M5 engine numbers

Post Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:19 pm

What are they?

and how easy is it to put an m5 engine into an E30?

Thinking more of the older 6 pot engines

Post Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:22 pm

S38B36 and S38B38 I think. B36 is the 3.6, B38 is the 3.8.

Not easy or cheap to fit at all.

Post Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:32 pm

jmc330i wrote:S38B36 and S38B38 I think. B36 is the 3.6, B38 is the 3.8.

Not easy or cheap to fit at all.

This..

Post Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:48 am

S38 (6-cyl), S62 (8-cyl) and S85 (10-cyl) are the M5 engines. All of them have been swapped to E30's many times. S62 is the hardest, S38 the easiest. Every swap is very expensive.

Post Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:36 pm

Jonsku wrote:S38 (6-cyl), S62 (8-cyl) and S85 (10-cyl) are the M5 engines. All of them have been swapped to E30's many times. S62 is the hardest, S38 the easiest. Every swap is very expensive.

S62 swap is not so difficult anymore. You just need to know th right people

Post Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:37 am

UweM3 wrote:
Jonsku wrote:S38 (6-cyl), S62 (8-cyl) and S85 (10-cyl) are the M5 engines. All of them have been swapped to E30's many times. S62 is the hardest, S38 the easiest. Every swap is very expensive.
S62 swap is not so difficult anymore. You just need to know th right people

Yap, the electronics aren't the problem as Tino @ www.e30.de can do the flashing of ECU. But everything else is harder in V8 (mainly brake booster and exhaust manifolds), as with the others you can use original parts "bolt-on".

Post Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:52 am

Jonsku wrote:
UweM3 wrote:
Jonsku wrote:S38 (6-cyl), S62 (8-cyl) and S85 (10-cyl) are the M5 engines. All of them have been swapped to E30's many times. S62 is the hardest, S38 the easiest. Every swap is very expensive.
S62 swap is not so difficult anymore. You just need to know th right people
Yap, the electronics aren't the problem as Tino @ www.e30.de can do the flashing of ECU. But everything else is harder in V8 (mainly brake booster and exhaust manifolds), as with the others you can use original parts "bolt-on".

Tino uses the same guy I use for ECU reprogramming.
S62 in E30
S62 in E36
S54 in E30
S54 in E36
all not a problem

Post Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:17 am

Okay, I thought it was Tino who was doing it. Well, anyways, have you researched the possibility to swap N62, N73 or S85 in E30 ? Or what about M54 or M57?

Lots of possibilites which are mostly limited by electronics..

Post Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:56 am

Jonsku wrote:Okay, I thought it was Tino who was doing it. Well, anyways, have you researched the possibility to swap N62, N73 or S85 in E30 ? Or what about M54 or M57?

Lots of possibilites which are mostly limited by electronics..

If you are serious I can ask the question. But think there is nothing available at the moment due to lack of demand.

Post Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:21 pm

UweM3 wrote:If you are serious I can ask the question. But think there is nothing available at the moment due to lack of demand.

Ok, no need to ask, I was just wondering..

It's great that S62 and S54 have been made easy to swap!