M30 Alpina

June 11 2010 by Mike Selke in Engines |No Comments

M30 Atmospheric

June 11 2010 by Mike Selke in Engines |1 Comment

M30 Atmospheric
The capability of the M30 is frequently understated. It is a fact that until the V10 M5 the M30 powered Alpina E34 Bi Turbo was one of the fastest BMW’s around (300km/hr out of the showroom). Today a well built performance turbo M30 can still deliver the goods.
The great thing is that they do not cost a fortune to build particularly in  low boost turbo form running a bit of compression.
M30 atmospheric using multi throttle manifold under construction

M30 Atmospheric
The capability of the M30 is frequently understated. It is a fact that until the V10 M5 the M30 powered Alpina E34 Bi Turbo was one of the fastest BMW’s around (300km/hr out of the showroom). Today a well built performance turbo M30 can still deliver the goods.
The great thing is that they do not cost a fortune to build particularly in  low boost turbo form running a bit of compression.
M30 atmospheric using multi throttle manifold under construction

M88/S38

June 11 2010 by Mike Selke in Engines |No Comments

M88/S38
The M88 and S38 sisters having design roots from the awesome M12 four cylinder F2 engine (later used as BMW’s 1000hp/litre F1 power house). Although it is a design that has been around for a long time (sharing the same basic block layout as the M30) the cylinder head design is considered by many noted race engine experts as absolute perfection. Gasflow rates for these cylinder heads are astonishing even when comparing to modern designs from other manufacturers
Turbo charging these engines can produce incredible results. My belief is that nobody out there has yet been close to the maximum turbo power capability of these engines. There have been some incredible results so far (1500 to 2000 hp). Today there are some very quick M88/S38 powered cars competing in drag racing in Europe and North America.
Horsepower per dollar these powerplants  are very reasonably priced in a highly tuned form.
Roots of the M88/S38 is BMW’s M12 engine.
This is the F1 version (up 1400hp – 1.4 litres on special fuel).

M88/S38
The M88 and S38 sisters having design roots from the awesome M12 four cylinder F2 engine (later used as BMW’s 1000hp/litre F1 power house). Although it is a design that has been around for a long time (sharing the same basic block layout as the M30) the cylinder head design is considered by many noted race engine experts as absolute perfection. Gasflow rates for these cylinder heads are astonishing even when comparing to modern designs from other manufacturers
Turbo charging these engines can produce incredible results. My belief is that nobody out there has yet been close to the maximum turbo power capability of these engines. There have been some incredible results so far (1500 to 2000 hp). Today there are some very quick M88/S38 powered cars competing in drag racing in Europe and North America.
Horsepower per dollar these powerplants  are very reasonably priced in a highly tuned form.
Roots of the M88/S38 is BMW’s M12 engine.
This is the F1 version (up 1400hp – 1.4 litres on special fuel).

New and used parts for M10,M30,M88.S14 and S38 motors

June 11 2010 by Mike Selke in Parts |1 Comment

M30 mount kits for E30 conversion

Modified Conrods

Gasket Kits

Turbo Pistons

Alpina Pistons and Conrods

Billlett Conrods

M88/S38 Racing tappets

Welcome to MotorM.net

June 10 2010 by Mike Selke in welcome |5 Comments
Hello, my name is Mike Selke I am a BMW Motor M-series specialist in Sydney Australia. If you are in need of any of the following you’ve come to the right place:
BMW M10, M30, M88, S14 and S38 engines (incl. Alpina, AC Schnitzer & Hartge)
  • Sports and Race Specification
  • Considerable Stocks of M10, M30, M88 and S38 engine parts
  • Replacement M88/S38 engine blocks
  • Performance camshafts
  • Big Brake Kits
  • M30/M88 Mount Kits for E30, E30 M3
  • RHD headers built M30 /S38
  • E3, E9,E12,E24,E28,E30 and E34 performance modifications
  • M3, M5 & M6
  • Complete conversion support
  • SERVICE also includes
  • Engine Building M10, M30, M88, S14 and S38
  • M30 Cylinder Head Modification incl Alpina lookalike combustion camber
  • M88/S38 cylinder head modifications including port upgrade to 3.8 Spec
  • Turbo Modifications including ceramics
If you require information, servicing or parts my email is mikese at optus.net.au (where you see the at use @ – this is to prevent spambots collecting my email).
Please feel free to post any comments regarding M-series motors by clicking on the comments link after a post. Thank you in advance.