Odd-Yet-Compelling Swap of the Day

Kinja'd!!! "Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker)
12/04/2014 at 17:36 • Filed to: None

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E34 M5 w/ an S52 out of an E36 M3. Courtesy of our friends at DailyTurismo.

Honestly, this makes a little bit of sense. E34 Ms have a reputation for being... needy , and while this example will be down on power to an S38, it's wouldn't be a monumental task to get it back up around 300HP and it still looks and handles like an E34 M5.

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http://www.dailyturismo.com/2014/12/10k-mp…


DISCUSSION (18)


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
12/04/2014 at 17:39

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I hate this. The S38 is awesome. And special. This engine is not.


Kinja'd!!! Sn210 > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
12/04/2014 at 17:47

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yeah, this is weird. If it were just a regular 5 series I would think it was cool, but idk if I'd do this to an M...


Kinja'd!!! S62B50daily > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
12/04/2014 at 17:55

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Less power, flat seats...

If you can't afford the maintenance on a S38, buy a 535i. Case Closed.


Kinja'd!!! Manuél Ferrari > Sn210
12/04/2014 at 18:31

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exactly. why not get a cheap E34, do the swap, then upgrade suspension and brakes?


Kinja'd!!! Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
12/04/2014 at 18:31

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i thought i would find a comment from you here

this owner killed your favorite car


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
12/04/2014 at 18:36

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basically, is sad


Kinja'd!!! Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
12/04/2014 at 18:45

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it would be cool if done to an E34 525i


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
12/04/2014 at 18:49

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That's what usually happens, and that is good. Keep it that way. What happened to that poor S38!/


Kinja'd!!! Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > S62B50daily
12/04/2014 at 19:06

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That's tough to argue with.


Kinja'd!!! Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
12/04/2014 at 19:47

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I dunno! Hopefully it was installed in an E30!


Kinja'd!!! Sn210 > Manuél Ferrari
12/04/2014 at 19:52

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Yep, and you'd probably have spent a lot less


Kinja'd!!! DailyTurismo > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
12/05/2014 at 02:26

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Me gusta!!


Kinja'd!!! Party-vi > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
12/05/2014 at 11:06

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Dem ACS3s.


Kinja'd!!! LappingLuke > S62B50daily
12/05/2014 at 11:25

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If the engine was dead/on its last legs, this probably made more sense. Not many people out there are willing/able to pay twelve gazillion dollars to rebuild an S38. Now a good car gets to live on with a decent engine. I'm sure someone wasn't just like "nah I hate the S38 let's put the S52 out of my M3 I crashed last month." Definitely with you on the WTF about the seats...


Kinja'd!!! S62B50daily > LappingLuke
12/05/2014 at 11:57

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I just went on Ebay to see if the seller was trying to say that a S52 > S38, but I realized that it was sold as a 525i with a S52. The M5 keyword was added to the title to generate traffic (and it did!) I'm surprised that dailyturismo didn't catch this.

Now a very clean S52 E34 with nice AC Schnitzer wheels and apron, that's something I approve of! (except the seats)


Kinja'd!!! Roadster Man > Party-vi
12/05/2014 at 12:01

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For real. those wheels are incredible.


Kinja'd!!! LappingLuke > S62B50daily
12/05/2014 at 12:03

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Oh gawd I can't believe I didn't pick up on that talking about the seats...the steering wheel and tan dashboard are a dead giveaway


Kinja'd!!! Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
12/05/2014 at 13:10

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This looks the kind of swap I wanted to do to my E34 525i 5MT. Even with a Dinan chip, the M20 engine was a tad on the weak side (168HP stock, 182 chipped). An extra 58 HP (comparing to stock M3 engine) would have been a nice boost, with room for growth.

Ages ago I wanted to see a V12 and in E34, but I've learned the value of simplicity and light weight, especially when it comes to handling.