Hi all, I'm new here !

[Frenchguy]

I've been told about this forum on dtmpower.net . I'm considering an S50 swap and everyone keeps telling me there's a lot of info to be found on your forum. Swaps are not exactly popular where I live, maybe because they're illegal...
Anyway I justed wanted to say hello, and maybe "thanks in advance" because the odds are I will be asking quite a few questions! :D

[Spencer]

Welcome!

Where are swaps illegal?

Spencer

[boricuabimma']

Sure it is helpful and a great resource for some (http://www.e30m50.com recommends it) but many people do not find it necessary.

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Rede30, Welcome to R3V! :D

Not to talk down to the noob, but this topic has been beaten to death. The search tool is sometimes difficult to bring up good results, so I'll help you out:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=224 M50 swap

http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=892 Stroker kit or e36 swap?
http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=874 Question for M50/S50 Swappers
http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=631 s52 swap quesetions,
http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=411 m50 swap: Vanos vs. Non-V?
http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=274 resurrecting the turbo M50 thread (pic request)
http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=275 any one with the M50 conversion

and that's just some of the threads about M50/S50 swaps on this forum. Amazing, isn't it? :P

Anyway, here are a couple good sites to look at:

http://www.lukasbmw.com he's done it, and he even has the cost of all parts. All the tips, pros and cons. Look in modification articles -> M50 swap.
http://www.e30m50.com is a great source, and it follows one boys progress on doing the swap himself

Pete McHenry
Precision Performance
Winston-Salem, NC
910-761-0643

My dads # is (336) 761-0643.

The Zionsville CD is a generic swap kit. It is a "universal" kit for all E30's, and there are a lot of factors that need considering in different model E30's that arn't covered in the swap CD. Examples: wiring info is different on almost every E30; 84-85 318, 84 325e, 85-87 325e, 88 325e, 87 325i, 88-91 325i, '91 318is.

The M50 swap is the same as the S50, as the engine externally are the same. So the process will be the same, the results......very different,

Stu's father is one of the premier BMW engine rebuilders in the nation. He pioneered the swap. He can be very helpful, to say the least. He put an OBD-1 3.2L S50 in Stu's 318is. 8)

Lukas is a member he and has a M50 swap.
Trent is a mod here and has a M50 with M3 cams.
Ryan Stewart is looking at a S50 swap as well.

Here is a BF.c thread about the swap. BF.c is a good forum, but not nearly as technically knowledgable on the whole as R3V:
http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...hreadid=161314 E36 M3 engine in E30...difficult?

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=cc44b10ffe670c6e87c97d0e0fc7b1d5&threadid=161575

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...hreadid=154981 e30 m50 swap

Good luck with the swap!

[rwh11385]

Bonjour, comment t'allez-vous? 8)

But seriously, je commend le fraincais un pertit peu.

Weclome to R3V!

[KenC]

Hmmm... I smell a hook-up for French fogs and ellips!

[M42Technik]

Hmmm... I smell a hook-up for French fogs and ellips!

WERD. I need a pair of French fogs now.

[bimmerphile]

Salut!


Bienvenue à R3V!


La plupart de personnes ici aiment les lumières françaises, parce qu'ils sont "Euro," ou quelque chose. Tu connais, les lumières de brouillard avec les objectifs jaune?

(Je suis desolé si mon français est mauvais. Je suis un étudiant.)


EDIT: J'ai oublié....as-tu les photos de ta voiture??

[BrianF 88iS]

Welcome to R3V.
Why swaps are illegal there?

[Frenchguy]

Thanks everyone ! (and thanks for the links as well !)

La plupart de personnes ici aiment les lumières françaises, parce qu'ils sont "Euro," ou quelque chose. Tu connais, les lumières de brouillard avec les objectifs jaune?

(Je suis desolé si mon français est mauvais. Je suis un étudiant.)

EDIT: J'ai oublié....as-tu les photos de ta voiture??

The funny thing is E30 owners in France are hell bent on getting rid of their stock yellow lights and want to swap them for clear ones ! So hopefully the Euro lights you're after shouldn't be too expensive.
In France theoretically every modification is illegal, you won't be covered by your insurance in case of an accident if your insurance realizes that your car is not entirely in stock form (aftermarket seats or steering wheels alone can make your car illegal, let alone engine swaps...) .
I still don't have a Bimmer, I keep searching for a cheap (I'm a student) 320 or 325i, preferably without the chrome trim.

Bimmerphile, ton niveau d' anglais est très bon, félicitations ! ;)

[KenC]

Thanks everyone ! (and thanks for the links as well !)

La plupart de personnes ici aiment les lumières françaises, parce qu'ils sont "Euro," ou quelque chose. Tu connais, les lumières de brouillard avec les objectifs jaune?

(Je suis desolé si mon français est mauvais. Je suis un étudiant.)

EDIT: J'ai oublié....as-tu les photos de ta voiture??

The funny thing is E30 owners in France are hell bent on getting rid of their stock yellow lights and want to swap them for clear ones ! So hopefully the Euro lights you're after shouldn't be too expensive.
In France theoretically every modification is illegal, you won't be covered by your insurance in case of an accident if your insurance realizes that your car is not entirely in stock form (aftermarket seats or steering wheels alone can make your car illegal, let alone engine swaps...) .
I still don't have a Bimmer, I keep searching for a cheap (I'm a student) 320 or 325i, preferably without the chrome trim.

Bimmerphile, ton niveau d' anglais est très bon, félicitations ! ;)

Let us know about the yellow ellipsoids!
Thanks,
Ken

[BavarianBimmer]

Welcome on R3V and in the Euro Crew ,neighbour :D

Welcome to R3V.
Why swaps are illegal there?

'cause it's Europe
and Europe don't like modded cars :evil:

[rwh11385]

In France theoretically every modification is illegal, you won't be covered by your insurance in case of an accident if your insurance realizes that your car is not entirely in stock form (aftermarket seats or steering wheels alone can make your car illegal, let alone engine swaps...) .

Lol, just have your car change over using built-in jacks and switch the steering wheel like in Taxi. Tell me you've seen it, as even I have. Nothing like a Peuguot that converts from boring to street racer at the stoplight. ;)

[Frenchguy]

Lol, just have your car change over using built-in jacks and switch the steering wheel like in Taxi. Tell me you've seen it, as even I have. Nothing like a Peuguot that converts from boring to street racer at the stoplight. ;)

I saw the movie, and I even was in Marseille when they shot it! Seeing the 3 DTM-like 406's they used parked side by side was quite impressive...

[rwh11385]

Good. :) I would sound like a rambling lunatic if you hadn't seen that movie.
but think about it, get an E30 that at the push of a button widens its stance, lowers itself, and then you change the steering wheel.

Kris, you gotta see this movie. You might actually understand the words.....I understood 0% of the speaking.


It stinks you cannot modify your cars.....what if you do it stealth, like how can they tell if you've done internal engine work?

p.s. It's funny how you can speak much better English than Diego. :up:

[boricuabimma']

p.s. It's funny how you can speak much better English than Diego. :up:

poor diego lol