» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 06-12-2005, 09:15 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 190 | Found an m3 engine for my 318ti, good idea or no? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting The engine i found is a 2002 S54 B32 Engine from an m3 rated around 333HP i was wanting to do the engine swap for my 318ti will this newer engine complicate things instead of going with the older m3 engine? __________________ BMW 318ti M Body Kit, Future M3 engine swap My 318ti | | | 06-12-2005, 03:07 PM | #2 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | can't follow the link so maybe you don't have to worry about it you'd certainly have more work to do to get that into the car than the engine/trans from the e36 m3. doesn't mean it couldn't be done, but it would mean you'd have a lot more work and most likely expense. i don't know if anyone on here has even done it so you might get to guineau pig the whole thing. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 06-12-2005, 03:20 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 465 | it can be done... but boy it is expensive. You Also have t Re wire the dash harness and add a bunch of modules. REMEMBER! this is a double vanos engine.... you need to make sure it is pretty much a front clip, as you are going to be mising a lot of modules and harnesses. engine fits, you need to change the tranny etc. read about the TEC3 engine managment, I belive they make one for an S54 you can use to bypass a lot of the obd2 components. | | | 06-12-2005, 08:58 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 465 | vwt3, that's a 3.0l S50 into a Ti.. awesome swap... but the S54 swap (new M3 engines) is what he wants to do. I want to see one of those!. ! | | | 06-12-2005, 11:16 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 190 | see the problem is, I'm only going to have about 7g's for the whole project, that's parts and everything, I'd really like to have it done professionally, reason being, I have the tools and the knowhow/resources to do it myself, but I'd like to have the work done so i can have some sort of gaurantee on the parts and labor... anyone have any suggestions? really my biggest want right now is to get a good engine at a low cost, preferably a 1996-1998 m3 OBD-II engine. Thanks __________________ BMW 318ti M Body Kit, Future M3 engine swap My 318ti | | | 06-12-2005, 11:34 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: madison, WI Posts: 402 | Quote: Originally Posted by tonymasone see the problem is, I'm only going to have about 7g's for the whole project, that's parts and everything, I'd really like to have it done professionally, reason being, I have the tools and the knowhow/resources to do it myself, but I'd like to have the work done so i can have some sort of gaurantee on the parts and labor... anyone have any suggestions? really my biggest want right now is to get a good engine at a low cost, preferably a 1996-1998 m3 OBD-II engine. Thanks | if you are capable to do it yourself I would go for it, you learn alot from projects like these and there is no better feeling you get with the pride of telling people you did it and its awesome. anyone can pay someone to work on their car. its not as difficult as you think, plus we are all here to help with any Q's or problems you come across during the swap. __________________ Mods: clear turn signals, Silverstar headlight bulbs, k&N custom CAI, removed A/C, lightened crank pulley, painted brakes, custom clutch stop, custom strut bar, x-brace, custom solid tranny mounts, Memphis sound system, Sachs sport clutch, B&M short shifter, lightened flywheel, redline MTL .... Emberrassing honda owners one drive at a time http://members.cardomain.com/mghockey | | | 06-12-2005, 11:36 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 484 | Ship it to my mechanic he will have that s$#t done in a week. I hate linking pages but heres a link of his current project. http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=370892. E39 540 Engine into E21 car. Its currently running and that bad boy sounds wicked. I guess he is not just another 'shade tree mechanic'. | | | 06-12-2005, 11:38 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 190 | You are right, that's the only thing that's holding me back from getting it done professionally, that and the fact that I need to get the project underway and done by the end of the summer because I have to use this car to communte to college, lol so you see the risk. But I completly agree, there's nothing like building something on your own, even with helpful information from others. Any suggestions on where to get an engine, Im in southern california if that helps (LA) but I'm definately willing to buy online, thank you. __________________ BMW 318ti M Body Kit, Future M3 engine swap My 318ti | | | 06-12-2005, 11:45 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 484 | A body of mine just sold his 98 complete m3 engine for $3k around 100k miles. He got another one with about 74k on it. Im wainting for his call right now. Ill ask him how much he wants for it. | | | 06-12-2005, 11:47 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 190 | Dredder, My current situation: I have the 1996 318ti, perfectly working 4cyl engine with 124k miles on it, automatic transmission. The woman, and I'll say the only previous drive was an older woman, took the bmw to all the schedualed tune ups and oil changes, She gave me the book with the stickers to prove it. What im getting at is, what kinda price do you think your mechanic could do putting in a 3.2L m3 engine and manual transmission. While keeping my 4cyl engine and tranny to do whatever he wants to do with it. I just want it to be done and ready to drive for college in the fall. Thank You __________________ BMW 318ti M Body Kit, Future M3 engine swap My 318ti | | | 06-13-2005, 12:54 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 190 | I think for a good price I might be willing to come on up there to Portland, to have him do it, maybe take a week off work or something. Let me know what you think the price would look like for the engine/transmission swap. __________________ BMW 318ti M Body Kit, Future M3 engine swap My 318ti | | | 06-13-2005, 02:27 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 484 | It should be at the ballpark of around $7k complete, since you dont have a manual transmission arlready. | | | 06-13-2005, 04:57 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 190 | is the transmission for the m3 obd-II a 5-speed or 6-speed? __________________ BMW 318ti M Body Kit, Future M3 engine swap My 318ti | | | 06-13-2005, 05:50 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 484 | I dont think there's a us spec 6 speed that came out of the factory. 99 - down came with 5 speed tranny. Hey tonymasone, if you are really serious about this swap why not buy J!M's swap manual. 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