BMW 1990 Model E30 ///M3 Diamond Shwartz paint code 181/9,
Engine conversion S38-B36, 3.6
Sold from new in California, car with no rust.
Euro Sport Evo Unique Cloth Interior including door panels
Restored from bumper to bumper.
VIN# WBSAK0311LAE33596
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| About me: As a big
enthusiast of classic BMWs and Mercedes, I own and collect several cars
including: E24 M6's, E28 M5's, and two E30 M3's. My projects are all at
professional level. I am not a dealer in need to roll cars in order to
make money what so ever. The time and money I invest into my projects
are absolutely not worth it from the business point of view. It is all
about the passion! |
About my engine choice:
As we all know, the S14 is M88/3 engine is without the 2 cyl. In my
engine choice, I decided to use the S38 engine or I was going to stay
with the beloved S14. In my opinion, the S38 is the best choice. The
first prototype 24valve engine developed by "Engine Kind" Paul Rosche,
it was coded M49/1/2/3/4/5. These engines were designed for racing
not for street use. They were used to race the E9 batmobile, E26 M1
etc. Later coded M88/1/3, S38-B35, S38-B36, S38-B38. Later on BMW put
them into street cars and designed these unique sport character street
cars with racing engines E30 M3, E28 M5, E24 M635CSi, E34 M5. The S14,
S38 engines will remain in the BMW Motorsport history as the main
successor on the BMW world map of racing! Another benefit of the S38
engine is that they have more torque in any rpm range compared to other
BMW 6cyl engines such as Euro S50-B32(321hp), S54-B32(333/343hp),
US52-B32(240hp), S50-B30(286hp) etc. Also, the S38 has a lot of reserve
potential to increase power compared to other bmw S-inline sixes already
squeezed to is maximum from the factory.
I absolutely respect the factory S14-B23/B25. It's the ultimate 4
cyl engine of all time! I drove it for few years and I really enjoyed
the Factory engineering. As a kid I was inspired from the German
performance company "Hartge" H35-24 M88/3, and Alpina, who produced
about 6+/- E30 M3's with M88/3 Hartge, and M30-B35 Alpina. I can't
imagine how fast those cars were back in the days. |
| What is the actual weight distribution?
The true weight distribution of the real street factory E30 M3 is Front
51.0 and rear 49.0 depending on the car options. It's not exact exactly
50/50. I have measured few E30 M3's at my friends corner balance scale.
After my S38 conversion, the weight distribution increased by only 2%
at the front. That means 53.x% front and 47.x rear. This is with full
interior, spare tire, full liquids, trunk tools, all carpets etc. For
instance, my friend who owns a track toy Euro E30 323i with M30-B35
swap with complete strip down chassis and it has the distribution weight
of, are you ready…. Sixty~60 % Front and Forty ~40% rear!!! He is
absolutely able to keep up at Buttonwillow track with my other friend
with E92 M3, and E46 M3 and some other high performance cars with 50/50
weight distribution. |
| How important is the weight distribution?
Well, after the S38 conversion, the weight distribution is not bad at
all! If your life is dependent on supporting your family, and your form
of making money is racing exactly E30 M3, then I understand that purpose
of keeping the S14. But I don't think such a thing exists. I out
performed my friend's E30 M3 S14 powered in any circumstance. |
| Exterior:
Diamond Swhartz Metallic BMW (paint code 181/9). The body is completely
rust free with no damages. The car has been refinished to its original
color using OEM "Glasurit" paint. I have pictures before I started the
restoration. The car had the original factory paint! This car includes:
all new rubber moldings, evo rear spoiler with adjustable flap, new
euro head lights with clear bra protection, new oem yellow turn signals
as well new smoked turn lenses. Also includes: all new oem emblems, new
fog lights, new clear bra on all lights, and new front wind shield along
with a new carbon fiber light weight hood. Xenon lights with day light
bulbs operating as euro cars with combination of all lights available at
one time! (not available for US market). Sport Evo aero dynamic seal on
hood, rear bumper, front bumper and fenders. The car has been always
garaged or if outside covered! |
| Interior: is
with new original Sport Evo unique cloth interior, new m-techink
emblems, new leather on steering wheel, shifter boot, and hand brake
boot all include Tri-Color ///M stitching. New heater core, all new
interior bulbs, cluster has been customized to match the accurate rpm's
including new rpm graphic. The original S14 has never showed accurate
rpm even with a changed chip. The trip miles are set from 0 after the
completion of the S38 rebuild from the very first time I started the
engine. The oil life green lights are in working order, "Check control"
computer is clean with no warning lights, New ///M leather illuminated
shift knob, new central electric lock module. Speakers work perfectly.
