My e30 318is s52 swap thread

[KIRIEIW]

Nice job but I agree, that swap is taking dayssss. I did my m20b27 to b25 swap, cut the other car to pieces and transferred all interior pieces, dash seats, carpets, ect. into the none totaled body in a little under 3 months. Secrete is work on it every day until you get sick about it, then continue working.

[windsor318is]

Windsor do you remember what the o2 sensor wiring colors match up to on the o2 sensor itself my harness was hacked off as well.... or at least point me in the direction of where you found it?

if your refering to the main engine harness wiring of the o2, i have no clue, i used the AKG wiring harness connector. plug and play. if you check the sticky thread in this section theres a diagram showing e30 to e36 wiring.

[swapped91]

Windsor do you remember what the o2 sensor wiring colors match up to on the o2 sensor itself my harness was hacked off as well.... or at least point me in the direction of where you found it?

[windsor318is]

longest ongoing swap thread everrrrr!

theres no other option for the radiator huh? what part of the rad gets in the way?

haha these things take time you know lol

nope, no other option, having one custom made to fit inside the supports, the entire rad get in the way of the extra pully on the crank, and blower belt.

[golde30]

longest ongoing swap thread everrrrr!

theres no other option for the radiator huh? what part of the rad gets in the way?

[windsor318is]

new gauges


AA aquamist

[windsor318is]

now we are getting somewhere...AC cant be retained anymore, and a custom rad is required for fitment instde the supports

[windsor318is]

UUC lightweight flywheel/kevlar disc


standing by



time to fix this


aaabs delete, making room for snail



time to go back in




time for startup

[windsor318is]

headgasket was indeed the reason for no compression, it was torn between first 2 cyclinders.



old head and new head



cams installed


block cleaned up, arps/MLS on




dr vanos stage 2 installed

[windsor318is]

Motor is out for an overhaul, finally found a reputable mechanic/bmw gearhead to tackle this in my area. Can wait to have it running again!!Heres a few new goodies to make sure shes ready for RMS stage 2+ :)

Parts aquired
1.VAC motrorsports stage 1 head
2. VAC motorsports high performance springs/camlocks/lifters
3. VAC motorsports supercharger cams
4. UUC clutch kit/lightweight flywheel
5. stewart warner waterpump
6. mls .098 gasket
7. arp 2000
8. walbro dual 255 fuewl pumps
9. aem boost/oil/wideband/aquamist gauages
10. used RMS stage 2+ with many upgrades, previous owner
put down 458 rwhp in his e36.

enjoy the pics more to follow.

[windsor318is]

well....shall we continue after a long hiatus?? :)

[windsor318is]

lol good luck, they were terrible to deal with, and shipping cost me around 600US. also at the time the pound was almost 3 times the canadian dollar, so it was over 2000 bucks before paint and mounting!well worth it though, still havent seen anyone else with the kit yet. should look even better when i go with e30 m3 fenders eventually

[etxxz]

Where did you get those E36-M3 style bumpers?

i was going to ask the same thing... here in CA there's two-three companies making cheap mtech and e36 type replicas... saw one a few months ago.. damn. the fit is disgusting. going to check out autovogue.

looking good Windsor!

[windsor318is]

the rad is the original from the 1.8 motor.
it was all worth it...till the headgasket went a few months after.

currently getting the head rebuild, still not sure if i should go full build with pistons and all.
ive already sourced a .140 mls and arp bolts, seems like alot of people are just doing that on there supercharged s52s.
anyone on here have a twinscrew setup yet? im learning towards that

[Grant318is]

Just read this entire thread. :0