E46 Car Owners
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milk15
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Re: E46 Car Owners
hi milk...how do you intend to source for the 330 engine...got lobang??
Found!!!! Engine 330i ard 10k.
Originally Posted by jaskin
Fitting a S54 requires alot more work. The whole engine harness is different. Go e46fanatics and look for the S54 transplant thread.
Spot on bro... more expensive too... you're looking at 30k right there.
As I say.... Harness will be using back original and so will the ECU... depends on how much your mechanic charges you to transplant.... Haha...
Firstly, not a bolt on... you got more than that to fit the S54 in, prop shaft basically your whole drivetrain. Also alot more work ... so i don't think it can be considered a "bolt on".... that's why most just do a 3L motor swap... more "do-able" and the price diff is a whole lot diff too... you can source a 3L motor for abt 10k, that's 20k cheaper and a whole lot less hassle...
TOTALLY AGREED..... CHEERS!
But as for the s54 engine - aaah, thats a different league - differences can be spotted v.v easily. If i'm not wrong, u can only transplant an s54 into an e46 coupe, not a sedan, and u will need to transplant the gearbox, ecu and rear axle along with it - and these are not cheap items.
IMO u're better off just buying an m3.
As i said::::::::: (330i M54 engine fixs onto Z4, X5 3L, E65 & E39) E46 sedan too. No gearbox, ecu & rear axle to be transplant.
Actually my 330i engine comes with a manual gearbox (it will cost more), so opt out, juz buy the engine..Haha...
hi milk...how do you intend to source for the 330 engine...got lobang??
Found!!!! Engine 330i ard 10k.
Originally Posted by jaskin
Fitting a S54 requires alot more work. The whole engine harness is different. Go e46fanatics and look for the S54 transplant thread.
Spot on bro... more expensive too... you're looking at 30k right there.
As I say.... Harness will be using back original and so will the ECU... depends on how much your mechanic charges you to transplant.... Haha...
Firstly, not a bolt on... you got more than that to fit the S54 in, prop shaft basically your whole drivetrain. Also alot more work ... so i don't think it can be considered a "bolt on".... that's why most just do a 3L motor swap... more "do-able" and the price diff is a whole lot diff too... you can source a 3L motor for abt 10k, that's 20k cheaper and a whole lot less hassle...
TOTALLY AGREED..... CHEERS!
But as for the s54 engine - aaah, thats a different league - differences can be spotted v.v easily. If i'm not wrong, u can only transplant an s54 into an e46 coupe, not a sedan, and u will need to transplant the gearbox, ecu and rear axle along with it - and these are not cheap items.
IMO u're better off just buying an m3.
As i said::::::::: (330i M54 engine fixs onto Z4, X5 3L, E65 & E39) E46 sedan too. No gearbox, ecu & rear axle to be transplant.
Actually my 330i engine comes with a manual gearbox (it will cost more), so opt out, juz buy the engine..Haha...
The Mixmaster
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Re: E46 Car Owners
Arsony once said to me "if you want a fast car, then buy a fast car", so that is exactly what I did!
Who says that I don't listen to people around here?
OT: Where is Arsony these days?
Bromilk15;149032 said:
Arsony once said to me "if you want a fast car, then buy a fast car", so that is exactly what I did!
Who says that I don't listen to people around here?
OT: Where is Arsony these days?
