Timo's Project 318i to 330i ( Some Info )

Timothydevisser · 10-19-2019, 01:41 PM

Hello,

I will first introduce myself.
I am Timothy de Visser, 30 years old and live in the Netherlands.
My job is truck builder at Volvo Trucks Europe.
I have a BMW e91 from 2006, which I have completely converted to a facelift.

Now I have started (almost finished) a motor swap from n46b20b to n52b30a.
At the request of some people I decided to share my swap here.

For this swap I opted for the N52K engine 3.0 (2009) with 73,000 kilometers on it.
The transmission is a Gs6-37BG 6 gear manual.
Since this motor is originally from a facelift and therefore the cabling is different, I have had to use 2 parts of the wiring harness of an n52b25 from 2006 for this motor and 1 of the 2009 motor.
This also meant that I had to use an msv70 instead of the msv80.
The only problems I encountered are the isn / ews and powerclass (these are currently being solved by Hassmachine)
Furthermore, I had to change the engine mounts, all air-conditioning shafts, power steering shafts, cardan shaft, exhaust & the full rear axle (because of the brakes)

Below some photos, starting with the pre-facelift

Photos after the facelift,

Photos Wheels and reduction,

Then the N52 preparations,

Now for the real thing, (I apologize that they are not in order)

Timothydevisser · 10-19-2019, 01:47 PM

Timothydevisser · 10-29-2019, 01:44 AM

Doing some optic things while the dme is at hassmachine...

rick100 · 10-29-2019, 08:52 AM

Awesome stuff !

Timothydevisser · 10-30-2019, 01:12 PM

Today the filterhousing arrived & i have mounted the 330i brakes

oVeRdOsE. · 10-30-2019, 01:55 PM

awesome.

From 130bhp to 260bhp?

Timothydevisser · 10-30-2019, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by oVeRdOsE.

awesome.

From 130bhp to 260bhp?

Yes, fingers crossed the engine will start when I get my dme back from hassmachine

The swap was a hell of a ride.
Had my fun with it, can’t wait for the first run

Timothydevisser · 11-10-2019, 01:46 PM

porsche959 · 11-10-2019, 09:07 PM

interesting but if you are doing work anyways, why not n54, or n55, or ls?

Timothydevisser · 11-10-2019, 09:13 PM

Not a big fan of the turbo engines.

Serf27 · 11-10-2019, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Timothydevisser

Looks good, but what cars are these bars from? I was going to use an e60 piece but those looks good too.

colorado.e9x · 11-11-2019, 12:26 AM

Also curious on that. I fabricated my own out of an old basketball hoop

Timothydevisser · 11-11-2019, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serf27

Looks good, but what cars are these bars from? I was going to use an e60 piece but those looks good too.

Made them myself, found instructions on this forum.

Timothydevisser · 11-13-2019, 11:32 AM

Starting to get a little worried.
The dme is in hands of hassmachine and should be ready last Friday.
The last time I heard from hass was last Thursday and now he isn’t responding to my messages.
Hope there is nothing wrong with hass.
Waiting on the dme is hard, car is ready but only misses the dme.

oVeRdOsE. · 11-13-2019, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Timothydevisser

Made them myself, found instructions on this forum.

just did some quick research about those bars. I found that they are called v-brace, and can be found on F series. Which I've noticed on my f25.

Surprisingly, either the forums is more mature, or the haters quit, because on DIY Ive found, damn people were mean about this mod. I think it looks cool, but since it seems to be a visual effect only, I'll pass on this mod. If it was my dd, yeah I would totally do it.

colorado.e9x · 11-17-2019, 11:49 AM

Says he was active yesterday

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Timothydevisser Crazy retrofitter 31 Rep 132 Posts Drives: BMW e91 330i Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Timo's Project 318i to 330i ( Some Info ) Hello, I will first introduce myself. I am Timothy de Visser, 30 years old and live in the Netherlands. My job is truck builder at Volvo Trucks Europe. I have a BMW e91 from 2006, which I have completely converted to a facelift. Now I have started (almost finished) a motor swap from n46b20b to n52b30a. At the request of some people I decided to share my swap here. For this swap I opted for the N52K engine 3.0 (2009) with 73,000 kilometers on it. The transmission is a Gs6-37BG 6 gear manual. Since this motor is originally from a facelift and therefore the cabling is different, I have had to use 2 parts of the wiring harness of an n52b25 from 2006 for this motor and 1 of the 2009 motor. This also meant that I had to use an msv70 instead of the msv80. The only problems I encountered are the isn / ews and powerclass (these are currently being solved by Hassmachine) Furthermore, I had to change the engine mounts, all air-conditioning shafts, power steering shafts, cardan shaft, exhaust & the full rear axle (because of the brakes) Below some photos, starting with the pre-facelift Photos after the facelift, Photos Wheels and reduction, Then the N52 preparations, Now for the real thing, (I apologize that they are not in order) Last edited by Timothydevisser; 11-17-2019 at 03:56 AM..
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