BMW E30 M54 engine swap @ Brintech Customs

Laurence takes us through Brintech's latest engine conversion - an M54 swapped E30.
A beast on the road, this thing has all of the power and minimal weight, turning heads where ever it goes.

[@psavel274]

The only thing it really needs, (which you've hopefully replaced by now,) is some poly or delrin LCAB's. Those stock 'webbed' bushings are designed for nothing but comfort. Even the OEM e36 m3 ones (solid rubber) are better than those. One of the first upgrades I make on my personal or customer's cars. When you see crazy tire wear and "floppy" braking/ handling its usually always these LCAB "lollypop" bushings. I would've left the fuel filter closer to the frame rail underneath more. Other than those two things, it's a nice swap for sure.

[@BrintechCustoms]

Pete Savel yes we use solid poly bushes. Check out our build series of the red S54 E30. We have a whole episode on this topic

[@050wickey]

Love the sound of it, any more vids of this beast?

[@BrintechCustoms]

Stay subscribed! We'll be doing many more of these in future

[@_i-kr6eg]

Need footage of it doing a 1/4 mile pass at eastern creek

[@flemingmumba1196]

Love this type of swaps. I have the same engine and I want to do the same. would you be so kind as to share with us what I need for the swap. For starts the oil samp, and cables.

[@BrintechCustoms]

Hi Fleming - We have all parts available for this kit. Where are you located? Please email us [e-mail]

[@RJilio]

How much did the stock swap cost?

[@justinmaitland67]

Would kill to have this set up in an e24!

[@BrintechCustoms]

We have done a build exactly like that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fILQapmjq9iWoas

[@lukes6335]

Raditor > spal fan > ac condenser > another fan can you show how you did that. And why an m54?

[@BrintechCustoms]

Luke S we moved the AC condenser forward and fit a fan in between the rad and condenser. an M54 that makes over 180rwkw is good value and well balanced power. we also do S54 swaps.

[@lukes6335]

Brintech Customs tnx for the reply. Most of us in the us either grind down the waterpump or run a smaller fan to run ac.

[@bmwsd6407]

180kw to the wheels aint bad at all from an m54 I can't wait to dyno mine since its has a bit of more mods to it

[@michaelsmith3017]

Can I have AC and power steering with this conversion? I have e30 and e46 330ci and I’m thinking to throw m42 engine out

[@ewnization]

Hi there. i am planing to put n54 on e30 how much will it cost me to get kit and how i can order it. Thanks

[@BrintechCustoms]

send us an email. [e-mail]

[@cars3939i]

What has to be changed for swapping 320d to 330d

[@robi6713]

Where i can find a steering wheel like that? Also, my daily driver is an 320i M20B20 E30, I would like to do a swap in the future, i was thinking about a 2 liter m50 or m52, or maybe 2.5 m52b25, what would be the easyest between m50 and m52?

[@jahnjee]

The steering wheel in a the video is a Nardi steering wheel, and I'd go for a m52 just because it's a newer platform and very reliable

[@dsmmonster]

Nice work very clean swap... are those e34 rubber motor mounts or e28 m5?

[@BrintechCustoms]

E34 engine mounts

[@azzilazzi5813]

Hi mate do you know what exhaust manifold will fit the E30 m50 swap as it's touching steering rack please help

[@BrintechCustoms]

We make our own headers for this swap - or other times we modify M52B28 headers. Nothing OEM will fit

[@Khaledghaffari]

2.5 liters.?

[@ReddyReg]

What size shifter did you go with, as they offer s, m, l ,and xl ?

[@BrintechCustoms]

M

[@ReddyReg]

Hope I'm not being annoying but what shifter boot is that. fits perfect with your whole interior .@@BrintechCustoms

[@BrintechCustoms]

@@ReddyReg Its a standard E30 boot

[@ReddyReg]

Thanks@@BrintechCustoms

[@ariehu-kilburn1495]

What sump was used? And do you have a wiring diagram? Did you delete the ews?

[@BrintechCustoms]

We have front bowl sump kits for these engine swaps. We do have a wiring diagram yes, we also supply plug and play harnesses for these swaps. We also recode the ECU to run stand alone and remove the EWS. Where are you located? Send us an email if you want us to supply you with a kit. [e-mail]

[@GermanGaming85]

@@BrintechCustoms iam from Germany and i am planning on doing that swap on my e30. do you have a wiring diagram? i only found some for the m52tu and there are some differences. ty

[@azzilazzi5813]

Also my car is RHD

[@Pratyut]

does it fit on the old motor mounts, or do new ones need to be welded?

[@BrintechCustoms]

No welding required. Just new engine mounts which you can buy from our webstore if you need a set. www.brintechcustoms.com.au/store/e30-m54-s54-mount-kit

[@Razor123445]

Actually M54 fits perfect on E36 motor mounts in E30 ;)

[@seanmurphy8265]

Did you all ever work on an itb setup?

[@BrintechCustoms]

Not yet Sean. We will certainly get to one soon though.

[@seanmurphy8265]

@@BrintechCustoms Well holler when you do! About to get my m54b30 swap on the road. Basic mods on it, but if somebody (you!) figured out the wire/cable throttle conversion and managed some ITBs, that'd be next!

[@BrintechCustoms]

@@seanmurphy8265 We will get the OEM drive motor to operate the ITBs so there wont be any throttle issues to deal with

[@seanmurphy8265]

@@BrintechCustoms That's awesome. So is the adapter between the manifold and the throttle bodies the other outstanding issue? I presume you'd be using s54 itbs?

[@driftkid222]

Dyno numbers?

[@BrintechCustoms]

183rwkw

[@driftkid222]

@@BrintechCustoms what about rpms?

[@BrintechCustoms]

@@driftkid222 making peak power @ 6200 rpm

[@matt.b.4971]

how many whp?

[@BrintechCustoms]

Matt. B. 245rwhp

[@matt.b.4971]

@@BrintechCustoms Wow!!! inpressive!! stock compresion ratio ??

[@BrintechCustoms]

@@matt.b.4971 Yes stock bottom end and comp ratio. The mods are cams, and custom headers we make with our own in house tune

[@matt.b.4971]

@@BrintechCustoms Realy nice!!!! imagine with a C.R of 11.5.1 :D

[@BrintechCustoms]

@@matt.b.4971 That's the next step ;)

[@therealkRon1k]

WHERE'S THE FUCKIN DYNO NUMBERS M8

[@benjaminwatson9778]

"nice s54 rap" nothing nice about it mate.

[@krispewkrem3]

Benjamin Watson it’s the reason I bought a M3. I loved that S54 sound. Just because you don’t like it, doesn’t mean it can’t be nice 🤷🏽‍♂️ You can set up a S54 to be raspy. Or eliminate it.

[@benjaminwatson9778]

@@krispewkrem3 fair enough. I'm glad you like it

[@thebuildbasement1165]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnq5Y6R9m5hohpY I disagree, and so does the sound in this video.