3.0 Motor Swap on the BMW E46 4 Seater Beater x Buds on Budget

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[@satchmosanzabar9023]

I see you followed manufacturer's specifications and torqued that valve cover down to one Ugen Doogan. Not to be confused with Gutentight

[@MicahDiaz]

Common misconception

[@michaelmitchell7553]

This is how workin on cars ends for me every time. Thanks for showin the real side.

[@kazern95]

2.5s are fine for a starter car blocks are the same heads are the same switch the internals and one cam and you have a 3l

[@chadriddle3517]

Been wanting to make this swap for a long time ! Once you get it all sorted can we see a (if the swap was worth it video) or comparison . Love the e46 content

[@AdrianGarcia-tw3ek]

For the misfire be sure to check the gasket under the valve cover for the spark plug holes sometimes when u install a new one it will fall out of place and its very hard to catch

[@brandoniusbell1548]

Always here to support The Manline 🤴

[@Yovong]

check the coil pack for oil ive had to rtv the valve cover every time after doing a gakset the plastic covers warp

[@Bimmer_MD]

There's definitely a difference between the 2,5l and the 3.0l. About 30-40hp difference and if you find a ZHP motor out of a Ci then you get more aggressive cams and few other extra goodies

[@user-ue6iv2rd1n]

Not really worth your time, it's cheaper to just buy a 3.0.

[@user-ue6iv2rd1n]

I wish youtube wasn't hiding half your reply.

[@kimdotnet8151]

been waiting for this! though I was hoping for an instructional video. still a pleasure to watch.

[@TVtwarn]

I had a 2.5 in a 46 compact that went well … but on 15x7

[@juancabrerajr9996]

Smh my man's had the same code and we tried to figure out , and cylinder had no compression

[@TheSchoolCircle0311]

im swappin a 3.0 into my 325xi wagon. along with a 6spd trans. keep up the good work.

[@jon2k765]

I am planning on doing this too is it anymore complicated because of awd?

[@joelrugg]

im stoked you doing this 3 liter forged internals sounds good to me straight ripper

[@TechTokOffical]

Does the 3.0 come with bigger fuel injectors like the 2.8 does with the m52? I absolutely love my 2.8 in my e36 but it came with the same injectors and headers as the 3.0 over the 2.5 of the time. Even stamped I personally just can't trust parts from Amazon in 2024

[@CrickettFab]

I just did the 3.0 motor in my wagon. Feels twice as quick as the 2.5 🤠

[@MicahDiaz]

I LOVE YOU CRICKET

[@CrickettFab]

@@MicahDiaz I love you more 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 see you at dw7 hopefully

[@MicahDiaz]

@@CrickettFab not possible. Dw7 is possible

[@B1GSPO0N]

Who tuned the ECU? I don't remember hearing it in the build videos

[@gavinoliver8074]

Gary with guns now engines swaps too. Feeling blessed with all the extra Hoon staff footage. Keep it coming. Love the content Micah.

[@earl5187]

stop running it on the 2.5 ecu cam and vanos timing aswell as afrs are all wrong, no doubt you have a misfire but your trying to chase like 4 issues at once with that ecu. get a 3.0 ms43 or just reflash the one in the car then worry about the misfire. if you reflash you can delete a bunch of stuff add launch control burble tunes and do a few changes to the vanos tables to give you even more extra power and imo the most important thing for you a iac delete to greatly increase throttle response, its really simple stuff ms4x wiki is your friend btw e46 injectors are known to stick if you let them sit so id be looking into that.

[@dannyipwn1203]

the half moons on the valve cover gasket are supposed to get RTV in the corners as well damnit micah !

[@go7662]

I’ve watched this so many times lol

[@scottmdix]

my 330 has 200 miles and rips, fresh plugs, dinan coils, and boom there you go , light them up

[@gradycooper7416]

Hoonigan needs an fd car and needs micah diaz to pilot that whip

[@joelrugg]

ms43 tune and m50 manifold and that thing will rip

[@acef_performance8416]

Your missing all the power with out the 330 maf and tune, Delete the ccv and you won't have miss fires from bad valve cover gasket

[@MicahDiaz]

How do you do that?

