M60 Swap thread

[Jean]

Yep

[naika]

^ convert it to obd1.

Thanks, sorry to thread jack again.
Would that mean installing all the M60 harness, sensors, ECU?

[Jean]

^ convert it to obd1.

[naika]

Subscribed!
Thanks white325is for the link ;)

I just decided to go through the swap, and I'm getting delievery of my M62B44 saturday morning.
One question I have for you if you don't mind. Is it possible to delete the EWS from an M62? I don't have it and I'm trying to figure out how to bypass that problem.

Thanks, and good luck i'll be watching progress

[Stephen]

its not that bad...Ill give you a ride in it sometime ask Clayton about it

I forgot you had done one. Well i'm too poor for it at least for now. :p

[White325is]

Im looking to do this swap in the wifes 318ti. got everything in line but an oil pan. Them things are a bitch to find an alpina pan.

oh, found this..

http://www.rtsauto.com/e30-bmw-m62-v8-swap-3/

[gregslow318i]

i'll be watching this. Doubt i will ever undertake it, but i will watch.

its not that bad...Ill give you a ride in it sometime ask Clayton about it

[Stephen]

i'll be watching this. Doubt i will ever undertake it, but i will watch.

[Jean]

Lol, yeah oil pan is least of concerns with this swap :)

Jonsku - not worried about the coolant tank or strut bar. There is enough room to make the engine/tranny/driveshaft sit perfectly straight if using 5 speed or 6 speed tranny or both?

Since I autocross/hpde this car I don't want to mess with lowering the subframe at this time if at all possible. So, no spacers = good.

[Stephen]

Motherfucker. Better than an m30?

I was hoping youd say terrible, so i could shrug it off and not lust after this swap.

[Jonsku]

^ not good. Will have to look into that more.

There's enough space in the gearbox tunnel to raise it a bit in order to get the engine package horizontal without the spacers. Two of my friends did it and it's no big deal.

The coolant reservoir and strut bar (?) do not fit, though.

Odd question.. but hows the oilpan clearance for this swap?

Much better than with M50 / M30 swaps. The oilpan is about at the same height as the front subframe and steering rack.

The biggest ground clearance problem is the left hand side exhaust pipe.

[Stephen]

Odd question.. but hows the oilpan clearance for this swap?

[CorvallisBMW]

sub'd. eagerly awaiting more :)

[Jean]

^ not good. Will have to look into that more.

[E30SPDFRK]

Yeah, the spacers aren't needed. The drivetrain angle does get thrown off without them though and you get a semi-annoying vibration from the guibo being pinched. I don't even notice it anymore, but whenever someone else rides in the car they mention it.