1997 318ti M52/S52 swap For sale is my 1997 318ti, or now a 328ti. I have had this car since 2011 and am the second real owner (private dealer had it between the first owner and myself). It has a clean title, is actually registered as having the 2.8L engine but I never finished the Referee process to get it 100% legal. It had one emission monitor that needed to go green, everything else passed and was good to go, so it was 90% complete! On the mustang dyno it puts down roughly 190whp or ~219hp (~at 15% drivetrain loss), paired with the 3.46 LSD differential it pulls nicely. General: -206,xxx miles on chassis -Clean Title -Non-Op (No Fees!) -Runs! -Windows work! Engine (Shop completed swap!): -Only 10,xxx since swap – drove it for 10k miles as a daily driver. -M52 block with S52 complete head (cams, springs, retainers etc) -Completely cleaned s52 head, 3-way valve job, -New headgasket -SS braided vanos oil line Cooling: -Mishimoto Aluminum Radiator -Aluminum Thermostat Housing -SPAL electric fan conversion -Metal propeller water pump Trans: -M3 ZF trans -Redline MTF fluid -Stock shifter Differential: -3.46 Medium Case 188mm Torsion LSD -e30 axles -z3m finned cover -Ireland Engineering poly diff bushing -Redline fluid Brakes: -300mm vented rotors front (biggest rotors to still fit some 15" wheels) -e46 front calipers -Hawk HP+ pads -Ireland Engineering SS brake lines front and rear -SuperBlue Dot 4 brake fluid Suspension/Chassis: -Front Tein SuperStreet E36 m3 coilovers/camber plates with TC Kline 425lb (?) springs -Rear H&R 318ti sport springs -LCA replaced -Centered E36 M3 LCA lollipop bushings -Ireland Engineering poly subframe bushings -Ireland Engineering poly trailing arm bushings -X-Brace mounting holes – just buy one and bolt it up! Other: -Front E36 M3 dove manual Vader seats -Rear 318ti sport bumper (blue) -Front E36 M3 rep bumper w/fiberglass "bumper beam" (?) -Glass Euro E36 headlights w/ city lights (amber bulb) -Clear Euro corners and side markers Recently Done: -New Idle control valve - 2 New Bosch 02 sensors -Replaced vacuum lines under intake manifold and some hoses -Oil dipstick O-ring -New valve cover gasket -New PCV (aka CCV/Air Oil Separator) Included Parts: -Rear Koni Yellow z3m shocks – needs shock tower mounts to use, but otherwise bolt right in -Front complete Koni Yellow shocks with 318ti H&R sport springs assembly– shocks are blown -A/C compressor – everything is there, but it looks like the compressor died so I am including another used one -Rear dove seats with headrests – only some of the late model 318tis came with headrests for the rear seats so they can be hard to find. Cons: -paint is faded -shocks all around are worn -rear brakes are worn -driver side door panel is coming off -no radio -no A/C -It has been driven alot! So there will be tons more little knick-knacks! It will need some TLC! I am sure I am forgetting things, but this should help give a bit of an idea. This car will obviously be sold as-is! It has a TON of potential for finishing the REF process and have a fun CARB legal swapped 318ti. The m52+S52 head and 3.46 LSD makes it pull away from stock e36 M3s fairly easily. When I was daily driving it I also saw between 22 – 25MPG. Remember, the car is far from perfect! It will need some love to get it good again, it was Non-Op so it has been sitting mostly with an occasional drive around the block. I also have a stack of receipts and all the documents from the REF process so you can finish it if you choose. Feel free to ask any questions. Thanks for looking! __________________ ***328ti Build thread. *** Even more important: SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! Last edited by anassa; 02-12-2020 at 07:12 PM. |