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e30 v8 swap manualThe engines are cheap, the mounts are made available by Garagistic, the weight penalty is minimal, and the fun is endless. It gets down into the details, part numbers, and other items that are involved with this swap.M60, M62, S62. 5 speed, 6 speed or autotragic (automatic). However, there are somethings you should know before picking your engine. M60s can be found be in E32 and E34 series. (93-97) There is a 4 liter and a 3 liter version. 4 liters in the 540i 740i and 840i. The 3-liter version was installed in the 530i and 730i. Click here to see info you need to know when picking an engine or donor car. All these motors came with alusil blocks so this is a huge plus. The engine capacity was increased to either 3.5 (from 3.0) or 4.4 (from 4.0) liter. Early engines were non-vanos (makes swap easier). Later in their life, however; vanos was added as well as an EWS system (antitheft). If you have a later engine with vanos and the EWS, a couple factors are added to your swap. Some have been able to remove EWS using a chip or some other mods. Another route is to make sure that you get a complete ews system with the motor as well as the specific key to the system as well. Thats the ews box, keys (with chips in them), receiver, and ring. The ews system can be incorporated into the wiring, however; it gets complicated very quickly. More info coming soon! You start with an m62 engine (which are all alusil, so you wont have to worry about getting a bad block), you take the complete wiring, sensors and dme from an m60 4.0 (which can all be taken from a junkyard for fairly cheap). You then modify the cam hall effect sensor to only have one tooth like the m60 sensor. Then comes the hard part, you either use the m60 front chain cover, or cut the mount for the trigger off the m60 cover and weld it onto your m62 cover. WARNING! This requires a skilled welder since its cast. Many cast item require both a post heat and a preheat.http://coyada.com/up_images/up_images/crafft-air-conditioner-manual.xml
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This setup requires additional work and a proper tune (which we can do), however you do get the best of all worlds. Simplified wiring, an extra.4 liters, a chance to grab and bolt on the m60 intake, and make extra power with a proper tune since those manifolds flow better.We will discuss a couple options for you here. Includes 5 speed, 6 speed and auto options. Compares the 5 speed vs 6 speed vs autotragic. Take your pick. We will explain what it takes to get these things in your e30, as well as the advantages of each. Read all about it. No need to fear though, Garagistic has got the info to get your v8 powered e30 to come to life. You have three options here. Wiring your m60, wiring your m62 with EWS, or getting your m62 to fire using the m60 harness with mods. Click here to read about it all. How can they clear the steering rack. How to pass the CA bar. We dig into all that stuff here. You can thank us later. Click here for all the little tricks. If it has a Nikasil engine, you should have a leak down test performed. If that leakdown test shows results below 15 on all cylinders, you should not consider the engine to be a problem. If the engine has not failed, it probably will not fail due to the new fuels. The thunderous roar, the pulsing of power at idle and all that wonderful, wonderful torque make a V8 an engine swap wet dream for many, which is why BMW fitted their M6x family of V8s into the bigger cars. If you're up to the challenge, here's how to fit a monster 4.0 litre V8 M6x engine into your E30.Before you buy a single bolt, bear in mind that the E30 pre-dates all BMW V8 engines; the earliest V8 is 1992. Therefore, some significant customisation will be required to squeeze the prodigious bulk of the M6x into the engine bay. The plus side of this is that any E30 can be used as a starting project, since none of the original components will be suited to the task anyway.http://eaupureinternational.com/userfiles/crafco-200-manual.xml Our favourite is to use a chrome pre-facelift shell, complete with the 316 badge on the boot lid, just for giggles.Besides the engine, you'll also need to source a gearbox and clutch, propshaft and differential to get the power to the back wheels. Custom mounts will need to be sourced or built to hold it all together. Around the engine, changes need to be made to the radiator system, and the brake servo will need to be moved or replaced to accommodate the engine. You'll also need to find an exhaust solution. Another guarantee is the brakes; they will need to be substantially upgraded to cope, otherwise you'll crash at the first corner.Click each part for more info.After 1998, the M62 engines were fitted with