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 Frequently Asked Questions:
(OK, I've addes stuff in here, and its become a list of Euro Trivia, and answers I've just gotten used to putting in emails.)
The euro motor requires more radiator that a US stock E36 coupe or sedan came with. The MZ3 or MZ3 Coupe came with an upgraded one, a Euro one would work, or one of the aftermarket aluminum upgrades would be fine. PWR or Zionsville come to mind.
You can not bolt up US spec exhausts directly to the Euro headers. Supersprint makes track pipes and mufflers for these engines, or factory parts are available as well.
You can not pass emissions if you have an OBD-II car and they are going to check the plug on it. Euro DME's do not support OBD-II. If you have only a sniff test, and run a well tuned engine along with proper cats, you may well pass emissions. Some people have certainly done this. In California I am told it is virtually impossible to pass a transplanted car through emissions as they may have drawings to show what motor belongs in which car.
If you have an EWS II equiped car, and want a Euro 3.2 engine, it will not be any problem whatsoever. Customers buying an engine can send me their key and EWS module and I will pre-code them so that they can continue to use their keys and have EWS intact. If you are transplanting a 3.2 into a non EWS car, it is a bit more complex, but easy to get around. Jon Siccardi at Treehouse Racing can supply a pre-built plug for any of this.
These engines make wonderful transplants into E30 cars. To use the stock headers, one would need to look at Jon Siccardi's company, Treehouse Racing to get simple converting plugs as well as the excellent front control arm bushing solutions he has. He has also helped many people with pre-wired EWS solutions for E30 transplants.
Many of the engines are RHD, but the harness can be flipped in the splice box, and made to work very easily. This is fact for the 3.2 engines, but it may be more difficult on the 3.0 engines. My mechanic has done it on a 3.0 engine.
One wire must be added to the euro cluster to activate the oil temperature guage that is standard with that cluster. (deletion of the mpg guage is a nice plus !)
If a customer would like an engine delivered with the CF intake, race cams, race prepped head, custom shimming of the lifters, reprogramming of the DME and ready to go, this would would be an additional cost of $7500. Of course, this seems like a lot of money, but it includes the CF intake, the cams, the gasket sets, the reprogramming of the DME, the dealership and machine shop labor, and an aweful lot of running around on my part to put it all together and get the parts where they need to be. On the flip side you've got an engine which will put out an honest 370 to 380 hp at the crank, with a bone stock bottom end to boot!
We are about to embark on some additional tuning capacity for these engines, but as of today, mid July in 07 this is still a few months away.
What does an engine package from me come with?
DME, vanos controller if 3.0, EWS package with key, full harness, 02 sensors if its a 3.2, not a 3.0 as they are usually gone with the cats. WP, Alternator, PS pump, AC and air pump if desired, all pulleys, clutch flywheel, headers, intake manifold, throttle bodies and HFM. Reservoir for water included.
Missing is occasionally the clutch operated fan.
No radiator, oil lines or oil cooler can be promised.
Almost all of my engines are RHD currently, its the exchange rate.
TMS and VAC offer oil cooler hardware to adapt AN -10 lines to an aftermarket oil cooler, and this is a natural for E30 transplants and racers. Its a very cost effective option compared to the stock parts which hang low, but are easy to install if you have a factory radiator for a euro of course.
I sometimes try to add in the oil lines and cooler and a radiator if the miles exheed 75K, which is rare.
I do have a limited supply of cats and mufflers. $600 for the pair if you're buying an engine from me.
If you buy an engine and gearbox, I include the driveshaft. Euro 6 speed driveshafts are occasionally in stock, and sell for $300 if you didn't get a complete package from me. The euro 6 speed DS is 6 bolt flange to the diff. If you have a 4 bolt diff, you can retain the back half of your current DS, and use the front half of a six speed, or, the front half of a Automatic M3 DS, but this relys on a 1cm gap, and the give and take of the slip joint. The halves are said to be balanced separately, so this works.
Euro 3.0 headers do not include the 02 bungs as the cats had the bungs on them. For this reason, you may need to buy 02 senors for a S50B30
Please submit additional questions to xyobgyn@aol.com and I will try and post them here as time goes on.
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