Super clean e30, 139K miles, new motor with top of the line turbo setup. Currently making 400hp running on e85. Very fast and fun to drive.  I always wanted an e30, and found the car at a small speciality dealer in the Pacific Northwest. It ran flawlessly for 1 1/2 years, but needed a little more power. It took a couple years to build the car, and it’s time to move to the next project.

 

Exterior + Suspension

Bronzit Beige paint

Vogtland springs with Bilstein Sport shocks

Rota Slipstream 16x8 et20 wheels. Gunmetal with polished lip

225/45 Falken 452 tires

 

Interior

Corbeau black alcantera front buckets

Momo steering wheel

Momo shift knob on short shifter with fresh linkage + bushings

VDO gauges (perfect match for this car) set in custom mesh panel: Vacuum/boost, oil pressure, oil temp

 

M20 motor built  to make 500hp and last. All cleaning, polishing, balancing and machining done by reputable engine shop in Seattle.

 

Bottom end

 “e” block - cleaned and skimmed

81mm crank to get 2.7L

Cylinders bored to 85mm to get to 2.8L

Eagle forged rods with ARP hardware

Custom turbo Weisco pistons – ceramic coated on top, teflon coated skirts

New bearings and ARP crank bolts

Completely balanced rotating assembly (including pulleys)

 

Head

885 i head, skimmed and surfaced for MLS gasket

New shot-peened rocker arms from Ireland Engineering

New valve springs

3-angle value job

Turbo cam (new, not regrind) from Ireland Engineering

ARP studs

Cometic MLS head gasket

New 750cc injectors from Fiveo Motorsports

 

Turbo Setup

Holset HX40 with 16cm exhaust housing

Turbo adapter on stock cast manifolds

44mm Tial wastegate

3” custom downpipe with two O2 sensor bungs

20x8x2.5 FMIC tucked in behind the kidney grilles

HKS SSQV blow-off valve

Custom intake piping with 3-ply silicone couplers and T-clamps

VEMS engine management with all new sensors, including wideband O2

3-coil ignition

 

Full 3” stainless steel exhaust with Magnaflow race cat, resonator and muffler

Getrag transmission with Sachs heavy duty pressure plate and organic clutch -

Perfect combination of holding power and driveability.