VANOS. Despite the M62 being the more modern engine, we still favour the older, simpler M60 lump. For starters it's a sturdier construction which doesn't suffer from the broken chains that the M62 is becoming renowned for, and it also has a much simpler wiring setup.This gives the best performance without compromising on reliability.This means you need the correct key and receiver for the car, or have the EWS disabled somehow.This isn't just a matter of squeezing it into the available space, but also to ensure that it's not so far forward that it upsets the handling of the car.We do recommend purchasing them, with the kit from E30.de providing the best possible fit. If making them yourself, you need to comprehend BMW's bizarre decision to pass the remote oil filter plumbing through the left-hand mount. Because of this, we recommend keeping the original mount fitted to that side, and simply fabricating an extender to mate the original to the rubber bush on your chassis rail.While handy for servicing, it's a right pain in the proverbial in an E30, where it hinders the fitting of the radiator hose. At a push the housing can be rotated, but for an improved engine bay we recommend relocating the oil filter using a remote housing.https://ayurvedia.ch/bose-t20-user-manualYou'll just need some longer oil hoses to reach your chosen mounting location. For mounting, we recommend the spot behind the front headlight.With that in mind, you'll need to select the best combination for you from these three components; the Flywheel, the Gearbox and the propshaft.The choice is entirely up to you, but what you buy will directly affect which differential you use. To explain; the auto box on an E32 730i V8 is a 5 speed, the A5S310Z with the 0.74 overdrive fifth. In comparison, a five speed manual V8 box has a direct drive non overdrive fifth so you'll need a nice tall diff to cope - a 3.25 M3 diff will be ideal. The six speed units on the 540i and 840i used the same ratios but with an overdrive sixth which will allow for a lower ratio diff.The downside of using the 5-speed box is the requirement for a custom clutch, as the 3.0 litre unit simply can't cope with 4.0 litre power. It can also feel a bit over-revved at motorway speeds unless you've found a significantly low-geared differential.However, it requires a custom propshaft to mate up to the differential; no standard solution is available. If you're using a 6-speed gearbox you can use either the M60B40 or M62B44 clutch and flywheel. However, these two can't be mixed as they have different size clutch discs.Fortunately it's possible to mix and match the flywheels across the M6x engine range - the key thing is that they are paired with a suitable clutch due to their sizes - you can't mate an M62 clutch to an M60 flywheel. Unfortunately they're one of the most problematic parts of the build, as they're so specific to both the flywheel and gearbox, meaning it's nigh-on impossible to mix and match components without needing a custom part at some point. This is all due to the varying component sizes used throughout the M6x family.http://asiguere.com/images/canon-pixma-mx850-manual-pdf.pdfIn addition, the other strong V8 240mm clutch discs and pressure plates, as used in the M62B44 and S62B49, have 6-speed clutch shaft holes and thus are not suitable for 5-speeder. Therefore, if you've opted to use a 5-speed gearbox then you can't use an off-the-shelf BMW clutch - you will have to contact a specialist clutch supplier. Helix can supply one if you ask nicely. Don't mix them up. If using the 5-speed gearbox then you will be able to mount the propshaft from the E36 328i, with the only modification being the fitting of an E30 centre bearing.A good place to start is to use the automatic propshaft from an E32 74oi automatic, and weld on the joint and splines from a standard E30 propshaft. This will allow you to use the standard E30 centre bearing, and will bolt up as if it were factory made.You'll therefore need to cut the existing selector rod and mount down to size and then rejoin them.Because of that, you'll need to install a big enough radiator for the job, as well as an electric fan to assist it in town and heavy traffic scenarios.While the radiator from a donor E34 may be up to the job, its physical size won't fit between the chassis rails of an E30 so you'll have to resort to some butchering to make it fit. Far easier is to use a radiator from an E36 M3, or even a Z3 radiator. Either of these units will drop into place using the existing mounts. If it is a tropical rad in a pre-facelift car, it should drop straight in. If your car is a facelift, you will probably have to remove the side mounts next to the chassis legs and add the bottom mounts to the lower leg of the radiator cradle. The top mounts are the same.The E36 electric