My e30 318is s52 swap thread

[e30s52]

i put some pics up of my sawp check it out. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=111673

[windsor318is]

wo wo you start this thread now! youve been holding out on us! love the carbon eyelids, ill have a read, im down this week on the car, waiting till friday.

i may be the best CSB remover and installer in north america, ive done this too many timnes now LOL! m3 rear shaft shaft is in, csb fits titties compared to the 318 shaft.

[e30s52]

yeah i have been working on all this year. its my high school senior project. cant wait to see your car run

[etxxz]

yeah i have been working on all this year. its my high school senior project. cant wait to see your car run

that's a cool friking high school...the most interesting thing i did in mine was build a potato launcher

wo wo you start this thread now! youve been holding out on us! love the carbon eyelids, ill have a read, im down this week on the car, waiting till friday.

i may be the best CSB remover and installer in north america, ive done this too many timnes now LOL! m3 rear shaft shaft is in, csb fits titties compared to the 318 shaft.

and you gotta teach me how to remove them csb...i failed miserably when i tired messing with mine.

congrats man tis been a ride long ride.. now get some pics and vids!! :nice:

[windsor318is]

ALRIGHT! drove the car down the street today, its a fucken dog, as my air/fuel meter reads(thought i had it hooked up wrong) its running super lean, any ideas guys?? i have the s52 injectors in it, runs and idles fine but somethings definetly wrong with the fuel situation. anyways heres what i did today...my shift kit did not fit so i hacked up the m42 linkage, sifter is perfect in the center, but the shifts are longer than before, oh well.

fancy e36m3 shift kit...waaaay to short like 3 inchs

comparision is modified e30 bavauto kit

heres how off center the shifter is, but that seems to be the perfect spot for me.
top view center with console

up shift...ignore the sanded shifter and g unit cd

down shift...


thats all for now, any help would be greatly appreciated!

[drifty340i]

Nice project dude! That not to long shift wise should be sweet.

[e30polak]

g-g-g-g-g-G-UNIT! :woowoo:

[e30s52]

did you not use a chip with your ECU that may be the problem. just an idea though

[windsor318is]

it might be, i have nothing in it stock ecu, anyone else run stock and have a problem? could be the 87 octane gas i put in there too?

i have an AA chip ment for the blower, you think i should pop it in and see what happens?

[e30325ic]

Looking good. I will start my swap this week. Not sure why you are running lean, How is your fuel pressrure?

[windsor318is]

Looking good. I will start my swap this week. Not sure why you are running lean, How is your fuel pressrure?

no idea what pressure i have how do i check that?

[e30s52]

get a fuel presure gauge then tie it into one of the fuel supply lines. takes like 10mins. but my guess is its ethier the ECU not having a chip so its not supplying enough gas or the fuel pump

[windsor318is]

i think i might try the AA chip for the hell of it, worst that happens i think is that it runns super rich. ill have to get the fuel pressure gauge from my buddy see what i have, dont think its the fuel pump it doesnt feel like its cutting out or anyhting like that, it just feels like a 318 still lol

[e30s52]

lol just +2 extra cylinders. have you tryed the icv? stuck open maybe?

[windsor318is]

ill check icv but i think my idle would be effected if that was the case.