Dave,
I looked into a 5-lug swap recently. I was actually going to pull the trigger on a complete E30 M3 five lug setup but decided it wasn't a big enough upgrade to justify the cost. A custom or E36 method is still in the books, but it seems that the 5x120 options are more limited in terms of less expensive light-weight wheels?
I was going to go for the OZ ultraleggera 16" ones down the road. Intending on looking into some of the BBKs out there for the stock 4 lug setup (like Lee's Massive Brakes).
As for sourcing an F22c, I have come to find it's either one of these three options:
1) local salvage yard that I was referred to by my body shop guy (trustworthy from past work) that can source me the engine, transmission, and accessory harness for $5K - I can do a compression test upon it getting to his yard, but after that there is not warranty or anything
2) Ebay - found a couple of places sourcing them and one in Florida has a few (
http://stores.ebay.com/TAE-USED-AUTO-PARTS/ENGINE-/_i.html?_fsub=3341388018&_sid=621039328&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322) - the have horrible reviews online and plenty of horror stories on other forums. Plus an "F" for their BBB rating. Their Ebay score seems decent (whatever that is worth), and they have a complicated warranty policy that is disadvantageous to me, but it's better than nothing I suppose.
3) Try to find one locally from private seller who wrecked his car - most unlikely due to small numbers of 04/05 F22Cs (need cable-driven one), especially locally
With the Ebay stores, if I plan on going with them, I would ship them to a shop out here an have them run a diagnostic and tear the engine apart to look things over. It could be anywhere from $250-550 dollars for a full inspection of the entire engine and its internals (labor). Worth it in the end in my opinion for piece of mind. At least then I have somewhat of a chance to get an exchange/return if the engine is defective.
Any suggestions on the sourcing aspect?
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