hey members, I am no pro but I have a full E36 Donor with everything. I was wondering if anyone has an idea if I could make this work or ever heard of someone making this work?
That blue widebody car that was at sema has an s52 turbo. It kinda looks small in the engine bay. But i dig how the valve cover looks in it. What part of florida are you from Albert?
The same gentleman who did Josh Stern’s S54 powered e9 has done an S52 swap into an e9. His name is Jeff Tighe. I spoke to him a long time ago about the S54 swap and he advised against it; basically said it was the wrong motor for the coupe (high rev’ving) . He said that the s52 is a better choice if going that route.
I had a similar opportunity not too long ago and ditched it. In part based on Mario's explanation in older threads about how hard the swap was into an E28. Note there is some difference in his thoughts between his earlier and later posts (which I'm having trouble linking): https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/m3-engine-5-speed-tran-upgrade.3533/#post-20412 https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/1973-3-0csi-conversion.5683/#post-34604
This was done recently in my area. Not sure if this is E36 or E46 M3 motor. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=330286304229775
