» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,558 Views | | | | | | 06-23-2010, 11:41 AM | #91 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | No problem, Jae! I want your swap to be a success! | | | 06-24-2010, 06:03 AM | #92 | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alma,Qc,Canada Posts: 12 | hey jim Im just gathering information for maybe an e36 M3 engine or a 328 e36 engine but my Ti is a 97 so it must be an OBDII. So would it be easier for the swap to convert it into an OBDI? Thx in advance Dachabs | | | 06-24-2010, 01:14 PM | #93 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | That is sort of a chicken-egg debate. I would first check your local emission laws with regards to using an older engine in a newer car- California for example, does not allow this. The engine must be the same model year, or newer, and must meet the emission standards of the newer year. I also recently heard that Connecticut does not allow the use of any other engine- a replacement engine must be the same size, same production year and same displacement! Not a well enforced regulation (and I would have been 'grandfathered' anyway) but you should check to see what is OK before you start. No idea if this is "law" yet or not, but just an example... Personally I would keep it OBD-II. Try to get the same year donor car as the ti (97 in your case) as it makes things slightly easier. | | | 06-24-2010, 05:49 PM | #94 | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alma,Qc,Canada Posts: 12 | Ok thanks Jim and in quebec we don't have any emission laws here so. Thanks for the hint too you seem to know what your talking about and it looks less complicated when you explained it.(tried some of my friends and they got no clue since they got civics and golfs and think that a v-tech is the best 4 pot engine...in the world.) PS:Theres a guy in my province who cut a civic in 2 and put it on the lower half of a Subaru chassis and he was able to insure it and get all tje paper work done on it haha | | | 06-24-2010, 09:02 PM | #95 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | In that case, you may want to see what kind of deals you can get on an engine or complete car. That will likley be the deciding factor... | | | 06-27-2010, 06:19 PM | #96 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, GA Posts: 1,231 | what do you guys do with the donor car after you are done with it? I often wondered and thats the main reason I never swapped. | | | 06-27-2010, 09:27 PM | #97 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | Quote: Originally Posted by angel318ti what do you guys do with the donor car after you are done with it? I often wondered and thats the main reason I never swapped. | There's metal recyclers that will come to your house and pick it up. Some even pay you a few bucks. | | | 06-27-2010, 09:48 PM | #98 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | Quote: Originally Posted by angel318ti what do you guys do with the donor car after you are done with it? I often wondered and thats the main reason I never swapped. | Make it a Car-B-Q. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 06-28-2010, 02:29 AM | #99 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, GA Posts: 1,231 | Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 There's metal recyclers that will come to your house and pick it up. Some even pay you a few bucks. | what's ballpark for a wrecked car though.. I see some people asking up to 5-6K. Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 328ti Make it a Car-B-Q. | lol, nice | | | 06-28-2010, 05:52 AM | #100 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | Quote: Originally Posted by angel318ti what's ballpark for a wrecked car though.. I see some people asking up to 5-6K. | I paid 3k for my '98 M3 with front end damage and 100k miles. I kept the motor, tranny, front brakes, cluster, wiring harness, exhaust and a few other odds and ends. Parted out the rest and made a little over double my money back between the two cars. Lol, I'm with Steven on the car-B-Q though | | | 06-28-2010, 12:04 PM | #101 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | car-B-Q is pretty legit if you ask me | | | 06-28-2010, 12:48 PM | #102 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | They happen pretty frequently here on the Northern Parkway... Not exactly as shown there, but... | | | 06-28-2010, 03:45 PM | #103 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, GA Posts: 1,231 | Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 I paid 3k for my '98 M3 with front end damage and 100k miles. I kept the motor, tranny, front brakes, cluster, wiring harness, exhaust and a few other odds and ends. Parted out the rest and made a little over double my money back between the two cars. Lol, I'm with Steven on the car-B-Q though | Ok I think I will pull the trigger next time a deal comes my way. | | | 10-10-2010, 07:39 PM | #104 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Jax, FL Posts: 541 | Quick question....I know...SEARCH! Do I need to use the donor's cluster? Current ti has 160K miles Engine/tranny/cluster/etc... from the donor has 77K I'm pretty sure J!m covered it in the manual but I left it at work... Project is still going slow. I'm currently enjoying my "new" e46 touring w/ sport package & 5 speed! | | | 10-10-2010, 07:52 PM | #105 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Need to, no... Should you, yes. Primarily, 4cyl tach will read incorrectly. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. 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