is it possible to swap an e46 m3 engine to the TI?
 

is it possible to swap an e46 m3 engine to the TI? :confused:

yes you can do that...a lot of work. i doubt it can be done in a garage tho with simple DYI knowledge

is it way different than the S52 engine?

The S54 is mated with a 6spd, has dual Vanos, a lot more electronics to deal with, but it can be done...be prepared to spend a lot of money or just buy an e36 m3 to mod.

Ithink there's a guy who works at BavAuto who did it.

what's DYI????

Do Yourself In?????

heh ...

someone just asked a similar question on another forum and basically the response was it has been done(s54 in an e36, not a Ti exactly) but its very expensive and not worth the hassle

check out the engine swap forum on bimmerforums you'll see a very recent thread about the right way to do this. My guess is that it would be triple the $$$ to do S54 vs S52, double if you add in a supercharger or turbo for the S52. The S54 has electronic throttle among other things and the price of a bare engine is more like $4k-$6k vs. S52 motors going for $3k with all accessories. The most economical way is to pick up a wrecked car, take what you need cuz the little parts will kill you, and then part the rest. Or so I've read over years of fantasizing....... sigh. :wink:

Think there is someone selling their turbo'd S52 motor on ebay.

Good luck.

Stick with a S52 fantasy... You'll have all the power you need.

I changed the title of this thread.

do you wanna see a e36 compact with an M5 V8 400+ hp inside ;)

I saw one recently with an 8-series V12 in it once:_pelvic2:

RDSport K55 Hurricane. It's been posted here before.

it has? do you know the link to it? or where to find it? i'd like to see it, if theres any pics and specs on it.

Theres one guy on bf.c with a S54 in his Granite Silver 325is, search SpasticDwarf over there. I think there is another guy over there also who is preparing to do the same swap. It would be sick in a ti, its all about money though.