Heater is in mint condition. AC is there and I can install the
compressor and charge the system if desired and it will work perfectly,
but from the performance point, I kept it out. Everything is working in
the car with no exceptions. Euro front grill. New BMW glove box flash
light. Extra power inside the glove box for anti radar or other
electronic dividers. New heater valve. OBC computer is matched to show
the correct MPG and the fuel to empty. That was very hard to match! Now
it's like a factory car. Original E30 M3 Manuals included. |
| Drive train:
is the legendary S38-B36 from E34 M5 Note ( for those who do not know,
this is the second generation S38 found in E34 M5,the engine is NOT like
on US E28 M5, E24 M6). The engine has been completely rebuilt with all
new hard were, it is board to actual 3.6l. Note (originally is 3.5 )
The engine has 3.8 cam gears. I set them advancing the intake cam shaft
and retarding the exhaust in order for better cylinder filling. The head
is port and polished with matching headers and Intake trumpets horns.
All new guides, valve seals, valve adjustment, new JE pistons with
raised compression from 10.1 to 10.5. New bearings set, timing chain,
guides, new factory timing chain tenssioner. Also I have the brand new
S50 upgrade if needed but I like the factory better. This car also
includes: new modified custom fan blade, new Beru ignition wires and
cap@rotor. The intake filter was custom installed under the front bumper
in order to breathe cold air (very similar like dinan e39 M5 cold air
intake). Upgrade E32 740 brake booster , ABS unit has been relocated
under the brake booster in order to open spaces for the intake. Custom
engine brackets with using e36 m3 engine mounts. Upgraded cooling system
from S38-B35 in order to save weight and advantage of using different
thermostats. S38-B35 radiator, low temp auxiliary switch, Custom E24
windshield tank with filter , custom hose and wiring all work as
factory. All new water hoses. Custom radiator support works in order to
fit the water radiator and to look like factory set up, custom air
shroud, and custom cold air intake is located behind the drivers' side
fog light/bumper. Original diagnostic plug in working order. Car is
dynoed with the TMS chip at 283rwhp and 260rwptorque that comes to 333hp
at the engine. With the stock chip it pulls around 275rwhp. After the
dyno, I installed a stronger fuel pump and it immediately felt much
better after ! So there is few rwhp gain. |
| What transmission I chose?
My choice is well known and bullet proof throughout years of the
gearbox model: Getrag 260 model with 1st 3.83 ratio and 2nd 2.40ratio.
They are shorter gear ratios for faster acceleration compared to M5 280
Getrag 1st 3.51ratio, 2nd 2.20ratio the rest 3rd 4th 5th are the same
ratios. The tranny shift nice and tight. Gears do not grind, red line
oil. New seal, no oil leaks. Very healthy tranny. New Sachs original
clutch, single mass11 pounds fly wheel. I have 2 choices of differential
current on the car: 3.73lsd and also cruising 2.93lsd if desired.
Suspension is adjustable ground control, spring rate is 600 pounds front
and 750 pounds rear with sport bilsteins. Stock brakes work very well
for street fun. |
| Wheels: : BBS
LM "style reps" Front 8J 225/35/18 rear is 9J 255/30/18. With these BBS
wheels/tires, the car shows accurate cluster speed mph matched the
Factory tire diameter! The car has been dynoed at "speedometer shop". |
| What kind of exhaust? Definitely one of my favorite parts! The exhaust is custom made by www.rennermotorsport.com Hand made Dual 2.5 inch
starting from the headers made from U bends in order to keep the same
diameter all the way to the magnaflow muffler 2.5 dual inlet and dual
outlet with dual 3inch tips. Ceramic/metal cats! Note(I hate driving
without cats polluting the air we breathe! For 5hp gain NO tanks I will
keep them on the car). The car passes smog with flying numbers. I tested
it already at a smog station. No resonators to save some weight. The
engine flows amazingly. Yes, it's a little too loud according to my wife
and all my neighbors ☺ but I love it. The sound from the S38 is very
good with a deep sound similar to small v8 engines. |
| After I completed the project.
