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Originally posted by HST View PostIf that is going into a E30 it is gonna be sick!
And if you do it, document it fully :DSan Diego BMW repair -> Jake @ www.littlecarshop.com Great guy :up:
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Originally posted by ToplessE30 View PostDocument... EVERY STEPMtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205
OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827
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Yeah, I agree with the other guys, it would be AWESOME if you could document some of the trials and tribulations of an S54 swap.
I've only seen one other S54 E36 with stock engine management, and the details are a little sketchy on exactly how the swap was done. I'd like to eventually do an E30 S54 with stock engine management.
Originally posted by whysimonWTF is hello Kitty (I'm 28 with no kids and I don't have cable)
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Yes a well done writeup using the stock ecu would be fantastic. I'd like to do either an S54 swap or a twinscrew S/C to my E36 to keep it OBDII emissions legal.
'05 E46 M3 Imolarot/Cinnamon - CURRENT
'98 E36 M3 Estorilblau/Dove - SOLD
'90 E30 M3 Brilliantrot/Black - SOLD
SRS BSNS Motorsports - 24hrs of LeMons Racer
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Why doesnt everyone just read the S54 into E30 thread on e46fanboys?
That has more technical/wiring diagrams than anyone could ever want to decipher, including step by step documentation of every single modification to make it work.
It's more comprehensive than any other "OTS/Email/Web Forum" write-up you'll ever get.
Sometimes you just gotta make an effort yourself and not expect someone else to solve every issue for you before hand.
Good luck on the swap.
-CBelow the radar...
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I'm with CLanger - that swap had more pics than a bull could shit.
SILBER COMBAT UNIT DELTA (M-Technic Marshal)
RTFM:http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=56950
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Yeah, the E46fanatics thread is informative. It is pretty much just like r3vlimited's comprehensive DOHC swap thread, with a few pages of great information, with the balance being filled with nuthangers, posts that say +1, S54 FTW, etc. But, if it's the only source of info, then so be it.
EDIT: Alas the wiring was not adapted to the E30 C101, rather the E30's wiring was just completely gutted and replaced with a complete E46 harness. I was more just looking for pinouts and how to adapt the S54 to the E30, not a complete gut-out. If you're just gonna run E46 wiring, you could have installed the S54 into a Buick.Last edited by FredK; 05-15-2007, 09:22 AM.
Originally posted by whysimonWTF is hello Kitty (I'm 28 with no kids and I don't have cable)
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also added this to the start of the thread.
Chapter 2- Ripping the Guts from the Beast
Here we are at part 2. This time, it wasnt as clean
Now the M50 is out!
Start time: 6:00pm
End time: 9:00pm
Step One: get prepared. We layed out the tools, and cleaned up our work area.
Step Two:
disconnect the wiring harness!
Step Three:
Remove cooling system:
Then we put it up on stands, and got dirty
Dropped the exhaust, driveshaft, transmission crossmembers, and motor mounts, and your pretty close to this:
Finally, wiggle the motor free!
The easy part is done.
Not bad for 3 hours, give or take a half hour, eh?
Im gonna clean it up and hope to get the S54 mounted soon.
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