[@AdrianGarcia-tw3ek]

@@MicahDiaz you can delete the ccv with the m50 manifold swap and hooking up a oil catch can setup from the valve cover port and run it back to the oil pan with an tiny filter breather to realese the crank case pressure into atmosphere

[@AllanNorstrand]

The 330 intake and throttle body are a lot bigger than the 325 so it won’t have all the 330 power it should

[@oskarmucha5635]

hello, I am doing a 330i swap but I have come to a problem that the wiring is slightly different than the 323i and the 323i has a mechanical throttle body and the 330i does not, is there something to make the wiring work and the electrical make the throttle body mechanical?

[@GoonRides]

What engine? Why did you replace it? How much HP? What's the price? Total cost on the build so far?

[@aboudi233]

I bought a 325 not too long ago and then I started watching your build so I went and bought 330 off a friend, I just took the engine out of the 330, so you recommend keeping everything stock on that engine or do I have to swap some stuff onto the 325 chassis? Also please link us the parts you used for this build! Love the vids bro! Greetings from the colder side 🇨🇦

[@earl5187]

only thing different on the 3.0 is a few sensors wiring harness injectors, maf and throttle body and coil packs, so keep all the sensors, coil packs and wiring harness from to 2.5 and swap onto 3.0, keep 3.0 injectors, maf and throttle body on 3.0 and you should be plug and play. only other thing youll need to do is check if your 3.0 has a ms43 ecu or ms45 if its a 45 it wont work so youll need to reflash the 2.5 ecu with a 3.0 tune. look up ms4x wiki and it will have all the info you need

[@chadriddle3517]

@@earl5187 or I believe you. An just grab a ms45 dme from a junkyard 3.0 and that will work

[@earl5187]

@@chadriddle3517 you cannot just grab a junkyard ecu plug it in and expect it to run the ews not matching the car won't let it start. ms45 ecus are significantly harder to reflash compared to the ms43 ecus and on top of that there are no free ews delete flash's available like there is with the ms43. The only way you can delete ews on ms45 is by paying someone else to do it and frankly it's a bit of a rip off when you can do everything you'd need to with the ms43

[@RobertoHernandez-kj6ex]

Ms43 menn just joined the club my self

[@elbassaraghii5744]

Not gone lie I wanted a saloon for a good little minute,,, possible option the look like stout little bully dogs to me lol😎

[@ibrahimmoussa3711]

Finally new video ❤

[@frankendoodle6379]

Reminds me of the pointless task of installing 330xi and zhp parts into a 325xi

[@danrushworth7708]

You mentioned both camshafts were different. Does it have the ZHP's in? Standard 3.0 is just the inlet. Been considering the ZHP's.

[@MicahDiaz]

3.0 zhp rips. Check out the angle kit video. You’ll see Jeff rip his

[@redhouse409]

i wanna be lazy and keep my 2.5 in so bad but i want my 325xi to be somewhat fast and reliable . i have a turbo kit and everything.

[@TheSchoolCircle0311]

heyyyy. ive got a 325xi wagon.

[@SupremeKai_Omniverse]

Turbo It With M50 Manifold

[@mirzha001]

Do you have any good 6 speed trans that mounts to a m54 my 5 speed is worn out I cant find any

[@dreamshottz]

This is the first e46 with headers that didn't sound like shit lol. What's your setup?

[@carloscortez3836]

Dam man? So what? Did I lose out on buying this 325i with 96k miles? Should I sell it for 4-5k and get the 330 with higher miles,? Can I get a junkyard 330 engine and pay a shop to install and still pass smog here in California? Will they tell the difference between engines?

[@MicahDiaz]

Let me get this thing running and I’ll give you a opinion

[@nico5301100]

Was waiting for this video for so long ❤

[@scottmdix]

2.5 to 3.0 is huge, dont let any one tell you different😁

[@kazern95]

but 3.0 or 2.5 boosted is about the same price and the 3l will be left behind

[@scottmdix]

true just not nearly as reliable for a seat time car, na is more reliable, even if its less fun😁

[@kazern95]

@@scottmdix I mean I beat the shit out of mine and apart from a clutch which it probally needed my car loves life its only unreliable if you didnt take care of the base engine

[@hugog2122]

What about the 2.8 though?

