M44 to M52

[Micaoct]

Hey guys, I found a really good (suspiciously good) deal on a M52 along with a 5 spd transmission. I am just unsure if this would be good to go for or not and was hoping to get some opinions.

The link to the package is http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/1528569842.html

I emailed him and asked about the mileage and some other things and he replied with: The build year and installation info came from the computer records at BMW. The mileage was what the guy I got it from told me. The car had 85K on it and this was a replacement motor.

I like that it comes with everything, including a 5 spd (been wanting to do a manual swap since I got the Ti) but the deal seems surreal and I imagine there is a catch, especially with that cost and mileage.

Opinions/Suggestions?
Thanks

[Xenocide]

Don't think that will bolt in...2000 m52tus had dual vanos, no easily compatible with e36

Someone correct me here

[chrisbec]

Originally Posted by Xenocide

Don't think that will bolt in...2000 m52tus had dual vanos, no easily compatible with e36

Someone correct me here

No correction needed, your right. However I would love to see someone put one of these later model engines in a ti. I've seen the M54 3.0L and S54 3.3L versions of this motor in e36's. It is attractive since it is an aluminum motor with dual VANOS. However it would be a total wiring nightmare and most of the swaps that I've seen use a standalone ECU. I think the hardware end of this swap would definitely be doable, doesn't look much more difficult than a regular M50/M52 variant engine swap.

[Micaoct]

Thanks for the responses, I'm going to pass on it then. I'm a newbie to this and I'm just looking for a slightly simpler project to undertake this summer. It originally just started with doing an auto to manual swap but it kind of evolved into doing a full swap. Back to doing more research.

[Xenocide]

engine swap far easier than auto to manual in my opinion.