Who wants to make a 340is?

[BMWben]

I have a friend who has a m62 V8 from an older 740i that only has 18,000 or something miles on it. I have a 318is with the tiny 2.0 I4. The length of the V8 shouldn't be a problem but how wide it is might. Do you guys think I could stuff it in there? I think it would be hilarious to have a 340is badge on the trunk

[Brian.]

I've shoe horned an ls7 in a s13. It's possibly.

[YoungCR]

Found this post on bimmerforums. Looks like a PITA

someone said:

The original car was a 318ic--so there wasn't a whole lot to start with-- added 328i LSD, Custom steering linkage, rerouted ABS, 740i driveshaft, custom engine mounts, 4.4L out of a 540i, manual trans out of a 530i v8, M3 lightened flywheel, 530i pressure plate, 99 540i clutch, the whole trans clutch thing was the biggest headache, SM4 engine management, the oil pan issue was taken care of with a custom sump system, the engine was moved forward to accomodate the master cylinder. This week the custom exhaust goes in--remus muffler, 8.5x19 fronts and 9.5x19 rear, short shifter.

Heres a link to images:

http://flickr.com/photos/ganicki/

[Brian.]

Motor swaps are always a pain

[Ryan...]

Plus those old V8s are heavy, and the weight distribution would be totally outta whack...

[straight6pwr]

its definitely not a reasonably easy affair, but can be done.

[BMWben]

I don't have the money either. I would probably have to get a new tranny, fuel pump, the whole 9 yards. Maybe in the future when I'm a millionaire with nothing to do. It would be awesome if I could do it though

[Brian.]

your fuel pump would be fine. Bosch pumps do work. For my turbo build, I'm not upgrading my turbo, it'll just automatically up the duty cycle of the pump. Which means I get to save more money, temporarily.

[BMWben]

I think it would be easier to turbo my I4. I want to rebuild my engine and turbo it but I have no idea how to do a rebuild.

[YoungCR]

BMWben said:

I think it would be easier to turbo my I4. I want to rebuild my engine and turbo it but I have no idea how to do a rebuild.

Read your Bentley Manual!

[BMWben]

They have rebuild in there? Awesome!

M20B27eta said:

Read your Bentley Manual!

[YoungCR]

dude take some time to look through the whole book, its covers almost everything you'd ever need to know. There's a reason why they call them bibles haha.

[Brian.]

My Chilton manual rocks for the most part.

[Blaine0002]

First, the swap has been done before, and theres plenty of information on it, google is your friend.

Second, if you are unsure about rebuilding an engine, a swap is probably out of the question