Modified BMW E30 Coupe 2.7L Stroker Motor - (One Take)

[@re20bt]

C'mon guys give the kid a break - he's the owner of a BMW at 17, with a car he's built over time with his dad. Mad props from me! That's what the scene is all about!

[@xXNoah92]

Watching these guys cruise around in this E30 makes me so HAPPY that I kept my 325is E30 and fixed it instead of selling it. The sound and body style will never get old!

[@stance4life.98]

Hope you still have it 🙏🇿🇦

[@AndrewPekeuronehelluvanoob91]

In South Africa we never got the E30 M3 so BMW SA made their own with the 2.7 M20 engine in the form of the 325iS. Made between 194-208bhp. Fantastic car, fantastic sound much like the one in this video and it has quite a cult status among the locals for it's speed and handling.

[@BenjaminBadenhorstMusic]

....we also had the insane 333i, with the engine out of a 730i..

[@stance4life.98]

🇿🇦Mzansi

[@thabangaugustinehlalele]

​@@BenjaminBadenhorstMusicisandla se mfene

[@ZenGamer97]

Would have been nice to see it on a tighter road though

[@BlakesGarage]

If anyone else is selling a E30 for $50. PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

[@overlandexplorer378]

Blake's Garage 😂😂😂 Just got one for $100

[@rileybousfield1349]

Hey Blake, I dream of an E30 as my first car but the cars are getting more pricey at an exponential rate. How do you find one for so cheap?

[@issastorm8219]

Blake's Garage e30 m3 20000$

[@digable_celestial_dwarfs6778]

I know right!? And I thought I _stole_ a rust free manual IX coupe at $900. For $50, he basically bought a pair of the American bumpers and the rest of the car just happened to get thrown in with them.

[@giancarlosalads7205]

Riley Bousfield Washington Oregon area has some cheap e30s

[@wrxpilot]

Pretty sharp kid at 17 years old!! Some things never change... I remember having gear head conversations at that age too, 20+ years ago. Cool to see!

[@sneeroh]

I like how the guy told Matt that his neighbors hate him, but his car is so loud that he didn't hear him and asked if his neighbors hate him.

[@qikqbn77]

Hats off to Ryan and his dad for keeping this car alive. At 17 yrs old your story reminds me a lot about my teenage years and first car. My first car was a 1976 Fiat Spyder. It was a beauty, but as reliable as a wet paper bag ;^( My dad and I worked on it every weekend. It was a great bonding experience and I learned so much about cars which turned in to a passion for cars. I can already tell Ryan is a "car guy" with many years of fixin' cars ahead cause sometimes you just got the bug and can't leave well enough alone. ;^)

[@Revitalyzed]

For a 17 year-old... I'm very impressed. Kid's got a bright future in automotive if he has an awesome build like this. Very surprised to hear the amounts of mods it has, both aftermarket and from other BMW's. And how you can you go wrong with a $50 E30?! :P

[@jamievandalen]

Owner: i've got a full exhaust from BRAAAAAHHH BRAHHHH BRAHHH Matt: Oh ya ;-)

[@thegoynextdoor]

Anyone know what exhaust it is? The one I bought my 325e with sounds disgusting.

[@arch417powersports]

Random troll: Wow his dad bought him a car Kid: It was $50... Random troll: Yeah but... well... uhhh.

[@Figureight]

It's an awesome car for a 17 year old. It looks cool, it's got the sound I'm sure he wants, it's not ridiculously fast but it's light. He's doing loads of work tuning it and working with his dad too by the sound of what he was saying, which is awesome. I think it's great, good for him! Perfect first car.

[@Challechallechalle]

I just noticed, being that I watch EVERY video everyone shakes matts hand the same way. It's kind of this way of emoting massive respect through a slight wind up/I love you handshake. This is a man to be respected. Love you Matt. Your doing everyone such and honest and selfless favor by checking out their cars. Love you man!!! Go ahead and keep it up

[@wboeren1]

I heart a lot of engine noise, and some guy rambling about something. See the smile on Matts face shutting Ryan up with the engine noise.

[@josephb456]

150 WHP is PERFECT for this ride. It’s his DD, he loves the car and has done a ton of really good work on it to get it perfect. The thing probably drives like a damned dream. I love this car.

[@mcspikesky]

brick shaped but only like a .34 drag co-efficient also, E46 rack fits, the clubsport is a tight 3.0 turn lock to lock with more angle!

