M30B25 (e28 525i) Turbo/Supercharging?

[Kodachrome 158]

All the kits and conversions Im finding are using the M30B34 version of this engine. Anyone know of a suitable setup for the 2.5litre and what the type of HP it could put out at say 17psi?  

[BM WORLD 1285]

8 hours ago, mattsimis said:

All the kits and conversions Im finding are using the M30B34 version of this engine. Anyone know of a suitable setup for the 2.5litre and what the type of HP it could put out at say 17psi?  

swap out engine to a 3.5l 1st then if you want more power , turbo it etc 

[Kodachrome 158]

2 hours ago, BM WORLD said:

swap out engine to a 3.5l 1st then if you want more power , turbo it etc 

Yeah kinda figured. I presume the 3.4litre is pretty close to a drop in replacement (M30B25 to M30B34), just DME change?

[BM WORLD 1285]

37 minutes ago, mattsimis said:

Yeah kinda figured. I presume the 3.4litre is pretty close to a drop in replacement (M30B25 to M30B34), just DME change?

yea why turbo a small engine when a bigger capacity engine is a easy bolt in , go for a later e34 e32 535i 735i type with newer ecu etc 

[Kodachrome 158]

1 hour ago, BM WORLD said:

yea why turbo a small engine when a bigger capacity engine is a easy bolt in , go for a later e34 e32 535i 735i type with newer ecu etc 

Mainly 'cos I think the boost would just make up for the capacity difference as in modern terms they are both antiquated/low BHP NA engines. I wonder if the fact the M30B25 wasnt available in the US is why no one talks about it much, not that its bad candidate for FI?

 Same with the swap to a newer B35 version you mention.. from my own searching it sounds like a lot of work splicing and rerouting crap, which is beside the point when the main gain by far is putting a turbo on it:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?printertopic=1&t=60306&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&finish_rel=10000

• Changing Wiring Hardness 
• Change coolant plumbing/routing
• Debates over Oil Pan differences and fitment 
• Mounting points not the same (though on the very early B35's they are, but thats a crap shoot as no one can tell them apart), so its not even an easy bolt in?
• etc etc

List of about 25-50 things that need to be changed (to move to newer B35) here:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?p=645012#p645012

 

Like, if I "need" to pop in a diff engine but the point is to turbo it,  doesn't it make more sense to get a B34, do all the turbo mods and just drop it in and done?  If I need to significantly mod an engine to get it in at all, then I prob wouldnt be going for M30xxx anything. 

 

Edited February 27, 2019 by mattsimis

[BM WORLD 1285]

yea all good points 

and  no the usa never got the 525i 528i etc , they had plenty of the 528e we call them 525e m20b27 , 

if you can find a earlier e28 e24 version , no no issue with mounts etc , 

e34 loom is easy to sort ,

plumbing is easy to sort just use all your old hoses etc 

have done many swaps and mods with e28 e34 etc etc , turbo etc m88 etc

call me if you like 

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[zero 1162]

Theres a bit of info at the link I've provided, but I agree with Brent.

Go for the m30b35, and then see if you want a turbo.

b35 has about 60-70 more hp, and alot more torque.

http://mywikimotors.com/m30b35/

[Kodachrome 158]

16 hours ago, zero said:

Theres a bit of info at the link I've provided, but I agree with Brent.

Go for the m30b35, and then see if you want a turbo.

b35 has about 60-70 more hp, and alot more torque.

http://mywikimotors.com/m30b35/

We seem to be talking about two different things here though.

 

Turbo'ing the M30B25 as is. I questioned this as the smaller M20B25/27 has no problems dishing out solid BHP under boost, wouldnt a M30 of the same capacity be even better? Also, in theory, wouldnt the smaller bore-same block handle higher levels of boost? But without tuning and parts etc this might be kinda moot for me as I'd rather follow a guide online.

M30B34 vs M30B35 swap. The M30B35 swap is definitely do-able, I'm just dubious on the effort when a M30B34 is a drop in swap. Also the easy to drop in M30B34 (in Euro/UK spec which is what I would get) is more BHP/torque than a M30B35, not less (210bhp vs 208bhp). Its got older Motronic 1.0 DME controls but not sure that really matters given FI needs its own control considerations.

[User Name 19]

Just saw the post.

Brent at BM World has lot's of info/knowledge and quite a few others.

I have done a lot of research into M30 B34/35 Turbo  and currently building a High HP engine for my e28 and thanks to help from people on the forum made leaps but life has kept project on slow mo.

From the research i have actually done the older M30 blocks are more resilient to boost (make of cast materials) vs later model ones, the difference is the heads are better as time goes on.

When considering the B35 vs B25 and block size handling more boost, that all comes down to sleeve strength and size and other variables. My interest would be the weight difference as if you could net similar gains to an b35 in reference to displacement you may actually come out better off if they weigh less.

Ultimately what i say it comes down to what you want to do, doing an M30B25 would be unique and done right would net you good gains boosted.
Also if you go NA swap rather than boosted its about 300ish for a megasquirt that will run the car so no need for a BMW ECU and its tuneable without issue

Good luck and PM me if you have any questions you think i could help with

 

Edited March 5, 2019 by User Name

[Kodachrome 158]

Hi there! I see you are in Welly too, maybe a good first step would be to meet up, Id love to get a second opinion on whats normal on a B25 performance wise as a baseline as right now its (I would say) unusably slow.  

[GregNZ 3]

Has anyone completed a turbo upgrade to a M30B34 for street use?

If so what kit and where was it done?

I am curious to know what power has been achieved from what boost and how is the torque & driveability?

Cheers

Greg

[BM WORLD 1285]

 

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