Traded for an E30 engine but I'm not sure which one.

[Kershaw]

This is my prediction:

1. You're going to strip everything down.
2. Realize you're lost, post online.
3. Dream.
4. Shop for parts.
5. Realize you're going to have to spend way over a grand to do this.
6. Realize the shitty V6 in your mustang will make way more power if you put a grand into it.
7. Do nothing with either motor in the end.

[///Mustang]

This thread has turned quite depressing. Here I was thinking the Bimmer community wasn't full of pessimists...:???:

[TimeMachinE30]

What you call pessimism is actually realism.

You are starting with a motor you know NOTHING about. Not even the kind of engine... well .. it is a six cylinder, inline right? Good start.

Perhaps you know the same about this engine as the Mustang's original engine?

[Kershaw]

Dude, you either started tearing apart the motor for before knowing anything about it, which is a terrible idea.

OR

You got the motor already in a torn down state, knowing nothing about the motor or whether it's even complete, which is also a terrible idea.

If you want your idea to work, you need a motor that was running before you pulled it, because you're going to be troubleshooting a shit ton of electrical bullshit and it would be hilarious (read: giant waste of time) if the reason your motor is not running well is because the crankshaft main bearings were shot.