How much did you spend on your swap?

[FredK]

SWEET. I knew it was possible to do this on the super cheap!

[devonjordan]

$95 - 95 vanos m50 (115000 miles, perfectly kept)
$14 - alternator
$16 - ps pump
$11 - starter
$28 - exhaust manifolds
$6 - fuel pump
$11 - brake master cylinder (e32 735i)
$15 - brake booster (e32 735i)
$50 - wiring harness
$33 - 3.73 lsd

$279 so far
i have a track on a red label 413 ecu for $58, e36 motor mount arms for $50
my 86 325e was $250, ran great and looked just as good.
i gotta track down a getrag 260 and im done.

thats how you do a budget build !:D

HOW??

[matt]

All used parts, not replacing any gaskets or hoses, a lot of scrounging. Knowing what I know now, I could have done it much cheaper.

[fcsteve]

HOW??

All used parts, not replacing any gaskets or hoses, a lot of scrounging. Knowing what I know now, I could have done it much cheaper.

we have a "u pull it" yard her ethat has set prices for every part, whether the part comes from a shitty honda or a 95' 5 series bmw .. same prices.

i pretty much raped every bimmer in the two seperate yards and found every part i need. all the small stuff ill be buying new along every part of the tranny minus the flywheel.

[FredK]

haha, for sure. Most gaskets and hoses don't really cost much, but if you want to put in a new clutch kit that's around $200, guibo $40 (for non knockoff brand), waterpump $60+ (80 for a genuine BMW), etc.

[fcsteve]

haha, for sure. Most gaskets and hoses don't really cost much, but if you want to put in a new clutch kit that's around $200, guibo $40 (for non knockoff brand), waterpump $60+ (80 for a genuine BMW), etc.

i already have a brand new flex disc that i bought a couple months ago but i never put it on my car. most hoses i can get free unless i want stainless. hoora for mothers with autozone business accounts. im not changing the water pump or any of the engine parts besides the ignition coils till like 2 months after the swap. im getting the bavarian auto performance ignition coils, i had to get 2 new ones no matter what so i might as well get the performance ones right off the bat.

[Jean]

wow, talk about a deal!

[fcsteve]

:pimp:

[etxxz]

^^ damn its $375 for a complete engine package at my u-pull-it $95 is crazy! i spent:

$2650 s52/tranny/mounts with all electronics key ecu ews, driveshaft, even the steering column part!
$280 frate
$200-300 @ junkyard, $12 oil pan, m50 mani ($18 ) acc-cable, boosters (recent $75 in one too) & $68 3.25lsd
$200 at most on ebay parts like engine mounts, filter...that's about all i recall so like $120)
-500 m20/g260 sale
-180 (280 - shipping) 4.10lsd
-120 2.93 lsd
$600 at most in pelican parts (i calc ~ $380 in bushings, gaskets and misc parts)
$200 in misc like TR module for ews, oils, tooling, labor materials etc etc etc
$600 exhaust (hella engineered sexyness! w/ $220 borla muffler)
$0 O2 simulators (wait what?! stick around o2sim.c will have new product soon)

est time input: 120hours of hard sweat & blood labor
40-50hours in research (yeah i know, obdii info is not easy to come across, i've never wired a car before)

so near-sub $4000 doing/perfecting everything myself for a fully functional OBDII swap(2 track days within 2.5 weeks of completion hehe fun!) not bad imo. this is about as low as it can go

[golde30]

lol, fuck these threads.

if you dont care about power, or servicing your e30 in the near future after doing a motor swap, it can be done on the cheap. if you want power, and a maintanance free operation for at least a few years after doing the swap, plan on spending about $8-12K on your e30 all said and done.

[fcsteve]

lol, fuck these threads.

if you dont care about power, or servicing your e30 in the near future after doing a motor swap, it can be done on the cheap. if you want power, and a maintanance free operation for at least a few years after doing the swap, plan on spending about $8-12K on your e30 all said and done.

8 to 12 k could build you almost an entire new motor. anyone doing a motorswap is doing it for more power. and nobody has to spend anyehere near 8 to 12 k.

[kroberts]

I've spent so much that it makes me sad. I'm a sad little man.

If I include the cost of the car and the cost of the parts car...

carry the two...

divide by six...

move the decimal point...

nought from nought...

I could have bought my dream car, a nice yellow M Coupe!

[Van Westervelt]

I am over the 12k mark. :(

But I went with all kinds of new and overbuilt bits. Pretty much a lil tank. lol

[etxxz]

lol, fuck these threads.

if you dont care about power, or servicing your e30 in the near future after doing a motor swap, it can be done on the cheap. if you want power, and a maintanance free operation for at least a few years after doing the swap, plan on spending about $8-12K on your e30 all said and done.

if you have a solid motor and did a good job on the swap/electronics there's no reason to have future problems other than the basic maintenance any car requires.... this is a track car and as such maintenance free is something from another dimension. I check/touch up my car after every event, even if there's nothing wrong. i should add to my post sachs clutch light flywheel and a new starter forgot those 8)

[e30polak]

i spent....
$1200> '89 325i
$2550> '98 s52, w/ m3 tranny, ecu+wiring harness (only 56k miles!)
$900> full custom exhaust from header back
roughly $1000> 16" electric fan, turner chip, 24#injectors, 3.5 hfm, obd1 conversion, e34 oilpan, 320 booster, mounts, misc. hoses+ bolts+ gaskets+ fluids
$700> new clutch and aluminum flywheel
$90> z3 shifter kit w/ delrin bushing
$700> springs, sways, shocks, control arms
roughly $6.2k-650 for m20 w/ tranny and exhaust= roughly $5,550

took 1.5 years to complete, b/c of $ situation and other bullshit. I lost a friend over this, dealt with this on top of school and work, so add about $2k in stress and headache and self done labor(minus the wiring). all said and done, i have a pretty fuckin dope e30 that embarasses cars daily and is a blast to drive! i did this knowing that i couldn't even afford a clean e36 m3 for the price, while building a car that can handle well and is way faster then a heavy e36. next is either a mild ball bearing turbo setup and big brakes!!!