07 e92 auto to n54 engine and manualswap

DEVIAT3D · 03-31-2014, 06:41 PM

Hey everybody my name is james and jus got. 07 e92 328 i. i was wondering if it worth it to do a 335 engine and manual swap if i can get a donor car from the auctions. if so is it a straight bolt in process.

NormE91 · 03-31-2014, 06:49 PM

I guess anything is possible with enough money and time. Why not just buy the car you want? These cars are so computer controlled I would imagine there would be many modules that would be needed and coding, on top of the obvious mechanical swap.

Ubersmooth · 03-31-2014, 06:50 PM

It would be smarter to just sell your 328i and buy a 335i. Sure, a swap could be done but $$$

thomas88162 · 03-31-2014, 07:26 PM

I wouldn't even consider it...

BOBKUR · 03-31-2014, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DEVIAT3D

Hey everybody my name is james and jus got. 07 e92 328 i. i was wondering if it worth it to do a 335 engine and manual swap if i can get a donor car from the auctions. if so is it a straight bolt in process.

What are you smoking!

DEVIAT3D · 03-31-2014, 07:44 PM

ok thanks for all your guys input

roadkillrob · 03-31-2014, 08:19 PM

Definitely just trade the car, to do the swap, you would need the engine, trans, drive shaft, rear end, entire cooling system, entire exhaust system, oil cooler, DME, engine wiring harness, gauge cluster console and shifter mech, technically the front suspension as the weight is different and that is just off the top of my head - all would need someone very knowledgable to code it all together.

bartles · 03-31-2014, 08:28 PM

Ya just as everyone else has said, its a bad idea.

DEVIAT3D · 03-31-2014, 08:52 PM

thank you everyone sorry still learning about the euro world. i came from the civic world lol

Ubersmooth · 03-31-2014, 09:03 PM

No worries, nowadays it's a lot harder to do engine swaps.

Swapping something in a E36 3 series is still relatively easy and can be a project you do in your garage. An E9x, not as simple haha.

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DEVIAT3D New Member 8 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockton iTrader: (0)	07 e92 auto to n54 engine and manualswap Hey everybody my name is james and jus got. 07 e92 328 i. i was wondering if it worth it to do a 335 engine and manual swap if i can get a donor car from the auctions. if so is it a straight bolt in process.
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NormE91 Captain 18 Rep 629 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 328xi Touring Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	I guess anything is possible with enough money and time. Why not just buy the car you want? These cars are so computer controlled I would imagine there would be many modules that would be needed and coding, on top of the obvious mechanical swap.
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Ubersmooth Captain 316 Rep 977 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NoVa iTrader: (1)	It would be smarter to just sell your 328i and buy a 335i. Sure, a swap could be done but $$$
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thomas88162 Lieutenant 19 Rep 595 Posts Drives: E92 328i Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Clinton, IN iTrader: (0)	I wouldn't even consider it...
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DEVIAT3D New Member 8 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockton iTrader: (0)	ok thanks for all your guys input
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roadkillrob Major General 881 Rep 5,463 Posts Drives: 08 335i,22 X3M, 2012 C63 Black Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (15)	Definitely just trade the car, to do the swap, you would need the engine, trans, drive shaft, rear end, entire cooling system, entire exhaust system, oil cooler, DME, engine wiring harness, gauge cluster console and shifter mech, technically the front suspension as the weight is different and that is just off the top of my head - all would need someone very knowledgable to code it all together. __________________ 2025 X5 Msport 2008 E93 335i FBO 2012 Mercedes C63 Black Series Alanite Grey
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bartles Private First Class 4 Rep 109 Posts Drives: 2011 335xi Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Denver/Chicago iTrader: (0)	Ya just as everyone else has said, its a bad idea. __________________ \|2011 335xi \|Vermillion Red Metallic\|
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DEVIAT3D New Member 8 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockton iTrader: (0)	thank you everyone sorry still learning about the euro world. i came from the civic world lol
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Ubersmooth Captain 316 Rep 977 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NoVa iTrader: (1)	No worries, nowadays it's a lot harder to do engine swaps. Swapping something in a E36 3 series is still relatively easy and can be a project you do in your garage. An E9x, not as simple haha.
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