heres the story and a pic...
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I originally was going to do the fairly popular engine swap of putting the wonderful 3.2 M engine in an E30. After researching the cost and the amount of work involved I concluded that the aluminum V8 was less expensive, about the same weight, had much more power and would take about the same amount of work.

The first step was to obtain, in this case rent, one of those foam replicas of a small-block Chevy engine and a tranny and make a trip to the local junkyard. Imagine the looks you

 

Total cost? Performance?

And I think he's going to want something a good bit wider than 215 in the back.

 

Wonder if the guys at LS1.com know about this....

 

since I have a 350 small block in the back of my 914, i can guarantee he will need bigger than 215's.... I can roast my rears even with all of the weight on the back...

Scot

 

Fantastic! It looks like great fun and I can only wish for as good a project. Keep us posted.