» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 428,733 Views | | | | | | | 05-10-2011, 06:55 PM | #31 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Potomac Falls VA DMV Posts: 1,794 | Thank you sir!! I need a bigger inbox. It really annoys me. I'll be sure to do that asap! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Im guessing im the youngest member on here with a S52 power'ed Ti at 16 years old! | | | 05-10-2011, 08:54 PM | #32 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 | Quote: Originally Posted by slow_ti Thank you sir!! I need a bigger inbox. It really annoys me. I'll be sure to do that asap! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | HERE'S A PIC OF MY EXHAUST SYS. MAGNAFLOW 2.5'' IN AND 2.5'' OUT. ALONG WITH MAGNAFLOW UNIVERSAL CAT. __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | 05-10-2011, 09:41 PM | #33 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Potomac Falls VA DMV Posts: 1,794 | I'm looking for 3 inch in and out. But nice Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Im guessing im the youngest member on here with a S52 power'ed Ti at 16 years old! | | | 05-30-2011, 05:55 PM | #34 | Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Diego Posts: 73 | Quote: Originally Posted by 668M42 i spent about $3500 engine, trans, driveshaft (which i couldn't use), and instrument cluster $1750 E28 lsd $250 Misc parts (intake boot, coolant lines, gaskets, thermostat, etc) $500 exhaust fabrication $250 magnaflow cat and muffler $140 << got the hook up so let me know if you ended up needing magnaflow products! Custome drive shaft (combining the m3 front shaft half shaft with the ti rear) $190 Active auto short shifter kit $80 and a little more things that im sure im forgetting. alot of the parts i didnt really need but i didnt want to touch it twice, you know? otherwise you can knock the swap out for about $2500-3000ish | How did you get the engine and accessories for only $1750 ??? all the ones i saw on ebay were $3000+ __________________ | | | 06-01-2011, 06:42 PM | #35 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 | Quote: Originally Posted by Diego318 How did you get the engine and accessories for only $1750 ??? all the ones i saw on ebay were $3000+ | PRETTY MUCH GOT LUCKY ON THE ENIGNE AND TRANS. BUDDY OF MINE HAD JUST BOUGHT A WRECKED M3 FOR 3000 AND SOLD ME THE ENGINE, TRANS, DRIVESHAFT, AND CLUSTER FOR 1750. ALL ELSE I HAD TO DO SOME SHOPPING AROUND. I DIDNT SEE WHERE YOU WERE LOCATED BUT THERE ARE VARIOUS JUNK YARDS IN GEORGIA THAT SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY BMW OR OTHER EUROPEAN PARTS AND I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP A FEW THINGS CHEAPLY (DIFF AND PUSHER FAN) EVERYONE ELSE WANTED TO SELL ME THAT SAME DIFF FOR 375+ HONESTLY... I DIDNT EVEN CHECK EBAY FOR THE CHEAPEST INQUIRY LOL __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | 06-01-2011, 06:44 PM | #36 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Quote: Originally Posted by Diego318 How did you get the engine and accessories for only $1750 ??? all the ones i saw on ebay were $3000+ | ebay will always be a rip. wrecked 318s and z3 (1.9L) going for 5k. | | | 06-01-2011, 11:21 PM | #37 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 | THERE YOU HAVE IT... __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | 06-01-2011, 11:35 PM | #38 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 770 | Congrats on the swap and the TI looks good. I'm actually from Georgia and I'm usually in the Atlanta area every other weekend. You should let me take it for a spin. | | | 06-02-2011, 03:01 AM | #39 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 | Very nice work, very impressive. Cheers! | | | 06-02-2011, 09:58 PM | #40 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 472 | Sweet looking Ti! Nice work on the swap! | | | 06-03-2011, 05:43 PM | #41 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 | Thanks a lot for the praises friends! just drove the car to new york and back last week. 15hrs and she didn't give one issue. the swap is a lot of fun __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | 06-03-2011, 05:44 PM | #42 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 | Quote: Originally Posted by dahamler Congrats on the swap and the TI looks good. I'm actually from Georgia and I'm usually in the Atlanta area every other weekend. You should let me take it for a spin. | um.... maybe __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | 06-05-2011, 04:01 AM | #43 | Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: seattle Posts: 45 | man, im jealous!! im hoping to do an m50 swap on mine here in a few weeks to a month right here in atl. looks amazing!! | | | 06-08-2011, 03:56 PM | #44 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 | Quote: Originally Posted by vishal25pm man, im jealous!! im hoping to do an m50 swap on mine here in a few weeks to a month right here in atl. looks amazing!! | Thanks man. and YES! do it friend, you won't be dissapointed! __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |