How much it costs to M50 swap an E30 | My Experience

An old video I filmed before I sold the E30, figured I should upload it for those in the future that want to know before starting. It can be pretty cheap or pretty expensive depending on which route you choose!

[bimmercentral]

Good shit bro. If u want to get cheaper on the swap buy the whole e34 as a non runner for $1000 or less and part out whats not needed to return the investment and get buy with $2500-3000 is my best advice. Great video tho!

[henryp]

underrated BMW channel! Commenting for the algorithm ! Thanks Josh for the great content. Just found out my M20 is toast, guess which route I am going!

[crashpeak]

Love the videos, and older german cars keep up the great content

[fernandojavier]

Man im building mine and its an m52 turbo swap and gosh ive spent over 8k just in parts for turbo and still haven’t installed the engine yet

[Anton-kxxs]

Thx for the info, can you leave a list with the parts?

[Chiefjake]

Bruh that Dakar yellow e36 in the background ❤❤❤❤❤

[ngige]

Sweet video Josh. I was under the impression that the e34 525i had the same zf transmission as the e36m3 and later 328i. Is this not the case? Is it just incompatible for this swap? Would love to hear from you or anyone with knowledge on the subject. Much thanks

[florider_hd]

is everything gonna carry over if i buy an e36 as a donor?

[florider_hd]

is the cooling system different for an 87 316i? and if so what parts do i need?

[andrewshamon]

Hey josh what cars do you currently have can u tell me the year and model for a tiktok if u want I can tag u in it if u want

[robi]

How did you do to fit the mechanical fan? Ive used a diesel one for my e30 m50 non vanos swap and it broke my radiator, now im using a 16inch spal electric fan

[ajswanepoel]

Does the m50 motor fit in the e30 or doe you have to modify the engin mounts?

[TheSlyhound]

If it was a 1990 e30 318i would it be a direct swap aswell? Can I keep the cooling stock

[kingpok]

What the heck do u do for a living. How do u afford this stuff, Jesus?

[navendratakdari]

Nice. Can't wait for more e24 feeds.😁

[Mkid]

Is it similar for the e28 535is? You think the swap is as easy?