Another Swapped Ti Hi all - The Ti is no longer M44 powered. A simple M50/52 swap and everything is much better. MAJOR UPDATE POST #44 First Motor Motor: Fully rebuilt down to block M50/52 - Basically 2.8 OBD1 M50 built by BlueBimma E39 2.8 Block M50 Manifold M50 Head 3.5" MAF New Bearings Mahle Rings Polished Cams Beisan Vanos Pulley Kit OBD-I E46 M3 mounts KN/Spectre Box+Intake Bimmerworld 3.5" Silicone boot Pink Tops ARP Hardware Castrol Edge 5W-40 Bimmerforums Tune for 413 Silver Label DME - EWS Delete, 2nd Airpump delete, 7100RPM, No check engine light and and CEL/Stomp test fully works. No lights on dash! Ebay SS Longtubes -> Y pipe -> Magnaflow muffler -> MeganRacing dual 3" tips muffler. Semi quiet under 3K. Loud at WOT. Moderate amount of rasp. Second motor as of Q4 2017 130Kish S52 donor to be converted to OBD1 Teardown excluding rotating assembly Every gasket/seal etc replaced 3.5' MAF IWIS Race Chains INA Tensioners Febi Guides M50 Intake Bimmerworld 3.5" Silicone boot KN shield to Vibrant 3.5" intake New Cam/Crank OE sensors Reused 2.8 M50 Vanos Pink Tops Stock hardware, no ARP this time :frown: LM 10W-40 Mos2 Exhaust reused from 2.8M50 Cooling Turner Motorsport 6cyl Aluminum radiator Derale electric fan kit with probe Spal 12" low pro pull Mishimoto Tank GEBA Pump Metal thermo housing (upgrade the E39 has bleeder valve but must cut hose) Pentosin Blue Steering - Added Q2 2018 Rebuilt E36 steering rack from RackDoctor AAE Reman LUK/ZF pump Rein Lines Rein Reservoir Liqui Moly DEXIII fluid Suspension Front Bilstein's from E36 328i H&R Z3 2.8 Sport springs E90 Mounts (Will be going back to E36) UUC 27MM Swaybar Vaico control arms Rein swaybar links Febi E36 M3 control arm bushings E34 steering coupler (Changed back to stock rubber. Too harsh for street) Suspension Rear Koni SRT shocks H&R Z3 2.8 Sport springs (Changed to stock Z3M Roadster) Too low IMO E46 M3 mounts with AKG reinforcement plates Ireland Engineering Subframe bushings Ireland Engineering RTAB Condor Springpads Stock swaybar Brakes - Front Stoptech Sport Pads ECS Tuning SS lines New Calipers for vented from BimmerBum! Meyle blanks Brakes - Rear Stoptech Sport Pads ECS SS lines Rebuilt calipers from BimmerBum! Zimmerman blanks Driveline UUC Black Trans mounts Stock Getrag from BlueBimma's previous swap. Roughly 310K, fluid changed Pennzoil Synchromesh every ~10K 4.10 Medium Case LSD Short Shift Kit from Mcoupe bits Power Flex diff bushing E36 M3 Flywheel and clutch SS line M3 Slave 325 Driveshaft Q3 2018 will be new GKN 6cyl axles and Febi rear wheel bearings Wheel/Tire Square 17x7.5 OEM Contour on Sumitomo HTRZ3 225/45/17 Stock sports on Blizzak WS 60 225/50/16 Lighting Euro Bosch Housings with 6K LED city lights DDM Tuning Plus 5K HID kit Stock fogs with Nokya 3500K halogen Depo Smoked corners Ebay clear sides Phillips LED plate bulbs (Lasted longer than any other options) Interior Mainly stock M-Tech that I have tried to take care of. LED interior bulbs 6cyl cluster - OBD1 with gauge rings ZHP shift knob Fire extinguisher because I no longer trust it Entertainment Pioneer X3500ui HU Stock front tweeters and door 2.5" Pioneer 5.25" in kickpanel Kicker 6X8" in stock rear location. Covered in black speaker fabric Alpine SWE1042 (Oldschool 2000s) Subwoofer powered by Kicker CX300 (Very efficient) Need to finish a few things, get a new hood and have front bumper and nose panel painted. Bodywork will be done this spring and it will no longer be a DD! |
5 Attachment(s) Bluebimma did this |
2 Attachment(s) Way to loud exhaust This was single 2.5" after y pipe to MeganRacing resonator to Megan Racing muffler. Basically straight piped. Lots of rasp and annoying imo at WOT. Not considerate for neighbors/am commute. Did pop and ruble nicely or downshift and deceleration. |
Great swap! How is the vibration level with the E36 M3 motor mounts and poly transmission mounts? I have stock E36 M3 motor mounts and E46 M3 transmission mounts; had to remove the red poly trans mounts because it buzzed like hell in my S52-swapped car. I am interested in hearing about the difference between E36 and E46 motor mounts. |
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Great write up! I have been thinking of doing this or just swapping my auto tranny with a 5 speed. How much did the engine swap cost ya? Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalk |
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Looks great. Hey what's your guys contact info? |
Are you asking for the guy that built the motors contact info? Bluebimma on here but more active on BFC Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
I guess I can provide an update on it. It's my daily currently and while not the most comfortable or convenient still makes me smile. So far it's eaten a water pump (shocker) and I was able to source a Geba locally. PS lines started to leak so reservoir and lines were replaced by a local motorsport shop. Work and a project E30 give me almost no time to focus on this thus not much progress to report. Oil filter housing gasket and vanos line and VC gasket also have been replaced. It was leaking quite a bit from the vanos line that it ended up killing a starter. The starter was very gritty with oil residue all over internals. As of now everything mechanically has been taken care of and I enjoy it everyday. |
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Doubtful but send him a pm on BFC where he is more active: https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/m...4168-Bluebimma |
Great Swap ! |
So long as it's a decent weekend I plan to do the rear suspension. Doing rear swaybar links and bushings as well. -Koni SRT shocks -HR Z3 2.8 Sport (Not sure why they are red but part# is sport) -URO pads 7.5MM. Planning on grabbing Condor Speed shop's urethane stackable pads. I have a feeling it might be too low. -FEBI E46 M3 Mounts -Lemforder links -OEM rubber bushings http://i.imgur.com/OtxCaqvh.jpg Going to try new exhaust setup hopefully by mid May. SS longtubes -> ypipe -> 2.5" flex pipe -> Magnaflow straight through muffler -> MeganRacing muffler 3" tips The magnaflow should be a little louder while not being as harsh as it was with just a very small resonator. If not then a new combo. I like playing with exhaust setups. http://i.imgur.com/m3AjI3wh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/GelFBxlh.jpg Before exhaust work, brakes will get least all purchased and lined up to do. Will be going vented stock, blank rotors all around, Pentosin DOT4, ECS SS lines, rebuilt calipers using Stoptech Street pads. Will be adequate for street driving. Thanks to Bimmerbum on the brakes. After mechanical then front end body work. Fun never ends |
Looks good but 4.10:1 on the street is screaming for a six speed... or less rear gear. I wouldn't go beyond 3.91:1 myself. Get those brakes sorted!!! |
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