318i e30 conversion help..,

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shortybmw
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Post Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:48 am

My engine is full on shagged now so i want to give the car a new lease of life. I was thinkin a 325i or 328i out of a e36...

What would that involve?
And any more powerful conversions that are around the same effort/ money thanks guys
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Post Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:57 am

We have a whole section of the forum dedicated to this; it's the Engine Swaps bit.

Your engine will be an M40, and the 325i engine is an M20. The newer engines from the E36 were the M50 and M52 models, so have a look at those forums and have a read about what's involved. It's all been covered countless times.

And don't forget the Wiki if it all gets confusing:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Engines
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Post Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:49 pm

Okay thanks pal im still getting to know the forum haha