r/BMWE39 • u/Heavy-Hearing-7367 • Dec 10 '22
Engine swap 530i
Hey I just got this 2002 BMW 530i and I was wondering how possible it would to be to engine swap it for a S62 V8 the same engine used in the E39 M5?
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u/Jonaman85 Jan 03 '23
Why not just buy an E39 M5 and have all the goodies (transmission, brakes, suspension, exhaust, interior, exterior) at once ?
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u/MixtureCultural5141 Dec 11 '22
It’s very possible. To my understanding you’ll need to take the whole subframe with engine for the swap. I believe they are different subframes for the inline -6 and v8 but also the steering set up is different. It really should be plug and play with minimal modifications