Best E30 for boost?

[SergeK]

Hey guys. Heres the deal. Im looking to spend about 1000$ to get an E30. Its condition doesnt matter too much to me. Aslong as the body is good, and the engine is decent. If its not running, its alright.

I want to put together an FI setup. I heard something about swapping an eta head with an I block. I dunno if this is true, or if its backwards, no clue.

Im pretty pissed i missed the 325i for 575. I was only two days late :(

anyways, anyhelp would be great.

[felip]

its backward its the i head on a e block, if you do it you have to also swap your pistons too.

[turningermanese]

I thought you already had an E30.

[ehlpitel]

318 w/the M10.

[SeattleBMW325i]

318 w/the M10.

so i've heard.

also would make a damn good sleeper, and it's cheap too

[jokestar]

its backward its the i head on a e block, if you do it you have to also swap your pistons too.

im almost certain he would anyways going FI :)

[hinzm3]

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3318

[EuroCar]

so i've heard.

also would make a damn good sleeper, and it's cheap too

How cheap?? Dam i still wish we had our e30 318.

[SeattleBMW325i]

How cheap?? Dam i still wish we had our e30 318.

an m10 318 should be really really cheap, like probably less than $1k, the only thing is it might be hard to find a decent one

[EuroCar]

an m10 318 should be really really cheap, like probably less than $1k, the only thing is it might be hard to find a decent one

Im guessing you mean less than 1k for the whole turbo setup. not bad, but i just dont know that much about turbos and need to get that book off of ebay. My plan was to sell the e36, get a nice e30is and just S52 it, but i want to own a turbo car and feel the boost at least once in my life.....dont know wheter to s52 my 318 right now and turbo a 325 e30 or what....aghhhh

[SeattleBMW325i]

Im guessing you mean less than 1k for the whole turbo setup. not bad, but i just dont know that much about turbos and need to get that book off of ebay. My plan was to sell the e36, get a nice e30is and just S52 it, but i want to own a turbo car and feel the boost at least once in my life.....dont know wheter to s52 my 318 right now and turbo a 325 e30 or what....aghhhh

oh no, i meant for the car. a turbo's a turbo, does it matter that much on price what car it's for?

an s52 would be alot more regardless though

[hinzm3]

1k turbo setup, good luck.

[EuroCar]

well i was just wondering wut turboing an e30 would generally run.

Eh i guess ill just turbo the s52 lol....cha chinggg

[EuroCar]

1k turbo setup, good luck.

yea thats wut i was thinkinggg errr i dont know what to do...theres a 325is thats for sale blck/tan and everything id give him 2k for it but here the catch: it has 312k on it....turboing it would be stupid, but i just want to have a turbo in a bmw someday:)

[SeattleBMW325i]

yea, dont ask me about cost of turbo's, i only know the pirces of the cars, and a general are, not very exact for some

[SeattleBMW325i]

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=285292&highlight=#285292

turbo 4 sale, he's hoping to get $150, and needs a rebuild

[DaveE30]

Does anybody else think it's absurd to put a $3-5K turbo in a $1K car?

[SergeK]

Not at all. And who said anything about 3-5k for a turbo? Ive seen a few E30's with 3k turbos doing high 10s/11s