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E30 MTech2 Touring

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Haha well to be honest a touring is high on my list of priorities at the moment!

Wanna sell it John? :unsure:

Haha nah not selling this one any time soon :)

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agree with previous comment about not liking silver on many cars but this... looks amazing!!!

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Oh yeah... whats going on here john??

he has installed a liftkit in the front :P

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How do these DOHC swaps compare to M20's? Night and day??

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Haven't driven this one yet, need to get the exhaust manifolds welded up. But yeah the last one I did with the m50b25 hauled. More power across the rev range unlike m20's which get their kick in above 4000rpm.

Got it running yesterday, started first pop. They are pretty straight forward bolt in swaps if you get all the right parts.

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First clean in a long while, Just got some new VANOS seals going to give the vanos unit a rebuild. And still waiting for some Loom covers, rear trunk gasket and trunk struts to arrive from Schmiedmann. Bought over 2 months and only just shipped so hopefully not too far away..


Quick Duck tape tape job of the wiring loom to the strut brace for the mean time..


The front also sits almost half an inch to an inch higher than it did with m20. Overall alot lighter in the front, So might have to sort that out at some stage.


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Nice work cars looking great, i'm really jealous i've always wanted a touring.

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youll need all that touring space to fit all the car hoes in now mate!

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youll need all that touring space to fit all the car hoes in now mate!

Na they won't be allowed in because they will wear out the recaros. Maybe he will allow them in the boot.

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Haha, This swap gave me enough headaches though was easy enough. Don't think an m52 is well suited for a turbo like an m50 :)

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thats a flippn cool car man!! E30 wags in the set up you have is exactly how id do my dream e30

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Been a while since this was updated, So where it's at currently

- Rebuilt VANOS, Biggest difference once that was done

- US M3 S52 Cams - Sounds sweet full throttle!

- Exhaust re-done in 2.5" with Magnaflow rear box, to complement the M50 mani / S52 cams. It's either gotten slightly quieter or I've gotten used to it, as at first it was alot louder than what I had but I think it's dam near perfect now.

- E90 front drop hats, Since the M52 swap lifted the front a bit this has put it back down a tad.

- Installed my loom covers I had lying around, tidy up the engine bay and wiring alot.

Also experimented with some plasti-dipping this week for something a little different. Always wanted blacked out weaves so wanted to see how it would look like.

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sh*t yeah loving the black plastidip! Need to see this in person one day.

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The plati-dip came out mint. Hopefully the brake dust dosen't bury it too quickly :wacko: . Skid vidz?

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