engine swap help

[shophat]

i have a 96 318 ti auto i have a friend that wrecked his 96 328 5 speed car how hard would it be to install the motor and trans in my car? i have done motor swaps and trannys in mustangs before but never anything like this what i am worried about is wiring mainly not very good with electrical . any imput would be greatly appreciated

[synthlegend]

@shophat

I am in a similar situation and have the same types of question. How hard is it to get the instrument cluster and OBC working? Also how do you get around the EWS stuff?

[shophat]

does the guage cluster need to be swapped ?

[rcair3d]

For the transmission half, the zf transmission is a fairly simple drop in. You will use the 328 shift linkage, front half of the driveshaft, and transmission. For the motor aspect i am under the impression that it is, for the most part, plug-n-play.

[familytruckster]

There is a ton of info if you look around. You are lucky they both are 96, It makes it a much easier swap.

[BMW_Hatchback]

Originally Posted by familytruckster

There is a ton of info if you look around. You are lucky they both are 96, It makes it a much easier swap.

Huge truth in here. Look around, use the search tool you should find it fairly simply. You should have 100% success given you have the whole donor car. Details matter the most.