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  • WillisE30
    E30 Modder
    • Jan 2007
    • 831

    #1

    Engine Swap Teaser

    So I thought I was getting an S50 from my boss....



    Guess not, looks like I need to find the goods for an OBDI conversion now, darn!;)
    sigpicFormer professional wrench thrower.
    Current:
    1988 325is S52
    Former:
    2008 Sparkling Graphite M3 Sedan(victim of home ownership)
    1988 M5
    1996 328is
  • e30sd
    Fistee
    • Jan 2004
    • 5517

    #2
    damn all you 24v assholes. i want one now. this is the year of the 318.
    sigpic

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    • WillisE30
      E30 Modder
      • Jan 2007
      • 831

      #3
      Originally posted by e30sd
      damn all you 24v assholes. i want one now. this is the year of the 318.
      I got that shit CHEAP through work. My boss bought it from some guy who wrecked it, it sat for a few years and I talked him into selling it to me finally. It's a 98 motor, can't wait to get it installed and ready to roll.
      sigpicFormer professional wrench thrower.
      Current:
      1988 325is S52
      Former:
      2008 Sparkling Graphite M3 Sedan(victim of home ownership)
      1988 M5
      1996 328is

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      • blunttech
        Forum Sponsor
        • Jul 2004
        • 12850

        #4
        Originally posted by WillisE30
        I got that shit CHEAP through work. My boss bought it from some guy who wrecked it, it sat for a few years and I talked him into selling it to me finally. It's a 98 motor, can't wait to get it installed and ready to roll.
        whats cheap nowadays for an s52 if you dont mind? how many miles??
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        • WillisE30
          E30 Modder
          • Jan 2007
          • 831

          #5
          Originally posted by blunt
          whats cheap nowadays for an s52 if you dont mind? how many miles??
          You'd piss yourself if I told you...$1100.:)
          Mileage was in the high 60k range if I remember correctly.
          sigpicFormer professional wrench thrower.
          Current:
          1988 325is S52
          Former:
          2008 Sparkling Graphite M3 Sedan(victim of home ownership)
          1988 M5
          1996 328is

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          • Digitalwave
            is a poseur
            • Oct 2003
            • 6276

            #6
            Nice deal!

            RISING EDGE

            Let's drive fast and have fun.

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            • e30sd
              Fistee
              • Jan 2004
              • 5517

              #7
              fuck me? fuck you.
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              • WillisE30
                E30 Modder
                • Jan 2007
                • 831

                #8
                Yeah, I said the same thing.
                sigpicFormer professional wrench thrower.
                Current:
                1988 325is S52
                Former:
                2008 Sparkling Graphite M3 Sedan(victim of home ownership)
                1988 M5
                1996 328is

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                • madjurgen
                  E30 Fanatic
                  • May 2005
                  • 1203

                  #9
                  If it sat for a couple of years, you better pray someone had the smarts to squirt some oil in the cylinders and turn it over every once in awhile.

                  As time went on, the factory developed the car each year, making it faster, more comfortable, and capable of handling at higher speeds.
                  You don’t want this. You want the trickiest, most dangerous, oldest model you can find. Only then can you prove to the world that you’re a man.

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                  • rede30
                    R3V Elite
                    • Dec 2003
                    • 4697

                    #10
                    Originally posted by madjurgen
                    If it sat for a couple of years, you better pray someone had the smarts to squirt some oil in the cylinders and turn it over every once in awhile.
                    Word, bad things happen, thats pretty much the reason a rebuilt s50 is going into my car vs. a non rebuilt s50.
                    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-h...wE3UqwjjmaTrXg

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                    • madjurgen
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • May 2005
                      • 1203

                      #11
                      same here

                      As time went on, the factory developed the car each year, making it faster, more comfortable, and capable of handling at higher speeds.
                      You don’t want this. You want the trickiest, most dangerous, oldest model you can find. Only then can you prove to the world that you’re a man.

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                      • WillisE30
                        E30 Modder
                        • Jan 2007
                        • 831

                        #12
                        Hone the cylinders with a toilet brush and a drill, it's all gravy.
                        sigpicFormer professional wrench thrower.
                        Current:
                        1988 325is S52
                        Former:
                        2008 Sparkling Graphite M3 Sedan(victim of home ownership)
                        1988 M5
                        1996 328is

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                        • madjurgen
                          E30 Fanatic
                          • May 2005
                          • 1203

                          #13
                          Negative, you dont think both rede30 and I tried that first? If the rust was bad enough to pit the cylinder walls, then you have to bore and get oversized pistons. And trust me, it doesnt take much rust AT ALL to get some decent pitting going. Even if it doesnt pit and you can get rid of the rust with a simple brush hone, are you going to stick pistons with old rings back in? Have you priced new rings lately? The next motor I buy for a swap will have been running within days of being taken out of the car, no doubt about it.

                          As time went on, the factory developed the car each year, making it faster, more comfortable, and capable of handling at higher speeds.
                          You don’t want this. You want the trickiest, most dangerous, oldest model you can find. Only then can you prove to the world that you’re a man.

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                          • WillisE30
                            E30 Modder
                            • Jan 2007
                            • 831

                            #14
                            I'm well aware of the potential problems, we shall see when we get inside.
                            sigpicFormer professional wrench thrower.
                            Current:
                            1988 325is S52
                            Former:
                            2008 Sparkling Graphite M3 Sedan(victim of home ownership)
                            1988 M5
                            1996 328is

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                            • James Crivellone
                              Head Janitor
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 6295

                              #15
                              nice plastic fantastic yah got there. What tranny you using? Please say Getrag 260.

                              T-minus 2 years until S38B38

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