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does anybody know who will do reasonable quotes on engine swaps for young drivers?im only 19 and ive just got a 316i, looking to do an engine swap next year to a 2.5 but the cheapest insurance quote ive had so far was 5000+

Huge no no till your 21

unless you have 5 grand.

ive had a quote for a 318i auto touring converted to a manual m20b25 for £1000 tpft when i turn 21 in feb, but i cant even get anything at the moment

Adrian flux or sky is usually fair prices for performance cars...

How old are you??

haha no i dont have 5 grand.im 20 in january, so the chances are the car wont be done until im around 21 as im a student so the parts will take a long time to get because of money.if it was up to me id leave it as a 316i but as my dad paid for the car he doesnt want the possibility of me crashing and insurance being useless

It would probably work out cheaper in the long run to run what you have already and when insurance is more sensible, buy a 325i. It will be cheaper to insure a stock 325i than a car that has been modified with 325i running gear.

Alex wrote:Huge no no till your 21

unless you have 5 grand.

ive had a quote for a 318i auto touring converted to a manual m20b25 for £1000 tpft when i turn 21 in feb, but i cant even get anything at the moment

Who's that quote with Alex,as I'm Gona be looking for quotes
Soon aswell

blackE30indy wrote:

Alex wrote:Huge no no till your 21

unless you have 5 grand.

ive had a quote for a 318i auto touring converted to a manual m20b25 for £1000 tpft when i turn 21 in feb, but i cant even get anything at the moment

Who's that quote with Alex,as I'm Gona be looking for quotes
Soon aswell

fluxdirect

Cool I'll try them aswell,thanks

i was shocked had to keep doing it

Lol,hopefully they won't be as bad,as the engine thats going is another 1 litre extra

mine was with car on drive, 8000 miles, tpft, non standard engine which increases bhp by 55 at a cost of £200 (approx cost of b25 donk )

I'll see what price comes up tonight,not a bad quote for you really,
But a m50 or m52 would be cool in yours

i know but its cost plus an m50 sounds nowt like an m20

Well that ain't working,it says minimum 4 years ncd,
I've only got 2

Alex wrote:i know but its cost plus an m50 sounds nowt like an m20

I'm sure theres a post on sale section,for a complete m20
Setup for £150,seems decent

blackE30indy wrote:Well that ain't working,it says minimum 4 years ncd,
I've only got 2

Ah, yer i get my 4th in Feb, seen the engine, bit too soon really, need to clean my rather full garage and see what bits ive got as ive got half an m20 engine and loads of bits in the garage

Fair enough,all you need is a m20
And a scorpion and you'll be happy

m20 cheapo 6 branch and a scorpion lemans, how did you know

wouldnt mind another fritz bitz backbox actually, if i can get hold of one

Alex wrote:m20 cheapo 6 branch and a scorpion lemans, how did you know

wouldnt mind another fritz bitz backbox actually, if i can get hold of one

I have special powers that's why,plus i remember you saying it to me
Some time ago
I've not heard a fritz bitz exhaust,similar to a scorpion or different

Very much the same but seemed to sound a little louder on full chat.

Magpie said to me as i pulled away from a roundabout how it sounded like a porsche

That was a standard log manifold scorpion centre and fritz bitz backbox

Hmm interesting,I've got a full scorpion,
and so has a mate of mine,but his centre section has has opened up more,
Sounds proper howly,on full chat it's awesome