After I finished the project I drove about 3000-4000k brake in miles
with 1k-5k rpm range with few oil changes between. I was very careful to
brake in the engine properly. There were no problems, no overheating,
and no oil leaks! Nothing! It proves that everything is reliable and
holds as a factory car! I have covered so far total of 14.xxx miles with
absolutely no problems! |
Let's find out how fast the car is?
Well, the car is definitely not as fast as C6 Z06 ! or anything like
that. Let's be real. In BMW world the car is fast! I did surprise lots
of E46 M3's, E39 M5, E39 540ietc. Also, I have a friend who has EVO IX
dynoed at 350rwp at all 4 wheels and we did rolling start form 40mph all
the way to 150mph and the cars were dead even. I was actually surprised
and pleased from my natural aspirated S38 engine AND my rear wing was
open! I forgot to close it and that was a big minus for me! We all know
how much drag the wing produces at high speed in order to keep down
force. So, if the flapper was closed it would be significantly faster.
In
general, the car is super fun and fast to drive and makes you smile. I
made these few tests with my friend's cars just to see the final result
out of E30 M3 with S38-B36 swap. This E30 M3 has never been tracked or
abused. It's too nice to take to the track. For fun, I am building an
E24 M6 turbo monster for a track toy so I can abuse it without worrying
about damages, rock chips, etc. |
| About this S38-B36 project:
As you can see from the pictures my goal was to make it as close as
possible to the factory look. This project took approximately 2 years to
complete. The car as you can see in the pictures is 100% done.
Including complete restoration paint, engine custom work modifications,
Interior etc. I spent more than 500 documented hours on this project! I
got tired counting and dumped the book I used to record the hours. Not
to mention counting the hours was worthless. To complete this precise
job, time should not count! The quality of this car will show that this
was NOT a 2 weekend S52 fast swap. |
| Why I am selling this beautiful car?
I have my dream Euro engine coded S38-B38 I nick named it “The Ultimate
S38 engine” and it will go into my second E30 M3 Diamond Shwartz and I
will keep that car for life. According to BMW Motorsport factory
“S38-B38 is the most powerful 6cyl engine BMW has ever produced ! It is
originally 3.8 euro 340hp with 295torque as much as S65-B40”. I have a
second car and this will be my garage toy for life. So I have another
hobby project to keep me busy ☺. |
| What is the asking price?
The car itself, engine S38, euro Evo cloth interior, with complete body
restoration, custom work, tons of parts, and including the fact that I
spent so much time (+500hours) and money on this project, the
investments exceed more than +45k $. I am offering this car for the low
price of $29,785. Offers are accepted near/by the asking price. If you
think my price is actually as much as a very clean E46 M3 with super low
miles, it is true, BUT, my opinion is that this E30 M3 is a lot more
rare, unique and fun to drive compared to some regular E46 M3 seen on
every corner and stop light. Not to mention it will hold its value and
increase in value. This car is a turn key, fill 91 gas and enjoy. You
will not be disappointed from my car! |
| Title is California and in my possession. It is a clear title, NOT salvage, no accidents. CarFax does not show correct miles from the 90's. Chassis has around 168k miles. All fresh S38-B36 has 14.768 miles. |
| Here is a list of parts I have changed with part number.
As you can see from the pictures my goal was to make it as close as
possible to the factory look. This project took approximately 2 years to
complete. The car as you can see in the pictures is 100% done.
Including complete restoration paint, engine custom work modifications,
Interior etc. I spent more than 500 documented hours on this project! I
got tired counting and dumped the book I used to record the hours. Not
to mention counting the hours was worthless. To complete this precise
job, time should not count! The quality of this car will show that this
was NOT a 2 weekend S52 fast swap. |
My contact information is 323.702.6733. My name is Anri.
Thank you for reading my ad. |
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