<![CDATA[Who wants to make a 340is?]]>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

]]>https://wibimmers.com/topic/862/who-wants-to-make-a-340isRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 05:35:48 GMTSun, 07 Oct 2012 17:29:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:32:38 GMT]]>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

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10284https://wibimmers.com/post/10284Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:32:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:19:48 GMT]]>My Chilton manual rocks for the most part.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10235https://wibimmers.com/post/10235Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:19:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:14:29 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10234https://wibimmers.com/post/10234Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:14:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:31:53 GMT]]>They have rebuild in there? Awesome!

M20B27eta said:

Read your Bentley Manual!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10233https://wibimmers.com/post/10233Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:31:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:39:38 GMT]]>

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!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10200https://wibimmers.com/post/10200Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:39:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:26:53 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10194https://wibimmers.com/post/10194Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:26:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:51:02 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10188https://wibimmers.com/post/10188Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:51:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:40:28 GMT]]>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

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10184https://wibimmers.com/post/10184Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:40:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:37:15 GMT]]>its definitely not a reasonably easy affair, but can be done.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10164https://wibimmers.com/post/10164Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:37:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:11:59 GMT]]>Plus those old V8s are heavy, and the weight distribution would be totally outta whack...

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10162https://wibimmers.com/post/10162Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:11:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:51:17 GMT]]>Motor swaps are always a pain

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10160https://wibimmers.com/post/10160Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:51:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:48:42 GMT]]>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/

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/10158https://wibimmers.com/post/10158Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:48:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who wants to make a 340is? on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:34:27 GMT]]>I've shoe horned an ls7 in a s13. It's possibly.

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