E36 LUV?
04-13-2015, 12:14 PM
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Re: E36 LUV?
I did a 2.5 swap in a 318 these cars are very easy to work on. They ride like they are on rails but watch out for rear subframe failures this plagued the e36 and some e46s. When this happens the thin sheetmetal holding the rear diff carrier to the car breaks not from corrosion but fatigue. M3's already have them welded in. If you go the bmw swap route the cluster and ecu have to be changed if it is not a certain part number there is one ecu that works with every eng i forgot what number. I have since sold that car it maybe still in the area it is green with 3 series on the side with m3 front bumper and loud straight thru exhaust.
No electric power steering and nanny gizmos to annoy you.
The one I was eying got sold, now im debating on a C4 Corvette or look for another one. I do like the 318 hatch, kinda a quirky look to it.
04-13-2015, 02:48 PM
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On 318ti dot org a guy swapped a ls2 in and wrapped it around a tree. The crazy thing is it still kept its 50/50 weight distribution the 1.8 in those thing are heavy as crap