S38 M5 swap in E30 M3 help please

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:59 am

Hi guys im having trouble dropping in the m5 engine in my e30 m3 the part that im having trouble in is right side engine mount the header hit with the rubber mount plus i have problem with costuming a perfect fitting mount bracket

and im also going to need help with rewiring the engine

any help god bless and happy holidays Smile

Shareif

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:02 am

drop glenn a pm mate as hes done 1 or 2 of these and is in the middle of doing another

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:24 am

sorry but, who did this swap??

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:17 pm

blitz877 wrote:drop glenn a pm mate as hes done 1 or 2 of these and is in the middle of doing another

your thinking of the s62 adam

i haven't done a s38.
theo or karan might be a better bet.

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:37 pm

I have an excellent document containing all the wiring info, which Ian332 kindly sent me, I'm happy to forward it if you give me your email address.

With regard to the mount, Hartge got round the problem by modifying the front crossmember, moving the rubber engine mount forwards. I would say get a custom exhaust manifold made, or modify your existing one. What manifold do you have, S38 or M88/3 (e24/e28)?

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:04 pm

i droped it in there so far but having problem with the headers becuase it hits with the rubber mount and the bracket

i used the trans. rubber mount cuz its smaller and it wont hit but im buildint the motor to 500hp with the torq it well rip it off????? any help

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:32 pm

The gearbox mount definatly wont take 500bhp being used as an engine mount. What rubber mounts did hartge use?

Any pics of the car to?

How are you getting 500 bhp out of it? Turbo? If so obviosly you'll have to make a new manifold any way? And if you wernt going turbo theres a good reason to lol

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:40 pm

GET A CUSTOM HEADERS SHIT MAN IT COST 1000 U.S. DOLLARS BUT IS THERE A SMALL SIZE ENGINE MOUNT THE SIZE OF THE TRAN. SIZE FOR THE WIGHT OF MY MOTOR..

SHIT I HOPE I WONT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRE HARNESS.. ANY RECOMMENDATION ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE WIRING AND THE ECU .. THE S38 IS OFF OF 1991 M5 3.5L AND THE CAR E30 IS 1990 M3 .. ANY ADVISE ON REWIRING.????

ALSO WHAT DO U GUYS THINK OF THE RADIATOR WHERE SHOULD I PLACE IT IN? IM THINKING OF PUTING IT WHERE THE A/C CONDENSER IS AT AND BUT THANN,,, SHIT I NEED A/C...

THE REASON IM THINKIN OF PUTTING THERE BECAUSE I HAVE NOT LOTS OF ROOM FOR THE RADIATOR....

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:47 pm

NO NO I WAS GOING TURBO BUT SHIT MAN IT'LL COST ME TO STUFF THAT MOTOR AROUND $8,000 U.S.D. PLUS TURBO PARTS.... AND MODS. IM MAKING A STROKER AND A FULL SHOT OF NOSS

AND PLUS MAN U GOING TO NEED A SOFTWARE LIKE VOCMOTORSPORTS.COM THE WANT TO MODFIES MY TWO WIRE HARNESS IN TO ONE AND SELL ME THEIR ECU COMPUTER FOR 3000... FUCKKK THAT... RIGHTâ‰¥.

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:45 pm

Oh dear, an excited american

Can you use the term "shit man" any more often?

Turn the damn caps lock off, take some time to structure your sentences and check your punctuation so that what you are writing is understandable.

Until this happens I doubt anybody is going to waste their time answering

Post Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:24 pm

Sorry bro for writing in capitalize and im not American but o well its ok im cool with it. I'm an english second language i think im doing good

Post Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:21 am

If you're American, English is your second language.

I'd consider getting some polyeurathane engine mounts from a hot rod company, and fabricating new engine mounts around them. They'll be much more up to the job.. Those S38's have a LOT of torque (and weight!)

Jai

Post Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:30 pm

throw those mounts away and simplify the design then change one of the primaries

Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:31 pm

This is absolutly not right ,,

I dont know if 300mm makes some special RHD engine mounts

but these homemade nuclearproof mounts should get the nobelprice

there are lots of infos on the net about this swap,,

i can´t count how many times i have written about this swap,,

so i am planing to make a full write-up about the S38 swapp
HOW to do it right (imo) and how to do it in other possible ways,,

all info will be there..

coming after christmas,,

Post Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:34 pm

Theo325 wrote:I have an excellent document containing all the wiring info, which Ian332 kindly sent me, I'm happy to forward it if you give me your email address.

I'd love a copy of that for reference please Theo

tomson777@hotmail.com

I'm still waiting for M88 cooling system to turn up then I'm up and running