aircon fan will bolt straight on. For more info, learn about fitting an electric fan.You need one from an E36 Ti (part number 13621709966).Being a V8, you'll be working with an exhaust manifold on either side of the engine which, considering the motor's bulk, is a particularly tight squeeze. From there, you need to decide whether to run two separate exhaust pipes along either side of the car, or to merge the two banks into one system that follows the original E30 exhaust route under the car.Even if you go the two-pipe route, a simple X- or H-pipe can be used to link the two exhaust systems.This doubles the complexity of the task, since both need modification to fit. There is a huge amount of discussion over how to solve this, not helped by the differences between LHD and RHD cars.In this case, a BMW manifold only needs a bit of chopping and welding to fit, as in this picture:A good exhaust specialist will be able to fabricate one for you, but will need access to your car to do so.Tubular systems have many benefits, the first of which is their relatively easy build from off-the-shelf pipes. Here's an example of a tubular manifold:You therefore have two options.The earlier engines used the traditional BMW route; an engine loom with integrated plug for the ECU, which then connects to the rest of the car using a standard BMW socket. In contrast, the later engines used BMW's Canbus system, which communicates with the rest of the car in an entirely different way. With Canbus, the ECU not only controls the engine, but also expects incoming signals from the gearbox, differential and braking systems in order to operate.For the optimal hybrid solution, consider fitting an M62 engine with an M60 loom and ECU, although this will require some tuning of the ECU to get the best engine performance.One of the most critical aspects of choosing an ECU is whether or not it is equipped with EWS. For the sake of simplicity we recommend a non-EWS setup. You'll therefore need an ECU with a number ending 404.Its basic function was to check that the doors were unlocked correctly and that the correctly-coded ignition key is being used. If it fails to detect the right signal, it will disable the ignition circuit, the injectors and the starter motor, which is a right pain if you're trying to do an engine swap.The M6x engines usually run two sensors; one for the ECU and one for the instruments, so you remove the instrument sensor and install your original brown E30 sender in its place. On the M6x, the instrument sensor is the inner of the two. If your main goal is making your E30 fast, do not do a 2.5L swap. Trust me you will be disappointed. In my opinion the smallest engine you should put in your E30 is a 2.8L M52. The simplest and probably most economical engine to swap in is a 3.0L S50 engine out of a 95 M3 primarily because it already comes with most of the OBD I hardware you will need for the swap. The only problem with 95 S50 motors is that they are becoming old and it is very hard to find one in a good low mileage condition for a reasonable price. You might want to consider an option of building a high compression 2.8L engine that will perform on par with a 3.0L and probably cost less. One good way of building a low budget high performance 2.8L is purchasing a 2.5L M50 engine out of a 525I (so you can get your oil pan) and stroking it. One trick of making it high compression is reusing the 2.5L pistons (only if in great condition with new rings) with 2.8L rods and 2.8L crank. The combination will give you a compression ratio of around 11.25:1 according to my estimates. With M3 cams (ether 3.0L or 3.2L) the engine dynos at around 240-250 crankshaft horsepower with stock injectors. Upgrading injectors will probably make even more power because the engine leans out and stops making power after 6200 rpm. One downside to this high compression is you have to use the best gas money can buy. Sometimes in hot weather the engine will ping even on a 91 gas so if 92 or higher octane gas is not available in your state you probably shouldn’t consider this option. Some people use a 325IX brake boosters but a 320I booster is cheaper and will allow you to use your stock master cylinder. One big drawback to an E21 brake booster is a noticible reduction in power assistance. To make a 320I brake booster work in your E30 you will need to cut the shaft off to the same length as your original E30 booster, grind it down to the same thickness and thread it with a 10X1.5mm dye. Be careful here, if you screw it up you will need to go out and get another booster, the shafts are not replaceable. Don’t forget to grind off some of the fins on the back of the intake manifold to clear the brake booster. Some people keep their E30 Getrag 260s but it requires fabricating a custom transmission mount and your