{"id":148493,"date":"2026-05-12T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=148493"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:52:33","slug":"bmw-e30-with-a-maserati-f136-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=148493","title":{"rendered":"BMW E30 with a Maserati F136 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Max Ovca<\/a> built this 1985 BMW 325e with a Ferrari-Maserati F136 V8<\/a>. The motor sits on custom mounts and features a custom dry sump, custom exhaust headers, custom wiring harness, and FuelTech Ft550 ECU. It is kept cool by a Chase Bays Civic radiator with two 10-inch fans. Behind the V8 is a custom adapter plate and McLeod triple-disc clutch connected to a BMW E36 ZF five-speed manual transmission. The rest of the drivetrain uses a one-piece chromoly driveshaft and limited-slip differential with 4.10 ratio. The front suspension uses Fortune Auto 500-series coilovers, M3 aluminum control arms, E46 steering rack, and AP Racing four-piston calipers with two-piece slotted rotors. The rear uses a Stim Tech pushrod rear suspension<\/a>, Jegs adjustable coilovers, and factory BMW calipers with Zimmerman rotors. The unique look is due to a Pandem V1.5 widebody kit covered in Bronzit Beige Metallic (139) paint and Compomotive TH601 16-inch wheels. You can view more photos and details in the Bring a Trailer listing<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Source: Bring a Trailer<\/a> via ESD reader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Max Ovca built this 1985 BMW 325e with a Ferrari-Maserati F136 V8. The motor sits on custom mounts and features a custom dry sump, custom exhaust headers, custom wiring harness, and FuelTech Ft550 ECU. It is kept cool by a Chase Bays Civic radiator with two 10-inch fans. Behind the V8 is a custom adapter… Read More »BMW E30 with a Maserati F136 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":148495,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e30"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141617,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141617","url_meta":{"origin":148493,"position":0},"title":"2007 BMW Wagon with a Maserati 4.7L V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This 2007 BMW 328xi Sports Wagon (E91) is powered by a 4.7 L Maserati F136 V8. 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