Of course it would have a BMW V8. Preferably from an E39 M5 or an E90 M3.

Edited by RosscoPCole on Tuesday 10th August 19:31

[edo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuExGxheweg

[Mr_B]

If you can understand German....


http://www.e30.de/v8/v8.htm

or

http://e30v8.plainsimple.dk/

Edited by Mr_B on Tuesday 10th August 19:29

[rottie102]

RosscoPCole said:

BMW V8 from E30 M3.

I suggest you do some more research before attempting the swap...

Edited by rottie102 on Tuesday 10th August 19:30

[The Lukas]

How about the V8 from the E90 M3?

[The Lukas]

rottie102 said:

RosscoPCole said:

BMW V8 from E30 M3.

I suggest you do some more research before attempting the swap...

Edited by rottie102 on Tuesday 10th August 19:30

[rottie102]

The Lukas said:

How about the V8 from the E90 M3?

How about a W16 from a veyron?

[RosscoPCole]

The Lukas said:

rottie102 said:

RosscoPCole said:

BMW V8 from E30 M3.

I suggest you do some more research before attempting the swap...

Edited by rottie102 on Tuesday 10th August 19:30

D'oh! My apologies gents. Original post has now been edited to say E90 not E30.

[The Lukas]

rottie102 said:

The Lukas said:

How about the V8 from the E90 M3?

How about a W16 from a veyron?

I thought my suggestion was reasonable...

[loose cannon]

there is a few v10 powerd e30 m3's kicking around.
im sure there was a silver m3 featured on here a few years back

[rallycross]

Love the idea of an E30 touring with the M3 flared arches, have always thought the E30 touring to be one of the best looking estate cars produced.

Even just with a 330 engine & 6 speed box fitted it would be a formidable thing to surprise people with.

[RosscoPCole]

loose cannon said:

there is a few v10 powerd e30 m3's kicking around.
im sure there was a silver m3 featured on here a few years back

Now that would be interesting!

[rottie102]

The Lukas said:

rottie102 said:

The Lukas said:

How about the V8 from the E90 M3?

How about a W16 from a veyron?

I thought my suggestion was reasonable...

Well, I'm sure that one day somebody will do it just for the sake of it.

There are many problems - the price of said engine, the availability, the fact that it won't even start without having stloads of different sensors fitted which are not to be found in an E30, the whole complexity of the build from electronic point of view.

What's the point when you can buy a whole E39 M5 for few grand and just swap the S62 having the same sound, same power for much less.
Or even LS1,2 or 3.

[njohnson]

RosscoPCole said:

loose cannon said:

there is a few v10 powerd e30 m3's kicking around.
im sure there was a silver m3 featured on here a few years back

Now that would be interesting!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU9xOxMZdLQ&feature=fvw

[The Lukas]

rottie102 said:

What's the point when you can buy a whole E39 M5 for few grand and just swap the S62 having the same sound, same power for much less.
Or even LS1,2 or 3.

Now you got me thinking

[Twincharged]

rottie102 said:

The Lukas said:

rottie102 said:

The Lukas said:

How about the V8 from the E90 M3?

How about a W16 from a veyron?

I thought my suggestion was reasonable...

Well, I'm sure that one day somebody will do it just for the sake of it.

There are many problems - the price of said engine, the availability, the fact that it won't even start without having stloads of different sensors fitted which are not to be found in an E30, the whole complexity of the build from electronic point of view.

What's the point when you can buy a whole E39 M5 for few grand and just swap the S62 having the same sound, same power for much less.
Or even LS1,2 or 3.

Someone has already dropped in the S85 V10 from the E60 M5 into an E30...

http://jalopnik.com/5349440/how-to-build-a-500-hp-...

[rottie102]

The Lukas said:

rottie102 said:

What's the point when you can buy a whole E39 M5 for few grand and just swap the S62 having the same sound, same power for much less.
Or even LS1,2 or 3.

Now you got me thinking

It really isn't that complicated