E30 M30 SWAP writeup.

[Garageaholic]

SPECIAL THANKS

Many thanks to the websites that I mentioned.
Thanks to all the guys on WWW.R3VLIMITED.COM, Jaredsquires.com





Now I know that this is similar to Jared Squires. i got alot of information from my swap from his website. I will try to get a better version that has the pictures that I have and all of the wiring diagrams that helped me immensely. Any questions, please let me know. Don't post simply to post on this thread. I want this thread to mainly be informational.

[Jean]

Wow, big props for this! Looks like I got a huge battle ahead of me since I got an early car and will have to research on additional items that will be affected.

If got a document and /or pdf with additional information or anything on this subject let me know. I'll be more than happy to get a copy.

Thumbs up!

[george graves]

Nice - THIS NEEDS A STICKY........

[speedhop]

For reals...sticky this NOW! Although I don't see any of the pics :(

[Doughnut]

For reals...sticky this NOW! Although I don't see any of the pics :(

Great writup!
+1 about the pics.... Whats up?

[LowR3V'in]

R3vlimited mods must be anti m30 to
not give this a sticky. :)

[yert315]

by the way, were there ever pictures?

[Jean]

After reading through again this I gotta look at the PS pump and see if it's the one I can use or not....

[SamE30e]

Wicked thread man. I want to do the same for the M50 into the 318is, when I get the time I'm going to.

+1 on the sticky.

[learningcurve86]

This is hugely helpful. The most mechanically intensive thing I've done before this swap is a new head gasket on my 86 eta... I have a number of friends helping me with this swap (one of whom has done an m30 and the other has done more swaps than i can remember) but this makes me feel like i'll actually be able to understand and contribute to what's going on.

thanks!

[Ali//325i]

Bump. This information is gold.

-Ali

[nkolesa]

sweet write up. im in the process of this swap right now. i have the motor and i just got the transmission today. looking forward to the day i drop it in and have the turbos spooling

[Jean]

If anyone got anything to add about the m30b35 intake manifold differences in terms of vacuum line connections that would be great.

It seems that some manifolds have TWO small nipples on the bottom of the manifold and some only have ONE.

Example - my b35 manifold from a 91 b35 is here



Thread I found on BFC e34 section, shows manifold with TWO nipples on the bottom.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1165293

I've been trying to figure out how that works...

[Jean]

This thread should be a MUST READ for everybody doing the swap.

[chadthestampede]

This thread should be a MUST READ for everybody doing the swap.

Even more so now that Jared Squires site no longer exists.