"Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh" (andymcbradleigh)
01/04/2014 at 16:33 • Filed to: M3, BMW, E30, 2JZ
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"Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh" (andymcbradleigh)
01/04/2014 at 16:33 • Filed to: M3, BMW, E30, 2JZ | 2
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I'm sure you've seen this before here on oppo.. What happens when you give an E30 M3 to a bloke in a cold place quite far north? Well, if that bloke somehow stumbles upon a Toyota engine all bets are off, or should that be on? We're talking northern Europe here.. Anwho..
PanchoVilleneuve ST
> Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
01/04/2014 at 17:51 |
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The thing I've noticed about engine swaps, it's only sacrilegious if the engine is Japanese. You could put anything in a Japanese car and everybody will say it's awesome, but put a Japanese engine into anything else and suddenly it's like you farted on the pope.
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Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
> PanchoVilleneuve ST
01/04/2014 at 18:08 |
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I'll be frank as fuck right now :) I don't give a shit if you put whatever into whatever, you do what you like with your car. But I've noticed the same thing as you, and I don't understand it. Sure a LS1 in a Nissan 240SX is awesome, but if you have a monster of a RB26 and stumble upon a 1985 Trans am with no engine.. why not combine them? The Firebird did in fact have a 90HP straight 4 from the factory (sure, you could have a V6 or a V8 as well). In my mind/world it would be pretty frigging awesome if someone put an VW R32 engine in a Ferrari 308, more power, better reliability..
Oh, long rant there. Sorry.. Shit on the pope all you want, I don't care. I love cars and engines. Fanboi I ain't.
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> Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
01/04/2014 at 18:55 |
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I'd keep a E30 M3 with its original S14, so I'd say sacrilegious. However, I would be ok with swapping a standard e30 3 series, and giving it a body kit to make it look like a m3.
wizkashifa
> Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
01/05/2014 at 12:29 |
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Putting a 2JZ in anything is not sacrilegious. It's only sad when you happen upon a Supra without it's engine, or one that looks ridiculous. Because not every Supra has to have >1000hp, a parachute and holes in the headlights.