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

[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. :(

[Farbin Kaiber]

ff'11?

[dirtysix]

Cool, nice, awesome, epic? :)

What he said :)

[eur04lif3]

subscribed! :)

[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.

[Jean]

Cool, nice, awesome, epic? :)

[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.

[dubsport87]

Im keeping my eye on this one.

[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.

[BeirBrennerE30]

subscribed...

you are going to need to fab a dipstick tube... random I know.

[FredK]

The move upward is to increase the leverage ratio of the pedal to around 6:1, which is I guess is decent for a manual 23mm MC. I believe a Golf booster might work, or a tiny Aisin booster as well, but for the time being, I'd like to explore the simplest option possible.

[dude8383]

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.

So the move upwards is in order to clear the plenum? There's no chance in hell this will fit a brake booster right?

[accident]

wot

[FredK]

Why the need for the M button?

I believe it scales the signal from the DBW pedal, and that's it.

[ck_taft325is]

Subscribed. Would love for this to become a reality and something that can be done for sub $10,000.