[@safetytfh]

your guys' best bet would be to mic up matt and his guest, level out the volume between the two and then mix the cabin audio in, making sure you can still hear the talking. SOme of these cars, namely this one, are ungodly loud and the resonation is terrible

[@TheSmokingTire]

+Fernde09 That's what we're doing. Each of us is wearing a lav, and the levels are balanced between us. The car is so loud though, that there was nothing we could do.

[@jblskates]

+TheSmokingTire If you apply more attenuation to the lavs you can cancel out more surrounding sounds

[@myownalias]

+TheSmokingTire Have you tried knocking down the sub 100hz frequencies in the mix, that would help a lot with the audio, it's the bass drone that kills the vocal track, I turned off my subwoofer that handles everything below 100hz and it was much clearer.

[@TheSmokingTire]

+Jackson La Mar I don't even know what that means.

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

+TheSmokingTire He's saying that on a graphic equalizer (audio EQ) to turn down the bass around 100hz (150 would be better), to get rid of that engine's boominess in the audio.

[@hennessyviper]

I want a e30 325i so bad I love the style and sound

[@Jasongy827]

Dude, this car is really really like well modified. I have a friend he is all about speed, I’m like speed means nothing it’s the way how the car is balance, drive, and handles. Speed can go so far but getting a car that’s balance is a rare engineering feat. A lot of people are like that. Wanting speed

[@monkylondon]

Looks like a good laugh to drive e30's make you feel awesome

[@carlshneebly7136]

That makes me so jealous. I wish my dad was around to teach me how to work on cars when I was younger.

[@TheJudgeMr]

Big props to that kid, 17 and that driving a car like that. Im 19 and I have a mk5 1.4 golf thats got 75bhp. Wish it was possible to not be bullied into driving slow, more newer cars by insurace companies.

[@Happymali10]

75hp Golf IV here, saving up for something sporty.If I really kick it I can get it to move comparetively well, but it's a fight and not the fun kind.

[@ZenGamer97]

Loving the BMWs of late. Keep driving these cars Farah

[@E28Source]

I'm 17 and have a 1987 BMW 528e I bought for fun! Slowly building my car up as well.

[@phatfool33]

Lol my very first car when I turned 14 was an 85' 325e. Bought it for $1. It actually ran! Was too much of a project at the time so gave it away. Cool to watch!

[@Jester25ft]

Sound alone is intoxicating. Sweet E30

[@invinciblejets4690]

Awesome car. Not every car needs to be fast as hell to be cool. Refreshing seeing one of these not slammed with whack stance

[@BXRchampion1993]

I believe this the same stroker Tj reviewed? Nice to see this car getting some recognition. Love old Bimmers.

[@SuperDorkenstein]

I have watched every single video on this channel. I shit you not. But this might be my favorite car on there

[@IansModRite]

17 years old and driving that, good job man!

[@paulbowman107]

A. boost that motor B. best $50 car ever

[@perez5249]

Cool mods. Brave man to use as DD. Kudos.

[@chrissorreda4982]

I hate loud slow cars that has more loud than speed ratio. If that makes sense.

[@HollyBoni]

+Chris Sorred Okay. Great.

[@shiconia]

+Boni Hollóssy Excellent

[@HollyBoni]

shiconia Fantastic.

[@SWatchik]

+Chris Sorreda I think it's acceptable with classics, which this counts as. But like shitty loud hot hatches or modded normal cars, yeah...

[@MRR7]

+Chris Sorreda Who cares about what you're thinking? What the hell?!

[@DMX-PAT]

4.6 jeep stroker and this are easily my two favorites, just love inline six engines.

[@vrmmmm]

Really cool story. Ryan obviously has a very cool dad.

[@TrickTube]

racecar spelled backwards is racecar, carry on

[@ThemReaper5]

TrickTube wholly shit 😲

[@billolsen4360]

Madam I'm Adam. Too hot to hoot. A Toyota's a Toyota. Never Odd or Even. If I had a hi-fi. Was it a car or a cat I saw?

[@rizato1]

A palindrome

[@happydappyman]

what a great car to learn to drive on. I learned on a first gen ford focus and that thing was a blast with its manual trans, despite its wheezing engine.

[@TenzaMotorsports]

We modified an e30 325e on my channel same color and everything. (Our paint was bad so we painted it blue) They are awesome cars! I’d be shocked if the one we had dynoed 120hp. It was still an absolute blast to have.

