E30 Zone

hi just brought a 318i tourer the lump is tired and want more grunt
what engine should i drop in i have a 325i coupe as well
but want something a bit different
can i lob in the v8 out of a 740?

yes you can...

M60/62 V8 will swop in no problemo, wiring as always will be the biggest nightmare.

V12 also can be squeezed into the e30 bay.

I've measured a 572 cu/in big block, that will fit too

Let us know what you decide dude

Current thread on putting a M60 in.

m60 looks but it is one heavy old engine so i will skip that one
getting lumps wont be hard as i work for a breakers what others are good?

M52B28, fitted with a 2.5 inlet manifold and appropriate ECU.

what model is it out of
sorry to ask but only brought my bmw a month ago so new to bmw, s

Ant wrote:M60/62 V8 will swop in no problemo, wiring as always will be the biggest nightmare.

And the brake servo clearance.

M52B28 is from the E36 328i and the 2.5 bits Brian mentions are from the M50B25 - E36 325i/E34 525i.

suzukinutter wrote:m60 looks but it is one heavy old engine so i will skip that one

An m60 is lighter than an m30.

ok cheers for that is it a easy swap into my 318i tourer?

Whether a M60 swap is easy depends on your definition of easy - I don't think it's quite the word I would use.
The M52B28 isn't exactly a straight swap either, but the engine and box will sit straight into an E30 by only using a selection of standard BMW parts from various models.
The exhaust manifold will have to be custom made or modified fairly easily from the standard 2.8 manifold, and a custom front part of the rest of the exhaust will be needed.
The other problem concerns the M50/52 inlet manifold fouling the brake servo. There are various well documented means of solving this problem.
If you do a forum search you'll find loads of information on this swap. M50 swap involves the same problems as the M52, and for practical purposes is the same job.

think i will just get the parts toghetr from work and get someone to do it for me as i just take cars apart and not have to worrie about putting them together.
Know of any where to get a transplant done that are good and not p*** takers?

i am looking at buying a accident damaged 530 v8 on a 1994 plate for Ԛ£100 will that engine be any good it is auto but will keep auto and ditch my manual as have a replacement left knee which can be a bitch

suzukinutter wrote:think i will just get the parts toghetr from work and get someone to do it for me as i just take cars apart and not have to worrie about putting them together.
Know of any where to get a transplant done that are good and not p*** takers?

Send a PM to Ant, when he's not turboing e30's he's swapping in bigger engines!

Glen is also a transplant king but he's in Wales somewhere

HTH, Mark.

i live in southampton so getting to wales is only 2-1/2 hrs and the forum wont let me pm

ANT can i get an email address? please

I'll pass on your details, no rush as Ants is his workshop all day today anyway! He should be on here from about 9pm tonight.

HTH, Mark.

may as well get the 4.0 m8 as it the the same engine and exactly the same to install as the 3.0

cheers mark

bigdek wrote:may as well get the 4.0 m8 as it the the same engine and exactly the same to install as the 3.0

It would definitely be more worth while getting the 4.0 (or the 4.4 ) but if the 3.0 V8 can be got for 100 notes, once its fitted, changing to the 4.0 would only be an engine swap.

$100 isnt a lot for those superb V8 noises and then once a 4.0 can be found, fitting it will be simple as all the hard work has been done.