 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  08-05-2009, 09:24 PM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: iowa Posts: 79 |  98 328i m52 ok for swap into ti?
I just had a customer bail on there 98 328i. Its got a shorted coil driver in the DME. It just melted the insides out of the coil! Customer wants 500 bucks for it. you think its a good deal? it has 176k on it and otherwise in good shape. Im pretty sure the front clip fits my 97ti. So is it worth it to buy and fix and sell or worth it to part out and do a swap on my ti this winter even though im sure i need a DME unit either way. Whats your opinion guys? |  |  | | 08-05-2009, 09:44 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 |
i say buy it. Do the swap and fix the issue. You have everything you need for a swap. motor, tranny, and accessories. That would be a killer deal since some ppl pay 3 or 4 times that.
If you don't do the swap project you can at least part it out and make some money off of it. Either way you can get something out of it. __________________ 
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Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll  ...
Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | | | 08-05-2009, 10:04 PM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: iowa Posts: 79 |
so my 5 speed in my ti wont bolt up to the m52 | | | | | 08-05-2009, 11:24 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |
it will. __________________ -Jeff
 | | | | | 08-06-2009, 01:10 AM | #5 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
It will, just may want to upgrade the clutch from the getrag | | | | | 08-06-2009, 05:08 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
plenty of people use the stock ti transmission with a 6-cyl., as long as you're not running a lot of power through it you should be fine | | | | | 08-12-2009, 09:59 PM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MN Posts: 46 |
Getting it running before you put the engine in the 318ti.
You do not want to have to deal with fixing the old problems, while also retrofitting everything into the 318ti.
Edit: For $500 I would definitely buy it. | | | | | 08-12-2009, 10:46 PM | #8 | | Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: iowa Posts: 79 |
oh i plan on geting it running first. it needs cats a computer and a coil. I will look around the forum for a known good computer. also ? you think i will have to have the computer programmed if it is used.... wont it just plug and play? | | | | | 08-13-2009, 03:37 AM | #9 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
if going from auto to manual, then you might run into some complications. | | | | |
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