[@TheCodyleehargo]

The only audio complaint I've ever had is the volume of it. It's usually pretty clear considering what's going on in the videos. It's kinda hard to get clear audio in car that's not stock. But no matter, I always love the videos.

[@imSchwaggy]

he should BOOST it dude ! Trust me. s50 swaps dont really make sense unless you're gonna boost them, they only make like 220-240hp. since his engine's basically built, he can throw a turbo on there and make an easy 280. + it would be A LOT lighter than the s50 .

[@carbonemtree]

his engine is not built its mofe like assembled, he has stock 25+ year internals..consider that the engine design and computer are very old so in order to achieve any power safely and reliably is to fork up the cash for aftermarket ecu which is as much as the s5x engines. I wont get into powerbands and driver feels of turbo vs N/A with this type of car. also traction is an issue with these cars under power, rear trailing armlife.. you dont need big power with these cars. 250-300 is more then enough. cheers

[@imSchwaggy]

+zombiecheef true. I wouldn't suggest more than 300 to the wheels with these lol. they're stupid light. but built in the sense that he has heads cams mad injectors etc. I'm sure they did studs n stuff, so I mean it would be fun to boost and keep light weight. I personally can't wait for my e30. most likely gonna put an m50/52 in there though

[@imSchwaggy]

+im Schwaggy just gotta "Finnish" my e36.

[@DucDucSTFU]

+im Schwaggy www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=233682 An M20 is not that much lighter than an M5X/S5X

[@Mycarisslow]

+im Schwaggy Why not go whit S54 or S38 :)

[@TheDutchTexan]

Always nice to see a car that has been reviewed by another KZbinr! TJHunt anyone? Everyone has a different opinion, but one thing remains the same. That loud ass exhaust! Hahaha!

[@4DIYers]

Very clean example! Kind of funny how not that long ago an E30 could have been bought for next to nothing and now they've had a huge price inflation over night.

[@applebitefool]

The M3 control arms give a nice caster. Cool car.

[@sleeper.simulant7327]

I love these unique builds. May not be the fastest thing but hey it sounds pretty good and it moves along alright

[@ngekseng]

sounds so awesome..like a the jag E type

[@trbsu]

Why doesn't anybody upgrade their brakes?!

[@trbsu]

+daniel0663 Understandable, but I imagine you could at least improve the rotors and pads from stock which is all you really need on a 2500lb car. It's a common theme in the one-take videos I've seen, most people add power and leave their brakes stock.

[@TheSmokingTire]

+trbsu most people don't go to track days, most people don't even really drive the canyons that much. My quick drives in many of these cars is the hardest they are ever driven. Following that knowledge, these owners never even push their stock brakes to the limits, and will get more pleasure out of 50 extra HP than they would from bigger brakes.

[@trbsu]

+TheSmokingTire Fair enough, since it sounds like most of the one takes are DDs that see occasional spirited driving. I ask since my personal mods list usually begins with brakes and ends with power, but I guess I'm a bit strange. Although, spending money and adding power to a DD that's rarely driven hard seems strange too.

[@ItsJoshN]

The latest issue of super street went over this. Like Matt said, most people want an extra 50-100hp when compared to spending money on brakes. Nice pads and vented rotors are All most ppl want

[@chrisdontworryaboutit8998]

+trbsu Whether you have 100hp or 500hp, it takes the same amount of braking to stop from whatever speed. Most of the cars on this show are just modified to satisfy some addiction and not for tracking. Tires are a better place to spend money for better braking than the brakes for most uses. Unless you are running up and down public mountain roads at 10/10ths (which would make you a moron) Anything more than upgrading the pads and fluid is a waste for street driven cars.

[@edwardfleming6528]

I LOVE E30's, best BMW's EVER!!!

[@bmwalpina4628]

Very rare 2.7L. Nice color !

[@shaunyotafan7118]

Ryan and his car are always up at Cars and Coffee in Carlsbad, represent North County, whoo. Oh and Louder the better #becauseracecar

[@tylerdowd]

Pretty slow, but for 50 dollars it's obviously a steal! Cool that him and his dad are building it. It does have a ton of potential and it looks awesome! He should do brakes next imo. Does he have an instagram/facebook so we can follow the build?

[@mvpatrone]

Might be slow in a straight line, but a good driver can put these around a track faster than your avg track day driver. Also these cars don't need upgraded brakes. Stock holds up just fine and is what the SpecE30 race cars use.

