couple swap questions

[Greenagent]

doing a s52 swap into a e30 325is 1988 was wondering about the akg m50/s50 wiring connector will it work with the obdII also wondering about my brake booster i bought... came from a 89 944 turbo porche but doesnt look like its the same as the ones posted

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/390524791304?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_658wt_1163

is the ebay link
another thing is cooling i have the radiator from my 1988 325is wondering will it work and anyone have an idea on a front fan? non mechanical

and i ordered a z3 ssk and have a zf transmittion havent really seen any solid info on that kit anyone have any comments that would be appreciated

[bimmer630]

88 radiator works yes. Thats whats on my car... same unit as e36 cars have. some guys are running stock aux fans, some run a spal...

obd2 is a no go with those adapters Im pretty sure.... Do some more searching i'd say..


I have no idea on the ZF setup with Z3 shifter...

[MaxBell]

All these questions and more are answered if you search the board and the Comprehensive Thread at the top.

(bimmer630 is right though)

[VinniE30]

All these questions and more are answered if you search the board and the Comprehensive Thread at the top.

(bimmer630 is right though)

That thread needs to die a horrible death. It's a complete mess of questions and answers that may or may not even be right that you can't even search through.

[bimmer630]

That thread needs to die a horrible death. It's a complete mess of questions and answers that may or may not even be right that you can't even search through.

This is what I noticed when I first started my swap.. I asked a few simple questions on the forum that I thought were unanswered when I searched, and people just flamed me for not searching.. I guess thats how R3v rolls

[328ijunkie]

that thread needs to be consolidated hardcore. Like the OBD2 swap thread has been

[mtlbloodshot]

Im using a ZF320 with a E36 328I drive shaft and have no problem with the 1.9 Z3 shifter.

[Greenagent]

i have done my research i have been researching for a few years before i started this project like i said there are fuzzy points in info like the wiring harness ill probley end up doing my own and still no info on the shifter other than mtl but im looking at using revshift flex with stock drive shaft even know i have a 328i shaft

[FredK]

that thread needs to be consolidated hardcore. Like the OBD2 swap thread has been

True.

My feeling on the subject is not much has really changed on a regular OBD-I swap since the late 1990s. Information emerged from these swappers in the early 2000s to the public domain. Yes, there's no real reason to have a litany of the same questions answered over and over again, as the answers to many of these same exact questions already exist.

I don't think it's healthy to tell everyone to search. I also don't think it's cool for people to roll in here and ask, "I have an E36. What do I need to swap it into an E30?" Some people definitely need to search. Some people don't need to search. Some people need to stop telling other people to search.

What DOES continue to be an issue is people with driveability issues that are borne from strange wiring / grounding problems that may be native to the harness itself (broken wires, burned out ground resistors, etc). The solutions to these problems are myriad in nature. These engines are old, and weird shit happens to them in storage, in removal, or during installation.

The DOHC Wiki continues in my opinion to be the most concise resource on OBD-I swaps if you don't want to peruse a 100 page thread on it. I gave it much of its backbone and a lot of people contributed to it already. It may not be infallible, but it at the very least allows you to scope out what you need to know, and hopefully gets the gears grinding in your head as to the system by which you ought to tackle a swap.