What would you do with an M30?

[jmile46]

Hey guys, I have a funny story and am pretty excited!
So I had a pair of tires for sale locally and a gentleman texted me and wanted to buy. We agreed on a price and discussed when to meet. He said he didn’t have a truck to pick them up so asked if I could deliver them. Prior to this he noticed I owned an e34. And he said to me he had a complete but disassembled m30 motor he didn’t want anymore. He told me if I deliver the tires he’ll give me the engine. And as you can guess I gladly delivered those tires the whopping 30 minutes to his shop! Score!!! I sold some tires and ended up with a motor!

Anyway what should I do with this here motor? My e34 has an m50 in it and not sure theres any point in throwing this in it..... unless I strap a turbo on this??

Are these motors turbo friendly?

Or should I just part it out and try and make some money?
Btw if anyone in Chicagoland area wants it let me know, I’ll sell it all.

[ross1]

Already apart it's not worth much, you can buy a runner for less than the cost to re-assemble it.
Having said that I may be interested in it but not for much more than you paid.

[jmile46]

Already apart it's not worth much, you can buy a runner for less than the cost to re-assemble it.
Having said that I may be interested in it but not for much more than you paid.

Let me know Ross! I can get those axles back to you at the same time! Sheesh I just realized I have practically half of a 535i haha.

[zubbie]

Everybody has a spare M30, (most with blown HG).....

[alang1990]

What is the going rather an M30 cylinder head alone ?

Ok you can indeed turbo this sucker. The older iron block engines tend to be more sought after for turbo.

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Anything from $150 to $1000 On eBay. It's always nice t9 have a backup cylinder head for your engines.

[jmile46]

What is the going rather an M30 cylinder head alone ?

Ok you can indeed turbo this sucker. The older iron block engines tend to be more sought after for turbo.

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Anything from $150 to $1000 On eBay. It's always nice t9 have a backup cylinder head for your engines.

It seems as if it would be more profitable to part out. I have a guy interested in the cylinder head for $250. But I’ll let Ross take a look first as we are local.

[alang1990]

$250 excluding shipping for the cylinder head seems fair. But sure give Ross a chance first.

[south42]

Which m30?

m30b32
m30b34
m30b35

Andy

[jmile46]

Which m30?

m30b32
m30b34
m30b35

Andy

M30 b35

[Spaceturtle917]

Man i could use an m30. My e34 has 426,000 miles and is feeling like the compression has gone down the drain.

[jmile46]

Man i could use an m30. My e34 has 426,000 miles and is feeling like the compression has gone down the drain.

Unfortunately half of my m30 is now gone :(

[Spaceturtle917]

Unfortunately half of my m30 is now gone :(Dime a dozen I'll find one. I know Ross had one.

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[jmile46]

Dime a dozen I'll find one. I know Ross had one.

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He does! Shoot him a pm.

[ross1]

Yes, I do have one.
It was a completely assembled runner needing only a rocker arm and some re-work to the rocker shaft assembly.
The head is now removed thanks to a REAL DICK MOVE by Jblue200 who promised to buy it then reneged without so much as reply after requesting a Paypal invoice.
I've also just finished wasting a bunch of time shopping around for shipping rates for another tire kicker.
SO, having gotten that off my chest it is available but is now somewhat dismantled.
Any SERIOUS buyer willing to part with some cold hard cash and some comprehension of the logistics and effort involved to ship a 400# lump is welcome to contact me. It is listed in the classified section here, I'll bump it up.