Nicks m50 swap and restoration project

[dnick]

hey r3v, got a hold of an 86 325es on craigslist for dirt cheap.. yeah there are a few things wrong with it but nothing that aint fixable! The reason why he sold it so cheap is because of a no start. The flywheel pin broke off causing it not to run. It broke from the release bearing failing causing one of the tabs to break off and hit the pin on the flywheel. The sensors for the flywheel tested good.
On to the pics!!



have to find a spoiler!







SO next is dropping the tranny, putting a new flywheel and other crap in there, shift linkage shit, wires and plugs, yall know the normal stuff! haha

[Dermeister3]

interior is clean. keep us updated.

[dnick]

interior is clean. keep us updated.

will do!

[StereoInstaller1]

Man, if that same deal fell in my hands I would swap to Motronic 1.3, screw those flywheel sensors. An engine harness and an ECU should be pretty much everything you need.

[dnick]

swap to Motronic 1.3, screw those flywheel sensors. An engine harness and an ECU should be pretty much everything you need.

is that really all i would need? i mean. how much work are we talking about here?

[StereoInstaller1]

Well, no, actually.

Injectors, AFM, something else I can't remember, but it is all cheap and easy bolt on shit, then find a set of SETA pistons and an 885 head later.

You will want a different tach too, and you will break your cam if you try and rev too high, but it won't anyway as your intake is basically incapable.

[dnick]

Well, no, actually.

Injectors, AFM, something else I can't remember, but it is all cheap and easy bolt on shit, then find a set of SETA pistons and an 885 head later.

You will want a different tach too, and you will break your cam if you try and rev too high, but it won't anyway as your intake is basically incapable.

hmmm... well i kinda want to do this now lol. interms of like a reference sensor or something like that, how is that done on the 1.3? like timing and whatnot

[StereoInstaller1]

Toothed crank wheel on front of motor, that was the other thing I forgot.

Go look up a motor on realOEM for an 87 325is, you will see the differences.

I bet there are guys out there that would sell yo all the shit for $150 shipped, errybuddy is broke right now

[dnick]

Toothed crank wheel on front of motor, that was the other thing I forgot.

Go look up a motor on realOEM for an 87 325is, you will see the differences.

I bet there are guys out there that would sell yo all the shit for $150 shipped, errybuddy is broke right now

yeah im reading this right now, and i understand it all now. itd just be the matter of getting it all now ahha.

[ForcedFirebird]

Link is broken.

Luke, he will need the i valve springs, the engine will over rev and float the valves if just the ecu and harness is swapped.

Best way to go about it is to take the entire top end off an is, the engine harness, the crank trigger wheel, all the sensors, the ecu, don;t forget the vacuum hoses.

I did the swap and my car gained quite a few ponies, proven on the dyno. Went from 120 crank hp and 170 crank tq to 134whp/145wtq using the stock eta 2.7 bottom end...

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=179031

Click the link in my sig to take a virtual ride in my eta with it's long 2.93 gears :)

[dnick]

Link is broken.

Luke, he will need the i valve springs, the engine will over rev and float the valves if just the ecu and harness is swapped.

Best way to go about it is to take the entire top end off an is, the engine harness, the crank trigger wheel, all the sensors, the ecu, don;t forget the vacuum hoses.

I did the swap and my car gained quite a few ponies, proven on the dyno. Went from 120 crank hp and 170 crank tq to 134whp/145wtq using the stock eta 2.7 bottom end...

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=179031

Click the link in my sig to take a virtual ride in my eta with it's long 2.93 gears :)

shit, here http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=110242 , and what was the cost for you to do the swap?

[ForcedFirebird]

Few hundred bucks and time.

[dnick]

cool, well im def going to do this swap sometime this summer. right now i need to get it running! haha

thanks for the help!!!

[ForcedFirebird]

In the meantime, read strictlyeta.net. he outlines the swap for an early model pretty well.

[dnick]

Alright cool ill do that, thanks