Classically M3 , this is awesome !

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Originally Posted by Ruger

eheheh yer ive seen that build folks didnt know he got the engine in it though.

Yep that is why i love these cars and why i own one lol. The thing is the original engine that came from that m3 is now a sought after engine so he would have got a bit of money back on that.

Theres also a fellow on e30 tech thats cut pretty much the whole rear floorpan/chassis out of his e30 and fitted a corvette irs setup and iirc 11" slicks. absolutely insane. That is m3 3.2 turbocharged powered.

But yes people go overboard with these cars and its insanely beautifull. Its the first time ive seen e30 v10 though. The v12 has been done and is documented though not common, 24v six is super common and the m3 swap is also fairly common. Ls1/ls2, cosworth, nissan rb/sr and toyota 1j/2j have all been done aswell. all comes down to budget. Ive seen e30 funny cars, rally cars, circuit cars - they are very versatile. rwd, irs and can be as light as 900kg and full weight is under 1200kg... whats not to like

I've an old 525e engine lying around ready for the M20 stroker build, which I reckon is a good E30 upgrade. Will probably chuck it in my E34 as every caant and his dog does it to the E30s.
For good racing youtube the popular NZ E30 racing series, limited to lightly modded 318s and 320s, I think theres around 40 entries at last count, much better racing than V8 show ponies.