S54 swap?

[gobuffs]

I though D'Sylva was able to program out the EWS on the S54 ECU?

[Mike B.]

Is this just a rumor or is it fact?

[Jason89i]

Sigh. I'm financially committed to another project ...........Maybe later this year--WAY later.

hey fred. if you wait another 6-8 months, you might have a partner in crime. next fall im most likely building a daily driver......im pretty sure it will be the s54. time will tell. cheers, jason

[FredK]

:up: Sounds good!

Perusing car-part.com it seems like S54s are getting slightly more available and slightly cheaper. Hopefully I can grab one locally so I can take all of the EWS parts with it.

[gobuffs]

Is this just a rumor or is it fact?

You talkin' to me? My post is a question...so I don't know if it is a rumor or a fact.

[paddyhart]

later this year :)

[matt]

Yeah, I've got some stuff brewing for the S54 also.

MS41 and MS42 first. Then I'll tackle the tough stuff.

[evangreen]

So has anyone on these boards run the evosport hardwire aem they offer?

Its listed at $3495. on their web site, thats too expensive for me to warrant the benefits of an s54 swap, but many of you have much deeper pockets

Is the price the only thing thats scaring people away? Or are their other compatibility setbacks to running this option?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Well, maybe in 2009 I'll try something like this, when you can buy an S54 on a street corner for around $4500. :mrgreen:

Well, it's 2k9, and it's not on the street corner, but close. :mrgreen:

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=135096&highlight=s54

[lifeiskaos]

start reading:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=359200&highlight=

[Farbin Kaiber]

start reading:
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...200&highlight=

You didn't read this thread, did you? That was brought up on page one.

[lifeiskaos]

no i didnt. when >1year old threads are bumped i tend to only pay attention to the recent posts... sorry!

[Farbin Kaiber]

No problem. The just of this thread was trying to figure out how to do it in a manner not the same as mite36 guy.

[lifeiskaos]

So has anyone on these boards run the evosport hardwire aem they offer?

Its listed at $3495. on their web site, thats too expensive for me to warrant the benefits of an s54 swap, but many of you have much deeper pockets

Is the price the only thing thats scaring people away? Or are their other compatibility setbacks to running this option?

i dont doubt that anyone in this subforum would love an s54 e30, but for one you really cant use the stock computer (but if you want to, see the link i posted), and two, any standalone engine management that can handle an s54 to it's full potential (DBW, twin variable VANOS, etc) is $$$$$$$$

[hoveringuy]

I can sorta do dual variable VANOS, but doing it on the M54 and S54 are two different things. The S54 has a larger range of motion, much higher VANOS oil pressure, more control solenoids, more teeth on the cam wheels. Response time is measured in 1/10 second, I'm happy with 3/4.