Hey there, bought a 316i yesterday for cheap money, can anyone tell me what the easiest/cheapest engine swap would be? i would appreciate any feedback,
cheers andy
Easy engine swap
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hongkongfuey
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there is an m42 (318is ) engine on the zone (for sale section)
thats easy enough
thats easy enough
if there wern't people like me,
with cars like mine,
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hongkongfuey
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plus if you tune it properly you could be looking at 165hp, thats a standard 325 beater, or do a 2.5 , which means diff ,brakes, shocks and springs, exhaust etc, ???
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with cars like mine,
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with cars like mine,
who would you put down to make yourself feel better?
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hongkongfuey
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its also about 80kg less than a 6 pot
if there wern't people like me,
with cars like mine,
who would you put down to make yourself feel better?
with cars like mine,
who would you put down to make yourself feel better?
Loom,cluster,and probably a few other bits and peices which isnt gonna be easy.hongkongfuey wrote:plus if you tune it properly you could be looking at 165hp, thats a standard 325 beater, or do a 2.5 , which means diff ,brakes, shocks and springs, exhaust etc, ???
Go m42 there 4 pot so no need to change loom,cluster,shocks or diff so thats already saving time ,effort and money
And all your really missing from having the real thing is the superlightweight galvanised body
While not strictly true armani, you are learning! All IS' are galvanisersLoom,cluster,and probably a few other bits and peices which isnt gonna be easy.
Go m42 there 4 pot so no need to change loom,cluster,shocks or diff so thats already saving time ,effort and money
And all your really missing from having the real thing is the superlightweight galvanised body
M42 if you car is already a manual will be dead easy. You will need to change the loom as well as find somewhere to attach the coilpack on. ECU will also need changing. If changing auto>manual its a bit more difficult but I have done it so not that hard.
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I was almost thererobbo86 wrote:While not strictly true armani, you are learning! All IS' are galvanisersLoom,cluster,and probably a few other bits and peices which isnt gonna be easy.
Go m42 there 4 pot so no need to change loom,cluster,shocks or diff so thats already saving time ,effort and money
And all your really missing from having the real thing is the superlightweight galvanised body
M42 if you car is already a manual will be dead easy. You will need to change the loom as well as find somewhere to attach the coilpack on. ECU will also need changing. If changing auto>manual its a bit more difficult but I have done it so not that hard.
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Alex
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well the easiest and cheapest would be the 318i but your only looking a 10-20bhp more or something, but i imagine a 318i with 316i diff would make it a little quicker than the normal 318i
m42 would be the next step, then m20, m30 then m50 then m52
m42 would be the next step, then m20, m30 then m50 then m52
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mattandjazze30
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the 316i was 104 bhp but bare in mind your engine is 15 years old or so its proberly more like 90bhp now so a good 318i engine would make a big differance and i think its a strait swap??
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hongkongfuey
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We looked at weights at one of our meets, tech 1 sport and 318is 1580kg, 2dr 325 facelift, 1640kg, 4dr 325 fl, 1680kg, touring was about 1730 and 6pot cab was 1760 ishrobbo86 wrote:hongkongfuey wrote:its also about 80kg less than a 6 pot
Damn, thats almost as much as I weigh!
if there wern't people like me,
with cars like mine,
who would you put down to make yourself feel better?
with cars like mine,
who would you put down to make yourself feel better?
thought it was less than that blimey.