How To Swap a Ford 5.0 L into a BMW E36
by Christopher Christopher
Published in engineswapdepot.com
Mikael Vroom has put together a great tutorial series on how to swap a Ford 5.0 L V8 into a BMW E36. Mikael purchased a decent 1997 BMW M3 with a destroyed engine with the goal of making a cheap and simple V8-powered RWD sedan. The engine he chose was a 5.0 L from a 1997 Ford Explorer and paired that with a five-speed manual off a 2004 Mustang V6. To get the engine to fit he swapped the Explorer oil pan to a Mustang version and a pair of custom exhaust manifolds. To read more about how he did please view the links below.
- Part 01 – Intro to Project
- Part 02 – Picking BMW
- Part 03 – Buying BMW
- Part 04 – BMW Inspection
- Part 05 – BMW Teardown
- Part 06 – Replacement Engine
- Part 07 – Engine Prep
- Part 08 – Engine install
- Part 09 – Megasquirt
- Part 10 – Assemble Everything 1
- Part 11 – Assemble Everything 2
- Part 12 – Mounts and Exhaust Upgrades
- Part 13 – Stereo
- Part 14 – Project Update/Broken Stuff
Source: Mikael Vroom