For anyone looking for an S52...

[mazur]

...I found a pretty damn good deal. Doesn't include harness and tranny.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/M3-ENGINE-BMW-E36-S52-OEM-MOTOR-M-POWER-142XXX-MILES_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem350109745849QQitemZ350109745849

[gobuffs]

140k miles, no wiring harness for $2k. Ok, where is the good deal? Must be a different listing.

[MDryVur]

true... no wiring or anything.. btw... found a rebuilt s52 motor for sale if anyone is interested.. still sitting new and fresh at the mechanic shop... for 3000 ... but thats still to much.

[dpgrand]

it does have free shipping though!

[matt]

What the hell would you want an S52 wiring harness for?

[mazur]

I thought it was a good deal considering what I have been seeing other's being sold for

[dpgrand]

What the hell would you want an S52 wiring harness for?

to keep OBDII

[loonibab325i]

to keep OBDII

MEHHHHHHHHHHHH.

I think it's a good deal, nice find.

[Uber E30]

to keep OBDII

i laughed

[dpgrand]

i laughed

I get this response from you a lot. OBDII is not very hard to wire, and it will cost less than swapping to OBDI.

[Jesse30]

I get this response from you a lot. OBDII is not very hard to wire, and it will cost less than swapping to OBDI.

why not make it easier on yourself though and do the obd I and get more power from the engine. seems like a win win.


fuck obd II

[dpgrand]

It is a misconception that an OBDI s52 will make more power than an OBDII s52. If an m50 intake manifold is used for both, they will make the same power.

[Uber E30]

Its not the difficulty of wiring, and i agree its cheaper. But if you're already spending the money to go s52 instead of m52 obviously HP is something that matters to you. OBDI mani will net you some serious gains post 5-7k RPM not to mention chips.

[dpgrand]

so why not just use the OBDI manifold on an OBDII s52?

[Uber E30]

i would rather go chips then EWS delete and OBDII tuning. Guess its all just preference because they both cost about the same in the end. Chipping just allows your car to actually run while the chip is on order vs sending the DME off, not to mention chips can be resold if you want to go a different route.