Classic Daily E30 325iX S54 Swap

[kid325e]

Are you going to be able to use factory engine mount arms for this swap? Sorry if it's a stupid question.

[nando]

ix mounts will bolt up, you just have to drill the holes in the mount arms a little bigger because the 24v block uses bigger bolts.

[EddieNYC]

subscribed ! Please post pics of the oil pan

[richardb]

This is awesome. Does the G260 bolt right up to the S54? What is the clutch/flywheel setup for this.

[jakeb]

This is awesome. Does the G260 bolt right up to the S54? What is the clutch/flywheel setup for this.

Yes bolts right up. Will use m20 flywheel with SPEC stage 2+ clutch

[jakeb]

Let's cut an oil pan



And another
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Pretty happy with the fitment after a couple cuts...

Two will become one...




A few holes will have to be closed up.








All new bushings in the rear...trailing arm, subframe, diff

[RustyEuro]

subbed'

[Link]

Sub'd, this is going to be great.

[kid325e]

Great update! Keep up the amazing work.

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[MF DOOM]

Yes bolts right up. Will use m20 flywheel with SPEC stage 2+ clutch

How will that work with the TC? I dont know much about s54s but I believe they sit at an angle like the m/s5x engines, right?

[ThatOneEuroE30]

This is simply amazing

[jakeb]

How will that work with the TC? I dont know much about s54s but I believe they sit at an angle like the m/s5x engines, right?

The s54 will be tilted the same as the m20.

[jakeb]

Making a hybrid oil pickup. Using m50 and m20 from ix.

In the jig I made off the m20. This took awhile...lots of little cuts.





Oil pan welded and on. I did forget that it is going to need a dip stick tube added


Plastic in the oil pan had to be notched a little to clear the tube.


Will probably figure a way to mount the pickup once it is on the s54. This is on a junk m50.

[jakeb]

Two extra holes had to be drilled and tapped for the oil pan. Marked where my fingers are.


iX uses m10 bolts for the engine mount arms while the s54 uses m8. So.... drilling and tapping out to m10.

passenger side tapped to m10


I forgot to take a picture of the passenger side mount. It required one bolting pad to be shaved down and then I used a pan head allen bolt to give more clearance around the vband on the manifold.

Drivers side mount bolts all line up except one. So the mount arm hole was opened up some. Left the m8 bolt on that one as the hole was already opened up a good deal. Other three are retapped to m10.





Exploded view of a soon to be S54 powered e30 iX





Cats cut off manifolds and 2.5" vbands tig welded on....this pic was before the other vband showed up and it was welded.

[nouseforaname]

Wow. Subscribed.