New Engine For E36 Compact

[tenchy318ti]

Hi all, my 318ti is makeing lots of kocking sounds around the 3000rpm mark. think its my big end going engine has done 177.000 and was running well up to yesterday.

Would like to know how easy it would be to drop bigger engine in. Had 325i or m3 in mind something with more power anyways, and would bigger brakes off m3 or m5 fit and e36 compact or will plates have to be made .Iv done engine swaps before so have some idea dropped a c02let in a nova. Any help and info would be massave help!! thanks ;)

[andy-mcq]

it will be alot of work but its possible.

not sure on engine mounts etc but if you put a m3 engine in im guessing all the running gear would need to go in as well, need ecus etc etc.

prob be cheaper to just buy a m3 tbh.

[tenchy318ti]

Yea prob, im looking at this M3 engine all i need is gearbox . what you think iv found mount kits aswell

[andy-mcq]

thats out of a E46 not E36, might be a bit harder to do?

[tenchy318ti]

thinks there a 323ti compact my be easyer but wheres the fun in that lol any 2.0l+ engines that would fit any ideas :D:D:D:D

[G4VHD]

Seems like a lot of work and a lot of money to me mate,

I imagine this would be a lot more complicated than a c20let conversion

[tenchy318ti]

Heres what it sounds like

[G4VHD]

[G4VHD]

Ill do it for you lol :lol:

[tenchy318ti]

Ill do it for you lol :lol:

Nice one think av done it lol. So what you think sounds dead

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Thats too rattly for big ends me finks...

Did you hear a rumble before this?

[tenchy318ti]

Hi, no there was no rumble but alot of fan belt squilin. Dose any one on here know any one thats fittied a 6 pot in a compact lookin at one out of E36 Z3 i think it will be the best way to go. Il try to get one with a gear box or will it fit the one i have now. Anyb help would be a winner :D

[Luke]

I don't no what's wrong with it but I do no it isn't your bottom end bearing