[@mattclose1439]

+mvpatrone So a good driver will be faster than an average driver... very novel information there...

[@mvpatrone]

All I'm saying is that they are fast in the corners. With a good driver, the lack of power doesn't make a difference, because it's the handling that makes this car. Appreciate the sass.

[@tylerdowd]

mvpatrone Yeah, only reason I said brakes next is because I am assuming he wants to build more power!

[@markiefresh]

+Tyler Dowd i own an e30 all its all about the driving experience and really feeling the turns hahah

[@Snarge22]

Right on the smallness. Cars have gotten so huge! Park an E30 next to anything new and they are dwarfed. I have an old Alfa GTV6 and it's the same thing. Park by the most compact economy cars today and they are so much larger.

[@domtoretto3280]

best sounding 150whp bmw out there.

[@suomenpresidentti]

Reminds me of the neighbor kid who always revs his really loud E30 every single night.

[@RandomGenera7ed]

This kid is a badass!

[@CrossWindsPat]

Ohh wow that sounds niiice! BOOST IT!!!! Small turbo, 350whp. 6 cyl would spool it up nice and quick! Better do your brakes and suspension first.

[@JustAnotherHo]

kudos to this kid.

[@andrewkoastephens210]

I just saw this car on a different review show this morning. I really wanted to hear the build details. So I know that he was saying everything I wanted to hear but I couldnt hear him over the engine. Lol!

[@imSchwaggy]

i think i've seen his car reviewed before. but my prayers have been answered none the less lol im gonna get a 325e soon too.

[@LifeWideOpen780]

really matt out of all the e30 in the world you test this one

[@MyFlexinIsAProblem]

Yes, Please more E30's!

[@SevenSillySausages]

Yes! The E30, got one myself. Thank you for reviewing this car properly (by someone who knows what they're talking about) compared to TJ Hunt's review of it. Painful.

[@thecraneapparel]

Wow. Like what he's done. Still a stunner!

[@mackster196]

"what else have you done to it?" "well I've done a Sachs clutch and" BWAAAAHHHH

[@occersay96]

My buddy has a super similar build. e36 5 lug swap, but with a fully built s52 frankenmotor. Go s50, then boost it

[@Offishu]

Exhaust sounds real good.

[@eddieds312]

the 2.7 out of an e28 528 will give you about the same performance rather then stroking a 2.5 but still the car seems awesome and looks like the kid put a ton of work into her!

[@Happymali10]

If they slap on a turbo it is probably going to sound a bit tamer, but if they pick a turbo for top speed it'll loose the nimble feeling when they pull out of corners at low revs.

[@najeecixxs]

Pretty sure I saw this car in SD and his sweater supports my theory

[@najeecixxs]

Commented too soon..he did indeed drive from SD

[@vyrnmn]

It's a shame the straight-line performance isn't in-keeping with the amount of noise it makes, but It's still a cool car. Better than what I had when I was 17!

[@dankxdank]

ohhhhhhhh to be 17 again :)

[@kamelpoo]

nice, turbo only if you have another daily driver.

[@LazyWaffleman]

+Kameron Baker I second this notion

[@imnotgay_butineedthemoney]

+Kameron Baker The man the myth the legend with the e30 from reno. I follow you on IG bro. Welcome back to m20.

[@kmuth2102]

+Kameron Baker is a legend. Kid knows what he's doing.

[@jeeptok]

+Kameron Baker right! caught that too.. lol but i think he meant with regards to the stiffness of suspension. More power will just compound the all the effects that the car currently exhibits. Not that theres anything wrongw ith a daily turbo driver

[@kamelpoo]

+Charles Doyle unless you go all out there are quite a few weak links that high hp exposes. Snapping the rear axle bolts halfway back from bimmerfest 4hrs from home can ruin your day;)

[@rendaddy_]

Why volume of the video so low? I have to put my volume almost to 100% on your recent videos. Anyway, nice car once again.

[@TheSmokingTire]

Some are saying it's too loud, others saying too quiet. The levels are the same as always for us.

[@iainmurray9961]

+TheSmokingTire All the whiners about the audio quality and how many fps on your channel really grinds my gears... There's fuck all wrong with the quality of your one takes, Matt. I can always see and hear you (and the cars) just fine!

[@MrCdnAudiophile]

+Iain Murray You need to get your ears checked.

