How Much It Costs To M50 Swap An E30 My Experience Youtube An old video i filmed before i sold the e30, figured i should upload it for those in the future that want to know before starting. it can be pretty cheap or. E30 modder. join date: apr 2009. posts: 931. #7. 08 13 2011, 10:35 am. a do it yourself tossed together m50 can be done for less then $1500. a do it yourself fresh, clean, and reliable m50 swap can be done for $3000. a do it yourself clean and reliable s50 s52 can be done for $5 6000.
How Much It Costs To M50 Swap An E30 My Experience Doovi Wiring harness: i paid a little over $400 usd to have my e36 m52 harness turned into a pnp e30 with m52 harness. this cost also included the flashing of the ecu to remove the following: sap. ews. rear o2. muffler flap. fuel tank sensor. additionally, the rev limiter was set to a healthy 7k rpms. An m30b35 swap like i have in my e30 is fun as hell i get just over 200hp to the wheels (~240 to the crank). it uses the same transmission brace as the m20, a driveshaft from a e30 1987 325es, a transmission from an e28, and the brake booster fits unlike the m50. If you already have experience with honda motors i’d go k24. it’ll handle well engine sits pretty far back and 300 400 is more than enough in an e30 to have fun with. plus it’s better on gas. m50 swaps are easy. you’d want a b28 b30 engine to make it worth it. but my vote is marry the two passions and k24 swap ya whip. 3. N a ps deleted. fwiw w o a ps pump and or ac makes getting the right water pump alternator drive belt a bit difficult. 3, switch over the sensors from the m50. if using an s52, you'll need the rethread the coolant temp sender as its diameter needs to be m12 and it is m14 iirc. looks like it'll be an s50 so n a.