3.5 Conversion

[m-dtech]

Possibly going to be the owner of an E32 735i Auto.

What do i need to convert my E30 to a 335i Manual.

What engine mounts ?

What exhaust ?

Can those who have done the conversion please give me some advice ?

Thanks

[ed325i]

Hi, I would do a search on the zone or go to www.e30.de
ED

[bmw335isturbo]

Possibly going to be the owner of an E32 735i Auto.

What do i need to convert my E30 to a 335i Manual.

What engine mounts ?

What exhaust ?

Can those who have done the conversion please give me some advice ?

Thanks

Ok hate to tell you this but engine mounts you would be better off making them your self same with the exhaust.
My freind and I have built ower own I did the e28 and he used the e34 3.5l
but mine was a lot faster it took me a year 2:79LSD and a getrag265 tranny 17" wheels.
When you proceed with this project it is not as easy as just bolting every thang together, it takes A lot of fabracating But i must say the car is really fun.

[charlE30]

Possibly going to be the owner of an E32 735i Auto.

What do i need to convert my E30 to a 335i Manual.

What engine mounts ?

What exhaust ?

Can those who have done the conversion please give me some advice ?

Thanks

You need a manual box, clutch and flywheel. A manual ECU and loom although I think Toby doctered the auto loom to work.

Engine mounts from www.e30.de or karan on the zone.

You can use an E30 M3 exhaust but will need to get a flange made to mate with exhaust system or bodge a standard 325i as a tempory measure.

Good sites for info are:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.law47/33 ... uring.html

http://www.tobyunna.com/

http://www.e30.de/

http://www.jaredsquires.com/ndp/335i/

Also worth doing a search on M30 conversions on the zone

Good luck mate, hopefully start mine soon

[stevetigger]

hopefully start mine soon

Not hopefully, you will start it soon!

[gareth]

You need a manual ECU and loom

a common misconception. both toby_unna and i used the E32 auto loom and ECU. there are NO problems with it. a few wires will need extending (coil) and a few small alterations need doing to the main engine plug to make the unloader relays work, also a small mod to make the economy gauge work. i think this is still the case with the manual loom though.
look here for info on the connector mods you'll need, both are covered:
http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ght=wiring

You can use an E30 M3 exhaust but will need to get a flange made to mate with exhaust system or bodge a standard 325i as a tempory measure.

i'd use the M3 system. i have the profile for a flange saved as a CAD file to pass to a water or laser cutting company. pm me if you want a copy.

i've just done it and it's well worth doing.
my thread is here: http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=22989 it may save you a few questions.

[bottlecapE30]

funny i own one of these and i rarely look under the hood as im scared to see how it was done. it is bound to need some work this summer as it now has 347K miles. seems to drive okay
best of luck with the swap