E46 Car Owners
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martmode8850
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Re: E46 Car Owners
apart from this being illegal, think the engineers didnt just transplant different engines??? tranny, final drive, exhaust, air-intake are just some of the stuff that are different across...
apart from this being illegal, think the engineers didnt just transplant different engines??? tranny, final drive, exhaust, air-intake are just some of the stuff that are different across...
Re: E46 Car Owners
The 320, 325 and 330 range are all M54 engines, all are the same except for the final drive.
Cheating road tax... so prolly both...
yeap, as long as its a M54....
Spot on bro... more expensive too... you're looking at 30k right there.
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...
martmode8850;148008 said:
The 320, 325 and 330 range are all M54 engines, all are the same except for the final drive.
hitmee;148000 said:
Cheating road tax... so prolly both...
milk15;147153 said:
yeap, as long as its a M54....
jaskin;146785 said:
Spot on bro... more expensive too... you're looking at 30k right there.
chinjmes;146754 said:
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...
Yus_E36
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Re: E46 Car Owners
AFAIK there is no visible difference between an m54 2.2L, 2.5L and 3L engine. The engine bays all look the same to me!!
Can someone tell if its a 2.2L or a 3L engine by just looking at the engine bay?
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.
AFAIK there is no visible difference between an m54 2.2L, 2.5L and 3L engine. The engine bays all look the same to me!!
Can someone tell if its a 2.2L or a 3L engine by just looking at the engine bay?
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.
Re: E46 Car Owners
Nope Yus someone in the US did it on a sedan.
The S54 engine with tranny goes for about US$9K but you probably can't get a US spec on unless you intend on changing headers. The labor charges on the job wil probably kill you.
Unless you're George from MIT.
Nope Yus someone in the US did it on a sedan.
The S54 engine with tranny goes for about US$9K but you probably can't get a US spec on unless you intend on changing headers. The labor charges on the job wil probably kill you.
Unless you're George from MIT.
Re: E46 Car Owners
The diameter of the pipe leading from the filter box to the engine is bigger on a 3L than on a 2.2 or 2.5L.
Yus_E36;148024 said:
The diameter of the pipe leading from the filter box to the engine is bigger on a 3L than on a 2.2 or 2.5L.
Re: E46 Car Owners
No point debating with Shaaz, CBS and Jaskin la.....they all know the tricks, the works and all the shits you can and cannot do with a E46. Even our taiwanese/american george of pasedena did the impossible feat that had munich factory saluting him!
No point debating with Shaaz, CBS and Jaskin la.....they all know the tricks, the works and all the shits you can and cannot do with a E46. Even our taiwanese/american george of pasedena did the impossible feat that had munich factory saluting him!
Re: E46 Car Owners
Yup, gotta find headers for RHD S54's, or buy UK (RHD) spec one....
jaskin;148047 said:
Yup, gotta find headers for RHD S54's, or buy UK (RHD) spec one....
Re: E46 Car Owners
We humbly bow down before you, old Jedi Master...
BlackStealth;148067 said:
We humbly bow down before you, old Jedi Master...
The Mixmaster
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Re: E46 Car Owners
Hi bro
Other than the monthly meetup, where do you guys meet these days for lim kopi? Still at Simpang?
dave;148084 said:
Hi bro
Other than the monthly meetup, where do you guys meet these days for lim kopi? Still at Simpang?
