LOL, as the title says, the wife is daily-ing an 87 Eta automatic we bought out of a field and resurrected. She loves the car and the m20b27 runs surprisingly well with 400,000 miles on it except for the ridiculous amount of piston slap it has. Seriously... it's as loud as a diesel. I posted a video in the build thread on page 2 if you want some lulz.
But, long story short... who knows how long for this life that engine is. We have an m50b25 (non-vanos) sitting on an engine stand from another project in the garage. I have it listed for sale with some e34 swap parts but the more we think about it, the more enticing swapping it in with an auto box is sounding (for her to daily obviously).
I have not been able to find a ton of info on the swap... basically just a reference here and there. I realize widening the trans tunnel is in play, a harness for the auto computer needs to be wired in, and running new trans cooler lines.
Can anyone point me in the direction of any information relating to the auto trans aspect of a swap? Or provide any additional insight. I have spent a decent amount of time looking but am not having any real luck other than what I mentioned above. Thanks in advance for helping if you can, and not flaming if you can't. I realize this is not a very desirable thing for most enthusiasts, but I am happy my wife shares my love of e30's and want to make hers as enjoyable for her as my turbo 318is is for me. :-D
But, long story short... who knows how long for this life that engine is. We have an m50b25 (non-vanos) sitting on an engine stand from another project in the garage. I have it listed for sale with some e34 swap parts but the more we think about it, the more enticing swapping it in with an auto box is sounding (for her to daily obviously).
I have not been able to find a ton of info on the swap... basically just a reference here and there. I realize widening the trans tunnel is in play, a harness for the auto computer needs to be wired in, and running new trans cooler lines.
Can anyone point me in the direction of any information relating to the auto trans aspect of a swap? Or provide any additional insight. I have spent a decent amount of time looking but am not having any real luck other than what I mentioned above. Thanks in advance for helping if you can, and not flaming if you can't. I realize this is not a very desirable thing for most enthusiasts, but I am happy my wife shares my love of e30's and want to make hers as enjoyable for her as my turbo 318is is for me. :-D
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