Eta-to-M50: Build thread

[White325is]

Stock booster. slotted the fire wall about 3/4 of an inch and just slid it over with the bracket and all.

[Jand3rson]

Fuck it, I'm just going to do that. I'm not spending money on another booster when I don't need to. Did you have to do anything to the manifold at all?

[White325is]

nothing at all. basicly slot the holes about 3/4 of an inch. Dont forget the big hole too.
Slide it over as far as you can and once you put the motor in you can adjust it back over to where you need it to be.
The pedal bracket is thick ehough that you dont have anything to worry about. Ran 2 of my own swaps and 3 swaps I have done for others the same way.

[StereoInstaller1]

S50s are faster

No, S50s are WAY faster

[derrty 30]

nothing at all. basicly slot the holes about 3/4 of an inch. Dont forget the big hole too.
Slide it over as far as you can and once you put the motor in you can adjust it back over to where you need it to be.
The pedal bracket is thick ehough that you dont have anything to worry about. Ran 2 of my own swaps and 3 swaps I have done for others the same way.

i did the same thing, just moved it over. works fine.

[Philo]

I see how it is Josh. :cockbloc:

[Jand3rson]

I see how it is Josh. :cockbloc:

Don't worry bud, you planted the seed.

[shiboujin]

NV ftw

[StereoInstaller1]

Josh, did you hear how much faster S50s are? They are hardly any more money either. You should get one of those instead.

[2002maniac]

Good to see this happen. I'm sure it'll be a clean swap!

[shiboujin]

* Please read before proceeding. I am not interested in your arguments/theories/reasons why I should have "spent a little bit more and gotten an M52/S50/S52. These options were not available at the time when I had the money to spend on an engine, for the money I had put aside for it, etc. I may turbo this engine down the road, I may supercharge it, I may leave it NA and do something else with it. If you got an S50 or something else, and it's faster, that's awesome for you. I'm perfectly happy with what I got, and having driven a handful of swapped NV M50 E30s, I'm going to have plenty of fun with this one. And keep in mind, this is a swap from an ETA. *

[ck_taft325is]

Josh's swap is going to make my swap look like a sissy.

[Jand3rson]

shiboujin, don't worry. When you get as old and crusty as Luke, your reading comprehension as well as ability to process complex thoughts just goes right down the shitter. ;)

[CorvallisBMW]

Do work! Good to see it's coming along :)

[Jand3rson]

Yah. Andy is probably going to come over sometime this week and tack weld all the little holes where I broke spot welds out, and then I'm going to give the bay a deep-clean and spray some primer on it. In the meantime, I'm going to continue pulling the motor apart and cleaning it.