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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / E36 M42 into E30 completed, MOVIE :)

« on: September 14, 2010, 09:18:14 AM »

I think so too but will pull the harness from the E36 just to be safe. Note that the pulling the harness is relatively simply EXCEPT at the fuse box. Not sure yet what I'm going to do there.

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / E36 M42 into E30 completed, MOVIE :)

« on: September 09, 2010, 02:41:03 PM »

I understand that the connectors are different so if I take the E36 wiring along with the motor I would have splice/wire it up. But I don't understand why I need the E36 wiring.

Why can't I use the wiring which already exists in the E30?

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / The M42 swap has begun...

« on: September 07, 2010, 02:39:32 PM »

So, I'm pulling the M42 from the E36 and I question :confused:... why do I need any of the wiring when I'm just using the engine (block/head) and will be using everything else (intake, altenator, coils/wires) from the e30.

I.e. Is there some thing unique on the E36 M42 block that requires me to change the wiring?

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / E36 M42 into E30 completed, MOVIE :)

« on: May 22, 2010, 11:57:44 AM »

Thanks, any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

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Swaps, Turbos, Buildups / e36 M42 into e30 M42

« on: May 19, 2010, 01:35:30 PM »

My e30 M42 was overheated and has brutal lifter noise (still relatively strong though) so I'm thinking of swapping it with an e36 M42 (good compression but has a front crank oil leak).

Can you give me an overview of the 'hard stuff' or a link to where the job has already been posted?

Thx, Rob.

PS. Nice revs