Not Another Cheap V8 Swap... (Pic Heavy)

[Reyhan335]

you did not pour monster energy in your rad?

I do it all the time. It works

[flyboyx]

you did not pour monster energy in your rad?

[E30Whore]

I ran out of coolant. This will have to do... First start is near!






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[E30Whore]

FWIW, You can pour fluid in where the shifter bolts on if you're lazy like me. Good looking build so far.

Thanks! I'm getting closer.

It was already unbolted and would have leaked out so I just tilted it and poured. In the future, I'll defiantly go from the top [emoji16]

[iansane]

Fluids!!!!





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FWIW, You can pour fluid in where the shifter bolts on if you're lazy like me. Good looking build so far.

[E30Whore]

I'm currently sourcing everything I need to know to start my build I mean I have everything from freshly rebuilt f body t56 and an lq4 6.0 next would be a kit. And all the other fun stuff that comes with the swap lol I'm just curious what diff did you use ?

E30 325i 3.73 Diff

[jay_vee]

I'm currently sourcing everything I need to know to start my build I mean I have everything from freshly rebuilt f body t56 and an lq4 6.0 next would be a kit. And all the other fun stuff that comes with the swap lol I'm just curious what diff did you use ?

[flyboyx]

Somewhere i do. Let me look.

[E30Whore]

I went with the oem fan from an e32 740 or 750i.(also 840 and 850i) It's huge, pulls tons of air, only costs 50 bucks at the junk yard, it's plug and play, two factory speeds, and fits with a little bit of modification to the core support.

This sounds like a great option. Do you have any pix of how it looks/fits?

[flyboyx]

What's the cost and rating on that fan? Also make sure the fuel hose on that walbro is rated to fit in the tank. I used the kit hose and it blew on me after sitting in the tank for a week.

I went with the oem fan from an e32 740 or 750i.(also 840 and 850i) It's huge, pulls tons of air, only costs 50 bucks at the junk yard, it's plug and play, two factory speeds, and fits with a little bit of modification to the core support.

[shiboujin]

Hey hey. that sounds good to me! Thanks for the info.

[E30Whore]

it's a flexalite 16" something. I didn't put the fan on so I'm not super sure what the rating is. I have the model number somewhere but couldn't link it up to a CFM rating.

Defiantly give Bimmerworld a call. Both Gary Grey and Philip Wertz are familiar with LS swap e30/36 cars and Gary new a bunch of spec's. He assured me I wouldn't have any over heating issues with this fan if I ran AC. Only time will tell I suppose but his confidence and knowledge gave me confidence in the part.

[shiboujin]

it's a flexalite 16" something. I didn't put the fan on so I'm not super sure what the rating is. I have the model number somewhere but couldn't link it up to a CFM rating.

[E30Whore]

Good good you already thought of that.

540cfm? Mine's rated at above 2500 and I have overheating issues. I really want to move to smaller dual 3000cfm+ fans as pullers. Pushers are much less efficient sadly. Shrouding will help too.

That's suppose to be 5400.

I hope it works out, they know I'm running AC and concerned about overheating. This is what was recommended. I'll be sure to watch closely and post a review later on.

What size/brand fan are you running?

[shiboujin]

Good good you already thought of that.

540cfm? Mine's rated at above 2500 and I have overheating issues. I really want to move to smaller dual 3000cfm+ fans as pullers. Pushers are much less efficient sadly. Shrouding will help too.