shifter will be offset to the right by about 15-degrees. My favorite transmission to use is S5D320Z out of a 95M3, 96-00 328 E36 and E46, 96-99 M3. The reason I like it best is probably because of the fact that you can use a 135mm guibo and they are rated for 320hp, which should give you plenty of room if you are planning on any future modifications. The S5D320Z transmission is definitely not the lightest but it is strong and reliable. You can use your stock 325 or 91 318I IS transmission mount with any E36 transmission. Don’t forget to use the E21 320I transmission mounts, they are stronger than e30 or E36 mounts. Weld two cups to the transmission mount to prevent the engine and transmission from moving around too much, this will prevent the fan from hitting the radiator during hard braking. The shifter arm has to be out of an E36 328 or M3 along with the aluminum arm that connects to the top of the transmission. Use the E30 center support mounted backwards on E36 drive shafts. Some people strip it completely but I take a long knife, put it parallel to the firewall and remove some of the foam. Do not get rid of the rubber drain on the passenger side of the firewall that drains the water from the wiper motor compartment or you will end up with water in your spark plug holes every time you wash the car. Bend the heater pipes towards the driver’s side of the car and down about an inch to clear the intake manifold. I prefer to install the engines completely stripped since it makes it easier to connect the heater hoses. It is a good idea to reinforce the sub frame if you are using a 3.2L motor. Sometimes the engine mounting points tear off the subrame from a lot of torque. Some people use E36 radiators but if you plan on using a mechanical fan, E30 radiator will give you more clearance. Speaking of clearance, it is very important to reinforce the transmission mounts or the first time you slam on your brakes the fan will distroy your radiator. The fan clutch has to be stock E30 with a 9-blade fan. Do not use an 11-blade fan because it will give you less radiator to fan clearance. Don’t forget to upgrade the thermostat housing to the aluminum type. The lower radiator hose off the M50 motor will need to be cut down to fit E30. The upper hose you can get from any auto part store, just look for a long radiator hose with a 90-degree bend. The heater hoses connect the same way they were on your E30 originally. The long hose under the intake manifold goes to the top inlet and the short hose that connects to the cylinder head goes to the bottom inlet. Do not eliminate the bypass valves (recall items). You will also need to get the pickup tube with a gasket and the oil dipstick. BMW E36 dipstick can be modified to fit but it will not show you the correct oil level. Do not forget to safety wire the oil pump or at least loctite the sprocket nut. Drill a hole through the oil pump shaft and the bolt, insert a stainless steel wire through the hole and tie it up. Some people just weld the nut to the pump shaft. BMW M50 engines are known for the oil pump sprocket bolts coming loose.Don’t forget to flush out your system to get rid of all of the R12 oil. Use PAG oil only with your E36 compressor or it will not last very long. You will have to reuse your E30 differential output shafts with the 5 or 6 series differential. You can also get an M Coupe rear diff cover. The M Coupe cover will help to reduce the differential oil temperature and it look very cool. You can use the stock E36 cats out of a 92-95 325 or M3 but the right side pipe will need to be modified in order to clear the control arm bushing mount. In this case there is only about 5mm of clearance. You can cut a chunk out of the brace to make the O2 sensor fit and reinforce the brace by welding it to the transmission mount with a couple of pipes. Stock cast iron headers from 92-95 can be used. You will need to make some 5 mm spacers for the engine mounts to raise the engine so the pipes clear the sub frame. It is also a good idea to remove the studs out of the headers and use the bolts to mount your exhaust, makes it way easier to get the pipes in there. The left exhaust pipe will need to be flattened out to clear the sway bar. It is a good idea to replace your rack when you are swapping the engine. The rack in an M50 powered car is almost impossible to replace without considerably lifting up an engine or dropping the sub frame, the oil pan sits very close to the steering rack. BMW M50 engine is slightly heavier than M20 (around 60lbs heavier). Although 60lbs doesn’t sound like much you will be able to feel it. Thicker sway bars do wonders on M50 E30s. The process is as simple as laying the harness out on a table with a diagram in front of you and eliminating anything that is not necessary. If you ended up with