Cliff notes: 2 rockers broke in my stock 270k 3.2 in october, decided I wanted to do a b35 swap, spent the following months trying to find one I could afford, ended up following a craigslist add that lead me directly to a $400 M50.
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It's a non-vanos M50B25 from a 92 525, with a claimed 110k miles. ZF trans and a new clutch too
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I suppose this is the real start to the swap. Yesterday I took a trip to a mechanic friend to get the M50 checked over and compression tested. It passed both with flying colours, 200 psi across all 6. I must say I was very relieved to see those numbers.
Today I assembled the brand new engine hoist, and grabbed the M50 out of the back of the truck. The M30 is pretty much ready to pull out now, just have the drive shaft and transmission mounts to disconnect.
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Tomorrow will see the M50 inside the garage ready for cleaning and removal of the old tubing etc so I can put a parts list together and get new parts ordered as needed. The M30 will also come out, so I can begin to part it out in order to pay for this swap.
Updates as they come, I'll also try to make this as detailed as possible since this swap hasn't been done that often.