» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 01-09-2007, 04:32 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: bay area califorina east bay Posts: 15 | Swap Manual Q&A I bought a 95 clubsport 318ti and going to sell my 97 ative 318ti for $4,900 here in san francisco bay area berkeley ca, was that a good idea i miss the zip off the line but i love the clubsport looks so maybe one day i will swap out the motor or should i leave it alone. | | | 07-27-2007, 02:58 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 399 | I just recieved my copy today and this book is awsome! I was worried it may come in black and white but this booklet is in color! The documentation is very well layout. You guys should get it just for reference! Thanks again Jim! | | | 07-27-2007, 01:05 PM | #3 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Quote: Originally Posted by Phamster I just recieved my copy today and this book is awsome! I was worried it may come in black and white but this booklet is in color! The documentation is very well layout. You guys should get it just for reference! Thanks again Jim! | Thanks for the praise, Thanh. I do my best! If you see anything that needs to be adressed or made more clear, just let me know and I'll take care of it. Best of luck with your project! | | | 04-12-2019, 08:47 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Southern California Posts: 5 | Quote: Originally Posted by Phamster I just recieved my copy today and this book is awsome! I was worried it may come in black and white but this booklet is in color! The documentation is very well layout. You guys should get it just for reference! Thanks again Jim! | Hi there do you happen to have your copy of this Manual? 7149428154. Thank you | | | 06-21-2019, 09:52 PM | #5 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | MANUALS AVAILABLE!!!! Send me a PM if interested and I'll hook you up. Thanks to all for your patience! | | | 06-21-2019, 09:57 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Southern California Posts: 5 | Hi there Jim, maybe you can text me at17149428154 because the site says I may not have permissions to access your profile page. Not sure how to DM you. | | | 06-21-2019, 10:18 PM | #7 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | I think you just click my name at the top left, and it gives you options. BUT, I can't send any more until Monday (heading home!!) So I'll take care of all interested then. Thanks! | | | 07-27-2007, 01:03 PM | #8 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Quote: Originally Posted by jaysbmw I bought a 95 clubsport 318ti and going to sell my 97 ative 318ti for $4,900 here in san francisco bay area berkeley ca, was that a good idea i miss the zip off the line but i love the clubsport looks so maybe one day i will swap out the motor or should i leave it alone. | Well, Jay, it's up to you. At this point in time, the swapped ti is NOT a replacement for the M3, as a used M3 can be had for less than a used ti. As I did, you have to do the swap for the love of the car, not to save a few bucks off the price of an M3, and CERTAINLY not to try and re-sell the car for a profit. That trick never works with most cars, and not these in particular. So, I cannot answer your question for you. I can say that the $4,900.00 you get for your second ti will quickly be consumed doing a swap, and I'd like to add that I think it is a shame to convert a real ClubSport ti with so many 1996+ sport models out there. If my car was a 1995 ClubSport, I would not have done the swap- I would have waited and got a second car to swap... | | | 07-29-2007, 05:55 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 172 | Quote: Originally Posted by J!m you have to do the swap for the love of the car, not to save a few bucks off the price of an M3, and CERTAINLY not to try and re-sell the car for a profit. | qft i'll be buying the manual... soon. - since it's fairly comprehensive atp, would you ever consider doing a small groupbuy for custom-made manuals in hardcover? i'll lay it out for ya. i'd be down for a very limited first edition copy. | | | 07-30-2007, 01:00 PM | #10 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Every manual is unique in that they are all serialized to a single owner. In other words, limited edition of one copy for each one. Hardcover will be too expensive, particularly in such low quantities. If I ever get it to the point where I feel it's "finished", perhaps then I could consider a final version suitable for publication. I keep adding more information as I collect it... As I mentioned before, I have not sold all that many copies as it is, so I imagine I'd end up with 490 hard-cover books rotting in boxes in my basement in 20 years... | | | 08-25-2007, 03:07 AM | #11 | Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 96 | I'm a proud new owner of a 96 318ti and I am extremely interested in an M3 swap. Does this manual cover the actual labor? Does this manual work for a large number year models of the M3? Are there any other options as far as engines? Like a 323 or 325? Thanks | | | 08-25-2007, 03:59 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 399 | Quote: Originally Posted by cev12 I'm a proud new owner of a 96 318ti and I am extremely interested in an M3 swap. Does this manual cover the actual labor? Does this manual work for a large number year models of the M3? Are there any other options as far as engines? Like a 323 or 325? Thanks | 323, 325, 328, and M3 are basicly the same labor. I'm doing my 328Ti swap right now and it's pretty stright foward. | | | 08-27-2007, 01:30 PM | #13 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Phamster nailed it. The labor is the same for any six swap, just the fine details will be different (and not much). If you decide to do the swap, try to find a 1996-99 M3 for a donor car, as they are all OBD-II and therefore more compatible with one another. In any OBD-II swap, the dealer is required for the EWS/DME alignment- no way around that (legally)... Also, if you are in some states (CA and ME I think and maybe others) the engine (if replaced) has to be newer or the same year as the car, older is illegal... Last edited by J!m; 07-27-2010 at 09:28 PM. | | | 08-28-2007, 08:11 PM | #14 | Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 96 | Thanks very much for the tips, I greatly appreciate it.I know I'll be back with more questions later. Once again, thanks | | | 12-16-2007, 08:28 AM | #15 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: portland, maine Posts: 23 | i'm doing an s50 into a 99/obd2, is this covered in your manual as well? | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |