335 conversion....

[bobbin1982]

Im interested in doing a 335 conversion...
What parts do i need and what prices are they roughly?...
Should i go for a manual box instead of my current auto?
How long will this conversion take?..weekend?
and will insurance go up a lot?
Does the tax bracket change to the engine rather that the chassis?..


Thanks, Andy

P.S rough price estimates would be very helperful so i can determine a budget

[Rav335uk]

well first of all, you need the engine and box, and theres one for sale in Ghekos for sale thread.

[minicooper172]

Tax bracket shouldn't change - my M535i was £190/year, same as a 325i, as it's over 1549cc.

Engine mounts are available from Beefy amongst others on here.

[zaust]

If your skills on a car are good, then a complete doner e34 for upto 200. mounts 100 ish and the manifold to exhaust 50 max. jobs a goodun.

Can be done in a day.

[leeparkes]

First of all read this

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=98093

If all parts are around you yes it could be done in a weekend

My insurance went down with an M30 swap

mounts, beefy or bbb are doing them now

My M30 swap

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... hlight=m30

My costs are in this thread ^^^ about £600 in pocket

[Ziggy]

Moved to the engine swaps section. Feel free to ask any questions you've got left after reading the thread linked above!

[bobbin1982]

OK i read both of those and its s cary looking for me
I am able to swap brake pads and change trailing arms etc...
But changing an engine looks very hard...would love to do it but i dont have the knowhow unfortunatly and the tools..plus it would need to be done in 2 days as my car is my daily..


Thanks, Andy

[minicooper172]

It's just nuts and bolts, easy enough. And swapping two wires.

[bobbin1982]

if i was to sorce a e34 335 would somebody be able to help me do this?....

[Ziggy]

If you need it to be done in 2 days, don't take it on yourself. Sure, it's possible in that time but no chance if you've not done anything similar before...

[N00b]

It's just nuts and bolts, easy enough. And swapping two wires.

That's it as far as wiring goes???

[minicooper172]

I believe so, you need the M30 loom and ECU and that's it. I think!

[gareth]

wiring is very very simple assuming you have a E32 or E34 donor and your E30 is a facelift one with the round C101 main engine loom connector

[bobbin1982]

Suppose im gonna have to souce the parts cos i really wanna do this....
Will have to take a week off work because im not the best mechanic in the world lol