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| Originally Posted by windnsea00 My good friend Bryson whom is down here in San Diego has done a handful of swaps into E30's...he did my S50 swap into my previous `91 318is for example. He quotes it's as "easy as doing an engine swap." He has a shop to use with a lift and all tools necessary as his dad is an independent BMW mechanic. If you want I could get you in contact with him...I know he is already lined up to do a few swaps this summer for other people but he may have time for more. He is well known in the E30 world and is extremely competent working on BMW's. It really isn't that hard of a swap as everything bolts up...just takes patience, some knowledge and a good pair of hands.
I see you have a `97 ti and well a `98 ti for sale...you would want an OBDII engine which would mean the S52 from the `96-`99 M3. As long as the engine is newer than the car it's legal to swap in CA. Also it's much simpler to keep the car OBDII and obviously legal. Nice collection of cars btw! |
Thanks for the recommendation, but I'm looking for an established shopped that has performed this transplant on an e36 318ti. The last thing I want is to be a 'guinea pig' and have something not turn out perfect...And that's what I'm going for: Perfection.
To your point, the engine mounts pretty straightforwardly on the correct subframe/mounts, but my concern is the electronics integration. I want absolutely full functionality at the end of the day: AC, cruise control, onboard computer. No glitches. No hacks. Everything would need to be perfect.
That being said, I may have a swap for Bryson on an old e30 M3 that I've been kicking-around for lack of time to pay to it...I may want to do something with it if Bryson has e30 experience.
Stay tuned.
In the meantime, I'm hoping there is an experienced shop in So. Cal. that has done this before....Anyone...?