[@pAnchocrack92]

+Randoom i see other ramdom videos and the volume its just fine but the thesmokingtire ones i have to put much effort to ear anything... :(

[@Alex.P_10]

+TheSmokingTire yeah I have to up my volume to a 100% and sometimes I want more volume.Weird.

[@zouzou1115]

good car rayn i had the 323i coupe at ur age with lsd diff the best memory ever ✌👍💲

[@imprezaSOHC]

finallyy!! an e30!! great video

[@RJTillRacing]

We race an e30 in ChumpCar... Stock M20B25 with a 4.10 diff @ 2300lbs with 1/2 tank of fuel. It is definitely the "right" car for the job :) We went the very quiet route on the exhaust. As an aside, our completely stock engine made 142whp. Right in the realm of spec e30 legality. I thought the 2.7 "i" franken-motor made a bit more power than stated? Awesome car!

[@arttafil6792]

Way back when, BMW made the 325e & 325es with stroked M20 engines. They were for economy, low rpm, higher torque engines for general driving.

[@The_Unkn0wn_5.0]

Call me a ricer but I like the sound.

[@jiptical]

RIP headphone users (including me) :(

[@detaart]

+pravesh lollman Better call the whaambulance

[@jacobsummers2724]

+pravesh lollman Audio is totally inverted R/L and F/R. I pay for Drive+. I'm done supporting them if this is the material they produce.

[@mattclose1439]

+Jacob Summers This isn't drive + dummy

[@detaart]

Jacob Summers This is TST ... not drive+

[@jacobsummers2724]

+detaart +Matt Close No, duh. Regardless, I would expect to see at least a moderate improvement in basic audio quality/recording equipment. It's been months of apologizing for poor audio quality. But on a side note; I strongly advise against paying for +Drive +. They haven't released a video in forever. $4/mon. is a waist of money. I regret subscribing to that.

[@skate4thecross]

It sounds like an 2J before boost comes on, to me at least, for some odd reason. The growl it has around what I'm guessing is 2500-4000 rpm just reminds me of it.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Here for more E30 vids

[@ItsMikeArre]

Another great example that most BMW are like Legos swap in and out parts like nothing 👍 great vid Matt thx u

[@JerniganRacing863]

you guys should swing by and drive my Spec E30 the next time you're down near Sebring!

[@mattd.8775]

I've been waiting for an e30 One Take for awhile now, and I'm glad you chose this car. This is a pretty good example of an e30 that's made for driving. I'm curious to see what you think of a stoce e30 m3.

[@TheSmokingTire]

No one has offered an E30 M3 for a review. I think they are cool but, like a lot of old 911's, not worth the money they are commanding

[@nousername2932]

I would not be able to stand that drone for long trips haha! Nice car though.

[@838dagang3]

WOOO A BMW THAT DIDN'T GO IN LIMP MODE!!!!!

[@m.martinez1674]

Yes !!! A E30 finally

[@B0B_BELCHER]

I want an E30 so bad :D but a stock one with a straight-6, so a 320 and up :) Soon....

[@bushtailrazorback9797]

that vibrant muffler, tho! i love the way the sound and got one my mk1mr2

[@rblbatb]

Love the car. Love the Chumpcar shout out!

[@idriveandridevintage8580]

I have 87 325is with 2.9 stroker, it will get up to 140mph no problem, as loud like this car, it handle ACHwy, AFHwy, 9 miles like it on rail.

[@johancronisk3405]

I think old beemers are more interesting than new ones. But, wow, that droning noise must be exhausting - without earplugs he won't have the same hearing abilities in two years.

[@Melvinjw86]

Nice build.👍👍👍

[@brandonherrera2891]

Hell I like the car, even the exhaust.

[@B0B_BELCHER]

BMWs with a straight-6 👌🏼

[@justinjavellana]

I'm watching this through a JBL Clip+ speaker and my desk is vibrating. 😮

[@YouThubez]

Dude, please do another video about your Fox body mustang. Also... More 996 please! :) thanks!

[@mujjuman]

this kid is such a dudebro

[@drutfurgeson]

oh wow sounds awesome!

[@johnkanellis7111]

If you are considering a swap then s54 for the win dude, you will have a N/A killer

[@calvinkulick]

That's crazy that he dailys that. When I got my license I thought I wanted a car that loud and then I had a mk3 Jetta with no exhaust and When my ears were ringing after a fifteen minute drive i realized how horrible that was. Now I have a gli with stock exhaust