My e30 318is s52 swap thread

[e30serg]

Awesome dude! Yeah, you'll lose a bunch of torque if you don't size the exhaust right!
Must feel soooo good to have it pulling hard finally!

[matt]

Oh man... you had no exhaust on the car and it was slow. From now on, that's question #1 whenever anyone has any running issues with their car.

PS. Stop F-ing with your fuel pressure now, please. Set it to 3.5 bar and forget that you have an adjustable FPR.

Congrats on getting it running properly. (And this is why I harp on exhaust sizing so much.)

[etxxz]

...once i but the exhuast on, it was night and day, i dont think these motors like running open header....

i agree to disagree...mine loved it. must be that ancient ecu of yours:firehop:


:rofl: j/k, but you've got some vibration going on, seems exhaust related. i'm sure you know about it...i can't believe how well that front bumper looks! props man! proceed to the member rides subforum!!

[windsor318is]

Oh man... you had no exhaust on the car and it was slow. From now on, that's question #1 whenever anyone has any running issues with their car.

PS. Stop F-ing with your fuel pressure now, please. Set it to 3.5 bar and forget that you have an adjustable FPR.

Congrats on getting it running properly. (And this is why I harp on exhaust sizing so much.)

ha ha its back to 3.5 bar, and i wont touching it i swear!

[windsor318is]

i agree to disagree...mine loved it. must be that ancient ecu of yours:firehop:


:rofl: j/k, but you've got some vibration going on, seems exhaust related. i'm sure you know about it...i can't believe how well that front bumper looks! props man! proceed to the member rides subforum!!

yupper, i think my headers are to close to the frame, i will proced when i have some good pics, trying to get it on the road lagally this week!

[etxxz]

^^ i had the same problem. fixed it with a spacer on the engine mount.

[dj2xrated]

whens the photoshoot coming?

[windsor318is]

as soon as i get someone with a real camera lol! ill post up the hours and parts list soon.

[windsor318is]

so......after 3 trips to the ministry, i have a 10 day temp, and it hasnt sunken in yet that im driving my car....but its not a slug anymore lol!!! few things...i have a tiny leak from my oilpan, and its pissing me off, and my lighting wiring is fucked up from the mice that found there way inside my car 2 years ago. i cant drive this at night till i have it all sorted out.

[windsor318is]

as i said theres the hours and money spent, so guys no roughly what it will cost for the swap, or how you could have on hte swap. i htink i no what the z3 rear diff covers are for now, i think i blew the diff already started rattling after i ran it on the highway. and its really hot and stinky, i never did check the oil level.