[@ripnsoar]

Ugga dugga specs never fail

[@scottmdix]

did you ever get the misfire fixed?

[@Inspirational68]

Which harness ?

[@DiamondDaveCH44]

Dayunm yall made that look easy! I got a free dead '17 hyundai elantra and I would love to level up, any recommendations??

[@DiamondDaveCH44]

Ps my brothers car he gifted to me after engine blew and scrappers offered him $800

[@Chattsteezy]

scrap it and get an e36

[@DiamondDaveCH44]

@@Chattsteezy just can't do it man the car is paid off 18k +!!! No way I'm taking $800 for it

[@DiamondDaveCH44]

Maybe K swap? Or 2k for stock engine... actually curious how and where to start with this project...

[@alexsalazar4121]

put the stock motor back n sell it

[@shimqo3417]

What motor is that I might do it with mine

[@rgcarlson8658]

Micah could you link to the exact Amazon gasket kit you bought for the beater?

[@MicahDiaz]

I have it linked on the Buds on Budget section of my amazon storefront here! www.amazon.com/shop/micahdiaz?ref=cm_sw_sm_r_aipsfshop_aipsfmicahdiaz_mw_r075cAE5ErXQz

[@rgcarlson8658]

@@MicahDiaz thanks 🤙

[@jerrynavarro9025]

Do you have to flash the dme after

[@MicahDiaz]

For this we ended up doing a Wellso flash, Dj got the whole car running right

[@jerrynavarro9025]

@@MicahDiaz is there any way I can get info on it,I'm trying to do the same on my daily

[@MicahDiaz]

@@jerrynavarro9025 yeah check out Wellso tuning on Instagram

[@jerrynavarro9025]

@@MicahDiaz thank you so much bro I love your work

[@anatoliysibrenko8701]

how much is total cost now?

[@yvetteleger8259]

Size your wheels???

[@kaukst]

Nice sound

[@ghostvardy6693]

Bro that is insane😅

[@davidparkin9017]

Best way to gain 40 horsepower/torque for your E46 is the swap.

[@DiamondDaveCH44]

Just watched "Gary's Gunrange' and I wanna jump off a cliff into a lake and go shooting now...🤔😁🥰

[@Frosty_Gang]

I gotta stock diff on both my 01 330ci’s now that I got my second one I want to swap diffs but I don’t wanna go too short, I got zf thrans so plz help a brotha out and lmk what your rpm is at 70-75 in 5th

[@easydayez]

Live your best life but the 3.0 isn't wroth the swap and that will remain a fact

[@FZERO20]

“Vatozone” 😂

[@PgamerTBP]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Jonathan-tb6fm]

I wished they would of put a 4.8 to see now a 4.8vortec would act as a cheap build.

[@MicahDiaz]

If this don’t work that’ll be next

[@lokomono89]

eBay turbo next😂😂😂

[@NorthWestSamurai]

Definitely better, anyone that says it's not has a 2.5 😂

[@thegreatpatsy]

Dude with the head cam, puke...totally gave me vertigo.

[@cris_motorfide1857]

What clutch did you put in it ? Taking notes for my e36 lol 😜

[@B1GSPO0N]

Tilton dual disk, I think it's the most expensive part on his car lol

[@sloppycscustoms2725]

🤙🏻🍕

[@Ty-cf9or]

What’s torque specs? 1 oogadooga😂

[@vulcrized]

AC delete?

[@MicahDiaz]

It’s never been in the car

[@vulcrized]

@@MicahDiaz ahhh yes a tru budget 🥰

[@vulcrized]

another idea please let’s see Hail Mary on dyno everything !!

[@MicahDiaz]

@@vulcrized see what we can do

[@vulcrized]

Bless tysvm regardless ❤️❤️

[@arlo8392]

😑 *promo sm*!

[@E46n]

Tf i dog my 2.5 that shit slides like butter