whats the easiest swap?

[OSM e30]

i have a 89 325i and i was just wondering what the easiest engine swap was? im really interested in doing a engine swap to my car

[browntown]

how much money you got? Things get easier with green. Probably a m50 or s50, buy the treehouse wiring adapter, and a orca cd, have someone weld/fab your tranny mount, and get the right differential. Theres an exhaustive sticky in the dohc swaps area.

But I think the m30 is a really good candidate, and besides some tranny issues, and some plumbing, I'm starting to think it might be "easier". Unless you can fab your own parts or know someone who can, you gotta buy engine mounts from germany to do it.

All based on internet reading, I have a big hole where one of those engines will go, once I figure out which I want to do.

[euroshark]

M30 baby. Reuse your wiring harness, and maybe even get away without modifying the shift linkage or driveshaft. When you are done you have glorious torque for tire shredding in 1st and 2nd gear, plus the ability to strap on a turbo and push 300+rwhp on less than 10psi!