Passed the BAR exam!

[blackhawkimpact]

Have pics of your exhaust setup?

[K1CKBAC]

Did he ask you for the VIN number of the donor car?

[reelizmpro]

To my knowledge, E30s are exempt from the evap test. I don't think a swap makes a difference either.

[amcink]

Subscribed for my Swap

[P.Kelly]

Ernie, do you have a picture of your engine bay?

[Jean]

Having gone through this myself, it was pretty straight forward I want to add as well :)

Now, you've gone through the OBD2 to OBD1 and then through BAR, is it safe to assume they did not/do not know it's a 98 or were they OK with the OBD1 swap?

Not clear from your post, it seems like it could be taking either way...

[AndrewBird]

At first I was like, "Why isn't this in off-topic? Must be spam." Then I was like, "Ah, makes sense."

[R3Z3N]

Having gone through this myself, it was pretty straight forward I want to add as well :)

Now, you've gone through the OBD2 to OBD1 and then through BAR, is it safe to assume they did not/do not know it's a 98 or were they OK with the OBD1 swap?

Not clear from your post, it seems like it could be taking either way...

+1 Curious. It sounds like the engine vin was not checked.

[eandrade]

• BAR Referee did not ask for VIN of donor car. He did not look for the VIN sticker at the back of the cylinder head (it's pretty much inaccessible anyways) or the model number on the block.
• I explicitly told him it was a motor from a '95 M3.
• I'll post a photo of my engine bay in a subsequent post.

As for photos of the exhaust, these are the only photos I have:

Muffler by BrownGuacamole, on Flickr


Mid pipe by BrownGuacamole, on Flickr


X-pipe by BrownGuacamole, on Flickr

[eandrade]

To my knowledge, E30s are exempt from the evap test. I don't think a swap makes a difference either.

Actually, not true. During the BAR engine change certification, the referee pressurized the gas tank and squeezed the line on the EVAP can. Also, I remember the smog technician doing this when I had my car (with the old M20) smogged 4 years ago.

[eandrade]

As requested...engine bay photos

The car is dirty as f*ck, but she goes like hell and is smog legal!

Overhead shot

Untitled by BrownGuacamole, on Flickr

ABS pump relocated to passenger side firewall

Relocated ABS by BrownGuacamole, on Flickr

Passenger side (you can see the OBD-II exhaust manifolds down there)

Untitled by BrownGuacamole, on Flickr

Stock US E36 M3 airbox w/3.0" MAF

Stock S50 Airbox by BrownGuacamole, on Flickr

[el bimmer]

Glad I do not have to go thru this, but glad it passed! When I lived in Newark, NJ it was the same way. I had to go thru the same process, but no more for now.

[P.Kelly]

E - Was it worth the cost/hassle of relocating the ABS so that you could run the stock air box? I ask because the K&N CARB legal unit is about $215 on Amazon. Mine is a cabrio, so my battery is in the engine bay. I could probably relocate it, but that's just one more thing to deal with.

[Jean]

OP - thanks for clarifying! I thought for a second you went through with OBD2 engine converted to OBD1 and they were OK with it LOL

[eandrade]

E - Was it worth the cost/hassle of relocating the ABS so that you could run the stock air box? I ask because the K&N CARB legal unit is about $215 on Amazon. Mine is a cabrio, so my battery is in the engine bay. I could probably relocate it, but that's just one more thing to deal with.

Honestly, not financially worth it if the K&N option is truly a CARB legal unit. There were two reasons I went with the stock E36 M3 airbox:

1. I was struggling with a high-RPM CEL (MAF code) when I was running a 3.5" MAF + custom cone intake. The theory is that a stock airbox would smooth out the intake airflow and resolve this code. Unfortunately, both switching to the stock airbox & going back to a 3.0" MAF hasn't solved the problem. One of these days I'll get around to finally solving this problem.
2. Running a stock E36 airbox leaves me the option of running the Euro box if I decide to go 3.5" MAF -- but that's turning out to be a very pricey "upgrade"

Is the K&N a warm air setup? That would be my only concern with it. Although I'm guessing the intake honk/growl would be much nicer than with the stock airbox...