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fitting e36 m40 to e30 318i
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:08 pm
by les3002
what would need to be done to fit a e36 m40 in place of the m40 in my e30?
is it just a case of swapping the sumps and pickup pipes?
Re: fitting e36 m40 to e30 318i
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:14 am
by Morat
I thought it was the M42 in the E36?
Re: fitting e36 m40 to e30 318i
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:39 pm
by les3002
thats the later ones isnt it? i thought the early ones were the belt driven m40?
what about the e34 518i engine?
Re: fitting e36 m40 to e30 318i
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:42 pm
by wilsonmotorsport
you need to change the sump and pickup pipe plus you need to change the inlet manifold and throtle body form the e30 engine onto the e36 engine