E39 520iA to 528iA engine swap.

[taz.]

I'm thinking of swapping in an M52TUB28 instead of my M52TUB20.
Found two '99 2.8' with aprox same mileage( 217k and 224k km ) for the same price 800$ plus vat.
My biggest concern is that I have no place to install. My driveway is paved, and it is impossible to use a creeper , not even thinking of an engine hoist/crane.
I want to do the swap because the 150 pony M52TU is getting humiliated by those pesky VW up that Danish love, and it's kinda slow for today's standard
I barely get to 200km/h on the autobahn, and if I do, some 1.2 or 1.4 turbocharged crap goes by me or flashes me to move....
For those who have done plug and play swaps, any advice?



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[BimmerBreaker]

What's the question? It's plug and play, you can even use your existing engine harness on the 2.8 - just get a tune for the DME for the proper displacement.

M54 3.0 is about 6 wires from being able to be made to work too. Or use a 2.8 M52TU intake manifold/fuel rail on the M54B30 and it'll work like an M52TU too.

But if you don't have a place to swap the engine not sure how to help with that... it's not a hard spot, but I'd say you at least need room and a stable surface for an engine hoist.

[taz.]

What's the question? It's plug and play, you can even use your existing engine harness on the 2.8 - just get a tune for the DME for the proper displacement.

M54 3.0 is about 6 wires from being able to be made to work too. Or use a 2.8 M52TU intake manifold/fuel rail on the M54B30 and it'll work like an M52TU too.

But if you don't have a place to swap the engine not sure how to help with that... it's not a hard spot, but I'd say you at least need room and a stable surface for an engine hoist.Thanks for the answer, I know it's plug and play. What I was more interested in was how to physically do it. What the best and hassle free option would be.
I would prefer to just remove the entire subframe with the engine and gearbox together and not pull it from the front.
But for that I need a lift and a garage. Or just a garage
I haven't done much research on how to flash the dme, but I think it's possible to flash the 2.8 software on the 2.0 dme. I wouldn't change the dme/ews/keys/ignition/locks.
This is my garage and driveway.
I actually had to move the inner wall 50 cm so the e39 would fit to the rim.
The driveway is also as wide as the car, not a cm more.
They were made for the small danish crap cars like vw up, Suzuki Alto, Toyota aygo, Citroën c1, and not for the 5 meter behemoth that the e39 is.
To rent a lift at the only DIY shop in the capital region is about 30$/h, and there is no engine flatbed. Maybe at most, a gearbox jack.
Any ideas
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