Deal, or. . ?

[Lair]

I found an '89 325is engine & trans for $500. It has the harness, starter, compressor, and ecu included.

175K miles, in good condition. Assembly was removed from a wrecked 325.

Is this a good transplant for my newly-acquired '91 318ic?

[benDASHDASH]

i personally wouldnt trade an m42 for an m20, but if thats what you want to do, you found a good price.

[mattdk318i]

i personally wouldnt trade an m42 for an m20, but if thats what you want to do, you found a good price.

I would agree. whats all wrong with the M42?. Ive got several parts as well as a whole engine. The head might be spoken for shortly.

Matt

[Lair]

I've had both engines before, and I prefer the six to the M42.

The M42 is a fine engine, but the M20 turns my crank.

I haven't taken the engine completely apart yet, but it looks like the crank timing gear came apart.

[mattdk318i]

The torque is always nice. But R3v happy is just as fun.
IF you know what you are doing it would be a good swap. And you can probably get some money out of parting the rest of the 325. That is if your wife likes cars in teh driveway

*edit, I thought you got the whole car. Scratch comment about parting

[Lair]

I'll have a handful of parts to sell anyway. The 240 that's in the car was rebuilt 2 years ago, and the M42 might have some usable parts.

I already have the 318, my M3, my truck, and the girlfriend's 325ic in the driveway. I need to cool it for a while.