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  1. Engine Swaps
    When replacing an engine, we are confident that we only replace the engine and torque converter. What additional parts do I need to replace and which do I recommend?
  2. E46 General
    Looking for any insight or advice on a transmission swap between 2 cars AT-MT and MT-AT. Cars are 2001 330CI convertible 5MT and a 2003 330i sedan ZF AT. Sedan is a drift build and convertible was purchased as a donor for the manual swap, but is in good enough condition that it would be a shame...
  3. E46 General
    Hello everyone. So I recently acquired a 2001 325i sedan that unfortunately has a warped block. I now have been told that I have the option of swapping the engine from another 325i with production dates up to 2012. The bad part about this is I live in the Bahamas so sourcing an engine from...
  4. Interior
    Looking to buy a set of front and/or rear seats from an M3 coupe. Black would be preferred, but any color is fine. Power would also be preferred. Willing to ship for the right item, but ideally would be local to Florida if possible.
  5. E46 General
    Hello, Bought some time ago a 318i with factory M-Tech II, comfort package, memory, heated & lumbar sport seats and other interesting options. The car overall mechanics are really good (excepting the well known back clunks) and it has almost no rust. Tried to find an inline-6, but nothing...
  6. Driveline, Performance, Tuning
    After doing my b30 and 6 speed swap I developed a major hum/vibration from the rear of the car. It is most noticeable when decelerating in or out of gear (no difference in sound). I have a new CSB and guibo on the install. New transmission mounts. I had to remove the bracket under the...
  7. Engine Swaps
    Hi lads, I'm aware there's many posts on this topic, I have flicked through many and used the search bar, just haven't seemed to have a found a solid answer. I have a 2001 320i m54b22 with a 5 speed manual getrag. I'd like to b30 swap this when I come across a good engine in my area (I'm in...
  8. Engine Swaps
    Hey guys! So lately I’ve been thinking of doing a motor swap on my e46. I am currently pulling a 350 small block out of a truck to fit a bigger motor in it and I thought to myself that maybe putting a small block in an e46 would be a really interesting swap. I know a lot of people would say that...
  9. E46 General
    Hi guys! I’m planning to swap a ZF 5 speed manual gearbox into my 1999 323i. Are all the 5 speed ZF manuals the same? Is there any difference between the 320D, 330d, or 330i gearboxes? Because they all have the ZF. Help me im lost!
  10. Engine Swaps
    My son's 2006 X3 engine finally let go. It was on borrowed time from a previous head gasket replacement but that's another story. Anyway, I happen to have a 2.5 M54 engine sitting in the garage from a 2004 E46, again another story. So I swapped the 3.0 out to the junkyard and installed the 2.5...
  11. E46 General
    Hey guys, first post since most of the time everything is already up on here. I recently swapped in a different diff into my 330ci, in the process needed to swap flanges for the driveshaft. Due to being uneducated, I took the nut out without marking and now I’m sure it has broken loose as I was...
  12. Engine Swaps
    Starting a swap into my e46 compact for drifting. Car originally a n46 1.8. I picked up a M52 2.5, engine/transmission/engine loom and ECU with ews delete. I was wondering what is involved doing this swap, I know the engine will fit in okay, but more of the wiring/harness am wondering on? Any...
  13. Engine Swaps
    Recently I’ve been looking around at different motor swaps to do but wondering what everyone’s thoughts are on different motors. I am in no rush for this swap as the current motor in the car is fine but would like to slowly build a motor on the side. I have a fairly good size budget and want to...
  14. E46 General
    TL;DR is there an issue with retaining the manual wiring harness, motor and trans when swapping it into an automatic e46? Hey! new on the forum here but i’m racking my brain trying to figure this issue out. if anyone could help i would be incredibly thankful 1st: My 01 e46 330ci was in a...
  15. Driveline, Performance, Tuning
    I bought a manual transmission which I don't know if it is from an e36 or e46, I want to do maintenance and rebuild it but I don't know which parts to buy since I don't know if it is from an e36 and it is not compatible and I have tried to find information or identify the transmission but no I...
  16. Engine Swaps
    Hello everyone i recently bought an m54 because my m47 broke down and I wanted more power and bigger engine. When I bought the m54 the previous owner sold it with ecu,ews,key,wiring harness,manual gearbox and driveshaft. The previous owner told me that the engine had an automatic gearbox and...
  17. E46 General
    Context, was doing my vacuum lines and pulled the intake manifold out, turns out their was a animal under my hood, and shit like dirt dust and all sorts of nasty shit fell into the valves I tried my best to clean it but some of the valves were open so some got into the cylinder, anyway I put it...
  18. E46 General
    Hello guys, First I want to apologize if I missed forum section because I’m new here. Recently I bought ‘00 323i with Automatic transmission that works really well, but the thing is I want to swap it to 6 speed manual if possible. Is there any 6 speed transmission for my model of E46 or I’ll...
  19. Forced Induction
    I'm between using an M54B30 (with M52TU rings) or an M50B25. I plan on tearing down and replacing/rebuilding everything and taking the block/heads to a machine shop. I'm definitely using a ZF 5 speed. Is there an advantage to using an M50B25, or is it just the simplicity of the engine? Would I...
  20. E46 Touring
    I wanna get some opinions on what i want to do for my car. I have a 2001 touring that i don’t want to get rid of but i just spun a bearing in my 2.5 and so my plan would be a manual swap and a 3.0. However, I want to keep the awd. My thought was that the main difference between the two engines...
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