E36 2.8 engine inside E36 2.5 .. can aaa ?

[535i]

Guys,Need technical help.A fren of mine, using an E36 325 auto coupe (5 sp auto) blew his engine - overheatingHe got a few options;1) Rebuild the engine - piston 6 koyak2) Buy 2.5 engine and plonk it in3) Put 2.8 M52 engineFor option 3; 1) Will it fit ?2) Wiring ?3) ECU ?4) Gearbox ECU ?5) Problem ?

 

[jeffreyewe]

aiks...racun king asking for advise???

OK..where's 535i? What did you do to him?

 

[ALBundy]

Assuming he is buying an engine kosong, everything should fit in nicely. The only thing is whether the Bosch ECU is adequate for the M52 engine, meaning to say the engine could be a little on the lean side since its a 2.5 ECU. A remap maybe needed.

 

[535i]

Originally posted by ALBundy@Nov 29 2005, 10:43 PM
Assuming he is buying an engine kosong, everything should fit in nicely. The only thing is whether the Bosch ECU is adequate for the M52 engine, meaning to say the engine could be a little on the lean side since its a 2.5 ECU. A remap maybe needed.

I can do the remap on the 2.8 ... but on the 2.5 - it's chip replacement ..
Hmmm ...

Jeff - not me lah .. my good fren ....
My car - still running-in .. another 2,000 miles to go .... :nyehehe:

 

[pussy]

i got chip... potato chip....hahhaah..

ok,ok.. i got two types of chip, one AA and the other made in boleh-land..

cheap or chip..

 

[pussy]

oh, you can also put a recon block.. about 3k without labour..

 

[ALBundy]

Originally posted by pussy@Nov 30 2005, 04:56 AM
i got chip... potato chip....hahhaah..

ok,ok.. i got two types of chip, one AA and the other made in boleh-land..

cheap or chip..

Aiya the potato chip is meant for the ori 2.5 engine. For the 2.8 need a different chip....

What needs to be done, dyno the car after the plonking in the 2.8 engine. Send the AFM chart to a reputable tuner - Superchip and have them customised a program for it That being said, the extra 300cc made a difference!! No replacement for displacement! :nyehehe:

 

[fabianyee]

Put in the M50 intake manifold and Throttle body for extra power....

 

[Fireblade]

If the cost of overhauling is big, then might as well plonk in another 2.5 M50 engine or recon block as suggested by Pussy- at least you can be sure it will run without any further modifications/re-map etc & road tax remain same.

 

[535i]

Originally posted by Fireblade@Nov 30 2005, 12:59 AM
If the cost of overhauling is big, then might as well plonk in another 2.5 M50 engine or recon block as suggested by Pussy- at least you can be sure it will run without any further modifications/re-map etc & road tax remain same.

Head and block ... 2.5

Whre to get ? anybody got lubang ?

 

[dvng]

just plonk the m52b28 in, change the ecu and wiring harness and voila a 328i ....with 280Nm of torque...keep the 5speeder, its plug and play...

 

[geodesy]

Originally posted by Fireblade@Nov 30 2005, 12:59 AM
If the cost of overhauling is big, then might as well plonk in another 2.5 M50 engine or recon block as suggested by Pussy- at least you can be sure it will run without any further modifications/re-map etc & road tax remain same.

Heard from a salesman that even with higher cc engine, if the car is registered as 325, the road tax remains the same. My instinct says it's a complete bull. True?

Geo

 

[Lionel_Koh]

Originally posted by geodesy+Nov 30 2005, 09:29 PM-->QUOTE (geodesy @ Nov 30 2005, 09:29 PM)