98 318 motor m42 or m42 Q's on swap

[B2ThaZiZza]

I found a 95 and 98 318 e36 motors for sale and they both need a headgasket done but i was wondering if these motors would just swap directly over to my e30 with an m42. I know that the intake manifold from the e36 wont and i have to use the one from my e30 but is there anything else that i need? would my tranny bolt up to the e36 motor, would my jim conforti chip still work with the motor?m let me know i found these motors for a steal and i want to pick them up this week

[B2ThaZiZza]

also it would help if you guys could tell me what i can be able to swap over from my e30 m42 to the e36 m42/m44

[daniel]

i'm sure it could be done... either one. i imagine the m42 would be easier. one thing of note is that the m42 in the e36 has a serpentine belt (i think i remember reading that).

the m44 should be obd2 though, right? that would complicate things.

[E30_fiend]

just swap the crank from the M44 into your M42 and be done with it. No wiring needed and some minor work and you have yourself a 2.0 dohc 4cyl.







Taylor

[B2ThaZiZza]

well the m42 in my e30 is toast and i just wanna get it running again so thats why i want to just get another m42 and pop it in. I wanna see what i can swap over to make it work properly in my car.

[wolfgangstbd]

just swap the crank from the M44 into your M42 and be done with it. No wiring needed and some minor work and you have yourself a 2.0 dohc 4cyl.
Taylor

how does swapping the crank make it a 2.0?

i thought m42 crank is stronger anyway.

[B2ThaZiZza]

Anyone else know?