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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Re: Need info on m42 to m44 swap from someone who knows

« on: June 10, 2013, 03:44:39 PM »

I`m not entirely certain about the differences between the E36 and the E30 but your 95 engine should be an OBD1 engine which your E30 should be as well. If that is the case it should go in pretty easy. The M44 I put in my E36 was an OBD2 engine and I converted it back to OBD1. It wasn`t difficult but you need to pay attention. The body style on your E30 is different than the E36 so mounts etc may need to be swapped over for it to bolt into place.
Randy

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Re: Need info on m42 to m44 swap from someone who knows

« on: May 15, 2013, 11:29:42 PM »

I have the DME out of the car that the M44 engine came out of and it is also a Bosch, same as what is in my M42 car so it still seems like it should work.
Randy

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / Need info on m42 to m44 swap from someone who knows

« on: May 14, 2013, 10:54:05 PM »

I have a blown m42 engine and found a really good m44 with half as many miles. If this engine doesn't go in the car is going to the scrap heap. I want to put the M44 engine in, use the m42 manifolds, sensors and DME.
I have already found that the crank and the cam sensor are in different positions than the M42, can I leave them where they are and possibly change the connectors so they plug back into my OBD1 system.
I need to make this work, would really like to hear from someone who has done this, I'm sure its been done, I just need to know all the things I need to change over.
Thanks
Randy