Here in Texas we have a saying: 'Too much power' is power you can't control; 'Not enough power' is anything less. The E30 M3 is one of the best cars ever made; it is supremely well balanced and easily controlled under almost any conditions. Obviously it doesn't have enough power.

     This is no revelation; many early M3 owners have wished for more low rpm torque and more top-end power. Even the BMW factory agreed; they made the next generation of M3 with powerful, torquey six cylinder engines. Imagine how great it would be to have the high-powered six-cylinder engine from the newer M3 in the more interesting and unique early M3 body. Well, why not have it that way? The conversion is a proven, well worked out upgrade and gives a completely reliable end product using all factory parts. Here's a typical story.

     Kirk McDonald, Connecticut owner of a beautiful diamond black 1988 E30 M3, felt that, like so many others, his M3 didn't have enough power. He lived with that deficit until, finally, one day the DME control unit failed and he said, "That's it, that's the last straw. I'm going for it." Kirk talked to Chris Wofford at BMP about an M50 conversion and Chris sent him to us. Kirk decided on a 3.2 liter S52 engine from a 1999 E36 M3 with an OBD I intake conversion on that engine to make it breathe.

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