Engine Swap Hours

Oct 25 – 2 hours
Oct 29 – 1 ½ hours
Oct 30 – 1 ½ hours
Oct 31 – 2 ½ hours
Nov 3 – 4 ½ hours – engine out
Nov 6 – 2 hours – remove engine parts
Nov 11 – 1 ½ hours – clutch, a/c compressor, fuel rail off
Nov 13 – 1 hour – grind misc brakets off frame
Nov 16 – 1 ½ hours – pull out brake booster/ECU and wirinf harness
Nov 17 – 1 ½ hours – headlights removed, brakeline rerouting
Nov 19 – 2 ½ hours – engine arrives, headers off, new ones on. A/c braket change
Nov 20 – 1 ½ hours – tranny mounts changed, engine mounts removed.
Dec 5 – 2 ½ hours – hide wiring, pull driveshaft out
Jan 9 – 1 ½ hours – clean new diff off disconnect old diff
Jan 10 – ½ hour – pull diff out completely
Jan 16 – ¾ hour – pull out rear sway bar
Jan 18 – ½ hour – pull out old sway mounts
Jan 21 – 1 hour – sway bar install half done, need drill for mounts
Jan 23 – 2 hours – swaybar installation complete, diff in place not bolted
Feb 4 – 1 hour – loosly install diff bolts
Feb 5 – 2 ½ hours – complete diff install, half shaft installed, front sway removed
Feb 13 – 1 ½ hours – began sanding engine bay, staping areas off
Feb 24 - 3 ½ hours – taped off engine bay, primered engine bay
Feb 29 – 1 ½ hours – sanding coat of primer
Mar 2 – 1 hour – bondo spots needed
Mar 3 – 4 hours – sand bondo down sand missed areas.
Mar 4 – 1 hour – second coat of bondo, removed alpine deck
Mar 6 – 2 hours – sanded 2nd coat of bondo, sprayed 2nd coat of primer
Mar 8 – 1 hour – second coat of paint fucked up, sand again
Mar 11 – 2 hours – resand, repaint half fast
Mar 12 – 1 ½ hours – resand again, primer again
Mar 13 – 1 hour – sand primer repray again.
Mar 15 – 2 hours – redo shock tower main area complete
Mar 21 – 1 hour – spray last area, peel tape etc
Mar 29 – 1 ½ hours – reinstalled ABS unit/lines, reinstall fender liner, sparkplugs,t stat
Mar 31 – 1 ½ hours – remove driveshaft/try removing bearing,inst front sway temporarily
Apr 2 – 2 hours – install motor mounts, paint brake booster/resouvoir, t body off
Apr 3 – 1 hour – reprimer booster, paint oil filter top,
Apr 5 – 4 hours – began obd1 conversion, finished painting booster.
Apr 7 – 3 hours – installed booster,resouvoir, throttle cable, remove oil pan engine arms
Apr 9 – 1 ½ hours – install oil pan.\
Apr 10 – 2 hours – install power steering lines/res., plug o2 sensor, install belt
Apr 12 – 2 hours – reinstalled rear arms, split loom harness, put car back on ground.
Apr 13 – 6 hours – install engine
Apr 15 - 2 hours – install power steering lines, install ECU
Apr 16 – 1 hour – install half shaft, coolant lines
Apr 21 – 1 ½ hours – engine wire braket install, clean up wiring
Apr 23 – 1 hour – cut out auto wire harness
Apr 26 – 3 hours - fix wire cover tape harness up to fit
Apr 27 – 6 hours – install rad/aux/bumper, tranny mount properly, headlights, fuel lines
May 2 – 1 hour – install 1 coolant line, change fuel lines.
May 3 -1 hour – install manifold, plug oil return
May 4 – 2 hours – fill gas, install deck, install dip stick, put oil in STARTED
May 6 – 2 hour – connect coolant lines, fill coolant run cycle, leaking
May 9 - 2 hours – trim injector cover, install clutch line and connector.
May 10 – 1 ½ hours – take shaft to work, cut make adaptor.
May 11 – 1 hour – change radiator, cycle engine.
May 15 – 1 hour - driveshaft install…doesn’t fit,
May 20 – 1hour – install e36 driveshaft, fits no modifications
May 23 – 1 hour – bleed brakes and clutch slave
May 30 – 2 ½ hours – modify bavauto shift kit at work
July 5 – 1 hour – install new fuel pump
July 7 – 1 hour – install aftermarket FPR
July 9 – 2 hours – install resonator,AA cat back

i never did add up the hours, or the full cost....

S52 Swap Parts& Prices

1. Ebay stainless steel headers $ 151.00
2. AKG motorsports e30s50 swap plug/upgraded tranny mounts $ 261.00
3. Ebay stainless steel coolant hoses $65
4. S52 3.2 engine/tranny/wiring harness $3000
5. 2.93 rear differential $140.00
6. e36 m3 midpipe/cats $170.00
7. Suspension techniques swaybars $172.00
8. AA tuning cat back $540/ $4499.00 to here
9. front sway bar links $30
10. carbon gas door $50
11. e36 armrest/cupholders $145
12. e36 e brake leather $20
13. Starter $100
14. Zionsville install kit/OBD1 cd $1000
15. Misc parts bav auto $180
16. UUC pulleys $173
17. OBD 1 parts $380
18. Powerdyne supercharger $1000
19. overseas parts $200
20. overseas parts $60
21. cluch slave/master $50
22. knock sensor $35 $6925 to here
23. coolant hoses $30
24. supersprint resonator $460
25. shifter kit $50
26. driveshaft $185
27. guibo $80
28. custom chip $150
29. coding plug $15
30. fuel pump $40
31. overseas exhaust parts$30

overseas is the dealer, i can figure out what it was if its not specified.

[e30s52]

i think we need some videos. were you happy with your parts from Zionsville?

[windsor318is]

i think we need some videos. were you happy with your parts from Zionsville?

very happy myself i dont think its worth the hassle of finding those parts, plus after seeing the power steering lines, im not sure what i would have done to make the e30 ones work. well worth the money.

i think i blew the diff, i forgot to check the fluid level and now that it was making some serious noises, i thought id check and i was able to add about a liter and a half, i drove it around again and it is quiter but it feels like something is loose in there. so is it a bad idea to through the 4.10 in there just so i can drive it to get my stickers and emissions test?

[e30s52]

it shoulb be fine. but your gears will be so short. 1st gear would probaly be till about 15mph

[BigD]

The 410 will be fine, just realize that it's made for the 1.8, so make sure your S52 doesn't put out any more torque than the 1.8 would have.

[318isbmw]

The 410 will be fine, just realize that it's made for the 1.8, so make sure your S52 doesn't put out any more torque than the 1.8 would have.

Yeah, I agree. The 410 gears is fine, been daily driving mine that way for 5 months so far, shitty highway miles and low top speed but oh well its great in town.