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Author:

JonG on 2008-05-09 at 10:05:08

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Subject:

Re: is it worth it to mod the M20?

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Message:

I didn't want to go the engine swap route because the of the extra expense. I live in Western Canada and we ship all our wrecked e36 cars down to the US...it is even hard to find e30s in the junk yards. I would have to ship all the parts from the US and that would get very expensive. I would guess between $7000-$12000 if I wanted to do it right with an S50/S52 and replacing the driveline and brakes also.

What i'm looking for is a street car with 200hp+ hp that is still reliable. Is that possible with the M20 without stroking it?

is it worth it to mod the M20? - JonG 2008-05-07 10:25:42 (102 views) (503 thread views)
- Grasshopper......Focus Please..... - Richard 2008-05-12 19:24:22 (64 views)
- i did a search and found this: (url) - JonG 2008-05-12 13:37:25 (61 views)
  - don't believe everything you read on the internets - TJ 2008-05-13 03:01:22 (43 views)
    - Exactly......... - ColinC 2008-05-14 12:19:18 (23 views)
- Get a 288 cam in there for starters $400 @ TMS.com - SDbboy 2008-05-09 21:48:29 (48 views)
- Why not turbo it??? - Richard 2008-05-09 12:57:19 (45 views)
  - don't you have to lower compression to turbo it? (nt) - JonG 2008-05-11 00:28:28 (19 views)
    - Yes you do....... - Richard 2008-05-11 11:16:10 (30 views)
      No you dont - butlertron 2008-05-11 21:01:27 (35 views)
- Re: is it worth it to mod the M20? - TJ 2008-05-09 04:32:14 (62 views)
  - Re: is it worth it to mod the M20? - JonG 2008-05-09 10:05:08 (45 views)
    - why not get a whole car? - Stanley Rockafeller 2008-05-10 10:21:59 (29 views)
- Re: is it worth it to mod the M20? - ColinC 2008-05-08 21:19:52 (52 views)
- Sure for 2-3K$ - Richard 2008-05-08 13:04:14 (72 views)
  - The price of a bolt on basic turbo system - butlertron 2008-05-11 21:03:46 (37 views)
    - Re: The price of a bolt on basic turbo system - ColinC 2008-05-14 12:25:55 (17 views)
    - TCD kit? - JonG 2008-05-12 13:35:44 (25 views)
  - What is done to tune exhaust/intake? - JonG 2008-05-08 15:32:36 (53 views)
    - Re: What is done to tune exhaust/intake? - jrkoupe 2008-05-09 17:55:51 (35 views)
- Yes, you can have it all, the sun and the moon too - uberwagen 2008-05-07 19:51:49 (79 views)

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