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Old 03-22-2006, 09:01 PM
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I love the E30s! So nice! Right click, save as...

I hope to own one eventually, and keep it all original.

Now I just want one in that new blue color, maybe you could stuff an inline 6 in there

<3 M3s
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Old 03-22-2006, 09:04 PM
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you say keep it all original, then 2 lines down you talk about modding it
you know you couldn't leave that thing stock
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Old 03-22-2006, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by jlude90
you say keep it all original, then 2 lines down you talk about modding it
you know you couldn't leave that thing stock
Yeah your right

Road racing would own me
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Old 03-23-2006, 05:42 AM
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bad ass .... great post
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Old 03-23-2006, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by El Loco Rider
maybe you could stuff an inline 6 in there

<3 M3s
You can but why? You would just be better off buying an E36 or if you must have an E30 swap it into a 318 or 325 not an M3. The E30 M3 was never about having a ton of power or torque it was about balance, did you not read the artical above?

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I'll take the Porsche - the most successful sports car of all time...
They are both great and every differnt cars and I would love to own each. To bad that is not a real RSR just a 911 with big flairs and a mostly stock engine...

Originally Posted by Orion ZyGarian
E36 M3s are also hard to come by for cheap. They made them for years and are everywhere, but very expencive; very nice car. I hope to own one within 5 years
E30s have pretty much bottomed out in price I doubt a decent example will get much cheaper. While you can pick up an E36 for a fairly decent price now. Two totally differnt cars though, the E30 was a true product of Motorsport, the US E36 is nothing more than a warmed over 325is.
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Old 03-23-2006, 08:11 AM
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I want an e30 m3 so I can keep it all original and prestine

then I'll shoehorn a small block in it
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Old 03-23-2006, 08:16 AM
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There is a guy who fit the v8 out of the E46 M5 into one, the ironic thing is that was still slower than an E30 with the s14 (inline 4) still in it around the Nuremberg Ring. Don't get me wrong I know this car and engine are not perfect but as an over all package they are a pretty good combination. I just don't understand why people would choose a M3 to swap, but in the end its just a car and the owner should do what makes them happy...
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Old 03-23-2006, 09:14 AM
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YEAH PEOPLE! Its not a Honda...you dont have to swap the engine out! Especially only to gain 10-20 HP
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yeah, i'd get a newer 330 and swap an M3 in it
and not an M3 and put something else in it
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