I have just put my m50 engine in my e30 and the exaust manifold is resting on the stearing rack does any one know if i need to cut and shut the old manifold or if i need different ones? also any tips on secureing the loom to the fire wall?
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m50 engine swap problems
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You have to hack the manifold to bits, or pay nearly a grand for a pre-made one. Or get lucky like me and buy a pre-hacked M3 manifold from someone breaking a coversion 
Not sure myself on the loom - tomorrow I'm going to try cutting it out of the black plastic box, bundling it up with tape & ties and using the old cable tray to hold it in place, and see how that looks.
Not sure myself on the loom - tomorrow I'm going to try cutting it out of the black plastic box, bundling it up with tape & ties and using the old cable tray to hold it in place, and see how that looks.
Is the manifold your using cast iron or tubular m52 manifolds? cast can't be modified easily/at all, tubular ones can be cut and welded with relative ease.
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Its a tubular m52 one do you know exactly what i need to do bearing mind i can't weld? because i've started wondering if it would be easier to just get a bloke from power flow in to make one up but that could be quite expensivegcs325i wrote:Is the manifold your using cast iron or tubular m52 manifolds? cast can't be modified easily/at all, tubular ones can be cut and welded with relative ease.