[Joonsup]

Originally Posted by Ray

wait, I just don't understand. Does he like the hood or not?

i dont think so lol

[cyberkaa]

Originally Posted by joonsup

i actually do enjoy driving the e30 more. a part of it has to do with it being a manual though. broadway mirror is what makes it a vtec just kicked in yo type of car.



but vtec just kicked in yo. wooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Same here, but it'll probably change once I get that S54 + 6MT into my E46.

[Joonsup]

Originally Posted by cyberkaa

Same here, but it'll probably change once I get that S54 + 6MT into my E46.

before you do that you should put the S52 into the E30 and see how you like it.

[cyberkaa]

Originally Posted by joonsup

before you do that you should put the S52 into the E30 and see how you like it.

Maybe sometime down the line. I'm not quite sure what direction I want to take this car in. Could be expendable track rat, stripped and restored classic, or just left alone as a beater.

[shragon]

Originally Posted by Ray

Dude, you just don't know...

My MS Paint skills are so good that I can change angles.

Watch...

[shragon]

would a m50/m52/s50/s52 in an e30 make a good daily driver? is it reliable?

one of those setups in an e30 sedan would be sweet if you could drive it everyday.

[Joonsup]

Originally Posted by shragon

would a m50/m52/s50/s52 in an e30 make a good daily driver? is it reliable?

one of those setups in an e30 sedan would be sweet if you could drive it everyday.

i seen people on the e30 boards with those swaps but i don't know how reliable they are. i'm sure cyber is more knowledgeable about the topic

[cyberkaa]

Originally Posted by shragon

would a m50/m52/s50/s52 in an e30 make a good daily driver? is it reliable?

one of those setups in an e30 sedan would be sweet if you could drive it everyday.

S50/S52 isn't such a fuel-efficient option for a DD, but they're all tried and tested swaps. Reliability isn't really an issue if the swap is done right.

[shragon]

maybe an m50/m52 swap would have a better balance between power and practicality?

only thing that sucks about the m50/m52/s50/s52 is the shitty cooling system. i had an e34 525i with the m50, and having the water pump go out was no fun at all. i hope it's been improved. before i sold my car (jan 2006), they came out with the water pump with a composite impeller. not sure how much better those actually were though.

that said, the e90 cooling system isn't much better. my water pump failed at 66k miles.

[Joonsup]

Originally Posted by shragon

maybe an m50/m52 swap would have a better balance between power and practicality?

only thing that sucks about the m50/m52/s50/s52 is the shitty cooling system. i had an e34 525i with the m50, and having the water pump go out was no fun at all. i hope it's been improved. before i sold my car (jan 2006), they came out with the water pump with a composite impeller. not sure how much better those actually were though.

that said, the e90 cooling system isn't much better. my water pump failed at 66k miles.

i guess it's a bmw thing and not model specific. haha.

[cyberkaa]

BMW hasn't gotten the cooling system right on a lot of engines, haha. My dad's E39 is still collecting dust because the cooling system failed and the M52 has a warped head. A lot of E46s (both M52 and M54) have water pumps with plastic impellers that break. The list goes on...

Yep, M50s have the water pump issue as well as failing VANOS, but at least you can get earlier models without VANOS. Compared to an M20B25, you'd get a little more hp and torque (I think around +20/+20) with an M50B25 and better fuel economy. It's probably more worthwhile to go to a M52B28 so you get a better torque curve while still keeping fuel consumption reasonable. M50 is cheap though, because it can already be found as an OBD I motor.

[dtm@heart]

Anyone have 10, 12, or 15mm spacers I can buy/borrow for a day? Trying to test fit my 19x9.5 +20 square setup. TIA

[Chowbow]

My friend has a m50 DD. I think there are no problems with it, even passes CA smog and all the gauges work too.

[tintinsonson]

hey guys, where to buy glossy black vinyl for roof in nor cal? I wanna do mine myself w/ fds. Thanks!

[cyberkaa]

Originally Posted by Chowbow

My friend has a m50 DD. I think there are no problems with it, even passes CA smog and all the gauges work too.

Cool.

[Zoeb@WheelDude.com]

Originally Posted by tintinsonson

hey guys, where to buy glossy black vinyl for roof in nor cal? I wanna do mine myself w/ fds. Thanks!

I would just order it on ebay, much cheaper than walking into a store to buy it

[SES_D]

jo sun

[cyberkaa]

Morning

[HRC]

Ditto!

Cleaning around the house day. Temp assignment ended so the dress is back on...

Danny

[HRC]

Oh yea, when I was installing the SSk, I put a couple of small dents in the aluminum trim...doh! So I had to order a new piece. It had some older dents on it before but these new ones around the shifter compelled me to just get a new piece with ashtray cover.

Danny

[HRC]

Rain 4 the weekend?

We need it though...

Danny

[shragon]

i'm getting sick of the rain. keep delaying washing my car because of it.