User Name 19 Report post Posted August 18, 2008 Hay Guys this was put onto a m20 and was wundering if it would be worth putting this onto a m30 engine as this means i could put a front mount intercooler and would def free up some space in the engine bay what do you guys reakon or just stay with the stock looking manifold for the m30 upto suggestions just trying to make my car as clean as possible and stress freeeee, but with bmw yea right lolz Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Hay Guys this was put onto a m20 and was wundering if it would be worth putting this onto a m30 engine as this means i could put a front mount intercooler and would def free up some space in the engine bay what do you guys reakon or just stay with the stock looking manifold for the m30 upto suggestions just trying to make my car as clean as possible and stress freeeee, but with bmw yea right lolz Cheers Would be a fraction of the cost to get a custom plenum (with a forward mount throttle body) made by chopping up the existing one. You don't need the individual throttle bodies. See pics in Damo's thread: http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....c=14509&hl= Edited August 18, 2008 by CamB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
User Name 19 Report post Posted August 18, 2008 Thats awsome as yea ill just mod my current one, all i need is a welder would be nice know anyone thats selling one cheap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted August 18, 2008 Thats awsome as yea ill just mod my current one, all i need is a welder would be nice know anyone thats selling one cheap It's aluminium - not the easiest thing to learn to weld on (alloy is extremely difficult, as is, I might add, cast iron). Welding either is a specialist job or risky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) You could look into hiring a welder. http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....=cancer+surgery ...or if you have a good relationship with a garage maybe try sort something out with paying for the material expenses with cash, and paying for the labor with some of your own - sweeping the place out, doing oil changes, odd jobs, you get the idea. Edited August 19, 2008 by tastic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 1 Report post Posted August 19, 2008 the alloy welding involved is not the sort of thing you can pick up so easily. as Cam said welding alloy is very tricky, but if you have a friend that can weld but doesn't have the gear its an option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
