LS swapped f30

sirzakington · 09-20-2018, 11:50 AM

just kinda throwing the idea out there...would it be possible to LS swap an F30...in my case i got an M-Sport RWD 328i...it would be dope tbh.

bimmer456 · 09-20-2018, 12:04 PM

Plenty of YouTube videos on this

sirzakington · 09-20-2018, 12:23 PM

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Plenty of YouTube videos on this

my only thing is how would i ecu tune an 2015 for this also the latest swap is an e90

anotheran · 09-20-2018, 12:31 PM

In the end, everything gets an LS swap

bimmer456 · 09-20-2018, 12:33 PM

You would use the LS1 ECU. That's how most swaps are done full wire harness and ECU from LS is swapped.

Savageenterprise · 09-20-2018, 12:40 PM

LS swap on an F30 would be a magical thing

XutvJet · 09-20-2018, 01:25 PM

Anything is possible. Just be prepared to spend about $20-30K+ to do it and pray you can get all the electronics to happily talk to one another. You'll also lose out on BMW refinement as you'll be making your own engine and motor mounts. I'd also suggest going with a 6MT as there's no way the ZF auto will work. Lining up the shifter to fit into the BMW shifter console opening could be a problem.

bimmer456 · 09-20-2018, 02:13 PM

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Anything is possible. Just be prepared to spend about $20-30K+ to do it and pray you can get all the electronics to happily talk to one another. You'll also lose out on BMW refinement as you'll be making your own engine and motor mounts. I'd also suggest going with a 6MT as there's no way the ZF auto will work. Lining up the shifter to fit into the BMW shifter console opening could be a problem.

If you get a used f30 for around $12k and an LS donor Camaro the cost might be lower. Or just a used motor someone has lying around, barn find or some shit like that and lots of diy elbow grease.

XutvJet · 09-20-2018, 02:41 PM

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If you get a used f30 for around $12k and an LS donor Camaro the cost might be lower. Or just a used motor someone has lying around, barn find or some shit like that and lots of diy elbow grease.

I'll just say that if you have to ask, then you likely have not a clue about what all is involved. You can't even replace a battery in these cars without some level of programming. I'll leave it at that.

bimmer456 · 09-20-2018, 02:45 PM

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If you get a used f30 for around $12k and an LS donor Camaro the cost might be lower. Or just a used motor someone has lying around, barn find or some shit like that and lots of diy elbow grease.

I'll just say that if you have to ask, then you likely have not a clue about what all is involved. You can't even replace a battery in these cars without some level of programming. I'll leave it at that.

Would likely just gut the whole F30 and have the shell to transfer the LS mechanicals. The manual tranny could probably be stock f30. If the ECU is from the Camaro then the alternator would be from the Camaro so no programming needed. Programming the battery is a simple coding task anyway.

joatmon314 · 09-20-2018, 03:04 PM

Buy a Camaro, put a few M badges on it and call it a day.

Fuller · 09-20-2018, 09:15 PM

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Buy a Camaro, put a few M badges on it and call it a day.

Agreed. Between all the work and money you'll spend, you'd might as well just buy an alpha chassis Camaro ss ('16+).

disintegrator66 · 09-21-2018, 03:40 AM

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Agreed. Between all the work and money you'll spend, you'd might as well just buy an alpha chassis Camaro ss ('16+).

or just buy a Chevy SS..... essentially a 4 door LS3 equipped Camaro..

Fuller · 09-21-2018, 08:00 AM

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Agreed. Between all the work and money you'll spend, you'd might as well just buy an alpha chassis Camaro ss ('16+).

or just buy a Chevy SS..... essentially a 4 door LS3 equipped Camaro..

Yeah, it has the ls3 from the previous zeta chassis camaro, and c6 vette I believe. There seems to be some nice used ones available, depending on location. A '16 or '17 with low miles will run about 40k+. An older one (some also with low miles) can be any where from around 33 to 36k. Manuals are harder to find, and usually have an asking price on the higher end of that spectrum.

sirzakington · 09-25-2018, 11:54 AM

hey i really appreciate all the help guys...might end up trying to do and n54 or s85 swap in the long run like way out...as of now im probably gonna run a dinan signature s2 kit...unless you guys got any other ideas for the n20 engine in the sense of power adders?

-thanks

bimmer456 · 09-25-2018, 10:45 PM

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hey i really appreciate all the help guys...might end up trying to do and n54 or s85 swap in the long run like way out...as of now im probably gonna run a dinan signature s2 kit...unless you guys got any other ideas for the n20 engine in the sense of power adders?

-thanks

S85 is that the 4 liter V8 from the E92 M3? The N20 has bootmod3 tune as well as jb4 which can go a long way at minimal cost and plug and play.

NorCalAthlete · 10-02-2018, 02:37 AM

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Anything is possible. Just be prepared to spend about $20-30K+ to do it and pray you can get all the electronics to happily talk to one another. You'll also lose out on BMW refinement as you'll be making your own engine and motor mounts. I'd also suggest going with a 6MT as there's no way the ZF auto will work. Lining up the shifter to fit into the BMW shifter console opening could be a problem.

OTOH, if he swapped a HEMI in the transmission might work still...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZF_8HP_transmission

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