1987 325e. Eventually Boost+M50 Swap

[Laishes]

So I have the M50 sitting in my garage and I just found out that I won't be able to use the garage at all for the swap. So now everything is up in the air

[Laishes]

Right now the "swap" plan is M50 longblock---> Corolla trunk 

[B C]

whats wrong with doing it in the driveway? 

Monday would be a perfect day for a swap.

[Laishes]

Snap said:

whats wrong with doing it in the driveway? 

Monday would be a perfect day for a swap. 

lol! my driveway too steep. But it's family stuff.

So the current plan is to get the longblock out of the garage, buy ALL the parts I will need for the swap. And then bring the swap to a garage (First I have to find one... ) and do it over the course of a weekend (preferably a saturday).

[B C]

doing an engine swap in a weekend is pretty intense. 

Make sure you have competent helpers that can allow you to get multiple tasks done at once.

[Laishes]

Snap said:

doing an engine swap in a weekend is pretty intense. 

Make sure you have competent helpers that can allow you to get multiple tasks done at once. 

I'm hiring santas elves.

But seriously I totally got boned by my family t('.'t)

with that being said, any help is appreciated. (I know, I know.. It's cold!)

[B C]

Laishes said:

I'm hiring santas elves.

But seriously I totally got boned by my family t('.'t)

with that being said, any help is appreciated. (I know, I know.. It's cold!)

gross.

well if you end up doing it in the milwaukee/waukesha area then I might be able to help for a short while.

[Rowleym]

Snap said:

Looks like I will be the lone ranger with the only force-fed M20 around here afterall.

So that PCV hose doesnt connect to the valve cover then? that would make for a massive vac. leak and cause the car to run like potatoes 

LIES! Our m20 was junk, but we found another one and we will still be boosting an m20

[KaiserRolls]

Snap said:

I'm hiring santas elves.

But seriously I totally got boned by my family t('.'t)

with that being said, any help is appreciated. (I know, I know.. It's cold!)

gross.

well if you end up doing it in the milwaukee/waukesha area then I might be able to help for a short while. 

You dudes are gonna freeze to death.

RIP

[B C]

We need to join Rowley on the other side.

[Rowleym]

Snap said:

We need to join Rowley on the other side. 

I'm not sure what this is even supposed to mean!

[B C]

You upset bassboy by not sending the M50 tps, and you paid the ultimate price.  You are dead Rowley.  

dead. 

Last years ragedrifting accident in the Jetta was a fluke, this time you are really dead.

[Rowleym]

Haha I did send it! Just not that day lol.

[RamRod E28]

Don't forget you got a friend in Brodhead with an empty 1.75 car garage that is currently empty???

[RamRod E28]

better hurry cause my 88 e28 will be occupying this space soon

[johnprusinski]

Nice purchase I'm excited to see the m50 go in. Good luck on getting it all swapped in a weekend. I got my M50 swap in, in a day but mine was already in an E30 so it was easier for me. If I could give some advice I would drop the subframe with the motor. It's a lot easier than trying to move the motor in and out through the top.

[Laishes]

Does anyone know if my "stainless steel" aftermarket headers I got on my m20 currently would fit on an m50? or are the flanges totally different?

[Laishes]

Also, would these work for my m50 swap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E36-323-325-328-M50-M52-STAINLESS-EXHAUST-CHROME-RACE-HEADER-MANIFOLD-GASKET-/390743020731?hash=item5afa1954bb&vxp=mtr

[B C]

Paging Kaiser (I think he has some used M50 headers).

[jc43089]

Yea m20 vs m50 manifolds nowhere near the same, twice as many bolts on the m50's