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19666falcon
10-12-2009, 06:11 PM
I recently purchases a C36 motor from a totaled car and have plans of installing it in my car here real soon. It's a M104 engine just like mine and used the same transmission as mine did, so there shouldn't be too many issues :uhoh:. The engine came with a 6 month warranty so I shouldn't have to worry too much about it not working. Anyways...onto the pics. Sorry for the Iphone pics, took real pics and I'll upload them soon.

all bundled up :drool:
http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/42693/2565757970105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

the badge is messed up :cry:
http://inlinethumb32.webshots.com/18527/2697592530105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/32531/2765800920105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

inspecting the cams and what have you
http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/46173/2168530740105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb10.webshots.com/44937/2213002840105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

almost ready to come out
http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/20887/2338258370105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

look, the SEC
http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/42797/2635789030105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

it's a biggun
http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/43181/2807764940105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

Man, what a catch
http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/44431/2109502820105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

It seems quiet, almost...too quiet
http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/43045/2369855240105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

more to come as progression takes place. And again, sorry for the Iphone pics :(

19666falcon
10-12-2009, 06:57 PM
please tell me ya did the firewall crap ya cant do with the motor in
wat?

19666falcon
10-12-2009, 07:06 PM
oh, you're asking if I replaced that stuff while I had the motor out? I haven't yet, but I will do it now since the engine bay is empty as the pics show :shifty:

Teh Pope
10-12-2009, 10:16 PM
in for install pics

Oceanside A4
10-13-2009, 12:04 PM
AMG Go > Show

Clean86SEC
10-13-2009, 12:22 PM
:thumbu: kick ass

seeing the picture of the car with the empty engine bay made me think of how high the front of the car is.... then i thought of my 126, with its truck springs.

then again that engine probably dont weight as much as mine

Clean86SEC
10-13-2009, 12:25 PM
damnit man

Clean86SEC
10-13-2009, 12:44 PM
you mean like this guy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpytnbbMfyw

mmmmm M120 :D:D:D

but later on when i get the money ill have some kick ass swap done..

http://www.mbcoupes.com/conversions-v12web.jpg

JonnyChimpO
10-13-2009, 01:25 PM
looks like a kool swap!!!

19666falcon
10-13-2009, 04:54 PM
the next step was to swap everything from the 3.2 to the 3.6 since the engine didn't come with anything. Took a two days work since we had to order some of the gaskets that were bad.

the tubing/etc. leading up to the Air pump was different and wouldn't fit on our old Air Pump, so we had to switch it out with our old one

C36 one:
http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/46019/2220031290105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb19.webshots.com/44946/2672416170105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

Ours:
http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/21539/2735156200105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/17515/2616353780105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

we also had to replace the bracket that held the power steering because they were different
http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/42809/2119938220105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb09.webshots.com/45576/2043935920105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

for some reason this pic came out upside down :roll: I guess I was holding it upside down? IDK, but it's basically a picture showing everything from the 3.2 on the 3.6, including the transmission :D. One last thing we needed to replace was the top cover on top of the thermostat housing, so we decided to replace the thermostat

http://inlinethumb40.webshots.com/22951/2618055030105201644S600x600Q85.jpg

so close I can taste it :drive:

19666falcon
10-13-2009, 04:55 PM
It's like a 70hp/tq diff from the stock 3.2 and the power band/tq curve is waaaaaay better lol.

Boost it and rock some BMW shits :shifty: :lol:
I mean I do already have the mani and turbo for it :O

Derweissehai
10-18-2009, 01:43 PM
Looks like you got a great project going on. Can't wait to see the final result.

The Weiner
11-13-2009, 08:38 PM
updates??