2011-2012 Project: Get an S54 running in an E30 using a stock MSS54 DME

[2002maniac]

My first pass at the braking system will be the stock 23mm MC with the pivot moved up 1" and attached directly to the firewall sans a booster, with the MC hole moved up an inch as well.

FredK, you're my hero!

You'll probably want a smaller MC. We tried a similar setup on my brother's car with the pivot point moved up 1.25" and the pedal was still really hard with the stock MC.

[dubsport87]

Im keeping my eye on this one.

[Andrew325is]

I'm stoked to see this post. This hopefully should help a lot. Count me in on helping document this swap. I'm gathering parts right now and I'll soon be making a build thread of my own.

[Jean]

Cool, nice, awesome, epic? :)

[jakeb]

This is excellent....

I have been waiting to swap a S54 into my 01 325xi touring. I know the AWD will handle the power and those parts of it will bolt up. The one thing I have been unsure about is the oil pan. If the e34 pan will fit the m54 xi pan should fit as well... correct?

Are you going to do all the wiring, programming yourself? When I was looking into it a few months ago I found a tuner in Canada that would handle all the ecu reprogramming for a pretty nice price. Maybe $500...if I remember correctly.

[eur04lif3]

subscribed! :)

[dirtysix]

Cool, nice, awesome, epic? :)

What he said :)

[Farbin Kaiber]

ff'11?

[FredK]

The one thing I have been unsure about is the oil pan. If the e34 pan will fit the m54 xi pan should fit as well... correct?

Are you going to do all the wiring, programming yourself? When I was looking into it a few months ago I found a tuner in Canada that would handle all the ecu reprogramming for a pretty nice price. Maybe $500...if I remember correctly.

I'm not sure about the XI oil pan. :(

I am not sure who this Canadian guy is, but I'll only be doing the wiring myself.

ff'11?

I would, if I had a long vacation to drive over there, but I don't. :(

[e30polak]

Cool story bro. Glad to see another person start before me, lol. Look forward to seeing your progress with the brakes, as that's the only hurdle I'm worried about.

You're using UweM3's guy from s14 right? It's the same guy from 300mm.de.

[E30AWDAZ]

Build threads like this gives me hope. I hope that this ends well!

[Wh33lhop]

Awesome.

[jakeb]

The place in Canada that I had talked to about programming ews and handling all that is

http://www.rpmmotorsport.net/

[Good & Tight]

updates..?

[Spiff325iS]

Solid.