BMW e36 transplant ideas?

touge rolla · Post by **touge rolla** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:21 pm

2E
reliable, cheap, and easy on the gas. Everything a rotary isn't!

xsspeed · Post by **xsspeed** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:49 pm

buy two and make a 2.6 litre V8!

rollaholic · Post by **rollaholic** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm

buy four and build an inline 16.

old school y0

Truenotch · Post by **Truenotch** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:06 pm

Theres a Rotary one here in Palmy witht he plate [ROT8M3] ....

I think an e46 m325 engine would go well.

Mr. Mainstream · Post by **Mr. Mainstream** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:26 am

LS7 with huge roots intercooled blower. (hey fuels gone down)

Snoozin · Post by **Snoozin** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:29 am

rollaholic wrote:...any retards going on about inbreeding need to realise its an E36 318 and no-one cares

Yuh but it'd be cooler with an M62 in it....

pjay · Post by **pjay** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:56 pm

1UZ, SR20, RB30 or any V8.

FLAWLES · Post by **FLAWLES** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:03 pm

m3 motor + big turbo = 700hp

or 2jz it with a w series box behind it
be way less pissing around

or turbo the std engine has been done before with dam good results

pjay · Post by **pjay** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:20 pm

got intercooler?

try_hard · Post by **try_hard** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:19 pm

i ahve a couple of intercoolers lying around. i think so far the best option will be the 1jz. but saying that if a 2jz came up at the right time for the right price i wouldnt hesitate to snatch up a bargin. looking at the expense side of things the 1 and 2jz are a pretty straight forward job with of course the usal like wiring, diff, driveshaft, sorcing a W58 gearbox. am still open to other options thoguh as i'm not going to start this untill next year

pjay · Post by **pjay** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:58 pm

no i mean the pic of the E30 beast. check out that fridge!

Lith · Post by **Lith** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:02 pm

try_hard wrote:sorcing a W58 gearbox. am still open to other options thoguh as i'm not going to start this untill next year

W58 on a turbo 6??

2jayzgte · Post by **2jayzgte** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:19 pm

I would'nt put a W58 box behind a 1JZ or a 2JZ maybe try and source a R154.Stick with the factory turbo's on either 1JZ or 2JZ good for 400 plus HP on either motor and a good useable torque and power curve you'll be sweet.

FLAWLES · Post by **FLAWLES** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:27 pm

whats wrong with a w5* series behind a jz? i know a few pple running them behind 1jz with zero hassles

r154 boxs are damn good but the price puts them out of reach of most pple

if you go 1jzgte i will push you towards the vvt-i single turbo 1jzgte, bit more tourqe than the first gen 1jz

or bmw gtrag boxs go for dam cheap so i would tend to lean towards making a good example of tuning your bmw engine to some good hp

rollaholic · Post by **rollaholic** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:02 pm

i know a guy with w57 behind bent 8 in his torana

he knows im a toyota guy so whenever i see him he goes on about how good the box is!

FLAWLES · Post by **FLAWLES** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:10 am

Here we go

http://www.xs-power.co.uk/index.php?mai ... cts_id=295

i would look at this before any engine transplant :wink:

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Adamal · Post by **Adamal** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:19 pm

The exhaust manifold in that kit is disgusting.

try_hard · Post by **try_hard** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:16 pm

flawless that car would be insane. i'd be happy with just the M3 motor NA. the rough of 6 cylinders with out the pssshhhh. i dont know if going to all the effort of turboing the 1.8l would be worth the effort, simple enough to bolt everything on but then tapping into oil wells (well im asuming i'd have to drill the block) means pulling out the engine any way and stripping it down. somthing to think about though. will get afew pics up as soon as i pick up my cambra and clean off the drunken boxing videos haha.

FLAWLES · Post by **FLAWLES** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:16 pm

oh its a 1.8L you dont have the 2.0/3.0L six in your bmw woops i must of read that wrong

my bad

nah no drilling needed mate
just whip off your oil pres sender and tee into that, may have to weld/drill a hole in you sump for the return from the turbo but thats easy

shame too mate had a bmw 2.0L six that you could of had for free, but that went to the scrappy and brought beers for a fri night

really wouldnt bother with a sr20 as in my eyes they are new rotarys, or a rb engine, to highly strung and just arnt worth the $$$ ( watch me get flamed for saying that )

the ball is in your court, but if i could convince you, i would go bmw six, or jz series engine
better bang for you buck imo

good luck!!!!

~SlideWays~ · Post by **~SlideWays~** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:18 pm

try_hard wrote:flawless that car would be insane. i'd be happy with just the M3 motor NA. the rough of 6 cylinders with out the pssshhhh. i dont know if going to all the effort of turboing the 1.8l would be worth the effort, simple enough to bolt everything on but then tapping into oil wells (well im asuming i'd have to drill the block) means pulling out the engine any way and stripping it down. somthing to think about though. will get afew pics up as soon as i pick up my cambra and clean off the drunken boxing videos haha.

Surely there would be a oil pressure sensor you could tee off for the oil feed. Failing that, just fit an oilfilter sandwich plate with tapped holes.

My brother had an E30 with a 2.5 bmw conversion. 325 maybe? It had a horrible gearbox though, it was like a truck.