My e30 318is s52 swap thread

[windsor318is]

alright....im not going to install the blower, to much work not enought time, i just want to make the car street legal and drive the dam thing, look when i started this thread!!! i just bought a house so anything else i do to this car has to be minor lol. anyone interested in the supercharger??

[madformx5]

I would like to see some number from a chassis dyno and a drag strip when you get the supercharger hooked up.

[madformx5]

Holy shit this tread has a lot of posts. Nice work on your car though.

[windsor318is]

couple more pics, now im getting somewhere with the blower install, i had to modify the idle pulley to get the bracket on, my next problem is the clearance between the blower and the abs unit. what did others do to fix this, other than pull the abs out?
what do you guys think of the stealthy black unit??

[sharksforthecup]

Far out this is a huggeeeee read! I learnt a shit load tho very informative!

Just thought i would chime in. Ripped out my 3.15 LSD from my E30 M50 and put in a open 3.91 just to see if there was much difference. Seems like i have gone from one end of the scale to the other. Alright torque off the line to being buzzed out of the car with balls of torque! I think i need to sit somewhere in the middle! a 3.46 or 3.64 perhaps?!?

the 3.46 lsd feels damn good with the zf, but thats with an s52....

[CrazyGhost]

Far out this is a huggeeeee read! I learnt a shit load tho very informative!

Just thought i would chime in. Ripped out my 3.15 LSD from my E30 M50 and put in a open 3.91 just to see if there was much difference. Seems like i have gone from one end of the scale to the other. Alright torque off the line to being buzzed out of the car with balls of torque! I think i need to sit somewhere in the middle! a 3.46 or 3.64 perhaps?!?

[windsor318is]

more pics heres the blower bracket somewhat installed and the damage on the rad. i also made the hood quick release since im sick of having someone help me. all you have to do is beat out the dowels on the 2 brakets that hold the hood on.

[Charlie]

One question... Do all dohc swaps experience these same issues???

No.

For most people, it's a drop in, pretty much plug & play ordeal.

Some people are just special.

-Charlie

[dblmikeusa1]

Exhausting read, but informative!

One question... Do all dohc swaps experience these same issues???

Based on some of things that have happened, what are some things you would have done different if you knew then what you know now?

[windsor318is]

nope, thats what it hit when he aborted it, should be more, im working on it as we speak, the bearings are actually good though, i have to shim it, once the screws are tight, the shaft tightens up. im also working on making this e30 hood quick release im sick of taking it off....

[e30s52]

nope, he aborted the run, next time ill get a proper one.

so that wasnt your final numbers then? and i still want to see that supercharger on your car.

[dpgrand]

awesome. Just make sure you post it up!

[windsor318is]

nope, he aborted the run, next time ill get a proper one.

[dpgrand]

do you have the dyno graph?

[e30s52]

wow your car sounds really good! did you put 24 pound injectors and euro maf on?