Engine

[Zehrusrahfek]

I've been locking around and Iam thinking of doing an engine swap on my 330i 02, I heard supra engine would be the best one and the cheapest has well I just want ur guys opinion and also any other engine recommended would be appreciated.

[justinca540i]

I've been locking around and Iam thinking of doing an engine swap on my 330i 02, I heard supra engine would be the best one and the cheapest has well I just want ur guys opinion and also any other engine recommended would be appreciated.

why do you want to swap engines? The 330i has same sized engine producing equal if not more than most supra engines. Only way to benefit from the swap is getting the 2JZ-GTE which has twin turbos but only increase HP by 40.

[pbonsalb]

Try the engine swap subforum. People have put the Supra engine in the E36. But it is an old engine now. There might be some other choices that would be good, like a Chevy LSx V8 or a BMW S54 with Maximum Psi turbo. Based on your question, it appears unlikely you can do this yourself. Figure on $10k in parts plus $5k in labor.

If you don't think putting $15k into a $5k car is a good idea because the result will be a $12k car, then consider buying a $20k car that makes more power the way it is. A 2008-2010 135/335 has a twin turbo 300 hp motor to start with and can be modded to 375 rwhp for $1000. With a single turbo conversion, 500, 600 or 700 rwhp is possible.