E36 to E30: What can be swapped?

[PKile]

CD43 business CD radios will swap into an e30 with minor wiring mods

[blade-]

hello,im new in r3v forum,im from slovenia and i have e30 s50,i would like to ask if somebody maybe knows is there any turbo or supercharger kit on market for s50 euro engine,winter is comeing and i would like to do some engine upgrades,thank you

[E30NJ]

I swapped in a 328is steering rack in my e30. By far the best mod I've ever done.

[Romanianbimmer]

What differential will work in a m42 318ic.

[Bullhead]

The E36 year Z3 shifter assemblies are a nice short throw shifter for cheap if you can find them.

[Kevinl]

thank you for that. one last question, although i THINK i'm certain it's a Negative, but would the regular E36 front suspension/hubs/brakes swap over for a 5 lug conversion?

I think it will bolt up but the geometry is wrong and the tire is pushed way back towards the door

[Sebastiancounts]

This is a great thread, I daily drive a salvaged titled 97 M3, and I'm planning on taking everything I can out of that car and putting it into my 89 325i, thanks again. BUMP


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[6670charger]

E36 cabrio fixed antenna can be swapped into any E30 to replace the power unit.

[usingthejohn]

You will need to source other parts as well. Such as a m50 oil pan from a 525i.
Also you can't swap the rear suspension out, you will need to get e30 m3 or 318ti components or re-drill the current hubs. Tho you should read up on that, to see what suits you best.

thank you for that. one last question, although i THINK i'm certain it's a Negative, but would the regular E36 front suspension/hubs/brakes swap over for a 5 lug conversion?

[Robotin]

ive heard its a difficult swap... but the rear model badge can b swapped...

[Zic]

OK, so I was looking up the costs of buying an S50/52 engine for my E30, and had a thought of just buying a 96-98 M3, and swapping over parts. Now, heres my confusion:

can I swap over the front and rear suspension to do a 5-lug conversion as well? Or will I need to source other parts to complete the swap?

You will need to source other parts as well. Such as a m50 oil pan from a 525i.
Also you can't swap the rear suspension out, you will need to get e30 m3 or 318ti components or re-drill the current hubs. Tho you should read up on that, to see what suits you best.

[usingthejohn]

OK, so I was looking up the costs of buying an S50/52 engine for my E30, and had a thought of just buying a 96-98 M3, and swapping over parts. Now, heres my confusion:

can I swap over the front and rear suspension to do a 5-lug conversion as well? Or will I need to source other parts to complete the swap?

[TobyB]

do the subframes swap?

The rear is completely, utterly, and totally different. So while it'd be a nice upgrade,
as it's a much more clever design, it would take a ton of fabrication.

The front, it might, but why? It's just a tube...

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[nando]

https://Www.seattlecircuit.com

[Julien]

somebody had made a new coding chip to fix the mpg function with swapped motors iirc