a harness out of an automatic car simply cut all of the wires out of the engine harness that belong to the automatic transmission computer. ECU has to be out of a 93-94 325I with the Bosch part number ending in 413. You can use an ECU out of a 95 325I or a 95 M3 but you will need a special chip that eliminates EWS. To make the E36 harness plug in to your E30 you will need to make an adapter. To make an adapter you will need to get a wiring harness connector off the E36 (body side) and an engine harness connector off an E30 (engine side). See the table below for pin assignments. The coolant temp sensor for the ECU has to be out of an E36 and the coolant temp sensor for the temp gage has to be out of an E30 (single pin brow sensor). Alternator has to be out of any 6-cyl E36, I prefer to use 80AMP alternators but if you have a powerful stereo you might want consider using a 140AMP alternator. Keep in mind that a more powerful alternator will use more engine power. Starter has to be out of any E36, Z3, E46 323 328, E34 E39 or E30 318is. Don’t forget to connect the engine ground strap, with M50 engine it mounts on the passenger side of the car. Speed signal wire from pin 14 E36 connector has to be connected directly to the green plug on the back of your instrument cluster. The starter will still work. We are currently not offering local pickup at our Littleton location. 26 Mar 2020 Spring Sale - RM European Auto Parts -. To start viewing messages,The car is an 85 325e, which I bought 12 years ago when I was 15 - it was my first car. I've had a few other cars in that time, but this is my baby. It's a part of me. Many people say they love their cars, I take it to another level of emotional attachment. So over the years, I put 200k miles on the car. It had 100k on it when I got it. Coming up on 300k, and I found some serious rust. Very serious. So begins the restoration. I have a much more extensive thread here: But I'll try to summarize it a little bit in this thread, with mostly pictures. I didn't even know how to use a welder when I started this project, and had no idea how to do metal work. About a month into the restoration, I decided to do an m60 swap. I had previously had an m50 in it, so I wasn't new to engine swaps, and figured I could tackle an m60 swap too. I'm currently in pretty far over my head, but it's coming along nicely, and I'm learning more then I ever thought I could know. I'm not scared of tackling anything anymore. Keep in mind, you'll see some pretty amateur work in this thread. The car in it's final glory, right before I tore it apart: The rust that I initially found that caused me to park the car (I can't believe I thought this was all there was). Decided to cut the entire front wheel housing off. It's held on by spot welds. A few hundred of them. And here is the strut tower housing, with about 80 spot welds drilled (I'd say there's another 10-15 very difficult to reach ones left before it's ready to be removed). Started filling in the huge hole I made in the firewall Picked up a new wheel housing from BMW Since the wire harness grommet hole and pedal mount are two areas that would be nearly impossible for me to replicate, I found a donor. Donor: Pedal joint replacement: Making floorboard patches: Well, if I can use a welder, I can do an m60 swap. So I went and bought this.Drivers floorboard finished up: Proof I didn't mess up to bad: strut tower bar fits (it did not fit before this, the tower had collapsed quite a bit) On to the passenger side: Cowl area fixed Removed battery tray Rewind time 5 years. I was t-boned by some idiot not paying attention. Totaled the car. I didn't want an r-title, so I let the guy give me all the money he had and didn't report it to insurance. Fast forward to current - the bondo is cracked, wavy, the panel is rusting at the seam. Might as well address is. Mo rust! Gone. Front strut tower support welded back on Passenger side patching Welded up some more nastiness in the cowl area It was welded in from the factory, makes engine removal a bitch. More rust! Yay! Fixed: Time for some custom work. The m60 leaves no room for a brake booster, I decided to try to fit the e34 remote booster linkage into my e30. I'll try to keep this thread updated as the car progresses.Awesome work, can't wait to see more.Maybe I'm just over thinking it, but still. Curious to hear thoughts on this.Maybe I'm just over thinking it, but still. Curious to hear thoughts on this. The unibody is just a bunch of stamped steel panels spot welded together. It should be much stronger then when it left the factory.It's basically just a good starting point. The unibody is just a bunch of stamped steel panels spot welded together. It should be much stronger then when it left the factory.Hats off to you man.If you need a manual M60 chip that