{"id":30852,"date":"2018-12-14T17:26:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T23:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=30852"},"modified":"2018-12-15T15:27:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T21:27:38","slug":"bmw-e30-with-a-k20-inline-four-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=30852","title":{"rendered":"Building a BMW E30 with a Honda K20 Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This BMW E30 316i is being converted into a lightweight race car by a talented German mechanic. They are replacing the factory 1.6 L M40B16 inline-four with a 2.0 L K20A inline-four from Honda Integra Type R that makes 217 hp (162 kW) and 152 lb-ft (206 Nm). The owner is converting the K20 to a dry sump system and mating it to a BMW five-speed manual transmission. Other upgrades planned are KW Competition 2-way adjustable coilovers, 4-piston calipers, and fiberglass hood and trunk lid. You can see more photos and follow the progress on the project’s FB page<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Source: Projekt E30 Race Car FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This BMW E30 316i is being converted into a lightweight race car by a talented German mechanic. They are replacing the factory 1.6 L M40B16 inline-four with a 2.0 L K20A inline-four from Honda Integra Type R that makes 217 hp (162 kW) and 152 lb-ft (206 Nm). The owner is converting the K20 to… Read More »Building a BMW E30 with a Honda K20 Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e30"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/BMW-E30-316i-with-a-K20A-inline-four-02.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":147709,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147709","url_meta":{"origin":30852,"position":0},"title":"BMW E30 with a Honda F20C","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Faruk Kugay built this 1985 BMW 318i at his company DevSpeed Motorsports with a 2.0 L Honda F20C inline-four. 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