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06-03-2010, 08:05 PM
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Econobimmer Racing
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto
Posts: 8,366
Car: civic & corolla
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What kinda engine swap would make sense....
On a 1989 525..... Just toying with an idea of a semi cheap paint job and something interesting under the hood.. How hard would a m70b50 swap be?
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2000 Audi A8 SWB Silver/Black
1992 BMW 525iT/5 White/Blue [MPars, HIDs, cargo net]
1989 525i [scrapped]
1995 BMW 318i DASC [sold]
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06-03-2010, 08:17 PM
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Econobimmer Racing
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto
Posts: 8,366
Car: civic & corolla
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K dumb ideA.... Maybe a 5spd swap is more manageble....
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2000 Audi A8 SWB Silver/Black
1992 BMW 525iT/5 White/Blue [MPars, HIDs, cargo net]
1989 525i [scrapped]
1995 BMW 318i DASC [sold]
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06-03-2010, 08:55 PM
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The Afro-stig
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: TDot West End
Posts: 4,528
Car: Is Fast. ;)
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s52/5spd and call it a day
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06-03-2010, 09:20 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Aurora
Posts: 180
Car: green thing
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5.0 or LS1,2 
or a diesel 
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06-04-2010, 10:09 AM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gatineau Qc
Posts: 621
Car: e30is
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M30, M/S52 or LS1
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06-04-2010, 11:09 AM
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the misanthropist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: a house
Posts: 5,955
Car: '05 4Runner, 87 325
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M62+6spd
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06-04-2010, 11:24 AM
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Cars in Perpetual Repair
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Guelph
Posts: 5,218
Car: 328i & 327i turbo
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M5x turbo
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06-04-2010, 11:38 AM
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Classifieds Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: T.Dot
Posts: 8,749
Car: e36 m3
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s50/2 is a pretty easy swap
m62 + 6spd would be baller, but i'm assuming more complex and more $$
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06-04-2010, 12:37 PM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: GTA.
Posts: 711
Car: Is faster than yours
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2jz bro! Cheap and fast
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06-04-2010, 12:46 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: GTA
Posts: 55
Car: 1996 E36 318i
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"2jz bro! Cheap and fast"
how much do to a full swap into a 1996 318i and how much time/whats involved?
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06-04-2010, 12:59 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Everywhere
Posts: 364
Car: BMW M3
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429 HEMI
everything else is a waste of time... 
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06-04-2010, 01:30 PM
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the misanthropist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: a house
Posts: 5,955
Car: '05 4Runner, 87 325
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Quote:
Originally Posted by T.Dot_E30
s50/2 is a pretty easy swap
m62 + 6spd would be baller, but i'm assuming more complex and more $$
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Yeah it'd be more work and $ but it's be kind of like putting an S52 into an e36 318. Yeah you need more stuff but all of it exists OEM - you're just recreating a 540i6. The only real challenge would be the manual trans related work (pedal box, cluster changes - this one I know has a gotcha but it's all known).
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06-04-2010, 02:07 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: In Your DME!
Posts: 2,416
Car: 74 tii, 93 M5x2, e90
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EstorilM3
429 HEMI
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He could drop in a v12 from a jag, now that would be different.
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06-04-2010, 06:22 PM
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Hatters gon Hatt
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 5,032
Car: 318is roadtriper
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m10, lolololol
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06-04-2010, 08:23 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 1,206
Car: E34iT, E30i
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigD
Yeah it'd be more work and $ but it's be kind of like putting an S52 into an e36 318. Yeah you need more stuff but all of it exists OEM - you're just recreating a 540i6. The only real challenge would be the manual trans related work (pedal box, cluster changes - this one I know has a gotcha but it's all known).
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why not just go for an M60 and avoid the headaches?
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