Author Topic: Keep the M10 or go for swap? (Read 3502 times)

240trooper · « **on:** March 02, 2009, 08:42:26 PM »

Ok everyone who may read this ,as you can see from my s/n im new to teh bmw scene, ive had nissan 240sx's (2) and soem other junk, about a month ago i picked up a 84 318i for yes...300 bux running, i drove it home 60 miles no problem now i just gotta get a new cat so i can pass smog here no biggy, but im wondering what id have to do to go all out with a m42 swap? can i just swap eng tranny and driveline? leave teh stock diff till i can afford one or just maybe fix up that 25 year old eng? Liek i said im new to the bmw world i know this is a m42 form but for e30tech u havw to pay and right now thats a no can do. anyways just wont some ideas etc and im looking for some rear 1/4 panel fenders sorta like the m3 e30 but i dont want to pay 600bux for that , i have some rear 1/4 dents and just wanna cover it up, i paln making this car my DD and track ( whos nos maybe even drift it) but yea just want tips and all that good stuff again thanks in advance -ben

240trooper · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2009, 01:28:11 AM »

ohh yea how to i lower teh idel, its at 1800

Danny707 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2009, 01:48:00 AM »

Learn to spell.

Then turbo it.

240trooper · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2009, 08:31:15 PM »

g thanks your alot of help!

xwill112x · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2009, 09:13:10 PM »

i think you will have to change tranny and driveshaft, motor, ecu, wiring harness's.

thats ablout it.

should be a straight forward swap.

240trooper · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2009, 01:35:15 AM »

cool, so basicly , eng tranny driveshaft ecu and new coolant system, i can allways up the diff to LSd and just a stright forword swap, thats what i was hoping now to see how much all thats going to cost for a well running m42 and everything ill need. Im still not sure what i wanna do for that with this car, i feel like theres so much to do haha but right now i do need it to run for now, hows the trannys for teh m42? from what ive read the 84-85 318i have gertech trannys and their built pretty well, i cant fiond to much info on the 1st e30 lol but idk haha what ever comes along i guess, think right now i need to worry about sys, rims and flat black teh car ( paint is fadeing an chiping off) and id liek to do teh plastic bumper swap get ride of those huge metal ones , what other car apps can i use on e30's? vw stuff newer bmw? anything would help with a bmw noob

xwill112x · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2009, 10:34:52 AM »

keep your car as a beater and buy a cheap 91' 318i/is.

im buying a 91' for 300$ sometime this month. all it needs is vaccum lines.

since your new to bmw's, a swap wouldn't be the best thing untill you have more knowledge about the cars....but thats just my opinion.

but if your just dead set on swapping a m42 in, it would be straight forward. since the bottom end is almost the same, but you might run into some issue's, but thats any engine swap. it could be done in a weekend if you were set on it.
expect to pay around 5-600 at the absolute cheapest, (im comparing prices from what i can find shit for)

as for the tranny, its a getrag 240, its a solid tranny, ive seen 24v swap's with the getrag 240. some have issue's with 2nd and 4th, but these cars are getting old, what do you expect?

as for your bumpers, take a power drill, and drill out the 2 shocks on each one, then kick them in. its called tucking them, it makes them look A LOT better. if they dont budge once you've drilled the shocks out and kciked them, just slowly back/drive into a tree or pole centered up on the bumper.

just don't hurt your self in the process

cheers,

will

xwill112x · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2009, 10:37:12 AM »

oh and spray cannign your car flat black isn't such a bad thing, my friends and i just did that to my buddys 85' 325e, looks SICK for a beater...makes it feel like a rally car

240trooper · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2009, 05:09:16 PM »

tight