will run perfect in a 404 (non-EWS2) DME, send me a PM.Don't be afraid to ask, worst I can say is no.FYI, it's possibly just to remove the ASC throttle plate and use the housing as-is, I did that on my m50 car until I bought a proper non-ASC boot. You can even leave the throttle plate in.PM sent regarding chip. You can see how much thinner it is, providing the necessary clearance for the exhaust manifold: Also did some work to the firewall, since the master cylinder is shifted to the left, it can't use the same firewall hole. I welded in a plate with a hole cut out to fit the master cylinder grommet. Was a PITA, with how cramped that area is with the wheel housing in place. The hard line clears the brake linkage movement where it is. Digital Point modules: Sphinx-based search. This prevents backorders, which are a nightmare for me to manage.The BMW E30 hasDon't worry, because we've comeMustang 5.0 is the perfect solution for maximum power on a minimumWe supply the motorYou'll have toWhat makes this engine swap budget-friendly? Horsepower alternatives. When you look at the costs of adding horsepower to the E30, it adds up. The Ford 5.0 is very close to slightly heavier than the BMW M20Toss some aluminum headsClick here to learn more. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with E30 Manual Swap Cost. To get started finding E30 Manual Swap Cost, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented. I get my most wanted eBook Many thanks If there is a survey it only takes 5 minutes, try any survey which works for you. Many will argue that the song of a finely tuned straight 6 BMW engine is one of the sweetest sounds you’ll ever hear. Our M54 and S54 engine packages have given the E30 what it needs to become the ultimate driving machine. Our E30 builds are ever evolving with careful engineering and finesse to bring our customers the perfect E30. Below we will illustrate and offer what our packages can include and how they may contribute to getting your E30 where you want it. M54 Engine Swap Options All of our M54 engine swaps now consist of a minimum standard of a rebuilt engine. This includes new bearings, piston rings, machine work, a cylinder head reco and full assembly with new gaskets, bolts and timing chain hardware.S54 Engine Swaps. We specialise in BMW E30 engine conversions, BMW E36 and E46 modifications, and LS conversions into pretty much any chassis. Ultimately, our quality workmanship puts a smile on your face. These motor mounts allow you to put bmws M6X series v8 into your e30 or e36. That means the v8 from your e34 540i, e32 740i, e39 530,540 or m5. No hacking of the car is needed (completely reversible). E36 conversions will require custom oil pan. Subframe spacers come with every kit, however, they are actually optional in the conversion. We recommend using x5 headers in the e30 conversions. We fully endorse the MACALENT LLC swap guide. This guide is extremely detailed. It gets down into the details, part numbers, order of items and tons more. This is the best investment you can do before starting the swap. Click here to buy the manual. Please keep in mind the custom nature of these parts. Please allow about 2 week for delivery. X5 or milled down oil housings are required. OPTIONS EXPLAINED: Boosterless brake setup: The brake booster relocation is the hardest part of the v8 into e30 swap. The factory booster is in the way. This is costly, requires lots of custom work, clusters engine bay, and requires the removal or relocation of the complete abs setup including brake lines. With this boosterless brake setup bracket, swap time is shorter, and swap is cleaner. Everything is relocated tightly and neatly under the dash in the factory pedal area. When the conversion is done, its all hidden. Simply mount the resevours in your engine bay and thats the only give away. These are the most compact masters and the smaller bore means that effort will be bearable. All grade 8 hardware included.You will need to “extend it”. To do this, you need these precut trans bracket extension brackets. Simply weld them onto your factory brace and you 6 speed is mounted. Picture below shows concept of early model: 6 speed e30 6 speed e30 6 speed driveshaft: We offer a complete brand new drive shaft for your 6 speed conversion. Everything from the transmission (behind the guibo) to the diff. Includes new center bearing and hardware. Simply plug in our coding plug into your stock cluster and the RPM gauge will be accurate. Needed for any v8 swap in an e30. We offer no guarantee that your interpretation or skill in implementing the information we provide will achieve your desired result. All Rights Reserved. Close Sign in Or Register Forgot your password. NEW HERE? Registration is free and easy. 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