Swapolocalpyse has begun.

[accident]

Tarbo and nawz

[daniel]

Swapolocalpyse

swapocalypse <-- i like this one

swapapocalypse

you should tarbo it for sure.

[kronus]

sure, go ahead, bump my failure.

No progress at all. I haven't had time to scratch my ass in the last few months. Will probably end up getting a nice condition M30 longblock*, but at least I have a transmission and accessories now!


* M90 tarbo-prepped, maybe? :D

[Farbin Kaiber]

Bump?

[Doughnut]

This thread is beginning to fail.... lol

[Japandrew73]

wat.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I feel so left out.

[accident]

wat.

[Japandrew73]

Now any updates? I know it's hard to find time but I want to see how you go about your swap :)

[kronus]

Any updates on this?

Got the E28 picked up to get crushed. Motor and trans are sitting in Kaos's garage at the moment, waiting for both of us to have some free time.

[chadthestampede]

Any updates on this?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Good news. Good job as well.

[kronus]

motor is out. Pics eventually.

Pleasant surprise: the starter is basically new!

[Jean]

I used the e32 b35 manifolds that were cut off pre-cat, that way nothing needed to be done on the engine side and they cleared the subframe/swaybar w/o any modifications at all.

Then they were extended a little to fit the magnaflow 2 in 2 out CA legal cat under the driveshaft and from there on it was a stock e30 325i exhaust/muffler. Pipes needed to be welded on/extended before and after the cat.

[chadthestampede]

Questions:

- the exhaust manifolds on the M30 are both rear exit... which means that the e28 ones do not bolt up to the e30 exhaust. Which ones do? I know e32 ones line up properly, but they have completely different flages, and I was led to believe that there is a set that will bolt up.

- there is a cutoff valve for the heater core on the e28's firewall. The e30 doesn't have anything like it, I don't think. Is it necessary for proper M30 operation?

-I don't think there is a bolt up set. I ran e28 pipes to a custom o2 box and the e30 cat back. I think jean ran b35 manifolds to the cat then a diff system from there back. Maybe he'll chime in.

EDIT: he says like 1/4 of the way down the page I think:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=124604&page=13

-No. I just hooked up directly to the e30 heater core.