Salt City Euros - E30 Touring, S50 engine swap is in and running! Posted 6/20

[Styleprojekt]

Haha nice, more curious than anything. Loving the vids, keep 'em coming

Hey good news, we filmed the parts break down last night and it made it into Episode 3. EP3.

Watch it here: Salt City Euros / Episode 3 - An aesthetic disaster pt. 1

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[Heitzke]

We had planned to put that list into video 2, but missed it...then magically missed it for Episode 3 which we are releasing end of this week. So I promise, it will be part of Episode 4.

Haha nice, more curious than anything. Loving the vids, keep 'em coming

[Der Ruffian]

Awesome!
Sub'd.

[stonea]

I agree with Nisse about the M54. Its a great engine and isn't much more difficult than a M50 swap. You can get the harness adapter from Andrew325is and 328iJunkie (I hope I got their names right) can flash the ECU for you.The most difficult part is getting a e38 728i oil pick up if you don't want to fabricate your own. Other than that its very similar to a regular M50 swap. e34 oil pan, 325ix brake booster, e28 M5 motor mounts, OBD2 M52 headers, and it shares the same transmission bell pattern as the other 24v engines. There are some small extra things like Fuel pressure regulator mounting and heater hoses, and the electric gas pedal mounting but thats small stuff in the grand scheme of things. You can also use a M52tu (very similar) but I think its rotating assembly is a bit heavier and it has a restrictive intake, but you can put a M54 intake on. It also is drive by cable instead of drive by wire. Aluminum engine block, dual vanos, and DISA valves make for a great little engine.

[Styleprojekt]

Just got a chance to watch earlier. Loved the second vid as well. Not sure if I missed it, but what brand(s) parts did you guys use for the OEM replacements?

We had planned to put that list into video 2, but missed it...then magically missed it for Episode 3 which we are releasing end of this week. So I promise, it will be part of Episode 4.

[bradnic]

SUB'D great project and terrific vids!

is that an M40 engine?
can you post the last 7 digits of the VIN? can lookup build date and original factory options list.

[Heitzke]

Just got a chance to watch earlier. Loved the second vid as well. Not sure if I missed it, but what brand(s) parts did you guys use for the OEM replacements?

[Styleprojekt]

Alright everyone despite the awful weather we've had here in Salt Lake, we were able to complete a second episode. Check it out and let me know what you guys think :p


Episode 2 - Suspension, Wheels & Tires

[cory58]

Just watched Ep 1. Awesome, especially the helicopter shots! Even made me feel better about the rust on my Touring.

[mr.vang]

awesome, looking forward to the next episode.

[Bennet]

Wow!

Great Video! Its amazing to see a youtube channel like yours create videos of such high quality on the first video!

[KSanchez]

It's really awesome to see how others modify the same car, our's has all the power options though.

[Styleprojekt]

Hey Just wanted to say LOVE this series and your shots were fantastic. Def earned my subscribe. I really liked the 80's style shots of the car they were really cool. How hard was it to import on of these really? I want one so badly now.

Thank you! We thought the 80s theme gave the video a bit of a different feel for that segment, glad you liked it.

The whole import process is not complicated so to say, it is just time consuming and depending on where the car comes from and where its going can range between 2-3k in cost and anywhere between 1-2 months (sometimes more). The biggest challenge is finding people who would work with you...for example a potential seller doesn't have much incentive to hold a car for you for weeks until papers are worked out, shipping company organized, have it inspected by a third party company, take it to various places or have it picked up etc. Plus people sometimes can be weirded out that a foreigner has such great interest in what to them is an old piece of junk....so they may think its a scam or so.

Can't wait for episode 2!

Awesome! Episode 2 is getting delayed because it snows almost every weekend here in Salt Lake City right now :( so while we had a LOT planned for EP 2, we may have to cut it short and put more into EP 3 for the sake of being able to release stuff in a timely manner.

You just got another subscriber.

Thank you! We have been super stoked to see people subscribe after just one episode... makes it more of a challenge to up the quality and content with every EP that we release

Great video!

Thank you very much! I love your Touring...its beautiful

[KSanchez]

Great video!

[z28]

You just got another subscriber.