{"id":128887,"date":"2025-03-11T18:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T23:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128887"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:43:10","slug":"turbo-honda-l15-swap-kit-for-bmw-e30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128887","title":{"rendered":"Turbo Honda L15 Swap Kit for BMW E30"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2024 TF-Works<\/a> swapped a Honda L15<\/a> and Miata (ND2) six-speed manual transmission into their BMW E30. The company chose the turbocharged 1.5 L L15B7 inline-four<\/a> because it offers direct injection, aluminum block with cast-in iron liners, lightweight steel rods, twin oil-squirters, direct injection, single-scroll turbocharger, and electric wastegate. TF-Works reports the Si-version of the L15B7 can produce 265 hp (194 kW) and 285 lb-ft (386 Nm) of torque on E85 fuel. They now sell a L15 swap kit<\/a> which includes engine and transmission mounts, billet oil pan and pickup, custom coolant housing, and turbo inlet and outlet housings. TF-Works is developing more parts for the kit including a radiator with hoses, bolt-in intercooler, full exhaust, and plug-and-play wiring harness for L15 ECU.<\/p>\n

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Source: TF-Works<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2024 TF-Works swapped a Honda L15 and Miata (ND2) six-speed manual transmission into their BMW E30. The company chose the turbocharged 1.5 L L15B7 inline-four because it offers direct injection, aluminum block with cast-in iron liners, lightweight steel rods, twin oil-squirters, direct injection, single-scroll turbocharger, and electric wastegate. TF-Works reports the Si-version of the… Read More »Turbo Honda L15 Swap Kit for BMW E30<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":128894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[121,1296],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e30","category-l15"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Honda-L15-swap-kit-for-BMW-E30-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":121418,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121418","url_meta":{"origin":128887,"position":0},"title":"BMW E30 with a Turbo Honda L15","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2020 TF-Works swapped a naturally aspirated 2.4 L Honda K24 inline-four into their 1987 BMW 325is (E30) using their swap kit. 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